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AIS Youth Ambassador 2022

“Youth hold powerful potential, the talent, and the creativity to support real action”

What you do as the AIS Youth Ambassador?

Lead awareness campaign

Raise your voice and let it the world hear about your concerns about our ocean and how we can help restore it! Create campaigns with other youth to disseminate such cause.

Connect with locals and youth from other countries

Create a network with your local communities and organization to understand their struggles and how can we support their efforts to create a better future.

Create impactful programme together

Collaborate with fellow youth to host an impactful programme, from the ideation and execution, with AIS Forum.

The Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum is a global initiative that brings together 47 archipelagic and island nations to take part in a collective forum addressing challenges such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, natural disaster resillience, blue economy and eco-tourism, marine plastic debris and ocean governance.

We are seeking the help of youth ambassadors to share their interest in the blue economy and their passion for climate change awareness who support the work of AIS Forum, which is under UNDP. Register now before 16 September 2022!

  • Join a network of Young Leaders from other AIS countries.

  • Directly participate in the regional meeting and events in the designated AIS countries.

  • Benefit from training sessions with experts.

  • Gain recognition for activities conducted in local community in support of SDG 14 during the AIS Ambassador local program.

  • Participation in AIS Forum events and activities.

  • Official certificate of completion at the end of the programme.

What’s in it for you?

“With all the challenges facing our world today, our collective voice as youths and leaders of tomorrow has never been more important.”

Richard Bosamata, Solomon Islands

“The AIS Youth Ambassador Programme is a great way for young people to share their views and shape their futures.”

Deniz Ozturk, Ireland

“In order to plan for a better future, the voice of the youth must lead the conversation.”

Shantae Porteous, Jamaica


What are you waiting for?

Join the AIS Youth Ambassador 2022

before 16 September 2022!

After a sideline discussion at the Ocean Conference 2017 in New York City and a follow-up Conference on the Archipelagic and Island States Forum in Jakarta in 2017, a common understanding among AIS participating countries was born. The Archipelagic and Island States Forum was then formally established through the adoption of the Manado Joint Declaration during the first Ministerial Meeting of the participating countries on 1 November 2018.

The Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum is a platform designed to include island states and archipelagic countries regardless of their region, size, and development level. A global initiative that brings together 51 archipelagic and island nations to take part in a collective forum addressing challenges of ocean resource usage for sustainable economic growth, climate change resiliency, ocean pollution, emergency management, and the enhancement of sustainable fisheries.

 

The Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum stands as a visionary platform, purposefully crafted to encompass the participation of 51 diverse archipelagic and island nations from across the globe. Its overarching mission is to facilitate a collective forum aimed at addressing the pressing issue of sustainable development. Within this forum, these nations come together to forge international partnerships and foster cooperation in their shared commitment to sustainable development. By uniting their efforts and expertise, the AIS Forum plays a pivotal role in harnessing the collective power of these island states to tackle the environmental, economic, and social challenges they face while striving to build a more sustainable and interconnected world.
Five years after the establishment of the AIS Forum, leaders from AIS countries have agreed to strengthen commitment for collaboration among nations. On 11th October 2023 in Bali, Indonesia, at the First High Level Meeting of the AIS Foru,, 32 AIS countries agreed to adopt the Leaders’ Declaration on the Solidarity of the Archipelagic and Island States. The adoption of this declaration marked a significant step for the AIS Forum to further elevate its position in the global scheme. The Declaration focuses on four collaborative areas, which are:

The AIS Forum’s role is to facilitate close cooperation between archipelagic and island states in its four working areas. The forum has fostered connections and collaborative projects through its partnerships with private enterprises, government authorities, universities, NGOs, media and global or regional organisations. This approach aims to create a network of experts, researchers and policymakers who can provide insight and support to the AIS programme.

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