HKH - Arctic Youth forum Champion - Jasmima Sabatina

Youth from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and the Arctic are on the frontlines of climate change, yet their voices remain underrepresented in global climate discussions. A collaboration between the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Arctic Circle, the Hindu Kush Himalaya-Arctic Youth Leadership Forum is the first cross-regional youth platform connecting polar and mountain voices. The HKH-Arctic Youth Leadership Forum aims to connect youth leaders from the HKH and the Arctic regions to build solidarity, amplifying local and mountain youth voices towards co-creating sustainable and inclusive climate solutions. As part of the HKH-Arctic Youth Leadership Forum champions’ profile series, ICIMOD has been releasing a series of profiles to amplify the voices of young leaders driving climate action across mountain regions. Today, we are featuring, Jasmima Sabatina, a passionate youth climate activist from Bangladesh. Growing up seeing rising sea levels and floods that displaced communities inspired Jasmima to work on climate action. A student of Environmental Science and Disaster Management at Daffodil International University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, her work focuses on climate-induced loss and damage, the gender impacts of climate change, and finding sustainable solutions for vulnerable communities. She worked as the co-lead of Bangladesh Youth Conference of the Parties 2024 and as the Youth Non-Governmental Organisation ( YOUNGO) contact point for the Loss and Damage Working Group, through which she helps amplify youth voices globally in climate negotiations and policy processes. She believes that the HKH and the Arctic can collaborate through shared learning, research, and advocacy to amplify the voices of affected communities of the two regions. Listen to Jasmima as she shares why one doesn’t need to be an expert to speak about climate action. Learn more about the HKH-Arctic youth champions here: https://www.icimod.org/hindu-kush-himalaya-arctic-youth-leadership-forum/meet-the-champions/ #HKH #ArcticCircle #Youth #leadership #GlobalAdvocacy