The Malaysian Youth Delegation (MYD), established in 2015, is a volunteer-based civil society organisation made up of young passionate Malaysians. MYD plays a dual role in representing Malaysia’s youth climate movement and raising awareness of climate policies as an advocacy lever among Malaysians.

As part of MYD’s commitment to Malaysian youth representation in climate policy discussions, MYD successfully sent three representatives to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s 29th Conference of Parties (COP29), which took place from 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The delegation included Kieran Li Nair, Co-Focal Point (who also represented the Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia); Khalisah Khairina (Lisa), Mitigation Working Group Coordinator; and Hanis Alwani, Media Working Group Coordinator. The delegation was also supported by Farhana Shukor, Advisor, who acted under the capacity of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition and Khazanah Research Institute at the conference.

The UNFCCC negotiation agendas followed by MYD delegates at COP29 include climate finance (tracked by Farhana), carbon markets under Article 6 (tracked by Kieran), mitigation (tracked by Lisa), and adaptation (tracked by Hanis). MYD outlined these tracks as priority areas through alignment with global discourse during COP29, as well as linkages to Malaysia’s own climate agendas. Complementary negotiation tracks attended by MYD representatives over the two weeks include but are not limited to action for climate empowerment, clean development mechanism, as well as response measures in order to form a more holistic view on the conference’s progress. They also attended the Group of 77 and China (G77/China) bloc coordination meetings to further understand Global North-South dynamics and priorities within the negotiations.

With that, MYD’s Post-COP29 Report is split into two components:

• Part A of the report documents the progress of key negotiations tracked by the delegates while observing views from different nations and blocs and thereafter provide their recommendations with relevance to Malaysia’s climate policies.
• Part B of the report compiles the subsequent discussions hosted at MYD’s Post-COP29 Forum, held on 15 February 2025, which brought together representatives from ministries, private sector, civil society and other public interest stakeholders to discuss recommendations for Malaysia’s direction in the wake of COP29’s outcomes. The discussions are hosted according to the negotiation tracks MYD’s delegates followed during the conference, namely mitigation, adaptation, climate finance as well as Article 6. The forum’s programme is included in the report’s appendix.

Ultimately, the report aims to highlight the role of international cooperation across all levels of stakeholders in shaping local action, and presents policy recommendations from a Malaysian youth perspective. By capturing these insights, MYD aims to strengthen local youth involvement in climate advocacy, negotiations, and policymaking.