International Youth Day recognises the role of youth in invoking change and the challenges that they face globally. 2020 will focus on “Youth Engagement for Global Action”. Children under fifteen in the Tropics are set to make up more than 67 % of the world population by 2050. There are matters that have particularly pervasive effects on this youth population: depletion of natural resources, climate change, and emerging diseases.

The youth of today must rise to tackle the challenges that are facing the world today and in the future. The Youth for the Tropics Webinar aims to create awareness among youth in the Tropics of the issues vital to them and to celebrate youths who have made valuable contributions to solving problems of the Tropics. It should serve as an inspiration as well as a rallying call to encourage youth participation in international discourse. The Webinar further aims to materialise ideas on the role of youth to lead and collaborate for a secure future of the Tropics.