High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) Participation Engagement (2024–2025)
Attended the UN High-Level Political Forum, advocating to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Youth Empowerment
DDMBA sponsored six youth delegates, ages 19–28, who demonstrated interest in sustainable development to participate in HLPF sessions in 2024 and 2025.
UN Climate Change Conferences (COP) Activities
COP-29
Baku, Azerbaijan, 11–22 November 2024
Participated and held official side events focusing on climate action.
COP-30
Belem, Brazil, 10–21 November 2025
Attended and held official side events, emphasizing holistic and community-based climate solutions.
Emerging Climate Leaders Gathering: An Inner Dimensions of Climate Change Program
DDMBA sponsored and participated in a youth leadership gathering in El Valle, Samana, Dominican Republic, 15-21 February 2025. The gathering convened 22 youth environmental leaders from 17 countries and focused on capacity building, holistic regenerative futures, and community-level resiliency.
Convention on Biological Diversity, COP 16
Convention on Biological Diversity, COP 16, held in Cali, Colombia, in October 2024, explored the theme “Peace with Nature”. DDMBA co-sponsored the participation of three young people who designed and organized events on biodiversity.
Global Citizenship Education Forums
Regional Expansion:
DDMBA continued to conduct forums across North America, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Edmonton, DDMBA’s retreat center in Pine Bush (NY), and Washington DC.
Core Themes:
Exploring global issues, relationships with nature and others, regeneration, and contributing to the local and international community.
Engagement: intergenerational participants, from youth to the elderly.
Key Venues:
Event venues include the University of Alberta (Edmonton) and George Washington University (Washington, DC), as well as various online programs centered on traditional wisdom and environmental stewardship.
