Green Currents: Steering Sustainability

Youth Roundtable at Klang River Festival

📍 Living Room Under 📅 Saturday, 27th September 2025 🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

This afternoon roundtable brings together youth, experts, and community leaders for a dynamic exchange of ideas on the future of urban rivers. The program centers on activating youth voices and exploring how we can steward rivers as spaces of resilience, recreation, and learning.

🔹 Event Flow

• Panel Discussion (60 mins): Urban Rivers and Youth Action Hear from experts and youth leaders on challenges and opportunities for urban river stewardship. (Main highlight)
• Focus Group Discussions (40 mins): Break into groups to explore real-world scenarios around: • Rivers as spaces for recreation • Managing plastic pollution • Building education and awareness
• Group Presentations (15 mins): Each group presents their key ideas and solutions.
• Reflections & Group Photo (5 mins): Wrap up with collective reflections and capture the moment.

🎯 Why Join?

• Connect with peers, experts, and youth leaders
• Develop solutions around pollution, recreation, and education
• Contribute to a working pool of roundtable topics that will shape future youth dialogues on sustainability

👥 Participation

• University representatives: 20 open slots
• Youth CSOs: 8 open slots
• Limited seats available — apply early to secure your spot!

🌍 Thematic Focus

The discussions are anchored around Activation + Stewardship, covering:

• Pollution – tackling plastic and waste
• Recreation – reimagining rivers as community spaces
• Education – building awareness and stewardship