MYCP Policy Lab
Presentation Day: Climate, Migration, AI & the Future of Work
Sunday 18 October 2026
1–4 PM UTC · Online
Open to all
Climate change is reshaping where people work, what work is available, and who gets left out of the transition. Young migrants sit at the centre of this and they (we) are almost never in the room where the policies are written.
The briefs are written. Now they face the jury.
On 10–11 October 2026, young people from around the world joined MYCP’s Policy Innovation Lab and were assigned to teams to write policy briefs on four themes: health, gender, education, and job creation & AI.
On 18 October, those teams present their briefs live to a jury drawn from grassroots movements, civil society, the private sector and international organisations. The jury assesses how each brief is delivered, alongside the written assessment of the briefs themselves. The winning brief will be published on MYCP’s website and carried into our COP31 advocacy.
Join us to hear what young people on the move are asking for.
What happens on the day
Each team presents its policy brief and answers questions from the jury.
Who should attend
Anyone working on migration, climate, labour or youth policy, and anyone who wants to hear solutions from the people most affected.
What's at stake
The winning brief is published by MYCP and used in our COP31 advocacy.
Meet the Jury
Michelle Rebosio
Senior Environmental Specialist, World BankMichelle Rebosio is a Senior Environmental Specialist at the World Bank. Her work explores how environmental change and natural resource management shape livelihoods, migration and displacement patterns, social cohesion, and economic opportunities, particularly in fragile and vulnerable settings.
Over the course of her career, Michelle has designed and supported programs on forced displacement, livelihoods, youth employment, community development, and natural resource management across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia, and South Asia. She currently leads the World Bank's work on nature, conflict, and security, helping governments and development partners identify practical ways to strengthen resilience, create economic opportunities, and reduce risks associated with environmental change and resource pressures. Michelle is from Quito, Ecuador.
Kornelius Sembiring
Youth Changemaker, International Organization for MigrationKornelius Sembiring is an Indonesian youth advocate and climate mobility practitioner working at the intersection of migration, youth engagement, and community development. He was selected as one of 10 global IOM Youth Changemakers, representing youth perspectives from Asia Pacific in international forums. He has spoken and participated in global platforms including the United Nations Headquarters in New York, COP29 in Baku, IOM Headquarters in Geneva, and the International Migration Review Forum. Beyond international advocacy, Kornelius also supports METAMI, a grassroots initiative working with young people affected by climate-related disasters in rural Indonesia. His work is rooted in connecting lived experience and local community perspectives with global conversations on migration and climate justice.
Joaquín Parafita is a young Uruguayan architect, working where climate action meets the future of work. After more than 5 years working in the green building industry, and with some business development experience as his previous role as CCO, he founded hábitat., a green building consultancy that helps make buildings in Latin America more sustainable, and runs it almost entirely on AI. Alongside his professional work, he has brought young people's voices into the UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and the COP climate conferences through the World Scout Movement and Generation Unlimited. He believes technology should make our lives easier, not consume them, and that young people are just in time to shape how AI changes work.
Founder, Hábitat.Joaquín Parafita
Carlos David Carrasco Muro
Consultant, International Labour Organization Regional Office of Latin America and the CaribbeanCarlos David Carrasco Muro is an International Labour Organization (ILO) Consultant for Latin America specializing in Youth Employment and Migration. He brings over 10 years of professional experience leading research and advocacy initiatives in migration, intersectionality, human rights, and democracy across major multilateral entities, including the UNDP, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, the ILO, and FLACSO-Chile.
He holds a B.A. in Mass Communication (2016) and a Master’s in Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 from Isabel I University (2021), earned as an OAS Scholar. Currently, he is a graduate professor at the Central University of Venezuela, an undergraduate lecturer at Andrés Bello Catholic University, and a Ph.D. candidate in Society, Politics, and Culture at the University of the Basque Country (Spain).
Chido Nyaruwata
Founder and Team Lead, Flames and Lilies Climate InitiativeChido Nyaruwata is a Zimbabwean ecofeminist researcher, photographer, and founder of the Flames and Lilies Climate Initiative, a youth-led organisation advancing gender-responsive climate action. Her work centres on girls’ and young women’s leadership in climate justice, disaster risk reduction, and community resilience through research, advocacy, and creative storytelling. Since 2024, Flames and Lilies has engaged 508 girls and young women in climate action. It has supported 16 youth researchers to produce three reports influencing conversations on education, entrepreneurship, and local disaster governance in Zimbabwe. Chido has produced a short documentary titled Motherhood on the Frontlines of Changing Climate, which captures the experience of mothers living in two climate-vulnerable areas of Kopa Chimanimani in rural Manicaland and Epworth, a peri-urban town in Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe. She is also a Climate Youth Negotiator for the Zimbabwe delegation to the UNFCCC and will be attending at COP31 in Turkiye.
What to Expect
Day 1 — Saturday 10 October ✓
Introduction to MYCP and the Lab
The policy-making process from an international organisations perspective
Community policy programmes and intersectional approaches
Day 2 — Sunday 11 October ✓
Thematic sessions on health, gender, and education
Team breakout rooms
Policy brief development
Prizes and next steps
Presentation Day — Sunday 18 October 2026, 1–4 PM UTC
Teams present their policy briefs on health, gender, education, and job creation & AI
Q&A with the jury
Winning brief announced and carried into COP31 advocacy
Join Presentation Day
Sunday 18 October 2026 · 1–4 PM UTC · Online
Young migrants present policy briefs on climate, migration and the future of work to a jury from the World Bank, ILO, IOM and civil society.