Pakistan's official Local Conference of Youth

LCOY Pakistan 2026 is open for registration

Two thousand young people a day, from every province and territory, write and adopt the National Youth Statement 2026 in Islamabad, eight days before COP31.

Endorsed by YOUNGO, the official youth constituency of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC). Third edition, after 2023 and 2024.

When

Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026, 09:00 to 17:00

Where

Islamabad. Day one at NUST, Sector H 12. Day two at the Jinnah Convention Centre.

Cost

Free. Funded places for delegates who travel furthest.

18 October, or until 2,800 people have registered

Take part

Four ways to be part of LCOY Pakistan 2026

Delegates

Attend and write the statement

For young people aged 18 to 35 who live in Pakistan. Free, with funded places for those who travel furthest.

Volunteers

Run the conference with us

100 volunteers in eight teams, both days from 07:00. Meals and a certificate.

Apply by 20 October

Apply to volunteer

Founders

Pitch your climate venture

100 teams pitch in four heats on day one, and the top eight meet in the final.

Apply by 20 October, 23:59

Apply to pitch

Organisations

Partner with LCOY Pakistan

Presenting, Track, Supporting and Delegate partners, stalls and in kind support.

Presenting and Track by 15 October

Partner with us

Programme

Two days in Islamabad

On Sunday 1 November the National Youth Statement 2026 is presented to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, which has been invited to receive it. COP31, the UN Climate Change Conference, opens in Antalya on 9 November.

Day one · Saturday 31 October · 09:00 to 17:00

NUST, Sector H 12

Opening plenary and a briefing on COP31
Four tracks in two rounds
Climate Pitch heats, 100 teams in four rooms
Partner stalls all day

Day two · Sunday 1 November · 09:00 to 17:00

Jinnah Convention Centre

Delegates amend the draft statement
Climate Pitch final and awards
Adoption of the National Youth Statement
Handover to the Ministry
Partner recognition and close

Four tracks

Climate technology and innovation

Climate finance

Clean energy, clean air and green jobs

Water, food, nature and resilience

You choose one and help write its demands. Inside each track, working groups cover early warning and climate data, loss and damage and adaptation finance, the energy transition and clean air, and biodiversity, farming and water security.

Delegates

Who can come, and how to register

Young people aged 18 to 35 who live in Pakistan. If you are under 18, register with a guardian's consent.
Registration is free. It closes on 18 October or at 2,800 names, whichever comes first.
Funded places cover travel and a stay for delegates from outside Islamabad and Rawalpindi. They are limited and go first to those who travel furthest. Ask for one on the form.

How to register. Fill in the form by 18 October. You will be asked to confirm your seat by 28 October.

Founders

The Climate Pitch

A competition for young climate ventures. One hundred teams pitch in four heats, and the top eight meet in the final.

It runs if its prizes are confirmed on 22 October.

Apply to pitch

Applications close 20 October, 23:59

Date	Step
8 October	Applications open
20 October	Applications close at 23:59 Pakistan time
24 October	100 teams announced, 25 per track
26 to 29 October	One online coaching session for each track
31 October	Heats from 10:30 to 15:15, in four pitch rooms
1 November	Final of eight at 13:30, and every prize announced at the awards at 15:00

For everyone

Key dates

15 October

Presenting and Track partner positions are decided

18 October

Delegate registration closes

20 October

Volunteer and Climate Pitch applications close

21 October

Funded delegates are chosen

22 October

Climate Pitch prizes confirmed

24 October

The 100 Climate Pitch teams are announced

28 October

Delegates confirm their seats, and volunteers are briefed

30 October

Volunteer venue walk through

31 October

Day one at NUST, Sector H 12

1 November

Day two at the Jinnah Convention Centre, and the statement goes to the Ministry

9 November

COP31 opens in Antalya

Track record

Third edition, built on 2023 and 2024

UNDP: the only one of 115 countries with an LCOY in every province, all women led.

2023

The first LCOY Pakistan

met at NUST, Islamabad, on 24 and 25 August 2023.

2024

More than 10,000 young people

at nine events from Gilgit to Quetta, with more than 2,000 in Islamabad.

2024

A statement that travelled

to COY19 and COP29 in Baku.

universities and colleges co-hosted provincial events

2,000+

young people answered the online consultation

20+

youth climate action plans came out of the workshops

Skynok led LCOY Pakistan 2024 and leads the Secretariat again in 2026, with the same team of more than 100 volunteers. Supporters in 2024 included UNDP, the British Council, GIZ and Islamic Relief.

Organisations

Partner positions

Position	Available	What you receive
Presenting Partner	1	The event in your name, the keynote and a place on stage at the handover
Track Partner	4	Your name on a track, a speaker, a stall and ten delegate places
Supporting Partner	8	A named session or award inside a track, your logo and a stall
Delegate Partner	Open	Travel and a stay for 100 delegates from outside the capital
Stall	25	A stall on day one and a listing in the programme

In kind partners and the full list of benefits are in the packages sheet.

Take a position by 15 October.

Hamza Qaisar, Country Contact Point, LCOY Pakistan 2026 · +92 324 4759640 · hamza@skynok.com

Partner with us WhatsApp Hamza

Volunteers

Volunteer at LCOY Pakistan 2026

Pakistan's national youth climate conference needs 100 volunteers in Islamabad on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026.

What you do. You join one of eight teams: registration, track halls, food, delegates and transport, stalls, stage and media, the Climate Pitch, or floaters.

What you give. Both days from 07:00, one briefing on Wednesday 28 October, and a venue walk through on Friday 30 October.

What you get. Meals, a certificate, and a place in the room where the National Youth Statement is adopted.

Apply to volunteer

Apply by 20 October

Questions

Talk to us

Hamza Qaisar, Country Contact Point, LCOY Pakistan 2026

WhatsApp Call +92 324 4759640 hamza@skynok.com