Our climate is rapidly changing and though we may feel our individual environmental footprints are insignificant, the choices we make in our day-to-day life collectively contribute to climate change.

One way we can attempt to reduce our carbon footprint is by living more sustainably and this involves changing the way we get around, consume energy and eat. 

Environmental activists in Australia, Indonesia and around the world are in a race to promote sustainable living as a means to combat climate change.

In this episode our guests Lia Zakiyyah and Stephanie Arrowsmith will talk about the importance of young people as drivers of change and how Australia and Indonesia can collaborate to promote sustainability.

Lia is serving as a communication specialist for the President’s Special Envoy on Climate Change. She has been involved in various initiatives in national and regional level, both as organiser or speaker, mainly related to environment, climate change, and entrepreneurship.

Stephanie is co-founder of Impact Hub Jakarta, a coworking community and innovation hub for purpose-driven startups and partner at VSS - Vision Strategy Storytelling, a consultancy focused on crafting and sharing powerful stories of visionary companies.

Both Lia and Stephanie are CAUSINDY 2016 alumni.

3. Sustainable Living with Lia Zakiyyah & Stephanie Arrowsmith

There is no doubt that Indonesia, with over 17,000 islands stretched across a vast archipelago, is a complex country. And not far away is Australia, a large continent equally rich in natural resources. But they say there are no two neighbours in the world as different as Australia and Indonesia and we’d like to help bridge the gap. 

Join international affairs enthusiasts Nurina Savitri and Samantha Yap to chat about a diverse range of topics that shape the politics, culture and society in Australia and Indonesia. 

Each fortnight this podcast will present to you in-depth discussions with two emerging leaders from various sectors such as government, academia to social enterprise who have an expert knowledge on issues faced by Indonesia and Australia. 

The host and guests in this series are a part of the growing CAUSINDY (originally the Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth) alumni group. CAUSINDY is a bilateral youth organisation which aims to strengthen Australia and Indonesia ties.

Aus-Indo in 30 is supported via the CAUSINDY Alumni Grant scheme. In turn, CAUSINDY is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia-Indonesia Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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