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Green Inspiration:
The United Nations Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change aims at highlighting concrete activities of the young people through a publication "Youth in Action on Climate Change: Inspirations from around the World."
The publication is divided into five chapters, namely:
- Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions;
- Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects;
- Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity-building;
-Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and
-Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy-making.
It is hoped that this publication will be of benefit for children and youth around the world. Today’s youth represent the present and their contributions are essential to advance green, low emission and climate resilient development for the future. It is time for change, time to act.
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NEWS STORY | POSTED ON 30 AUGUST 2014 | CLIMATE CHANGE, AMERICAN CENTER, YOUTH
Divya Dhamija, Staff Writer
I do write for the planet!
Young Climate Agents
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EarthSmiles.net firmly believes that the youth must be empowered to drive a change in habits and actions to enable them tackle climate change and other ecological problems the world faces. So naturally, when they are brought together as stakeholders, we are very pleased indeed!
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The event began with the introductory speech by Joanne Joria, the Director of the American Center, Kolkata. Five stakeholders - Ekta Jaju, Co-founder, ONERGY; Reema Banerjee, Program Coordinator, CEE India; Dr. Indrila Guha, Researcher in Global Climate Program, JU; Ajanta Dey, Project Director, NEWS and Shiv Kumar Mahapatro, Learning Service Manager, ITC Sonar gave presentations touting how green their organizations were, and the green activities they are into, and how these helped control climate change. Dr. Indrila Guha spoke about how youth play a big role in shaping a better future. She says, “Whatever field or course you choose to study, all have something to contribute towards the environment.”
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Judges at the debate
School students from La Martiniere for boys, Shri Shikshayatan School, Julien Day School, Garden High International School, The Park English School and many others were also a part of the programme.
Moderated by Tina Roy, a debate on the motion “The Role of Youth is Marginal in Combating Climate Change” was also held for the students. A few students believed that ‘yes the role of youth is marginal,’ for they are ignorant about the day to day issues of climate change or have constraints in making any useful change. The opposing group proposed that youth does not have a marginal, but in fact a big role to play -they have energy, fresh ideas and access to social media which can be transforming. “I am not immature, but inexperienced,” said Avro Basu a debater from St. Augustine’s Day School.
“The debate was a wonderful experience for me. A person like me, who wants to become a journalist in future, not only did it allow me express my views but I also got a chance to interact with some of the excellent future stars of our country. Hence I look forward to more of such debates”, said Aastha Agarwal from Shri Shikshayatan School (SSY).
Damon Williams, Consular Officer, U.S. Consulate Kolkata; Ajanta Dey, Project Director, NEWS and Saurabh Sureka, Co-chair, CII-Yi; were the three judges for the debate who then felicitated the winners. Sohini Timbadia from Sushila Birla Girl’s School stood first, followed by Vinayak K. Ghosh from DPS, Ruby Park and Aastha Agarwal from SSY as first and second runners up respectively.
Awards were also distributed to the winners in the contests: Sing Green (Jingle on the theme of Green Cities), Imagine Green (logos on the theme Green Cities) and an essay competition.
The winners were:
Award for best essay: Ms. Pritha Chakrabarthy of New Horizon High School
Award for best Logo Design: Ayesha Dass of G.D. Birla Centre for Education
Award for the best Jingle Composition: Mr. Pradeep Sikdar and Mr. Pinaki Mazumdar
“Climate change is a long term process and naturally it will take a long time to combat it. The youth can only raise awareness, only together all of the 7.364 billion people can combat it”, said Vinayak K. Ghosh from Delhi Public School (DPS), Ruby Park.
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