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hannahc, December 10, 2009 4:56 pm
Set in the grand and impressive venue of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the summit which brought together young people from around the world took place, at a crucial time in climate negotiations. Along with the help of the secretariat, a motivated group of young people organised this event to give youth the space to feed into the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM), which recently took place in Trinidad and Tobago.
Spanning over three days, the event symbolised the integral role that young people should take in deciding how future policies on climate change should be shaped. The significance of the meeting was reflected in the range of keynote speakers who attended, such as Baroness Kinnock, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who expressed the importance of young people’s role in campaigning.
As well as talks held by important officials, the delegates were grouped together to explore different areas of climate change policies and how young people in their communities could be educated about these issues and mobilized to encourage more environmentally friendly lifestyle choices. The delegates generated lively discussions with anecdotal evidence of their communities’ activities; sharing lessons learnt and possible ways to progress. Advocating the use of renewable energy sources as well as including climate change awareness into school curriculum were a couple of the strong ideas put forward.
The event culminated in the delegates producing a set of clear recommendations for the leaders at CHOGM to ensure young people are at the forefront of the fight to tackle climate change.
Hannah Candassamy
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Messeh, September 19, 2009 4:45 pm
Britain’s top government office endorses ‘CommonClimate Initiative’, ahead of the Young Commonwealth Climate Summit in London, United Kingdom. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has approved ‘mutual partnership’ in support of the Young Commonwealth Climate Change Summit, and help facilitate the establishment of the ‘CommonClimate Initiate’. This will accelerate the Commonwealth’s attempts to tackle the pressing challenge of climate change and signals a proactive role for young people in negotiating possible solutions to tackle Climate Change. The Secretariat Coordinator of the Summit Messeh Kamara said the partnership with the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was an “important achievement” and a significant measure taken by a top British government office to deal with the global challenge, and unite the next generation of global leaders and influencers and strengthen intergenerational collaboration on world challenges. The ‘CommonClimate Initiative’, is a sustainable programme of the Summit for young Commonwealth climate leaders linked through a dedicate online platform offering a facility to share expertise, develop collaborative projects and support one another, with key roles and responsibility assumed by summit delegates. This site will also provide a resource for other development practitioners and young people worldwide.
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Messeh, July 15, 2009 1:59 pm
Project Intern Position – Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Conference
13/07/09 12:49CPSU is looking for an enthusiastic and reliable intern to help with preparations for the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Conference. You will be involved in all aspects of organising this event. Experience of organising events and an interest in international affairs and/ or issues surrounding climate change will be an advantage for potential candidates. Further information about CPSU is available from the website at http://www.cpsu.org.uk.
If you would like to apply for this internship post please email a brief cover letter and CV to mike.smith@sas.ac.uk.
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admin, May 31, 2009 11:17 am
We’re in the process of putting together the online elements of the Young Commonwealth Climate Change Conference.
This website will be the place to find all the information you need before the event – and when the event gets started we’ll be making use of an online network to share our insights and experiences.
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