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Title: International Youths Coalition on Sustainable Developments
Location:
Global
Categories: Sustainable Development
Status:
Completed
Timeline:
Ongoing
Description:
This organisation is made up of all youths that are very active in different Sustainable Development campaigns in their regions.This project is aim at articulating our views and opinions in making various policy statements and decalarations.We beleived that the earth provides enough to satisfy mans need.. Many people believe that we should preserve nature for its beauty alone, which is not a logically justifiable basis. It is more logically sound to do so because of its benefits to mankind.
Another issue pertaining to the environment and its conservation is the issue of renewable and non-renewable resources. Society must make better use of its resources in order to achieve a level of sustainability. The use of oil gas and coil as a fuel for generating electricity is becoming more expensive every year. Reserves are running low and new usable fields and seams are becoming far harder to find and to harvest as can be seen with Bush.In addition, energy wasted in the industrialized world is enough to supply the developing nations with their energy requirements and still have a surplus.
Policy makers refuse to see the issue of non-renewable resources as a burden which they are leaving for future generations to address. This is a notion that induces heated debate but little action. The idea of leaving a deteriorated earth to future generations is deplorable and its alternative requires innovation from all facets of development (economics, politics, science, and sociology) in order to make it a reality. Hence, the issue of renewable energy is a concern for young people because we are a future generation and we are the future innovators.
Another major concern plaguing us today is that of Greenhouse gases and Global Warming. The Greenhouse effect, a phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapour, and methane that allows incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth's surface, has been caused greatly by the developed world.
If one asks a person who resides in cold climate region what they though about global warming, many would answer that they enjoyed the warmer weather as a nice change from the frigid weather they are accustomed to. Who wouldn’t want to be able to walk around in t-shirts and jeans in the dead of winter? However, Scientists and those in Academia do not know exactly what would happen if the global temperature continues to rise. The consensus among them seems to indicate that large-scale climate changes are in store for the earth if the temperature continues to rise. The global mean temperature has risen by one degree Fahrenheit in the last century. If that seems insignificant, the global mean temperature dropped by 9 -12 degrees Fahrenheit induced the ice age. In addition to global climate change, Global warming will have large-scale economic impacts. Among them are expensive clean up operations in the wake of the increase in number, frequency, and intensity of natural disasters. We must remember that the costs of acting are bearable. The risks of not acting are unbearable.
Another issue is scarcity of water,poverty and HIV/AIDS which has been ravaging the sub saharan Africa.Sustainability is all about good health,good income and quality livelihood.Nobody including every race has to be involve in this struggle.
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Objectives:
The Kyoto Protocol traces principles in tackling environmental issues and in specific related to climate change and set a plan of action to reduce pollution especially that produced by industries of developped countries.We have to use this as a stepping stone in our campaigns.
We will provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations to meet thier own needs.
To work on the provision of Agenda 21 on sustainable development and collaborate with other stakeholders on its implementation.
Needs:
The need to change peoples mentality on environment,the need to support young peoples projects on SD.The need to draw the attention of stakeholders on sustainable development issues.And finally the need to collaborate with institutions and organisations that are genuinely working for the protection and the guarantee for better tommorrow.
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