The 2nd South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change will be organized from September 14th to 19th in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change (SAYSoCC) is a platform that aims to bring together young people from across South Asia in contributing all that they can to the collective global effort to redress the climate crisis and environmental degradation. SAYSoCC is a joint-project of the South Asian Youth Climate Movement (SAYCM), which is a consortium of youth-driven organizations in South Asia that work to address climate change and other environmental issues in the region. Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka are the eight nations that will be working on this endeavor.
IYCN
Hyderabad Chapter turns one
This June, the IYCN chapter in Hyderabad turned one! One year of climate campaigns and workshops and an immense amount of learning for any and every member of IYCN in the city! Hyderabad is labelled a lazy city for many reasons but when the need arises to address an issue that is close to the heart of the city, one will not find more passion and concern than in Hyderabadis.This is not intended to be a progress report for the IYCN Hyd chapter and its activities but rather an opportunity for us to narrate our experiences that the Hyderabad team enjoyed last year and what lies in the year ahead.
Great Power Race - Race for the future
The world has witnessed another earth day go by and another environment day breeze past us with little or no difference to the day next. Symbolic actions for environment and climate have come a long way in the world with increasing participation from public and more pressure on the leaders, but Govt.’s across the world are still callous and work in denial of the environmental crises the world is currently undergoing. The Copenhagen conference is an example of the gross injustice perpetrated on the people of this world.
World Earth Day
Jaipur
On April 22, 2010 when Earth Day was being observed across the world, Jaipur’s 2 NGOs were cycling around the Pink City to encourage Jaipur citizens to plant trees and recharge ground water. Raksha & Courser, the 2 NGOs based in Jaipur, along with Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN, a youth NGO) organised a Green Earth Cycle Rally on Earth Day to spread awareness about Global Warming, importance of Trees and Water Conservation.
The rally started from Govind Devji temple at 9 am & following the route of Jalebi Chowk - Jantar Mantar - Tripolia Bazaar - Chhoti Choupar - Ajmeri Gate – SMS Road finally reached Central Park.