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Thu, 02/24/2011 - 04:32
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CLIMATE CHANGE NEEDS STRONG ACTIONS
JAKARTA, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Climate change needs strong actions, and youth organisations can contribute positively by raising public awareness on the issue and establishing good behaviour and energy-saving lifestyle for the community.
In suggesting this, World Assembly of Youth (WAY) president Idris Haron said they could mitigate the problem by also strengthening cooperation within their regional organisations and with the international community.
"We should promote more sustainable patterns of production and consumption at both the collective and individual levels, and we should educate young people on global warming and climate change through workshops or seminars," he said when opening the International Youth Forum on Climate Change (IYFCC) 2011 at the Jakarta Convention Centre, here, Wednesday.
Idris was asked by the organising committee to stand in for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in opening the forum, because the Indonesian president had more pressing matters to attend to.
The 12th president of the peace organisation for youths all over the world and the second leader chosen from Malaysia, Idris succeeded Malaysia's southern state of Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam who relinquished the post he had held for 17 years, at the end of last year.
The Tangga Batu MP also called on youth organisations to listen to the concerns of young people about climate change so that they could work together in improving lives for the future generations.
"The IYFCC committee has chosen an appropriate theme, 'Listen to Us, Sense Our Worries'. This is the concern of our youths, what are we leaving for them to carry on? What kind of environment is the legacy of our generation?"
Idris extended his appreciation to the Indonesian National Youth Council (KNPI), the steering committee of the IYFCC and the Indonesian government for collaborating and assisting WAY in making the event a reality.
During the eight-day programme, the participants will go through plenary sessions, workshops, field trips and cultural activities.
The destinations for the field trips are the Kapoposan Ocean Park, South Sulawesi, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan and the Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara.
At the end of the forum, IYFCC will be coming out with a resolution to declare its position on climate change. The document will later be distributed to all WAY member countries, United Nations agencies and other NGOs that work on environment or climate change.
Founded in 1949, WAY membership now covers 120 countries from all
continents. It works for the promotion of youths and youth organisations in areas such as population, drug abuse, health, employment, entrepreneurship, globalisation, democracy, information and communications technology, and environment.
In suggesting this, World Assembly of Youth (WAY) president Idris Haron said they could mitigate the problem by also strengthening cooperation within their regional organisations and with the international community.
"We should promote more sustainable patterns of production and consumption at both the collective and individual levels, and we should educate young people on global warming and climate change through workshops or seminars," he said when opening the International Youth Forum on Climate Change (IYFCC) 2011 at the Jakarta Convention Centre, here, Wednesday.
Idris was asked by the organising committee to stand in for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in opening the forum, because the Indonesian president had more pressing matters to attend to.
The 12th president of the peace organisation for youths all over the world and the second leader chosen from Malaysia, Idris succeeded Malaysia's southern state of Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam who relinquished the post he had held for 17 years, at the end of last year.
The Tangga Batu MP also called on youth organisations to listen to the concerns of young people about climate change so that they could work together in improving lives for the future generations.
"The IYFCC committee has chosen an appropriate theme, 'Listen to Us, Sense Our Worries'. This is the concern of our youths, what are we leaving for them to carry on? What kind of environment is the legacy of our generation?"
Idris extended his appreciation to the Indonesian National Youth Council (KNPI), the steering committee of the IYFCC and the Indonesian government for collaborating and assisting WAY in making the event a reality.
During the eight-day programme, the participants will go through plenary sessions, workshops, field trips and cultural activities.
The destinations for the field trips are the Kapoposan Ocean Park, South Sulawesi, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan and the Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara.
At the end of the forum, IYFCC will be coming out with a resolution to declare its position on climate change. The document will later be distributed to all WAY member countries, United Nations agencies and other NGOs that work on environment or climate change.
Founded in 1949, WAY membership now covers 120 countries from all
continents. It works for the promotion of youths and youth organisations in areas such as population, drug abuse, health, employment, entrepreneurship, globalisation, democracy, information and communications technology, and environment.
