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Indians Top The List Of Environment-Friendly People, Survey By The National GeographicBy Dr arvind, Section Environment
Last week, a survey published by the National Geographic found Indians to be among the most environmentfriendly people. There is more good news. A well-informed network of young people in India is making sure we reach higher goals.
Part of a training programme conducted by Nobel Prize winners Al Gore and R.K. Pachauri in March, founder members of the Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN), have very quickly created a coalition that cuts across universities, youth organisations, environment groups and cities. The first major event since their launch - IYCN's Delhi Youth Summit on Climate (DYSoC) - will be held on May 28 and 29, in Teen Murti Bhawan. Eighty young people will come together to set the agenda on climate change for Delhi. The DYSoC is in association with UKbased Lead International's India chapter, Fountain of Development, Research and Action, the UNESCO and the Youth Parliament Foundation. Registration forms can be downloaded at iycn.in. "There has been no real `Indian' youth movement on the issue of climate change. When Kartikeya, a key member of IYCN, attended the UN Cli- mate Change Conference in Bali in De- cember as part of a US youth delega- tion he was shocked that there was no representation of the Indian youth at such an important conference," says Govind Singh, a Ph.d scholar at Delhi University's School of Environ- ment Studies. And so Kartikeya Singh, a Compton Mentor fellow (a US fellowship) who is working on renewable energy resources in India, and Govind envisioned this youth coalition. Click on "Full Story" for more...
"We want to create a plat- form for youth on the issue of climate change and make IYCN a national movement with a presence in every city We want to generate ideas and . solutions, and ultimately influence government policy says Kartikeya. "The ," idea is also create a strong presence of youth in India at international conferences. This is especially significant given, India's growing importance on the economic front," added Kartikeya.
IYCN's members include Mumbaibased Delta Climate - a movement for green IITs run by IIT alumnis, Bangalore-based Global Citizens for Sustainable Development and Udaipur-based Rajputana Society for Natural History . Their partners are Department of Environment and Water Management, Anugrah Narayan College, in Patna, and Action for Food Production. Delta Climate with IYCN has started the first campus sustainability initiative toward reducing carbon emissions. "Bringing about behavioral changes in students and the among the staff is vital. If you see a running tap, close it - it's as basic as that. We have been looking at how Har vard and MIT are doing in terms of de veloping green technology said Abhijit ," Parashar, an active member of Delta Cli mate, which is currently looking `green' alternatives to light IIT campuses. In Delhi, the IYCN works with 20 com mitted members - most of them pursu ing environment programmes. From: HT, May-15-08
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