Poznan Diaries (December 2, 2008)
We reported to the COP 14 at 8:45 am for our participation in an international youth side action. Representatives from 50 countries stood at the entrance corridor in a disciplined queue showcasing different messages with their country flags. ‘Share our vision”, we called out in unison to the negotiators, UN observers, intergovernmental party members, [...]
Project Survival Summary COP14
Hi, below is a speech I gave at a press conference which outlines how the international youth started project survival, and documents our progress until the second last day. The outcomes to project survival can be seen in earlier posts (titled “survival is not negotiable”, and “youth had their voices heard at the UN Climate Negotiations”)
An Overwhelming Experience: First Day at the COP14 (1st Dec’04)
1st Dec, I took the tram number 9 to get to the venue at 8:45 am. The very idea of my first United Nations conference as a youth delegate made me nervous. Just outside the venue I was greeted by the Youth Welcome Banner, “Join us in saving our future” plus the word ‘welcome’ in [...]
India is HOT at UN
The first time ever Indian youth delegation to the fourteenth session of the conference of the parties to the United Nations framework convention on climate change held at Poznan’ recently had a phenomenal exposure including a meeting and discussion with Yvo de boer , president of COP and Sir Nicholas Stern from UK. The conference [...]
Sanskriti 350
Established by the Civil Services Society in the Indian capital city of Delhi, Sanskriti has become one of the leading schools in the little over ten years time period of its establishment. The school recently won an award for its work with ragpickers and slum-children and has addressed its share of equity issues. Today, right [...]