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Voice your views on climate change

Staff Reporter

‘Kobe Challenge’ has three key challenges for
G8 Environment Ministers

Bangalore: Are you concerned about the environment but feel you are not able to have your voice heard? Are you alarmed by climate change but feel no one cares? Here is a chance to join young activists and challenge world leaders on these issues. You could start by voting for the “Kobe Challenge,” a worldwide campaign developed as part of British Council’s International Climate Champions Programme. The “Kobe Challenge,” developed in London, has three key challenges for the G8 Environment Ministers who will meet in Kobe on May 24 to 26. Each challenge is a statement that captures the concerns and aspirations of young people about climate change. The International Climate Champions (ICC) initiative is part of the British Council’s “Low Carbon Futures” programme aimed at providing an international platform for young people and leaders to formulate an action plan on climate change.

The Indian Climate Champions 2008 competition was launched in January and three young ambassadors were selected to represent India at meetings in London and Kobe, Japan. They are Jaswanth Madhavan from Chennai, Karan Sehgal from Delhi and Nidhi U. Patel from Vadodara. People from across the world can now vote for their preferred option in the Kobe challenge, on the website www.britishcouncil.org/

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The option with the maximum votes will be christened the “Kobe Challenge” and presented to senior ministers in Kobe. You can also read blogs on this site, where “climate champions” express their thoughts and experiences through their journey.

The International Climate Champions will work with the national champions to develop networks and a calendar of initiatives, and as a follow-up to the Kobe event, they will have to implement a climate communication project in their country within a year.

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