Youths talk climate leadership
Southeast Asian and Australian youths will gather for a British Council
Vietnam-hosted international climate change discussion in Hanoi on
Nov. 25.
Southeast Asian and Australian youths will gather for a British Council
Vietnam-hosted international climate change discussion in Hanoi on
Nov. 25.
The discussion, themed, “How to become a climate leader”, will also be joined by three young Vietnamese who attended the UN Climate Change negotiations in 2009 (COP15).
Representatives from the Vietnamese Government and international agencies will be present at the event.
Experience and best practice in developing leadership for climate change will be shared at the talk, which encourages active dialogue between the audience, expected to number 200, and participating climate champions and leaders.
Current well-known leaders will talk about the impact of leadership in reducing harmful effects of climate change.
The talk is part of a week-long climate leadership workshop entitled, “Developing climate solutions – entrepreneurial approaches to addressing climate challenge and opportunities”, from Nov. 22-26.
There will be the screening of a short documentary “Climate Champions Vietnam”, directed by Paul Zetter, depicting the journey of the three young Vietnamese climate champions in their battle against climate change and how young Vietnamese people can make a difference and inspire others to take positive responses to the phenomenon.
In responding to climate change, the British Council established Climate Generation with the aim of building a sustainable network of “emerging leaders” (or Climate Champions), who are committed to working against climate change.
The BC’s Climate Generation programme currently works in 60 countries, helping young leaders develop and implement projects within local communities to raise the public awareness of climate change, limit the impact of climate change and reduce carbon footprints.
The British Council has been present in Vietnam since 1994, focusing on English, education, society and arts. It works to build relationships and understanding between people in the UK and other countries and increase appreciation of the UK ’s ideas and achievement overseas./.
The discussion, themed, “How to become a climate leader”, will also be joined by three young Vietnamese who attended the UN Climate Change negotiations in 2009 (COP15).
Representatives from the Vietnamese Government and international agencies will be present at the event.
Experience and best practice in developing leadership for climate change will be shared at the talk, which encourages active dialogue between the audience, expected to number 200, and participating climate champions and leaders.
Current well-known leaders will talk about the impact of leadership in reducing harmful effects of climate change.
The talk is part of a week-long climate leadership workshop entitled, “Developing climate solutions – entrepreneurial approaches to addressing climate challenge and opportunities”, from Nov. 22-26.
There will be the screening of a short documentary “Climate Champions Vietnam”, directed by Paul Zetter, depicting the journey of the three young Vietnamese climate champions in their battle against climate change and how young Vietnamese people can make a difference and inspire others to take positive responses to the phenomenon.
In responding to climate change, the British Council established Climate Generation with the aim of building a sustainable network of “emerging leaders” (or Climate Champions), who are committed to working against climate change.
The BC’s Climate Generation programme currently works in 60 countries, helping young leaders develop and implement projects within local communities to raise the public awareness of climate change, limit the impact of climate change and reduce carbon footprints.
The British Council has been present in Vietnam since 1994, focusing on English, education, society and arts. It works to build relationships and understanding between people in the UK and other countries and increase appreciation of the UK ’s ideas and achievement overseas./.
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