Joining a Demo in Nairobi and meeting the president of the Conference!
15th Nov 2006, 09:52 GMT
After a few more quiet days, SolarGen has been very busy the last few days, and is also getting ready preparing the activities for the high- level segment next week, that is when all the ministers arrive. On Friday 2 reps from SolarGen, one other student and me were able to have a meeting with the president of the Cop. In the meeting the youth was able to express their concerns about the impact of climate change on their future and was also asking for the youth to get more recognition in the political process. We were promised a slot in the plenary for the youth and also we heard later that the president declared in an other meeting later that day, he was very inspired by the meeting he had with the youth. Our SG member from Switzerland handed him over a GP t-shirt with Time is Running Out, which he gave a prominent space in his office. And, he is also wearing out Mission Possible: Save the Climate lanyard! On Saturday SG joined the local demo, which was very energetic. It is hard to guess how many people attended, but estimates range from 1000-8000. With African SG scarfs and banners, SG made it on 2 national TV stations... Today SG visited a local Youth Solar project in one of the slums of Nairobi. Young people there are making small solar panels, which they sell, and the profit is reinvested in youth projects on various issues. It was a very inspiring group of young people and left us with a deep impression and lot's of food for thought... Also, the Climate Kiosk Solar Gen presentation (by Jake and Laura) can now be viewed here: rtsp://webcast.un.org/conferences/unfccc/2006//cck/unfccc061107-se- cck_solar.rm Have a look! More updates after the other activities! Agnes
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