Friday 22 May 2015

The Conference is over. And now what?


Ana Sofia Henriques

The conference “Let’s Take Care of the Planet” has one big objective: to change the world. But how can we do that?
The first step to change is awareness. We must share the results of the workshops and activities of this European conference in order to inform other people about the ideas and principals of the meeting. In that way, everyone can be informed of the environmental issues concerning the planet.
The second step towards change is to set the options so that we may solve the environmental problems we already identified. After having identified the multiple solutions we must choose the most appropriate ones.

Next step: action!

The only way we can really make a difference in the world is by being active and by influencing the people next to us to act in order to create a cycle of participation.
Therefore, after the conference, as delegates we need to continue to have an active voice and attitude when it comes to the environment.
This conference is only a small part of the path we must follow to have a healthy and sane planet, it is an important part since in this conference the delegates wrote a chart of responsibilities that will be presented in the COP 21(Conference of Parties 21) that will be held in Paris, 7 and 8 of December.
The COP 21, also known as 2015 Paris Climate Conference has a great impact in the environmental decisions made by the different governments, since last year’s conference attracted over 15000 official delegates.

Another very important conference is the International Conference of Youth or COY, where more than 110 countries will address climate change sustainable lifestyles and that it is specifically for young people who want to make a difference in the world.

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