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Esther Agbarakwe [ Profil ] |
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CALL FOR PAPERS: UNCSD 18 THEMATIC TOPICS
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Oct 27th, 2009 - 16:56:43 |
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The CSD Youth Caucus is an international network of over
2,000 youth leaders from hundreds of individuals and organisations, many of
which are themselves national networks, that brings together young people with
a desire to build a more sustainable world. The focus of the caucus is
two-fold. First, to facilitate youth input into the United Nations Commission
on Sustainable Development, the primary international forum concerned with
issues of Sustainability, and secondly to foster information sharing and
communication between a diverse network of youth organisations who share a
common interest in sustainability. www.yoen.org
The Youth Caucus is calling for inputs from youth in Africa
on it 4th Implementation Cycle: Review Session (UN CSD 18).
As a Review year, the session will focus on the following
thematic issues:
1.Transport http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_transport.shtml
2.Chemicals http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_toxichem.shtml
3. Waste Management (Hazardous http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_wasthaza.shtml
and Solid Waste http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_wastsoli.shtml
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4. Mining
5. 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and
Production Patterns http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/dsd_aofw_scpp/scpp_tenyearframprog.shtml .
The kind of inputs
that we are looking for are:
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Case studies
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Policy research and other conducted researches related to the topics
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Regional needs/challenges which include local, national, regional needs. eg
needs for education, etc with a focus on principles and rights such as right to
health, education, etc.
Please
send your input to africayouthcaucus (at) gmail.com.
Warm
regards
Esther Agbarakwe Africa Regional Coordinator | National Coordinator, | Focal Person UN Youth and Children Major Group | Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition | Commonwealth Youth Climate Network Tel: +234 80 6818 4017; Int’l: +49 15 12197 8200www.esthertransformationalleadership.blogspot.comwww.profiles.tigweb.org/estycAlternate email: email:esther.agbarakwe (at) youthclimate.org.uk..........................................................Project Manager Earth Charter Youth Special Project-Nigeria,http://ecyg.wikispaces.com/nigeria_Calabarwww.earthcharter.org".The Future belongs to those who prepare for ittoday......"
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