Challenge Europe is active in the following participating countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Great Britain, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Turkey.
Estelle Mandigout - Estelle is the Adaptation Officer for the West Sussex County Council. She comes from an Ecological Economy background but has been educated to develop an absolute faith in the mitigation effectiveness in tackling Climate Change. Her experiences in different countries have confirmed her belief in the inevitable risks and uncertainties of climate change. Her aim is therefore to make a real and lasting impact on the adaptation strategy debate. At the moment Estelle is also undertaking MSc in Environmental Management and Assessment doing a dissertation about the framework of policies strategies in the UK.
Climate Change
We are working to strengthen networks and relationships among decision makers, influencers and future leaders worldwide to tackle climate change.
Maher Nasser, Director of the UN Information Service, invited Climate Advocates to submit their 'Jezersko Principles for Climate Action to the UN competition 'What would you say to to world leaders?'
UK Climate Advocate Jane Burston responded to this request by recording a short video about most important principles from the Climate Camp: binding emissions targets, an alternative to GDP, a fair deal for developing countries and accountability for delivering on agreements made at Copenhagen.
The British Council in Slovenia organised an international climate camp in Jezersko where young Climate Advocates from Great Britain, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Slovenia and Turkey formulated the Jezersko Principles for Climate Action, which they would like to see addressed by the world at COP 15 and beyond.
More: http://challengeeurope.britishcouncil.org/index.php/home
Production: http://s12.si
The Challenge is a three year campaign that aspires to make a definite and lasting impact on the climate change debate, and is ambitious in its aim to accelerate change to a Low Carbon Future.
Interview with President of Slovenia, Dr. Danilo Türk. 10 September 2009.
Video Courtesy of: Radio Television Slovenia and the Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia.
Interview with President of Slovenia, Dr. Danilo Türk. 10 September 2009.
Video Courtesy of: Radio Television Slovenia and the Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia.
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