Delhi Youth Summit on Climate 2010

This is to invite all Delhi based members to the Delhi Youth Summit on Climate (DYSoC 2010). The two day summit will take place on the 5th and 6th of June, 2010 in the Auditorium of India's first Prime Minister at Teen Murti House. The place is a stone's throw from both the residence of the President of India and the Parliament of India. (Nearest Metro Station: Central Secretariat). It will also mark the World Environment Day.

Delhi, the seat of power of the world's largest democracy, is a rapidly developing urban center and features in the list of top ten most populated cities in the world. One of the oldest continually inhabited cities, Delhi today is facing the dual pressure of development as well as an ever increasing population.

In the climate constrained world of today, 'development' itself is seen as a threat to the environment and it is indeed 'development' which attracts the workforce and contributes to the increasing urban population. However, development--in the real sense of the word--is essential for the growth and prosperity of a region and of a nation as a whole. Development should be sustainable and should not discount the needs and requirements of the future generation. Today, ground water is being depleted, surface waters are polluted, transport is forever clogged, waste is increasingly becoming an even greater problem, greens are paying a heavy toll, we don't even know where (and with what impacts) does our energy and food come from, urban planning is missing in action and "development" is said to be still taking place somehow.

With this as the backdrop, Delhi Greens, in collaboration with a series of environmental organizations, is calling for DYSoC 2010. The two day summit will bring together the youth from across the capital city and attempt to understand the various urban environmental issues in the wake of climate change.

Since this is the Commonwealth Games Year, DYSoC will not be a stand alone event but will invite the participating delegates in initiating as well getting involved in various green projects (at least 4) for a better Delhi! We therefore urge all to participate, learn and get involved so as to help shape the future of the city, for all of us and for generations to come.

Registration for the Youth Summit is free, but all interested must fill the Delegate Registration Form available here: http://delhigreens.org/summits/dysoc-2010 All delegates will be given DYSoC 2010 participation certificate after successful completion of two day programme. Remember, it is our future at stake and it is we who must take charge, before there is nothing left to take charge of, demand green action today lest there may not be a tomorrow.

We are not looking at numbers but at a few enthusiastic youth who believe in change, are willing to work for the green cause and would act as future green ambassadors. You will interact with our previous green ambassadors at the summit as well.

Come, take the first step, and be the Change: DYSoC 2010