In a significant development of collaboration between academia and industry, TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) and Dalmia Cement have conducted a joint climate Jamboree. The three-day Youth Movement for a Sustainable Future was held in New Delhi, India, on November 1–3. The jamboree attracted 10,000 youngsters from across the world, more than 100 experts, about 50 partners and stakeholders.
The event was conducted with a mission to empower the youth to take ownership of creating a sustainable future for themselves. It aims to unleash the power of the youth to make a difference towards achieving a climate neutral lifestyle and showcase sustainability in all its facets to create an empathy with the issue of climate change, further encouraging them to take ownership of the solutions.
TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) is leading education institution, while Dalmia Cement is a premier company in cement manufacturing in India around from India and across the world. The mission of Climate Jamboree is to unveil Suresh Prabhu, the Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry is all praise about the event: “Climate Change is a great leveller and will impact everyone in the world. Those who have no capacity to cope with it will be the worst sufferers. Today, India is in a situation where like the rest of the world, we are facing its impact too. But unlike rich countries, we do not have the resources to cope with it. The droughts, floods, natural disasters, water scarcity, heat waves and many more impacts that we see are a symptom of a deep malaise called climate change. Today, we all and most importantly youth, need to work towards mitigating and creating awareness about climate change and be change-agents.”
The three-day event will connect youth to relevant stakeholders to drive climate action and empower them to achieve sustainable development goals. The aim is to create “Youth Voices” that will lead to commitments, innovative solutions, and create a multiplier effect for low carbon sustainable development, and through focussed deliberations. This will lead to a holistic declaration document feeding into COP 24 to be held in Poland December 2018.
