We would like to start this section with a part of an article AEGEE4Rio project manager Mathieu published last month on http://rioplustwenties.org/, we hope you will get the inspiration to further explore youth initiatives on Rio+20 summit and get involved!
Youth are taking over Rio+20: organise your own MyCity+20!
By guestblogger | Published March 1, 2012By Mathieu Soete on behalf of MyCity+20.
150 heads of state. 50,000 accredited visitors. Many more to attend the parallel civil society meetings. A budget of $430 million. It is clear that — even though only 30 heads of state have confirmed their presence so far — Rio+20 is expected to be a huge event. The logistics responsible for the summit, Mr. Laudemar Aguiar, even predicts it will be “the largest conference in UN history, surpassing Copenhagen 2009.”
But Mr. Aguiar forgot the biggest group of participants to Rio+20 in his calculations. The ones that will not be present in Rio, but are already preparing heavily for it in their own communities. Spreading the message and topics of the conference. Teaching their peers about sustainable development and international negotiations. Collecting opinions and compiling positions.
Also youth are mobilising towards Rio+20. First initiated at the European Youth Congress in Slovenia, and further developed at Sciences-Po University in France, the MyCity+20 project is now reaching out to cities all over the world. From Paris to Colombo, and from New York to Kampala, youth in every continent are setting up simulations of Rio+20, in order to mobilise their friends and create local actions on sustainable development.[...]
Keep on reading the article here
And of course AEGEE4Rio is not the only youth initiative on Rio+20!
Here you will also find information on other organisations.
Rio+Twenties: Rio+twenties is a youth-led, volunteer-based organization that strives to create a platform for active youth participation in the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (aka Rio+20).
The organization developed a very interesting Participation Guide towards Rio+20, to make the whole process more understandable to youth and allow an effective participation. Enjoy reading it!
Moreover joining the Major Group of Children and Youth you can get involved in many ways and contribute to make changes happen with other motivated young people!
Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and their official website.
Road to Rio+20: A coalition of organizations from around the world weaving together a global youth-led movement to realize the potential of the Earth Summit 2012. Join the mobilization!
AEGEE-Europe is partner of Road To Rio+20
MyCity+20 | Youth Conferences on Sustainable Development: MyCity+20 is an open student initiative aiming at bringing the voice of Youth toward Rio+20, by organising student simulations of the summit, all around the world.
Earth Summit simulations have been organizing all around the globe, your city is on the map?
View MyCity+20 in a larger map
Some examples around Europe? Check the conferences that will take place in Paris, Enschede, Rotterdam
Related articles:
http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&nr=699&type=230&menu=38
Coming soon…
- Links to other youth initiatives on Rio+20
- Practical information on the Rio+20 conference
- Basic documentation on the Rio+20 process and history