Workshops

Day 3 (Wednesday, August 29, 2007)

Please find the list and details of workshops below.

Title: Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – an opportunity for climate and development?

Name: Ralph O. Harthan
Organisation: Öko-Institut e.V. (Institute for Applied Ecology)
Country: Germany
Theme: Clean Development Mechanism
Description:
The objective is to give participants an introduction to the CDM, its background and its rules, to discuss potential project ideas by participants – discuss pros and cons (environmental and development-related benefits/risks) and to present successful climate offsetting campaign (Green Goal).

Name: Sheila Koskei
Organisation: United Nations Environment Programme: Division of Early Warning and Assessment
Country: Kenya
Theme: GEO4
Description:
To provide background information; establish credibility of report and); explain/justify use of new analytical approaches (e.g. human well-being and vulnerability); explain the GEO 4 process (brochure). Make information available to Youth in the form of PowerPoint presentations; to explain ways the youth can participate in the GEO process and outreach.

Name: Tamar Francine Hurwitz
Organisation: SF Environment—San Francisco Department of the Environment
Country:
Theme: Outreach
Description:
Just because you have an audience, it doesn’t mean they’re listening. In this workshop, you’ll gain powerful skills that make you more effective when doing outreach on your campaigns. Learn how to be a better public speaker, write more effective flyers and brochures, create interesting Powerpoint presentations, and hold successful demonstrations, meetings and other informational events. “This was the best workshop I ever attended! It actually gave me the tools I needed to do my work better. Your workshop made so much sense!” M.H., Tunza Participant, October 2005

Name: Wayne Talbot
Organisation: Volvo Adventure
Country: UK
Theme: Planning
Description:
The workshop will introduce the criteria for entering the Volvo Adventure and take you through examples of successful projects that have made a practical difference to their local environments. You will have the opportunity to enter the Volvo Adventure for 2008 and work with one of the organizers as you do so to help refine or develop project strategy and action plans. The Award offers young people the chance to travel to Sweden on an all expenses paid trip to discuss their ideas and projects with other groups from around the world.

Name: Wondwosen (Wondy) K. Asnake
Organisation: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Country: Ethiopia
Theme: Employment Opportunities for young people
Description:
The ever growing challenge of youth unemployment and the continued degradation of the environment can only be addressed by pooling the skills, experience and knowledge of diverse partners at the global, regional, national and local levels. Environmental protection represents not only a track to decent, healthy and long lasting employment but also a source of new jobs in number of areas.This interactive session will explore different ways to develop decent and productive employment opportunities for young people by utilizing the full potential of youth to help restore the depleted and damaged environment.

Name: Juan Hoffmaister
Organisation: SustainUS
Country: Costa Rica
Theme: Policy advocacy
Description:
Communicating ideas to government and public is essential in advancing environmental causes. This works will aim at providing participants with examples of effective lobbying and advocate from youth around the world, and will allow them to collaborate with each other to develop messages for environmental advocacy. By the end of the workshop, participation will have reviewed concepts for lobbying and campaigning, concepts that can be used for working with media, policy-makers, community organizations, and public in general.

Name: Rolf Baur
Organisation: Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management University Dresden
Country: Germany
Description:
Introduction of the Dresden programme of capacity building for Environmental management for developing and emerging countries. Workshop participants shall identify the general aspects of environmental management with emphasis on the situation in developing and emerging countries. Scientific, administrative and practical issues of the implementation of environmental knowledge shall be discussed. Introduction to the principles of target oriented project planning.Expected outcome: Participants shall get an idea about the context of capacity building programmes in environmental management