Indian Youth Climate Network
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The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) refers to an youth organizations in India that aims to raise the voice of Indian youth on the global platform as South Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions affected by potentially catastrophic climate change & environment issues.
IYCN members work to generate awareness about and establish consensus on what role India should play in the global debate of climate change, and how it should address its domestic issues.
Started in 2008, IYCN was registered as an NGO in 2009 and today IYCN has offices in 6 locations with chapters in different states having outreach to thousands of youth in colleges, schools, corporations and institutions in India.
IYCN has “informed youth” as its leaders and program members who have been:
1.Following environmental & climate change policies and making recommendations at state, national and international platforms.
2.Running campaigns aimed at public awareness on climate change impact & causes. In this process, the chapters have been mobilising & informing thousands of Indian citizens while making guinness records and receiving awards
3.Implementing on-ground projects such as composting & community waste management, rural energy projects, lake clean-ups, herbal/ medicine gardens, etc.
IYCN works at three levels:
1. As a network of individuals enabling people to come together and work at a grassroots level, to form friendships and support each other.
2. As a network of partner and supporter groups who bring together their strengths and passion for environment and sustainable development.
3. As an organisation that runs its own programs/ projects as well as participates in & supports programs/ campaigns of other organisations.
Climate Solutions Road Tour
January 2, 2009 - February 4, 2009
Climate Solutions Road Tour flagged off at Chennai
, India
, January 2, 2009.All over India traveling to more than 15 cities where a group of 10 members of the Indian Youth Climate Network and a solar powered band "Solar Punch" are traveling more than 3500 kilometers in solar plug-in electric cars, solar punch buggy and alternative-fueled truck. The road tour is one of the first initiatives towards sharing solutions in clean technology showcases, empowering youth in leadership training programs, and using art, dance and music by Solar Punch and other local musicians and artists to communicate the message in as many ways as possible.
The objective of the tour has been defined as "To document a trail across the nation of climate solutions and empower youth along the route to create, communicate and celebrate their own solutions."
The road tour which began in Chennai on January 2, 2009 has covered 15 major cities including Bangalore
,Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur through to Delhi
, covering more than 3500 kilometers on solar powered vehicles and electric cars Reva
.The tour successfully ended on 5 February at Delhi
.
Agents Of Change
The program aims to send a delegation of Indian Young people which will strive to engage government delegations from around the world in policy, help build consensus amongst civil society groups and assist in the construction of a global youth climate network.
Climate Leadership Program
The program aims to produce a group of youth who would initiate and lead grassroots climate groups in their communities; leaders who will organize and mobilize people at a local, national and international level; and leaders who will spread the message about the urgency of climate change and the great opportunity for each of us to create, communicate, celebrate and be climate solutions.
The Leadership Training for Campus Climate Changers is a full day interactive session on climate change, beginning with basic climate science and solutions and moving quickly into brainstorming on campus solutions, creating action plans for implementation, and media training to communicate successes.
Rural Energy Project
The aim is to create a clean technology project in rural India that will reduce greenhouse gases from our atmosphere, and tangibly work towards reducing the heating of our planet. Provide rural people living in poverty with light, which helps with issues of health, safety, income and education and act as an international model
The first rural energy project of IYCN is going to be implemented in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu in village called MGR Nagar on the outskirts of Coimbatore.
IYCN members work to generate awareness about and establish consensus on what role India should play in the global debate of climate change, and how it should address its domestic issues.
Started in 2008, IYCN was registered as an NGO in 2009 and today IYCN has offices in 6 locations with chapters in different states having outreach to thousands of youth in colleges, schools, corporations and institutions in India.
IYCN has “informed youth” as its leaders and program members who have been:
1.Following environmental & climate change policies and making recommendations at state, national and international platforms.
2.Running campaigns aimed at public awareness on climate change impact & causes. In this process, the chapters have been mobilising & informing thousands of Indian citizens while making guinness records and receiving awards
3.Implementing on-ground projects such as composting & community waste management, rural energy projects, lake clean-ups, herbal/ medicine gardens, etc.
IYCN works at three levels:
1. As a network of individuals enabling people to come together and work at a grassroots level, to form friendships and support each other.
2. As a network of partner and supporter groups who bring together their strengths and passion for environment and sustainable development.
3. As an organisation that runs its own programs/ projects as well as participates in & supports programs/ campaigns of other organisations.
Projects
The organization has been working on the following initiatives.- Agents of Change
- Rural Energy Project
- Climate Leadership Program
- Campus Climate Challenge
- Climate Solutions Road TourClimate Solutions Road TourClimate Solutions Road Tour, held between January 2 and February 4, 2009, was a project initiated by the Indian Youth Climate Network which started off at Chennai, India...
Climate Solutions Road Tour
Climate Solutions Road Tour
Climate Solutions Road Tour, held between January 2 and February 4, 2009, was a project initiated by the Indian Youth Climate Network which started off at Chennai, India...
January 2, 2009 - February 4, 2009
Climate Solutions Road Tour flagged off at Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, January 2, 2009.All over India traveling to more than 15 cities where a group of 10 members of the Indian Youth Climate Network and a solar powered band "Solar Punch" are traveling more than 3500 kilometers in solar plug-in electric cars, solar punch buggy and alternative-fueled truck. The road tour is one of the first initiatives towards sharing solutions in clean technology showcases, empowering youth in leadership training programs, and using art, dance and music by Solar Punch and other local musicians and artists to communicate the message in as many ways as possible.
The objective of the tour has been defined as "To document a trail across the nation of climate solutions and empower youth along the route to create, communicate and celebrate their own solutions."
The road tour which began in Chennai on January 2, 2009 has covered 15 major cities including Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
,Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur through to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, covering more than 3500 kilometers on solar powered vehicles and electric cars Reva
Reva
Reva was a series of cars made by Dan Werbin and Holger Brånby at Reva gård in Sweden in the mid 1960s. They were two seated coupé mid engined sports cars . The first one built in 1964, the Reva GT, was made with a fibreglass body on a VW Beetle chassis...
.The tour successfully ended on 5 February at Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
.
Agents Of Change
The program aims to send a delegation of Indian Young people which will strive to engage government delegations from around the world in policy, help build consensus amongst civil society groups and assist in the construction of a global youth climate network.
Climate Leadership Program
The program aims to produce a group of youth who would initiate and lead grassroots climate groups in their communities; leaders who will organize and mobilize people at a local, national and international level; and leaders who will spread the message about the urgency of climate change and the great opportunity for each of us to create, communicate, celebrate and be climate solutions.
The Leadership Training for Campus Climate Changers is a full day interactive session on climate change, beginning with basic climate science and solutions and moving quickly into brainstorming on campus solutions, creating action plans for implementation, and media training to communicate successes.
Rural Energy Project
The aim is to create a clean technology project in rural India that will reduce greenhouse gases from our atmosphere, and tangibly work towards reducing the heating of our planet. Provide rural people living in poverty with light, which helps with issues of health, safety, income and education and act as an international model
The first rural energy project of IYCN is going to be implemented in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu in village called MGR Nagar on the outskirts of Coimbatore.
See also
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