Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 06/2010

A call for action: Young people's views on climate change - Vietnam

December 2009

Oxfam Publishing

Abstract

“World leaders all over the world can work together to find the best solutions for our green globe in the UN summit on climate change this coming December” is the key message that young people in Vietnam wish to say to the Heads of State joining COP15 in Copenhagen in December 2009. The messages are aimed at policymakers and the community in Vietnam and all over the world, calling us to act to reduce climate change impacts. This booklet contains a small selection from 20,000 entries in the “Climate is changing so is our life” competition for students nationwide. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training and Save the Children, Oxfam organised this competition as part of the climate change awareness raising campaign for youth in Vietnam.