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K Nicole Wires
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008
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A highlight for me of Monday May 5 was a series of comments made by Per Pinstrup-Andersen, previously the director of the International Food Policy Research Institute, and currently a professor of nutrition, public policy and economics at Cornell University. Mr. Pinstrup-Andersen was a panelist in the opening panel focusing on the Agriculture Thematic section of CSD-16. His opening statement was a profound and thoughtful exploration of the current belief that food security and environmental sustainability goals must be at odds with one another. He explained that many people often consider these two objectives to conflict with one another, especially considering that agriculture is the greatest human use of natural and environmental resources. He urged the delegation to reframe their understanding of these two goals as ones that inherently oppose one another, and instead suggested that both can only be achieved simultaneously—one cannot be attained at the expense of another. I was excited to hear this view expounded in the opening statements of the very first panel of this year’s CSD, and I hope that this message continues to permeate the conversations and interactions that take place over the next two weeks.
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Juan
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008
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The first official day of CSD-16 has kicked off. But the truth is that for me the kick off was Saturday. Not exactly at the UN but in a room at Columbia University where for the most part I found myself trying to understand (with very little success) what was CSD.
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Rachel Rosenberg
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008
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It's been an exciting few days, meeting interesting delegates from other countries in the youth caucus. It seems like talking to delegates, both youth and delegates representing countries and other major groups, and hearing their experiences/perspectives will be the most important part of the next two weeks. Hearing the other youth delegates' stories proves that with the energy and passion that youth bring to the table, we can make substantial changes to our local and global communities. One of the youth delegates is from Uganda and after attending a UN conference in 2005, he founded a non-profit to help citizens install energy efficient stoves and switch fuel sources from old growth trees to young trees planted for the specific purpose of supplying fire wood. Another delegate, this time from Sweden, started an international non-profit to raise awareness and take action on global climate change. He works with 25 other youth and just published a brochure explaining how climate change will affect aspects of daily life. As day 2 of CSD starts, the SustainUS delegation is gearing up for another hard but exciting day!
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Yochi Zakai
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Saturday, 03 May 2008
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SustainUS Agents of Change are in New York and preparing to attend the Commission on Sustainable Development, which starts this Monday. New Agents Nicole, Juan Carlos, Rachel, Nivi and Danielle are orienting themselves to the CSD process while delegation leaders Stephanie, Lauren Dominic and Chloe are telling old stories and sharing some tips on getting around New York and the UN.
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Yochi Zakai
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007
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To see videos filmed by our Agents of Change delegation to Bali, follow this link:
www.youtube.com/sustainus
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