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PROGRAMME & OUTCOME

My Island Home

The main issues covered in the discussions on My island home were:

  • Environmental pollution - land, air and water
  • Solid and liquid waste disposal, recycling
  • Water management and water scarcity
  • Coastal zone degradation
  • Soil and beach erosion
  • Deforestation
  • Biodiversity loss and invasive species
  • Natural disasters and sea level rise
  • Lack of human resources and expertise
  • Little environmental law enforcement
  • Exploitation of natural resources by foreigners
  • Overpopulation, population growth and urbanization
  • Environmental education and awareness, and environmental respect

Potential projects developed in the group sessions focused on the following:

  • Raise awareness about wise practices for waste disposal (3 project proposals)
  • Heightening environmental awareness and especially among youth and the private sector (4 project proposals)
  • Reforestation and replanting after a disaster (2 project proposals)
  • Beach preservation

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DOWNLOADS

- Programme at Pointe aux Sables

- Responses from participants involved in the event

- YV Declaration, presented to the main UN meeting, 12 January 2005 | français | VIDEO

- Kofi Annan listens to youth delegates at the closing ceremony, 12 January 2005

- Address by the youth at the closing ceremony, 12 January 2005

- Small Islands Voice website: page dedicated to Youth Visioning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


This page last updated: 19 January 2006