British Council in partnership with TERI launches International Climate Champions 2009
3 Dec 2008, 1636 Hrs

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New Delhi, Dec 3 (ANI/Business Wire India): British Council, in partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), launched The International Climate Champions 2009.

It is a youth oriented programme that aims to inspire young people, especially students, to spread the word about Climate Change, its effects and what can be done to mitigate them. Sixty young Indians and five Sri Lankan students will be selected as ambassadors for communicating the message of Climate Change, and work towards mitigating its effects in India.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the British Council and TERI to jointly manage and implement the 'International Climate Champions Programme' across India and Sri Lanka.

Highlighting the relevance of the young ambassadors, Dr RK Pachauri, Director General, TERI and Chairman IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), said, "Catching the young minds and orienting them towards environmental stewardship is our ultimate goal. This programme has an enormous potential for transforming Indian society towards greater environmental consciousness and support for sustainable development."

Dwelling on the synergy of the programme, Dr Pachauri said, "The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has come a long way in strengthening human and institutional capacity on nature conservation and environmental protection, with the help of environment education and allied activities."

Lauding British Council's initiative, Dr Pachauri pointed out, "It is really the youngsters of today who will be the leaders of tomorrow, and in their role as 'Climate Champions' they would be major agents of change for a sustainable future."

Les Dangerfield, Acting Director, British Council Division, British High Commission addressing the audience said, International Climate Champions is an important part of the British Council's global work to encourage awareness and action on climate change. We are delighted to be working in tandem with TERI on this initiative in India.

Training and Awareness Building workshops will be jointly conducted by TERI's Environment Education and Awareness (EEA) Area, supported by the Institute's office establishments across India, and the British Council offices. British Council alongwith TERI will design, implement, manage and monitor the programme.

The Indo-Sri Lankan exercise is part of the British Council's international programme conducted in the G8+5 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, UK and USA).

Last year, 20 Indian Climate Champions were selected through a rigorous country-wide competition.

Three of these young champions were later chosen as International Climate Champions 2008, and represented India at the London meets and G8+5 summit in Kobe, Japan. (ANI)

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