Warsaw in Mexico have published their Press Release and a beautiful poster to advertise their events. Check them out below (Spanish only)! Follow them: Facebook | Twitter: @COPinMyCityMex and #VarsoviaenMexico |
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Welcome to Warsaw in Barquisimeto, Venezuela! This project is led by Maria Eugenia Rinaudo, Patricia Ordonez and José Fonseca, members of the Red Venezolana de Cambio Climatico. (Ver abajo en español) This national project aims at fostering exchanges among a wide range of different sectors of Venezuelan society. It especially promotes actions oriented toward climate change adaptation as well as sustainable lifestyles in the Venezuelan public. Why did you chose to join the COP in MyCity community? "Thanks to CliMates, we formally joined the initiative that seeks to raise awareness among youth, organizations and politics, in order that international climate negotiations bring positive results. Our mission is rooted in the objective of CopinMyCity, this is why we decided to support it and give our bit to build a more resilient society to Climate Change." La Red Venezolana de Cambio Climático es un proyecto de carácter nacional, el cual se basa en ser un instrumento generador de intercambios entre los diferentes sectores de la sociedad venezolana, promoviendo acciones enfatizadas a la adaptación del cambio climático en el país y generar hábitos sostenibles en los ciudadanos. Por qué se unieron a COP in MyCity? "Gracias a CliMates, nos unimos formalmente a esta iniciativa que busca generar conciencia en los jóvenes, organizaciones y hasta políticos, para lograr positivos resultados en las negociaciones climáticas internacionales. Nuestra misión en la red, se afianza con el objetivo de CopInMyCity, por esta razón decidimos apoyar y dar nuestro granito de arena en la construcción de una sociedad más resiliente al cambio climático." Welcome to Warsaw in San José, Costa Rica! Discover more about the youth association leading this project, CO2 CR. CO2.CR is a climate think tank lead by youth professionals and university students, who want to help Costa Rica become a low carbon a climate resilient country. One of its thematic areas is raising awareness, educate, and empower youth in climate change. Why did you decide to join COP in MyCity? "We decided to run a pilot simulation game in Costa Rica in order to educate the youth about the importance of being involved in international climate change policy (UNFCCC). Central America is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world, so we want youth to be involved, demand strong climate actions to Central American governments, and we want the world to know it. That´s why we join COP in MyCity." (Alejandra Granados and Marcello Hernandez for the CO2CR team). Welcome to Varsovia en Medellin, a project led by the Club Botanico Ambiental! (ver abajo en español) The Botanic Club for the Environment (Club Botanico Ambiental) is an NGO that aims to raise awereness through creative projects and activities, led by young people willing to commit themselves for the construction of a new Columbia. Why did you choose to join the COP in MyCity Community? We joined forces with CIMC since last CliMates Latinoamerican Regional Workshop, held in Bogotá on September 23th-27th 2013. We feel interested by the underlying objectives of this initiative because of their analogy with the ones achieved by the Club Botanico Ambiental such as the Road to Rio+20 Earth Summit and COP18 in Doha. El Club Botánico Ambiental es una ONG que busca despertar conciencia ambiental en las personas a través de propuestas y proyectos creativos liderados por jóvenes interesados en invertir su talento en la construcción de una nueva Colombia. Por qué se unieron a COP in MyCity? Nos unimos a COP In MyCity desde CliMates Latinoamerican Regional Workshop realizado en Bogotá, Colombia. Nos interesan mucho los objetivos de esta movilización debido a que se asdemejan a los ya realizados por el Club Botánico Ambiental camino a la Cumbre de la Tierra Río+20 y a la COP18 en Doha. (updated 03/11/2013) Welcome to Warsaw in Mexico City, a project led by a CliMates member, Sébastien Burguess! Read below how he introduces us the birth of the project... COPinMyCity DF was born out of the reflexions which took place during the Bogota Workshops in September 2013. Aside from the creation of CLIC (Jovenes LAyC frente al Cambio Climatico), several of the participants pledged to participate in the global CopInMyCity inititiative. Four Mexican participants: Danae Espinoza, Edgar Lemus, Jaime Granillo and Sébastien Burgess went back to Mexico and set out to organize the Mexican chapter of CopInMyCity with the help of Jessica Almeraya. The organization team feels it is crucial to contribute to climate-change awareness which is lacking in Mexico: a country that has been battered by extreme weather events in recent years and which faces tremendous adaptation challenges for the coming decades. Mexico is also becoming an emerging player on the climate scene through its ambitious domestic climate policies but also for its emissions of GHG that are set to rise as the country continues on a path of stable economic growth. For these reasons, we felt that COP-19 in Warsaw was a fantastic opportunity to organize a set of events in Mexico City and elsewhere to raise these issues which too often get ignored in Mexico. With the help of distinguished guests, we seek to discuss about the history of COPs, the challenges at Warsaw and looking forward to the Peru and Paris conferences, the latest findings of the 5th IPCC report and the mitigation and adaptation challenges facing Mexico. Joining CopInMyCity was crucial in helping us with the support we needed to organize the logistics of the events, share common practices and join a global network of passionate climate warriors eager to change the current paradigm. Follow them: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/COPinMyCityMexico | Twitter: @COPinMyCityMex and #VarsoviaenMexico |
Regional Coordinators
North America - Tony
Latin America - Miriam
Country Ambassadors
Costa Rica - Alejandra
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December 2013
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