COPENHAGEN / CHILDREN'S SUMMIT (01:44)

10 December 2009

COPENHAGEN / CHILDREN'S SUMMIT (01:44)

Eight young Climate Ambassadors from around the world speak enthusiastically on the occasion of Youth and Future Generations Day during the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. UNICEF

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STORY: COPENHAGEN / CHILDREN’S SUMMIT
TRT:  1:44
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NAT

DATELINE: 10 DECEMBER 2009, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, conference room
2. Close up, climate Ambassador engaging the audience
3. Wide shot, conference room
4. Close up, Bangladeshi climate ambassador in the panel
5. Close up, young people in the audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Kondwani Banda, 17 year old from Zambia: 
“The event was basically about how children live in different climate change area and how exactly the climate change affected their areas. Three presentations were given showing how people in Haiti, Bolivia and Bangladesh are affected by climate change. It was a way of showing the audience here how they are affected by it and what they are doing to mitigate and adapt to the effect of climate change.”
7. Close up, Haiti Climate Ambassador running her presentation
8. Wide shot, conference room
9. Close up, 17 year old Khadidiatou Dof from Senegal
10. Med shot, Khadidiatou Dof giving her speech
11. Med shot, Governments representatives at the panel table
12. Med shot, Climate Ambassador addressing the audience
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephanie Hodge, UNICEF Education Specialist:
“What is so fascinating and wonderful here is that youth are actually given a voice to participate actively in this discussion. I also see that this fits really well into UNICEF’s work. Our approach to youth participation for example through child friendly schools is really the faster, creative, innovative, technical participation in solving local problems.”
14. Wide shot, Climate Ambassador panellists
15. Wide shot, audience of young people
16. Close up, climate ambassador panellists
17. Close up, Climate Ambassador from Haiti addressing the audience

STORYLINE

Eight Climate Ambassadors from around the world spoke enthusiastically on the occasion of Youth Day in Copenhagen.

The event, which was part of the Young and Future Generations day, focused on education and the important role it has in the fight against Climate Change.

SOUNDBITE (English) Kondwani Banda, 17 year old from Zambia: 
“The event was basically about how children live in different climate change area and how exactly the climate change affected their areas. Three presentations were given showing how people in Haiti, Bolivia and Bangladesh are affected by climate change. It was a way of showing the audience here how they are affected by it and what they are doing to mitigate and adapt to the effect of climate change.”

17-year-old Khadidiatou from Senegal stressed that the best way to bring entire population to change their behaviors is through education.

The open dialogue with Government representatives was an invaluable opportunity for young people to have their suggestions concerns and demands heard.

SOUNDBITE (English) Stephanie Hodge, UNICEF Education Specialist:
“What is so fascinating and wonderful here is that youth are actually given a voice to participate actively in this discussion. I also see that this fits really well into UNICEF’s work. Our approach to youth participation for example through child friendly schools is really the faster, creative, innovative, technical participation in solving local problems.”

To convey the message that climate change is a genuine problem that needs to be resolved, young people are doing as much as they can to sensitize not only their community but also world leaders.

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