Conducting workshop on sustainability at the Global Issues Conference 2012by | 28-02-2012 03:48 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Sustainability is one of the core themes of Rio+20 . As the TUNZA children and youth representative , therefore , I focus on creating awareness about sustainable living and practices amongst my peer group . It was indeed a privilege to be a delegate at the Global Issues Conference 2012 held in Abu Dhabi . Students from several international schools from four continents attended this conference and it was a fabulous experience for me to conduct a workshop on sustainability for the attendees . The workshop dealt with the social , economic and enbironmental aspects as well as addressed the five pillars of sustenance. An interactive Q&A session at the close resulted in several innovative ideas cropping up about CO2 footprint reduction. Apart from this , I displayed a sample of the world's tallest tower , Burj Khalifa , made from recycled bottles . It was also a great experience meeting Guiness record holder adventurer Scott Hammel who shared his hairraising exploits with the attendees. |