Thirty young climate advocates from Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey and the United Kingdom gathered for an International Climate Camp in Jezersko, Slovenia from 21 to 24 September.
The International Climate Camp was organized by the British Council, with the support of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna, the British Embassy, the European Commission Representation in Slovenia, the Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, the Office of the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovenian Ministry for Environment and Spatial Planning, the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Danish Embassy in Slovenia, the Finnish Embassy in Slovenia, the Hungarian Embassy in Slovenia and the Turkish Embassy in Slovenia.
The camp, which was held under the umbrella of the "Seal the Deal!" campaign of the United Nations, brought together a multinational group of climate advocates and provided them with a creative space in which to share their experience, gain new knowledge and generate ideas that they would like to see presented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.
In a personal video message to the participants, H.E. Dr. Danilo Tuerk, President of the Republic of Slovenia, emphasized the critical role of the young generation with respect to climate change: "It is the young generation that will suffer most of the consequences of global warming, it is the young generation that is the most senstitive part of the population to this issue, and it is the young generation that is most creative in finding ways towards good solutions," said President Tuerk. "We have to go to Copenhagen to Seal the Deal, not to talk the talk," he emphasized.
On 24 September, the participants met with the President of the National Assembly of Slovenia, the Slovene Government's Working Group for International Negotiations on Climate Change and the Director of UNIS Vienna to present their conclusions and recommendations for Copenhagen.
