On Thursday June 7th, 2012 Women and Youth Development Initiatives keyed into the global World Environment Day Celebration. Theme for this year: Green
Economy: Does It Include You?
The day is an annual event celebrated globally for positive environmental action. WED activities take place all year round but climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere. The celebration began in 1972 and has grown to become the one of the main vehicles through which awareness of the Environment is stimulated worldwide and encourages political attention and action.World Environment Day is also a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
Due to the Mourning Nigeria was plunged in to on the loss of over 150 people on the Ill fated Dana Airplane Crash that occurred on Sunday 3rd June, 2012 the celebration was shifted to 7th in other to join Nigeria and Nigerians to mourn the departed souls for three days declared by the Federal Government.
The celebration which was a Rally held in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria paid advocacy visit to the Kwara State Ministry of Environment and took participants round the major streets of the city sensitizing and raising people's consciousness on the need to be proactive as Everyone counts in this initiative because any damage or effect on the Environment affects all irrespective of locality. Thus, World Environment Day relies on every single individual to make it happen! this corroborates the unique Theme for this year: Green Economy: Does It Include You?
The day is an annual event celebrated globally for positive environmental action. WED activities take place all year round but climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere. The celebration began in 1972 and has grown to become the one of the main vehicles through which awareness of the Environment is stimulated worldwide and encourages political attention and action.World Environment Day is also a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
Due to the Mourning Nigeria was plunged in to on the loss of over 150 people on the Ill fated Dana Airplane Crash that occurred on Sunday 3rd June, 2012 the celebration was shifted to 7th in other to join Nigeria and Nigerians to mourn the departed souls for three days declared by the Federal Government.
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| Participants in the Streets during the WED 2012 Celebration.www.unep.org/wed |
The celebration which was a Rally held in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria paid advocacy visit to the Kwara State Ministry of Environment and took participants round the major streets of the city sensitizing and raising people's consciousness on the need to be proactive as Everyone counts in this initiative because any damage or effect on the Environment affects all irrespective of locality. Thus, World Environment Day relies on every single individual to make it happen! this corroborates the unique Theme for this year: Green Economy: Does It Include You?
Practically speaking, a Green
Economy is one whose growth in income and employment is driven by public and
private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy
and resource efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem
services.
If the Green Economy is about social equity and
inclusiveness then technically it is all about you! The question therefore asks
you to find out more about the Green Economy and assess whether in our Country
and State you are being included in it, if not, are you taking up the
initiative?
The participants and populace were encouraged to commit towards a collective action through organizing neighborhood clean-up, embarking on tree planting
(individually and at community levels), encouraging and enforcing the reduction
of CO2 emission in industries because Green Economy includes us all!
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