Macedonia

Climate change enabling activities

   
NGO support

Еco-school “Call for saving climate changes” 21-23 March 2008

NGO "DEM"
World Environment day - 5 June 2005    NGO 'PROAKTIVA"
Worshop: consultation with the NGO sector - 27 September 2004
The Carbon Dinosaur in Macedonia - 3 July 2004, Skopje NGO "DEM"
 

 

 

Eco-school named “Call for saving climate changes”

The Ecologists’ Movement of Macedonia - DEM with support from the climate change project office noted 21st march - Day of spring - Days of ecology, by organizing weekend eco-school “Call for saving climate changes”. The eco-school was attended by kids from 10 high schools from several cities in Macedonia: Kumanovo, Skopje, Bitola, Ohrid, Veles, Makedonski Brod, Radovish, Negotino, Valandovo, Makedonska Kamenica. They have learned

 

about the reasons, consequences, impacts and the solutions for global warming.
            By the interesting presentations, web-links, animations and many others they have learn about the understanding of the effects of glassy garden and the global warming. Through the exercises also have learned about the distinction of the concepts WEATHER and CLIME. Divided in work gropes, they were gated the skills, knowledge and the experience for organizing like these or similar presentations about clime changes, to enlarge the public conscience and to introduce the big number of young people with this problem. Also they have propose, plain and make various other activities in which through the game and party they have learn about the global warming.
            All participants have got the education material: CD-CLARITY, posters, flyers, the first national report about the conditions with climate changes in the Republic of Macedonia.etc. to enrichment the knowledge about this problem. This global ecological problem have attract the attention of this young people which knowing more about climate change and now, like ambassadors for protection of the environment they get the duty to bring their senses to their school mates, parents, teachers and friends. All of the groups need to organized exhibition and presentation for this problem in their school, local organization etc. for better organizing of this exhibitions DEM ensure series of posters for each group also made a invitation card for presentation.
            For the time in this weekend-school we made a excursion to the hidrocenterale “Babuna” which is make 1964 who is made on the Babuna River and it was great opportunity to confirm possibilities and benefits of nature resource for production of energy.
The participants left contentedly and they want to request to be organized more meetings like this for youth more often. During this meetings they make a friend ship, the know each other the change experience, ideas and in the same time they learn about reasons, consequences and discus about actual ecological problems.

Fallow up activities: National competition for creating a poster with art presentation for possibility of individual including and contribution for fight against climate changes, gives us paint answer of the question: Witch part will you tacked in the fight against clime changes

 

World Environment day in city park - Skopje

NGO Proaktiva initiated action "Be European-ride a bike", to raise public awareness on protecting the environment. Climate change project office supported part of their activities providing promotional stickers and T shirts. Lots of citizens and children attended the manifestation. Minister of Environment and Physical planning also supported the manifestation riding a bike in the city park, and appealing the citizens to replace their cars with bikes. 

Workshop - Consultations with the NGO sector

Representatives from about 20 NGOs participated in the meeting, organized by the climate change project office, where the project proposal for the Second National Communication was presented and discussed, along with the possibilities and ways of inclusion of NGOs in the preparation of the Second National Communication. In the past, only few NGOs were involved in the climate change related activities due to the lack of knowledge. Despite the fact that NGOs have their representative in the National Climate Chance Committee, they were still not being informed and educated enough about national activities. It was concluded that it is necessary to increase the cooperation within the NGO sector, and between the environmental NGOs and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, which should support NGOs in their activities related to increasing public awareness. All parties agreed that NGOs could significantly contribute to raising general knowledge on climate change in the future, through conducting public awareness campaigns and implementation of small-scale related projects. Closer cooperation and information exchange with the climate change project office and between the NGOs was recommended. Since NGOs were introduced to the GEF Small Grants Programme, they are motivated to prepare projects addressing climate change and will be involved in capacity building activities.

 

Don't be a fossil: Fight climate change!

 

 

 

 

Summer 2004: a 10m high "Carbon Dinosaur" traveled to European capitals, ministry, power hungry industries, coal mining sites and oil companies, naming and shaming those who are blocking effective action to fight dangerous climate change. The Carbon Dinosaur has visited over 50 cities in Europe. Outstanding climate killers in Europe have been given Carbon Dinosaur Awards for exceptional efforts to block action to fight climate change.

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