IYCN Induction - 2010

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Indian YouthClimate Network


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What is IYCN?

The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) is a network uniting Indian

youth and youth oriented organisations who are concerned about

climate change & environment issues. IYCN works to generate

awareness about and establish consensus on what role India should

play in this subject of global debate, and how it should address its domestic issues.

IYCN has active members in 16 states of the country and has partner networks/ organisations in other states of

India. IYCNs outreach is primarily in cities but it is also quickly reaching in the rural areas of the country.

IYCN works at three levels:

1. As a network of individuals enabling people to come together and interact at a grassroots level, form

friendships and support each other.

2. As a coalition of member and supporter groups who come under the umbrella group of IYCN, however

maintain their autonomy, yet leverage off a national network of young people passionate about the

environment and development.

3. As an organisation that runs its own programs/ projects as well as participates in & supports programs/

campaigns of other organisations.


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Indian Youth

Climate Network

Why IYCN?

51% of Indias population of over 1 billion people under 25 years and two-thirds under 35 years.

Well be the ones living here in 50 years time to bear the consequences of the actions taken & not taken

by todays leaders.


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IYCN Activities in 2009

Climate Solutions Road Tour

Rural Energy Project

Badlaav 2009

Days of Action Stand Up and Take Action (Oct 16)

Intl Day of Climate Action (Oct 24)

Agents of Change 2009

ACT NOW! Climate ke liye Bajao music

concert

COP15 Vigil camp

Continuous workshops and college fests


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Climate Solutions Road Tour

Travelling 200 km/day in solar plug-in electric cars

plus solar-biodiesel bus

Chennai, Vellore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune,

Mumbai, Goa, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Jaipur, Delhi

January 5, 2009 to February 4, 2009

The team has documented ground breaking climate

solutions, across every sector and many states.


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Rural Energy Project

MGR Nagar, PerurBlock, Coimbatore

Out of the 54 houses in the village, only 4 homes

had access to electricity and there are only 3 street

lights for the whole village.

IYCN partnered with Shanti Ashram, a well known

NGO, to distribute Solar Lanterns under Micro

Finance

The Project was the first of its kind where youth,

industry and a local NGO came together


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Badlaav 2009: Youth Summit

200 Youth from across the

country participated

Plenary session by experts

and eminent people such as:

Rajendra Singh Shyam Saran

Bill Mickkiben

Knowledge Based Workshops

on various themes such as

solar, waste, peace

Skills Based Workshops suchas using Community Radio

Creative Sessions such as

theatre workshops


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Days of Action (Oct 16 and 24)


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Agents of Change

Engaging youth at the national and

international level on the diplomacy around

Climate Change and the UNFCCC process.

2008 6 young people from 4 citiesattended COP14 at Poznan, Poland

2009 20 delegates from 13 cities of the

country were selected through a nationwide

application process and taken to the

Conference of Parties 15 on Climate

Change in Copenhagen, Denmark.

2010 More focus on domestic policy


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ACT NOW! Climate ke liye Bajao

Music concert in New Delhi demanding urgent action to

protect vulnerable Himalayan ecosystem.

Gathered support for the Indian delegation to COP15

conference in Denmark and Vigil Camp in India.

Popoular artists such as Mohit Chauhan, Indian Ocean,Advaita, Sarangi Funk, Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family

played in the concert hosted by VJ Gaurav Kapur.

Held in the heritage site of Qila

Rai Pithora in December 2009.


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COP15 Vigil Camp

Connecting the grassroots voices to

COP15 through live weblink on IYCN

website

Collaborative effort of many CSOs across

the country

camps inD

elhi, Hyderabad& Chennai

Better engagement with politicians and

between activists

Aimed at raising the awareness levels of

the general public about UNFCCC and

COP as well as demand a successful dealin Copenhagen.


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Activities in 2010

Standard activities in each chapter

Climate change workshops

Workshops & campaigns on issues of that

city/ area water crisis, waste,

transportation (traffic, air pollution, fuel

consumption, public transport, etc.),

organic farming

Increasing tree cover

Resources audit (water, energy, paper, etc.)

in schools, colleges, corporations

Orientation sessions with Resource

Persons/ Mentors for the IYCN team in that

region

Additional ongoing / upcoming

projects in India

World WaterDay (March 22)

Earth

Day (April 22)

Youth Summits in each region North,

South, East & West

Making India Carbon Neutral by 2050

research project

Rural Climate Fellows

J&K Solutions Fair

Indian People Tribunal, New Delhi


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Ongoing Tasks

Ongoing tasks in each city/ village not directly related to a project:

Fund-raising Coordinator

Accounts & Administration Coordinator

HR (Staff & Volunteer Management) Coordinator

Workshops and Resource Auditing Coordinator

Knowledge Centre Coordinator

Partnerships Coordinator

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