In many parts of the world, economic stability relies on access to natural resources for daily living as well as income generation. Children and youth often make up the largest portion of the population and have a significant stake in resource use. Unhealthy, polluted environments have a negative impact on the health of developing children and youth as well as on their economic opportunities. Meanwhile, youth are often the early adapters of new ideas and technologies. Encouraging proactive environmental awareness in youth could pave the way for environmentally sustainable economic development. This section of the website draws together resources on this topic to provide practitioners with information on how to incorporate such considerations into programming.
Date:
Sat, 04/18/2009 - Sun, 04/19/2009
Location:
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Host:
Unite For Sight's conference convenes a committed vanguard of thousands from more than 60 countries. The conference challenges students, professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative solutions to achieve global goals.
The conference will feature 200 Speakers, including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Harold Varmus. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Save The Children, Partners in Health, HealthStore Foundation, mothers2mothers, among others, are planned. In addition, "Young Leaders of Social Change" Speakers are featured on the agenda.
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