Japans framtid

I juni förra året deltog jag i en workshop på Tokyo University och den bestående känslan jag hade efteråt var att jag hade träffat Japans framtid. Underbara unga människor som såg och tog sitt ansvar för en bättre värld.

Nu är de på gång igen och arrangerar en internationell konferens för studenter. Här nedan har jag citerat vad de själva säger om sitt evenemang. Du kan läsa mer via länken; Student Summmit 2007.

”Student Summit for Sustainability” ,"Taking Action for Global Sustainability" in Tokyo, 5-9 March 2007”.
”It will be 20 years in 2007 since the publication of "Our Common Future," in which the definition of the word "sustainable development" (SD) was presented. Since then, the discussions on "sustainability" have gradually changed and progressed, but the situation has only worsened. The need for immediate action toward SD from various fields has only intensified. One of the major gaps in confronting issues internationally and locally is lack of sufficient academic and international network and communication.

Facing this reality, students who are close to academic research and community, hold some key roles in activating this needed network. Understanding our responsibilities as future leaders and decision makers, students can bring bright hopes in connecting currently still sectored actors.

The World Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSC-SD) was established in 2001 to sensitise students from various origins and academic backgrounds on issues pertaining to sustainability, and motivate them to take action at their universities and larger communities. In our upcoming annual meeting, we propose to call it the "Student Summit for Sustainability" to clarify the positioning of annual meeting and our role as students to the society. The main title of the Student Summit is "Taking Action for Global Sustainability", and it is aimed to encourage communication, collaboration, value creation and vision through sharing ideas, friendship and wills among students."