AIR-POLLUTION CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE CZECH CLIMATE ADVOCATES IS READY TO BEGIN!
The team of Czech climate advocates organised a conference called ‘Air Pollution and its Solutions in Small Settlements’ that took place on 16th February in Ostrava, capital of one of the most polluted regions in Europe. The aim of this one-day conference was to help the representatives of small towns and villages with their efforts to tackle the huge air pollution problem caused by the local heating sources.
More information at http://www.konference-ovzdusi.cz/. You can watch and listen to conference speakers here.
GET INSPIRED!
Get Inspired! Is an exciting exhibition presenting the cumulative results of the Challenge Europe project.
Since 2008 over 600 Climate Advocates have worked together in 18 different European countries to developed over 100 climate focussed projects. Their ideas ranged from education, transport, housing, food and agriculture to energy and business practice as well as raising awareness and encouraging personal action. The Climate Advocates were not alone on their journey. Several hundred international and national experts and other partners helped them to develop solution on how to accelerate change towards a low carbon future.
The exhibition at the National Technical Library in Prague lasts until 25 February. Thereafter it will be on tour in several Czech cities and will also be displayed in several European countries. The exhibition has been funded with support from the European Commission.
Take a look at some ideas − they might inspire you to do something yourself.
For further information please contact Jana Hecova.
PROJECTS FOR YEAR 3 SELECTED
The Climate Advocates are working on three topics:
CZECH THE TAP!
The project aims to increase the number of restaurants where tap water is served and to encourage tap-water drinking through a promotion campaign focused on consumers. The tap-water team will use several marketing tools, such as a sticker with the project logo, to encourage restaurants to join this initiative. The consumer campaign will run simultaneously. Read more.
GREEN OFFICE
The project’s objective is to facilitate the introduction of environmentally friendly practices in offices and to initiate a change of employees’ as well as employers’ behaviour in everyday work. The tangible goal of Green Office project is to commit selected companies and institutions to introduction of so called ‘Twelve Rules of a Green Office’. In a period of three months, companies and institutions will be able to use an interactive website and a help from the advocates to achieve an improvement of their office practices.
AIR POLLUTION AND ITS SOLUTIONS IN SMALL SETTLEMENTS
Four climate advocates are going to organise a one-day conference to bring together representatives of small municipalities with experts from NGOs, governmental bodies and commercial companies (producing and selling alternative heating technologies). During practical workshops, representatives of communities that converted their heating systems to a more environmentally friendly technology will be able to share their experience with representatives of municipalities that are still facing this issue.
To find out more, have a look at the project's web or contact Marta Brichova, the project's co-ordinator.
THE CZECH REPUBLIC CLIMATE ADVOCATE TEAM 2010/2011:
Tomáš Baďura, 24, student of the Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University
Zuzana Cabejšková, 20, student of Environmental Protection at Charles University in Prague
Lydia Hähnel, 22, student of Management of Natural Resources, Charles University, Prague
Marta Zveibil Hruba, 32, graduated from Film Academy of Performing Arts in 2004
Kateřina Janatová, 26, pottery maker and trainer
Petra Melingerová, 24, student of Czech Agricultural University, works for Safety Line, a free helpline for children and young people
Romana Mlčochová, 20, student of Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín
Jaroslav Novotný, 21, student, Management of the Environmental Protection, University of Pardubice; also works as a coordinator of Creative Library project at The Study and Research Library in Hradec Králové
David Paleček, 22, student of Artificial Photosynthesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague
Lenka Pipková, 28, language teacher and volunteer for ADRA and Greenpeace; graduated in 2006 as Doctor of General Medicine
Kristína Tabačková, 23, student of Environmental Studies and International Relations at Masaryk University in Brno
Markéta Volná, 26, project developer of Ostrava – candidate for the title European Capital of Culture 2015
Ivona Zelinková, 33, senior consultant for a recruitment company
Martin Zika, 36, journalist
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