YOUTH in Rotterdam

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YOUTH in Rotterdam

• Progress, results and planning
• Marloes Graaumans, Job Swens

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Step 1 Till PMG meeting Rotterdam

• Working out the plan
• Education of YOUTH consortium members- lecture
  by Harbour Authority on sustainability in the
  harbour- guided tour with explanation to
  renewable energy installations

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Step 2 Involving key persons/groups (1)

• Political key persons and groupsMayor of
  Rotterdam, Alderman of Trafic and Transport,
  Alderman of Environmental Issues, Head of
  sustainable transport of RCI (Rotterdam Climate
  Initiative, part of CCI), Head of the Rotterdam
  Harbor Authority,star actor TV soap GTST
• Organisations already active in the fieldIVN,
  SR NME, Milieu Dichterbij
• Project already runningScholen voor
  Duurzaamheid, Gave Haven
• Other stakeholdersDeltalinqs, Your World

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Step 3 Development of educational material

• Development of international template
• Development of Rotterdam dedicated course
• Development of teacher training material

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Step 4 Involvement of youngsters

• Dissemination of information about the youth
  course at schools (80 ?)
• Excursions through the Rotterdam Harbour with
  energy experts (6)
• Promotion at school board level

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Step 5 Starting the award contest

• Inviting the Youngsters (video message)
• Sharing the citys transport policy
• Training the teachers
• Involving experts
• gt Youngsters generate ideas

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Step 6 Award contest event

• Presentation of ideas (10 from 5 schools) and
  discussions with experts
• Closing session with all youngsters, teachers,
  experts, politicians and policy makers (120
  participants)

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Step 7 Dissemination of award-contest outcome

• Article for press
• An A2 flyer

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Next steps

• Discussions with policy makers on implementation
  of youngsters ideas
• NB as the Rotterdam transport policy is quite
  progressive in CO2 reduction targets, most of the
  youngsters recommendations do not suggest changes
  to the policy, but rather provide ideas and
  examples to achieve the policy objectives
• Monitoring of implementation of ideas

Bucharest
24 november 2008
Youth PMG meeting