The World Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSCSD) in partnership with the University of Nairobi and UNEP’s Environmental Education and Training Unit (EETU) is organizing the 2012 World Students Summit for Sustainability to be held at the Multimedia University College, Nairobi, Kenya from 12th – 16th November, 2012.The 2012 World Student Summit for Sustainability (S3 2012) is the first annual WSCSD summit to be held in Africa. The summit will focus on developing a common understanding of a green economy and how youth energy, action and innovation can be harnessed for an enhance impact in sustainable development. The summit topics will focus on energy, waste, water, food and transport. Apart from keynote speeches, poster presentations and group discussions, practical activities will also be incorporated into the summit. Ultimately, it will foster formation of partnerships for collaborative efforts towards a Green Economy and Sustainable Development. GoalTo build the students’ understanding and enhance their actions towards achieving a Green Economy. Objectives
- To share and document students’ sustainability efforts and engage students, universities and development partners in laying a foundation for a green economy.
- To enhance understanding of the Green Economy concept and to increase action towards green entrepreneurship by providing a platform for student-student and student-professional interactions.
- To increase collaborative responses and actions towards the Green Economy by fostering university-industry partnerships.
- To prioritize youth action towards the Green Economy and Sustainable Development.
- Engage students, universities and sponsors to lay the foundation for a successful summit within all of the five focus topics (energy, food, water, waste and transport);
- Initiate the design and construction of a model “Green House” assembled from used cargo containers;
- Create a collaborative educational film – “We Are One” – documenting students’ grassroot actions towards a Green society
- Three days of presentations, round-table discussions
- A special workshop on green entrepreneurship
- Launch of a mobile sustainability exhibition showcasing everyday sustainable living in shipping cargo containers
- Nourishing mentorship, networking, and business support for green careers through Green Fellowship.
- Mobilising global students’ action in transforming the impoverished Nyakongo village, Kenya into a model Sustainable Village.
- Developing educational activities to support reorientation of curricula towards sustainable development at universities globally.
- Screening of the film “We Are One” all over the world through community leaders.
- Improved understanding and capacity of university students worldwide on a Green Economy.
- Creation of a virtual sustainability education and learning platform targeting university students and young professionals providing information on innovative technologies and social engineering solutions for green societies.
- Launch of a sustainable development plan for a rural Kenyan village – Nyakongo.
- Establishment of a Green Fellowship Program for students motivated to launch green careers and innovative enterprises after the summit.
- Type and size of text: Arial 12
- Page size: A4
- Margins: 3 cm on each side
- Alignment: justified to the left only
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- Figure and table legends
- References: at the end of the article in alphabetical order
- Preferred dimensions are 70 cm x 50cm.
- The title, name of the authors and name of the institution must be printed on the upper half of the poster.
- The smallest font on the poster should be no less than 20 points (should be legible from a distance of 1 m).