CFMUNESCO 2014 (ITALY) - Model United Nations
It is our pleasure to invite the UNESCO affiliated schools within your Country to the first edition of the Cividale del Friuli Model United Nations (CFMUNESCO), ITALY.
The venue of the CFMUNESCO 2014, Cividale del Friuli, is one of the most picturesque Italian cities and in June 2011 was classified UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural, historical and artistic relevance. CFMUNESCO is hosted by the Convitto Nazionale “Paolo Diacono”, which is part of the Italian ASPnet framework and has a long experience in international projects involving Countries from all over the World.
CFMUNESCO consists in three days of intensive debates, from the 13th to the 15th of November 2014, and allows high school students from all over the world to play the role of diplomats, simulating the United Nations’ debates and their universal aim of peace and security. The official language of the Conference is English.
CFMUNESCO is a simulation of five UN committees: the Security Council, the Disarmament and International Security Committee, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Environment Commission and finally the UNESCO Committee. The last is the special committee of our Conference and was chosen in order to emphasize the link between the city of Cividale and the UNESCO community. This is the reason why all the topics debated during the Conference are under a common denominator, as shown by the main theme of CFMUNESCO, “To Protect and Preserve”, which is one of the main objectives of the United Nations and, particularly, of the UNESCO.
We look forward to the participation of your Country to CFMUNESCO, therefore we kindly ask you to identify active and interested schools within your ASPnet national network and forward them our invitation. We do hope to welcome them in our school in November.
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Competition: Contribution of ASPnet Schools in Minimizing The Impacts of Climate Change
Theme of the Competition: Contribution of ASPnet Schools in Minimizing The Impacts of Climate Change
I. Schedule of Activities:
- Information about climate change and its impacts through
ASPnet website: www.aspnetind.org - Teachers together with their students will submit a project on what to do at schools in minimizing the impact of climate change based on the information provided. Deadline : 30 November 2013. Submit the project to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Meeting of Jury on December 2013
- A Seminar on Contribution of ASPnet Schools in Minimizing the Impacts of Climate Change as a sharing information forum on the best initiatives on Climate Change practiced at schools. Date : December 2013 (tbc)
- Venue : Crown Park Hotel, Cawang, Jakarta (tbc)
- Announcement of the Winners will be put in ASPnet website on December 2013 www.aspnetind.org
II. Rules of Competition
- Theme : Contribution of ASPnet Schools in Minimizing the Impacts of Climate Change
- Contents :
- Local Climate Issues
- Description on the issue, the impact and the solution
- Should be in line with the existing local material
- Should be original and replicable
- It is more appreciated with photos - Language : English
- Pages : Maximum four A4-size pages
Times New Roman Font : Size 12, Space 1,5
III.The Result of Competition
- The Winners of the the competition will present their project during the seminar
- The winners will be announced at ASPnet website (www.aspnetind.org)
Climate Projects Schools Can Do
In addressing climate change, adaptation and mitigation are two universally recognized approaches. Climate solutions are found in adaptation action and mitigation action. Teachers and students can develop school projects on climate change that apply an understanding in adaptation or mitigation or even a combination of the two approaches. In an adaptation project, the idea is to provide a means to reduce climate change impact. In a mitigation project, the intent is to demonstrate a method to reduce carbon emissions. Meanwhile, a project that combines adaptation and mitigation components is also feasible.
Climate Change Basics for Teachers in Indonesia
In June and July 2013 forest and peat-land fires in Riau caused haze in Pekanbaru, the provincial capital, and neighboring countries Singapore and the south of Malaysia. The haze became a health hazard and obstructed vision for aircraft and land transport.
Earlier in January, the Banjir Kanal waterway that runs through Central Jakarta from East to West overflowed. The heavy waterload burst the levee on its northern bank along Jalan Latuharhari. Immense flooding hit the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Thamrin Boulevard and the Presidential Palace. Street traffic was paralysed. People could not go to work. The Riau fires and the Jakarta floods are linked to climate change primarily caused by human activity.
In the Riau case the deliberate burning of peatland to clear space for expanded oil palm planting released great amounts of carbon dioxide contained in the peat. It is one case of repeated deforestation and degradation of forests in Indonesia that result in significant carbon emissions. Carbon emissions are also caused by other human activity, particularly in the use of fossil fuels for energy generation. Fossil fuels, primarily coal, oil, and natural gas, contain carbon dioxide. Fossil fuels are burned for factories and transport vehicles and release great amounts of CO2.