- SDG 14 is ‘Life Below Water :Plastic pollution. Increasing levels of debris in the world’s oceans are having a major environmental and economic impact. Marine debris impacts biodiversity through entanglement or ingestion
- SDG 14 is ‘Life Below Water :Coastal waters are deteriorating due to pollution and eutrophication. Without concerted efforts, coastal eutrophication is expected to increase in 20 percent of large marine ecosystems by 2050.
- SDG 14 is Life Below Water :Ocean acidification has increased significantly in recent decades. Open Ocean sites show current levels of acidity have increased by 26 per cent since the start of the Industrial Revolution.
- SDG 14 is Life Below Water :Oceans absorb about 30 per cent of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.
- SDG 14 is Life Below Water :Oceans provide key natural resources including food, medicines, biofuels and other products. They help with the breakdown and removal of waste and pollution, and their coastal ecosystems act as buf
Telangana Jagruthi International Youth Leadership Conference 18,19,20th January 2019
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The Telangana Jagruthi International Youth Leadership Conference 2019 is a partnership-driven program for young leaders across the world who can make a positive impact in their communities and the world at large through the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. TJIYLC brings together leaders from different walks of life and serves as a point of confluence for young professionals, students, innovators, and policymakers to come together and build consensus around SDGs and other critical development agenda. Delegates acquire first-hand experience in leadership, join a lasting global leadership network and build a platform to tackle current critical issues.
The TJIYLC shall take place on the 18th, 19th, and 20th January 2019 at Hyderabad. The event is hosted by Telangana Jagruthi - one of the largest NGOs in India working on skill development, youth empowerment and women leadership.
The cross-cutting theme for TJIYLC 2019 is “The Gandhian Path To Sustainability & Innovation‟. TJIYLC 2019 will facilitate a process that strengthens effective youth participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of various global issues, related to the process of defining the future global development framework from a Gandhian perspective. The conference will also create an inclusive platform for the youth that enables them to review the progress of the SDGs, share ideas, experiences and innovative approaches for effectively contributing to the SDG framework and its implementation.
M.Karunakar Reddy