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Youth involvement in national and international policy making processes. What has happened until now?. Budapest Conference, June 2004 CEHAPE Budapest Declaration Youth workshop in Osl o, March 2006 Election of the first youth representatives Youth workshop in Luxemburg, March 2007 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What has happened until now?
Budapest Conference, June 2004–CEHAPE
–Budapest Declaration
Youth workshop in Oslo, March 2006–Election of the first youth representatives
Youth workshop in Luxemburg, March 2007
–Start the process on creating the Youth Friendly CEHAPE
• Youth Conference 12-15 June 2007, Vienna
One- day Youth Event 12 June 2007
Election of the new delegates
Automatically appointing old delegates to be substitutes for
new delegates
Working groups about participation
Youth Friendly CEHAPE - YFC
Where we are now
• Section 1.– Water sanitation– City planning and human settlements– Physical activity– Alternative energy and sustainable development– Education, communication– Chemicals and toxic substances
• Section 2.– Implementation of the European Environment and
Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (EC Action Plan)
Youth Friendly CEHAPE
City planning and human settlements
• Decreasing injuries by ensuring safe mobility
• Having better public transportation
• Minimising air pollution
• Minimising the noise
Problems with city planning and human settlements
– Increasing road traffic accidents
– Many drunk, irresponsible drivers on roads
– Too much private cars- too few public transportation
– Increasing air pollution caused by growing car traffic, factories
– Smoking
– Green zones are being replaced
– Poor control system
Solutions to problems with city planning and human settlements
– strenghten control systems, higher age limits on getting driving licence
– more bicycle and passenger lanes, crossings and lights
– international youth traffic patrol program with ministerial & youths help
– better and cheaper public transport, school buses
– car-free zones/days
– ban smoking in public places, separate smokers
and non-smokers
– higher taxes
– noise regulated zones
– more green areas and fines on destroying green areas
– take care and keep clean
• Problems:
– The youth’s point of view is missing
– The AP is vague and has no concrete actions
– Research is being targeted at adults and not at young people
• Solutions:
– Involve young people in the political processes
– More youth friendly and concrete action plan
– Write the document in an easier language
– Concrete actions & follow-up on them are needed
– Give the universities the possibilities to do research ”by young people – for young people”.
• Interactive discussions between national delagations, focal
points and youth
• Closer cooperation and communication between neighbour
countries
• Make easy understandable documents, which concern youth
issues
• Discussion time on the next CEHAPE and EEHC meetings on
the YFC
• Include youth in the national delegations
• One international youth workshop per year
• Strengthening youth network by creating a webpage
• Implementation of YFC
– Translation to native languages
Future plans and requests until 2009
How to strengthen the network
Homepage:
• Exchanging ideas• Easily available for everyone• Original and creative flyers about the homepage• Database and forum of youth work• History of CEHAPE and youth network• Reports on meetings• Profile of participants
o Youth are willing to participate and take responsibility
o Creating national youth networks to maximize participation through local projects
o Produce and provide schools with relevant educational literature to raise awareness among students
o Advocate NGOs and governmental organizations to effectively implement CEHAPE
o Obtain skills in workshops
o To be directly involved in the preparation process
Expectations from youth involvement