The ingenious idea of first ever Climate March going to happen on November
29 has held many nature enthusiast, climate activist and members of Bhutan
Earth Guardian in eager anticipation for last many days.
As the day finally
cropped up to announce 29th November, the first ever Climate March took place
in Bhutan. It is organized by the Earth Guardian Bhutan member students based
on College of Natural Resources, Lobesa with a financial support from Bhutan
Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation. The day embarked on with the
assembling of participants from college and nearby schools (Dashiding HSS and
Khuruthang HSS).The participants gathered are than briefed on the ethics and
conducts of the Climate March. Some of them include like participants
exhibiting the highest standard of humanity conduct while marching and single-mindedly
marching for common purpose.
The day is enchanted with the arrival of chief guest and other
distinguished guests. The chief guest for the event was the Punakha
Superintendent of Police. With immense admiration for the initiative and the
goals of the March, Dasho emphasized on our individual responsibility in taking
care of our area in grass root level by humanely act of not polluting and littering
our own waste and by picking at least pieces of waste in a day on our way to
and fro.Dasho also evinced about keeping Punakha District and its towns clean
and tidy as it is important historical site and tourist destination. Than the
Chief Guest flagged off the March and it commenced from Khuruthang town to
Metsina town covering about 10 kilometres.The participants did not simply march
on the way but individual of them wholeheartedly extend their hands in making
roadside and runway cleaner and greener by picking rubbish on the way.
Further, Climate
March connects with the important iteration in the circus of International
Climate negotiation, COP 21 holding in Paris. According to the Earth Guardian,
the COP 21 conference is crucial because the expected outcome is a new
International agreement in climate change, applicable to all to keep the global
warming increase below 2 degree Celsius. It is even time specific because the
scourge of climate change is already affecting the earth and its environment
and threatens livelihood and economics of people.
Climate strike is
a wakeup call to our own generation and it is the start of the network that
will solve the greatest challenge in human history. Thus, the March is the
symbol of unity and our nation willingness with the rest of the world
conducting similar strike aimed in fulfilling universally agreed and the most
realistic Climate agreement. Let’s all stand up for common sense and logical
solution not climate obstruction.
