Climate March to COP 21

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.