Greece - REACH Youth Event

REACH youth event Athens

01.04.2005 | WECF Event

Countries: Greece
Donors: European Commission, DG Environment; Ministry of Housing Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM), The Netherlands
Partners: Cleanup Greece
Issues: Chemicals & Health, Gender & Rights
Duration: 04/2005 - 04/2005

Clean up Greece is an environmental NGO, based in Athens and has been active since 1993. Clean up Greece is an official partner of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) of UNEP and affiliated to the organizations “Clean up the World”, WECF and EEN - EPHA Environment Network.

The goal of Clean up Greece is to promote public awareness, in order to improve the current environmental situation in Greece.  One of the main environmental education programmes of Clean up Greece is the Annual Environmental Youth Conference, which was established in 2000 and has taken place successfully over the last years in Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion/Crete and Patras with participation of 5,500 students discussing issues such as:

  • Environment & Olympics 2004
  • The city I would like to live in
  • My Neighbourhood
  • Water - a Drop of Life
  • Clean Energy
  • Sustainable Schools.

The 7th Environmental Youth Conference with the title “Sustainable and Toxic Free Future” in the framework of the European Life/ENV Programme ‘SB-Med’ was organized in the following cities:  

  • Athens - 8th February 2006
  • Thessaloniki - 15th February 2006
  • Heraklion Crete - 24th February 2006
  • Volos - 27th February 2006

1,200 students presented their research and thoughts as well as proposals with speeches, slides and video clips.

Greetings were addressed by representatives of the European Parliament, European Union, United Nations Environment Program, municipalities and the government.

A Greek version of the WECF REACH brochure was published and distributed during and after the Youth Conference.

WECF goal

WECF supported the Youth Conference to increase public awareness and participation during the REACH process. Engaging youths and young adults at an early time is crucial to promote environmental awareness and to develop effective participations on a local, national and European level.

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