Scouts Unite for Nature and Future

Awareness event during the 59th Scout Annual Camporee at Viharamahadevi Park

The world is experiencing an unprecedented chaos, the climate change, primarily driven by human activities such as deforestation, burning of fossil fuels, and industrial pollution. Sri Lanka, with its unique geographic and ecological features, is among most severely impacted nations by climate change including extreme weather changes and natural disasters.  These challenges emphasise the urgent need to educate youth and children about the realities of climate change and their role in addressing it. By teaching them adaptation strategies, such as adopting nature-based solutions, and mitigation efforts like reducing carbon footprints and promoting renewable energy, they can become proactive agents of change. Equipping the younger generation with knowledge and tools not only ensures their resilience but also fosters a sustainable future for the entire nation.Children, who will endure the harshest impacts of the climate change, are the least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and industrial pollution, the driving forces of climate crisis.

To empower these young change makers, the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Scout Movement, organised an awareness event during the 59th Scout Annual Camporee at Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo 07 on December 1, 2024. The event educated scouts on climate change impacts, mitigation strategies, and ways children can actively contribute to building a sustainable planet.Scouts from various regions across the country came together to participate in an engaging and interactive awareness session led by Prof. Deepthi Wickramasinghe from University of Colombo.