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Don Bosco Student Made Climate Ambassador at COP29

28 November 2024

Ecology, Education School, Success Story, Youth,

News written by: Fr C. M. Paul sdb

A student delegate from Don Bosco School Park Circus, Kolkata, who attended COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan, was declared a Climate Ambassador by the United Nations Agency for Development and Peace (UNADAP).

The citation presented to 14-year-old student Swanik Choudhury of Class 9 reads: We commend your invaluable contribution as part of the official delegation to COP29. Your efforts have been recognized by the Secretariat, and we commend your commitment to mitigating climate change through responsible stewardship, dedicated advocacy, and alignment with the UNFCCC and UNSDG goals. Your participation exemplifies the spirit of global cooperation needed to drive impactful and sustainable change.

Swanik, a minor who traveled with his mother, Swati Chowdhury, a teacher in the same school, said, "Meeting campaigners and activists from around the world reinforced my belief in the power of unity." Swanik, who was invited to speak on a discussion panel regarding the contribution of different sectors to the growing environmental problems, shared his role in Don Bosco's climate committee, the "Green Movement."

Swanik explained further, "I spoke about our school's extensive measures to combat climate change, from planting trees and donating clothes to literacy programs and spreading the motto of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. "