The young people of the earth are going to have a great responsibility for the future. From the world wars until today the world have been relatively safe and developing. But many indicators tells us that this in going to change.
A number of challenges with the climate change in top, the generation that will become decision makers in 20 years will have a massive struggle. We can be the generation that saved the planet, or if we follow the footsteps of the previous generations, the one who destroyed it. I believe that we are the one who have to make that decision.
Today, 20 percent of the world’s population (1,3 billion) is between 12 and 24 years old, the largest ever youth group in history. If they become aware and active in the struggle for equality and sustabibility, this generation can not continue as before, and we must do something.
What can the global north do?
• We must change the ideas from a shopping culture to a sustaible culture. We need to get role models and examples out to get people interested.
• We must change the system in order to see the real values and challenges. The economy today are built on non sustanible word, we got to do something about that.
What can the global south do?
• Make sure to develop sustaible, when the family get´s their first car, make sure it runs on green fuel, build a good network of public transports.
• Invest in the young peoples education, health and a basic welfare.
The challenge is also to build partnership and cooperations without boarders. We need to give the young people a chance to develop and be the change.
Anybody got some idea about how we can make the next generation the sustabible one?
