A 13-year-old Indian girl, speaking on behalf of the world's three billion children, asked world leaders , including the Presidents of the United States of America and China, for urgent action on climate change.
“I am so much concerned about climate change because I don't want our future generations to question us just as I am questioning the need of more concrete action on climate change today,” Ms Yugratna Srivastava from Lucknow said at the Summit on Climate Change in the United Nations.
“The Himalayas are melting, polar bears are dying, 2 of every 5 people don't have access to clean drinking water, earth's temperature is increasing, we are losing the untapped information and potential of plant species, Pacific's water level has risen. Is this what we are going to hand over to our future generations? Please no!”
The ninth grader from St Fidelis College spoke at the high-level summit convened by the UN chief Mr Ban Ki-moon. India was represented by foreign minister Mr SM Krishna and environment minister Mr Jairam Ramesh.
“I am so much concerned about climate change because I don't want our future generations to question us just as I am questioning the need of more concrete action on climate change today,” Ms Yugratna Srivastava from Lucknow said at the Summit on Climate Change in the United Nations.
“The Himalayas are melting, polar bears are dying, 2 of every 5 people don't have access to clean drinking water, earth's temperature is increasing, we are losing the untapped information and potential of plant species, Pacific's water level has risen. Is this what we are going to hand over to our future generations? Please no!”
The ninth grader from St Fidelis College spoke at the high-level summit convened by the UN chief Mr Ban Ki-moon. India was represented by foreign minister Mr SM Krishna and environment minister Mr Jairam Ramesh.
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