Message from a Global Citizen

By On May 21, 2012 · 8 Comments

It’s very obvious that if you want to understand anybody’s point of view –even if it’s different from yours- you should put yourself in the other party’s shoes. Since ideas, thoughts and decisions are always based on experience, interest and logical reasons, everyone should be able to explain his point of view according to his own interest and also convince unbiased bystanders of his positions and reasons behind them.

When I started to be an environmental activist I just wanted to treat the environment with affection and care so it treats me the same way, not just treat it according to my interest and expect it to treat me in a good way. So I think it’s not logical to defend my personal interest in an environmental international conference because simply this conference was made to discuss the environment and how all the countries could cooperate to solve the environmental crisis. We need to think about how we can start a new page with environment so we can live together in peace without climate change impacts, islands sinking, higher temperatures or animals dying because of droughts that will make food and water unavailable.

I think if we really want to save OUR PLANET EARTH we should pay attention to the big problem and put our own arguments and problems aside because THERE IS NO PLANET B and there is a point of no return. We won’t have a fresh new chance. These long negotiations, slow discussions and the huge number of experts in fields not relevant to the climate are not solving the problem they are just raising the level of negative feeling and standing in the way of solving the problem. Also, in addition to this number of experts we see in the UNFCCC discussions, I don’t really see that negotiators are aware of the time passing and how urgent this issue is!!!

What I think is we should think about and discuss is the global climate issues as GLOBAL CITIZENS and if we understood the real meaning of global citizen we will have one interest one goal and will help each other because we believe in the same cause.

What I am really looking for is that negotiators present at these talks work on along this line towards Qatar and in Qatar at the end of this year.

Sincerely
A Global Citizen

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  • Abraham

    Well Done!

  • http://www.facebook.com/MosTaFa.MeDhaTt Mostafa M. Fouad

    Thanks My Friend Please Share ;)

  • Milan

    so true! the negotiators don’t feel responsible for the world, but for their governments, who feel responsible mostly for the industry and economic growth. What we need are global citizens negotiating, feeling responsible for their home. But how can we achieve this?

  • http://www.facebook.com/MosTaFa.MeDhaTt Mostafa M. Fouad

    Environmental Education my friends since birth until death so we can get will informed negotiators about the cause not just Government men who are defending governments interests

  • Doha Galal

    like :)

  • Busisiwe Shezi

    True. I just wonder if negotiators think about what kind of planet they are leaving behind for the youth.

  • Odulla Joseph

    I like what you are doing.well done and I would like to join you in the struggle please.
    what you are doing is very good.

  • Dolraj Paudyal

    Idea of Global citizen is good as we feel a common fellow of the single planet. The planet is basically a single entity. We breath the common air, drink water, take food from the earth. We communicate in common wave of earth. Earth is the common home of us and the national boundaries are artificial. We have to save the earth as a whole. But our responsibilities is more within our boundaries but not the end. We would contribute our service even outside the boundaries.

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