Venue: Antalia, Turkiye
Duration: 14th April - 19th Arpil 2024
Sunday 14th April
Report of Turkish Meeting
Project Name: Model United Nations.
Project Number: 2023-1-FR01-KA220-SCH-000155418
Activity title: MUN Environmental Issues
Venue: Antalya/Türkiye
Date: 15-19 April 2024
Program
Monday 15th
09:30 - 16:00 Conference session, students will discuss World issues regarding environment in 3 committees as UNDRR, UN-Habitat and UN WWF (lunch will be served at school at 13:00-14:00)
Tuesday 16th
09:30 - 16:00 Conference session, students will discuss World issues regarding environment in 3 committees as UNDRR, UN-Habitat and UN WWF (lunch will be served at school at 13:00-14:00), resolution papers will be issued
Wednesday 17th
09.30 - 17.00: Demre Excursion (Myra antique site, boat tour city tour)
Thursday 18th
09:00 - 17:00 Side Excursion (an old town)
Friday 19th
10:00 - 12:00 Certificate ceremony, Resolution papers
12:00 - free time
The second mobility of our project was held between 15-19 April 2024 with the participation of 80 students and 12 teachers from project partner institutions. The project consisted of a total of 5 working days, including 2-days of conferences, 2-days of cultural and social trips, and a 1-day closing and final declarations of conferences. The main topic of our conferences were environmental issues. In this context, students formed 3 main committees, considering the United Nations committee structure, and carried out committee work in these committees, representing the countries previously assigned to them. These committees:
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
- UN-HABITAT
- Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Relevant issues were discussed in these committees and resolution papers were published at the end of the conference.
As a result of the conferences:
- Equality of opportunity in education has been created by including students who cannot attend the conferences economically in the project activities.
- Participants' creative self-thinking, cooperation and communication skills have increased.
- Participants' productivity and leadership skills have increased
- Participants' linguistic skills have increased.
- Participants' knowledge of diplomacy culture has increased.
- Participants have searched for information on the environment and climate change and develop ideas for solving these environmental problems.
- Civil engagement behaviour of the participants in world problems have increased
- As the participants have participated in a multinational environment, cultural fusion of the participants has increased.
- Participants have published final declarations at the end of the conferences and these declarations will be shared with policy-making local and international institutions such as the United Nations, and it will be ensured that these institutions create public opinion in solving current problems and develop effective solution-oriented policies.
- Participants will share their achievements with the surrounding schools and educational institutions through local activities such as seminars, conferences and meetings, and will increase the number of local or international MUN conferences.
The Resolution papers of the Committees
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Agenda item: Discussing standards regarding earthquake preparedness and a framework on international support.
Signatures: New Zealand, USA, Mexico, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Morocco, Slovenia, China, Libya, Vietnam, Algeria, Argentina, Canada, Greece, England, Germany, Iceland
- to ensure requirements before and after an earthquake country will
a) implement legal regulations to not build structures around volcano areas and high-risk areas,
b) update the building codes so structures can resist earthquakes
c) teach people how to act in case of an earthquake from a young age,
d) warning systems be produced, and these will be made compatible with all software
e) provide search and rescue teams immediately
To provide that internal affairs mix with international assistance there’s a thing we should do;
do not mix local authority with experts, local authorities are not as trained as experts are, it would be better if the two split up and do what they are good at.
2. To ensure the goals of the Sendai Framework will be achieved, country;
a) understand disaster risks,
b) strength disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk,
c) invest in disaster risk education for resilience,
d) enhancing disaster preparedness for effective responses and to “Build Back Better” in the recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
e) invest in strengthening institutional capacities at all levels to implement disaster risk reduction measures effectively.
f) raise public awareness about disaster risk, preparedness measures, and the importance of building resilience through education, communication campaigns, and community engagement.
3. To provide goods to the regions after an earthquake, member countries
a) can use air transportation like drones to take general goods there such as food and water,
b) can use helicopters to take more food to the places which were damaged by the earthquake.
c) strengthen airports to use them in emergency cases such as earthquakes to deliver aid and make them safer and more stable,
d) Create storages which includes necessary goods such as food, tents, water, and clothes in rural areas to use in emergency cases such as earthquakes
4) Relocation to a safer, non-quake-prone region can help in finding accommodation, food and drink for people struck by the disaster. Basic medical aid would be provided by The Red Cross, UN and other charity organizations.
Victims of an earthquake need to be not only physically catered to but also psychologically & emotionally to not lead to trauma in elders and children. We could also provide field schools for children to make the situation less alarming and keep overall stress level low, which is crucial in such a disastrous event,
5) The UN can engage in diplomatic outreach to encourage countries to join international treaties and fulfil their commitment. For example, high-level meetings and public diplomacy campaigns to raise awareness about the benefits of joining the UN. Also, the UN can offer incentives and rewards to countries that fulfil their commitments, for example, financial assistance. And for the countries that lack resources, or technical expertise, the UN can provide training and technical assistance,
6) To maintain security and stop loot after an earthquake, member countries can,
a) create a unit to increase security which includes a few soldiers and police,
b) instead of forcing people to leave the wrecked areas, make sure that the structures in the areas are ready to withstand any possible earthquake without any problems,
c) create punishments for loot in the regions of earthquakes.
UN-HABITAT
Agenda Item: Developing Sustainable Urbanization Practices that Address Earthquake Risks in Urban Planning and Design
Signatures: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States of America
Problems
1 - sustainable planning and administration of urban areas,
2 - balance between economic growth and environmental sustainability,
3 - the role of international cooperation with an earthquake risk,
4 - Minimizing the vulnerability of urban areas to earthquakes,
Solutions
1 - In order to create sustainable plannings ai supported drones can be used to determine suitable places for urbanization and to detect problems in troubled areas. For covering the fee agreed companies are going to be in a cooperation. A cooperation that the developed countries will support the developing ones. To ensure that all the countries are working together a new agreement will be signed,
2 - A foundation that will be supported by the German government can be created. That foundation is going to work for raising awareness of people, collecting donations for increasing the number of the green areas all around the world. And also protecting some of the forests while using other forests for economical purpose,
3 - Assisting developing countries can make the world a safer place for all the people around the world. For creating international cooperation, a new agency for assisting developing countries,
4 - To ensure the durability of buildings, all buildings must be designed and constructed in accordance with the law. In addition, the necessary technologies like pads must be used to prevent the buildings from being affected by earthquakes. States must ensure the durability of newly constructed buildings,
5 - Decides to remain actively in this topic.
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Agenda Item: Improving standards for nature reserves and national parks while protecting wildlife with regard to local geography, climate and greenery.
Signatures: China, Russia, Germany, India, Brazil, Democratic Congo, Ecuador, Panama, Philippines, Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa, Australia, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Kenya, United Kingdom, United States of America
Aware of the Endangerments of some specific species in national parks, Strongly warns threats against regular forms owing to biodiversity, Concerned about Threats of the climate change to national parks, Keeping in mind problems illegal wildlife trades and poaching, Deeply concerned devastation that created by habitat destruction,
The General Assembly,
1. Takes endangered species into insurance by;
a) reducing air pollution by putting filter systems into factories and polluters
b) establishing licenses in order to prevent illicit hunting,
2. Ensures biodiversity under protection via;
a) establishing more advanced national parks plus upgrading them according to existing threats,
b) increasing researches focused on differences between similar species,
c)providing drones and satellites for detecting that species,
d) preventing their devastation via providing better conditions in national parks for endangered species in order to encourage them to breed more,
3. Decreases the effects of “climate change” on national parks and endangered species by;
a) encouraging nuclear energy solutions for reducing carbon dioxide,
b) supporting manufacturers that works on hydrogen plus electricity technologies on mobilized devices,
4. Discourages illicit wildlife traders plus supporters by strengthening laws on states and providing better security for preventing criminal activities in national parks,
5. Protects habitats by taking them into the insurance of private sector companies,
6. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
