Youth Team Meetings 2007

Participation of the Youth Team in the AER Youth Summer School 2007 in Devon

The AER Youth Summer School 2007 focused upon the role of the regions and their young citizens in securing the sustainable development of Europe and the wider world.
In the last few years, the scale of global environmental decline has been unprecedented. Climate change and global warming are leading to an increase in flooding and forest fires in many European countries; temperatures are changing and droughts are becoming more common. Fossil fuels will not be able to meet our increased demand for energy for much longer and renewable sources of energy need to be produced on a much larger scale.

Most of the problems of environmental degradation need to be addressed at the regional level. Regions and the young people who live in them therefore have a key role to play in contributing towards sustainable development at the European level.
During the Youth Summer School, participants had the opportunity to learn how they can take practical steps to improve sustainable development in their regions. This was achieved through examining best practice case studies, exchanging experiences and learning about European policies and programmes in the environmental field.