ESRAG World Environment AoF Conference 2022

Rotaractors and Rotarians from Eastern Europe to Southeast Asia present ESRAG’s second World Environment (AoF) Conference (WEC) on April 9-10, 2022. 

After the great success achieved last year by Latin American ESRAG members, this spring Rotaractors and Rotarians from Eastern Europe to Southeast Asia will present ESRAG’s second World Environment (AoF) Conference (WEC) on April 9-10. Two ESRAG Regional Chapters, Eastern Europe-Central Asia-Middle East and Southeast Asia, will help organize the 2-day virtual conference which will welcome guest speakers from major NGOs and showcase the related work done by the family of Rotary across two continents.

Interactors and youth exchange students are also encouraged to attend! Please also invite people beyond Rotary who are concerned about environmental issues. You can register for the conference here.

The conference will combine plenary talks, break-out sessions, and videos illustrating Rotary and Rotaract projects. This event aims to build further collaboration not only within Rotary, but also with other NGOs. This model builds on the tremendous success of the first WEC organized by Rotaractors and Rotarians of the ESRAG Latin America Chapter.

Participating NGOs include the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

The conference goals are to:

• Deepen participants’ insight into the impacts of climate change on the environment.
• Increase networking with other NGOs that combat the climate crisis.
• Encourage local Rotary members to pursue environment-friendly and sustainable projects through engaging with their ESRAG Chapters.
• Foster collaboration on environmentally sustainable projects/actions across ESRAG Chapters and worldwide.
• Each day's program will start with speakers and videos. In the afternoons, breakout sessions will be organized for each of ESRAG’s six themes: biodiversity, climate, sustainable living, food systems, pollution, and circular economy.

A concept that we're making is that the UN and Rotary's speakers are preferably from the land area of the ESRAG's regional chapter that is hosting the event, so it can be a presentation of the people that are working on the Environment at this area so outside and inside attendees can see what the locals are working on, and also this will be the annual presentation of what ESRAG is and how it's working worldwide to help the Rotary family to implement green projects (our reason to be as Rotary Action Group). Our goal as hosts is to give attendees the inspiration, information and tools to develop green projects at their communities.

The conference will be in English with simultaneous translation in the second language that receives the most votes. You will be able to vote on the language when you register.

For further information (e.g. guest speakers, breakout sessions, and other features) about the conference, follow our Instagram account as the conference continues to develop!

Despite the ongoing heartbreaking news in Ukraine, we hope to raise awareness on our ecology and highlight eco-friendly projects as much as we can, and invite our participating countries to be part of it.

We look forward to seeing you at the WEC 2022!

Register here