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Chandigarh 03rd August:- US based EcoSikh announced the environmental action plan in tandem with United Nations major Climate Summit to be held in Paris this year. EcoSikh has prepared a 10 year long term plan to combat the climate change. EcoSikh's plan includes organizing Youth environmental leadership training workshops, training the parcharaks/granthis (preachers) to become educators on climate change issues, releasing and implementing Green Gurdwara Guide to make the gurdwaras eco-friendly, and organizing Water Dialogue to create awareness among masses about water conservation. This was announced at Chandigarh by Dr Rajwant Singh, President, EcoSikh & Ravneet Singh, Project Manager(India) EcoSikh. Tarundeep Singh Program Administrator, Eco Amritsar (India) & Gursahib Singh, Youth Outreach Manager, Special Initiatives, Punjab.
Dr. Rajwant Singh, said that sikh community is committed to join the world community to combat the threat of climate change. As Sikhs, we are inspired by Guru Nanak who clearly pointed us to view Earth as mother and water as our father. This message is part of the daily prayers of Sikhs and it is important that this ethical teaching is implemented by Sikh farmers, educators, preachers and students in their workings and in their lives. He said that EcoSikh will engage the Sikh community worldwide to take specific environmental action in the gurdwaras and its surroundings. In addition, it will partner with various Sikh bodies including the SGPC and Baba Sewa Singh of Khadur Sahib especially training the preachers. EcoSikh is also planning to present the Sikh plan at the United Nations sponsored meeting in Bristol, UK in September, titled as Faiths and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This will be attended by the World Bank, European Union, UNDP, UNEP and various international bodies who are looking to engage with various faith based initiatives on environmental issues and worldwide efforts to eliminate poverty.
Ravneet Singh, Project Manager of EcoSikh in India, said that the EcoSikh 10 year plan is majorly an action oriented education plan for a generational change. We are targeting the Sikh Youth, Gurdwaras, preachers and Khalsa Schools worldwide to ensure a large scale impact. The future degradation of earth's natural resources will affect the coming generations and it is our moral duty to act appropriately.
Dr. Rajwant Singh also discussed the Sikh turban issue with the French Ministers. They responded positively and have promised to have a dialogue on this issue.
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