Prime Minister gives blessings to Climate Change Petition Drive

31 August 2009, Kathmandu - Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal met Climate forLife petition drive volunteers and students today and encouraged them to continue with their admirable efforts to raise awareness about Climate Change. The volunteers have been working tirelessly to collect thousands of petitions from Nepali Youths to be handed over to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki–moon on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Summit in Late September. The volunteers and students met with the Prime Minister on the sidelines of 'Kathmandu to Copenhagen' A Regional Climate Change Conference hosted by the Government of Nepal.
On the occassion, the young students also presented an art work created by one of the students depicting the impacts of climate change on the Himalayas. The Prime Minister assured the kids of his support in their campaign and promised them that he will live up to the expectations of the younger generation of Nepal .