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“The evidence is in: global warming has
caused severe floods, droughts, and storms.
More violent and frequent storms, once merely
a prediction of climate models,
matter of observation.”
are now a
More water in the atmosphere
means when it does rain,
It really
pours
Estimated costs of natural disasters have
risen from $
over
130 billion today
$
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25 billion in the 1980s to
Extreme weather events are
becoming increasingly frequent and
severe all over the planet.
number of
reported
disasters
per year
Other weather
related events
500
450
400
350
Storms
300
Floods
250
Droughts
150
Geophysical
100
50
0
Source: CRED (2011)
year
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Record heat by
95º F/35º C - Ascension Islands
97º F/36º C - Solomon Islands
99º F/37º C - Finland
102º F/38º C - Belarus
108º F/42ºC - Ukraine
108º F/42ºC - Colombia
108º F/42ºC - Zambia
114º F/45ºC - Russia
116º F/46ºC - Nigeria
116º F/47ºC - Cyprus
116º F/47ºC - Bolivia
117º F/47ºC - Myanmar
118º F/48ºC - Chad
119º F/48ºC - Niger
122º F/50ºC – Sudan
123º F/50ºC - Qatar
124º F/51ºC - Jordan
126º F/52ºC – Saudi Arabia
126º F/52ºC – Iraq
127º F/53ºC – Kuwait
Countries
128º F/54ºC - Pakistan
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Are all these
records and extremes
a coincidence?
Degrading Nature increases
the likelihood of
extreme
weather events...
Just like smoking increases
the likelihood of being
diagnosed with
lung cancer.
This is the world of
the effects.
This sounds like our world is
breaking
But we can
fix it
Welcome
to
WE ARE NOT JUST ANY OTHER
ORGANIZATION …
…WE ARE
DIFFERENT
(R)Evolution is an Organization started by a
group of individuals working towards Climate
Change Mitigation measures, Wildlife
Conservation, Social Service through various
platforms.
We basically intend to provide opportunities
for people who have so long awaited to work
for a cause but couldn't come across an
opportunity.
We believe in providing the best and promoting the
cause for the benefit of the society and mankind.
We have teamed up with various institutions working
towards a common cause.
We want to make the best out of what we have.
We believe,
“You have the power today,
to change tomorrow!”
AREAS WE ARE WORKING
ON
• Climate Change Mitigation (CCM)
• Wildlife Conservation and Awareness (WCA)
• Social Service (SC)
CLIMATE CHANGE
MITIGATION
Climate change mitigation encompasses the actions
being taken, and those that have been proposed, to
limit the magnitude and/or rate of long-term global
warming induced climate change.
Climate change mitigation generally involves
reductions in human led change factors.
EXAMPLES OF
MITIGATION
• Switching to low-carbon energy sources, such
as renewable and nuclear energy,
• Expanding forests and other "sinks" to remove
greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere.
• Energy efficiency can also play a major role, for
example, through improving the efficiency of
equipment.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Wildlife conservation is the practice of
protecting endangered plant and animal species and
their habitats. Among the goals of wildlife conservation
are to ensure that nature will be around for future
generations to enjoy and to recognize the importance
of wildlife and wilderness lands to humans.
Many nations have government agencies dedicated to
wildlife conservation, which help to implement policies
designed to protect wildlife. Numerous independent
nonprofit organizations also promote various wildlife
conservation causes
Wildlife conservation has become an
increasingly important practice due to the
negative effects of human
activity on wildlife.
An endangered species is defined as a
population of a living being that is at the
danger of becoming extinct because of
several reasons. Either they are few in
number or are threatened by the varying
environmental or predation parameters.
SOCIAL SERVICE
Through Social service we seek to improve the quality of life and
well-being of an individual, group, or community by intervening
through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice,
and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real
or perceived social injustices and violations of their human right.
We want to do our bit in helping the society, mankind, the poor
and destitute.
Major Organizations
we work with
• Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN)
• Animal Rehabilitation and Protection
Front (ARPF)
• Street Cause Eforce
• Planet 3 Protection Alliance (P3PA)
• The Earth Organization (TEO)
• UNEP TUNZA Eco Generation
• H3-Human Helping Hands
WHAT DO THESE
ORGANISATIONS DO?
INDIAN YOUTH CLIMATE
NETWORK
The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) refers to the
youth organizations in India which aim to raise the voice
of Indian Youth on the global platform as South Asia is
one of the most vulnerable regions affected by
potentially catastrophic climate change & environment
issues.
IYCN members work to generate awareness and
establish consensus on what role India should play in the
global debate of climate change, and how it should
address its domestic issues.
IYCN has “informed youth” as its leaders and program
members who have been:
1. Following environmental & climate change policies
and making recommendations at state, national and
international platforms.
2. Running campaigns aimed at public awareness on
climate change impact & causes. In this process, the
chapters have been mobilizing & informing thousands of
Indian citizens
3. Implementing on-ground projects such as composting
& community waste management, rural energy projects,
lake clean-ups, herbal/ medicine gardens, etc.
PROJECTS OF IYCN
• The organization has been working on the following
initiatives.
• Agents of Change
• Rural Energy Project
• Climate Leadership Program
• Campus Climate Challenge
• Climate Solutions Road Tour
ANIMAL REHABILITATION
AND PROTECTION FRONT
The Animal Rehabilitation and Protection Front is a
private, non-profit wildlife organization that originated in
the mind of engineering student Nihar Parulekar.
It rapidly became a platform for wildlife enthusiasts to
learn and educate others on the importance of
conservation and respect for the natural world.
In under 2 years, we have grown from a group of merely
20 wildlife enthusiasts to having a volunteer force of
nearly 3000 individuals in 5 different cities across India.
The organization is divided into the following
Departments
• Zee corps
• Green rangers
• Awareness to action
• First aid and rescue squad
• Anti-Poaching squad/Project Wild
Street Cause Eforce
Street Cause is an NGO comprising of students intent on
doing their bit for the betterment of society. Within an
year from its inception in 2009, it has radically grown from
being a local guild of adherents, with the objective
of helping the underprivileged and the destitute in any and
every way possible, to being an internationally
renowned organization.
Street Cause has completed over 85 tasks, 1 Project
& 2 Fund Raiser Parties in a span of just one and half year.
" Our environmental wing is Eforce striving to bring
awareness among people in India about the environment. "
UNEP TUNZA
Eco Generation
A dynamic social networking platform offering a
range of possibilities for engaging children, their
chaperones, youth and sports organizations in order
to advance their awareness, role and commitment in
environmental conservation and protection.
Enhance and facilitate information exchange,
communication and resource sharing through
Internet, e-learning, videos and other new
technologies offered by the platform.
Objectives:1. To raise awareness and commitment toward the
conservation of the environment from the Tunza
members; To facilitate the exchange of information
including best practices between members both
nationally and internationally;
2. To decrease the proximity between UN experts and
members on the platform;
3. To create a platform and a database to showcase
best sustainability practices in mass (sport) events.
PLANET 3 PROTECTION
ALLIANCE
Planet 3 Protection Alliance is an NGO which was started
by a group of students from various colleges all over
Hyderabad.
The main reason for starting this NGO is to maintain a
balance in the environment. The world is facing a serious
environmental crisis thereby giving rise to various natural
calamities.
The P3PA is an NGO which aims towards spreading
awareness among people about the environmental
problems people will face if they don't start taking steps
towards saving our planet.
Some major projects by the P3PA are:• Harithon:- This is a green run being organized for the last
three years and it has been very successful.
• Saplings Project:-This a program in which the organization
undertakes plantation drives.
THE EARTH
ORGANIZATION
The Earth Organization is an international nongovernmental organization which describes itself as
"independent, grass roots, international non-profit,
conservation and environment organization, with new
solutions, committed to the creative, responsible
rehabilitation of Planet Earth and the plant and animal
kingdoms.“
The organization is registered as an independent non-profit
organization in South Africa, with headquarters in Durban,
and branches in the USA, France, Canada, Hungary ,
Slovakia and India.
The organization was founded in 2003 by South
African conservationist Lawrence Anthony (1950 – 2012) and
is best known for its activities are related to the welfare of
elephants.
The Organization has three divisions:• T.R.E.E- Environment division
• H.O.P.E- Social service division
• F.R.I.E.N.D- Funds division
Human Helping Hands
A noble cause which was initiated to spread awareness about
the lives of the Orphan Children who at a very young age face
many hurdles in the journey of life.
‘Providing education is our fight, its your birth right’
* Educating children
* Providing them with basic needs like clothes and housing etc
through different orphanages
* Helping poor children with books and stationary
* Providing them better tutors and creating peaceful environment
* By abolishing child labour, child marriages and child beggars
* Spreading awareness about all these things
‘Creating awareness is our intention and education is our
weapon’
WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN
(R)EVOLUTION?
• We give individuals hands on opportunities wherein
they can learn and apply it in a wide range of
fields.
• We provide a platform of opportunities.
• Major exposure and learning is one of our key
mottos.
• We give students a chance to work with major
organizations and gain knowledge.
• Learning about the change is most important. We
focus primarily on that.
HOW TO JOIN US?
Our membership is open for all volunteers who are
interested in working towards the benefit of nature
and society.
To Join Us, Logon to
www.leadrevolution.org
IT’S DIFFICULT
BUT NOT
IMPOSSIBLE
IF WE START NOW.
www.leadrevolution.org
[email protected] ; [email protected]
(+91)-9700335101 ; (+91)-9866138633
facebook.com/revolutionletschangenow
We have to act
NOW.
We have to act
TOGETHER.
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