In the campaign, the Latvian Fund for Nature will encourage young people to talk more actively about climate change

From Monday, October 26, the Latvian Fund for Nature (LDF) will launch the campaign “Greetings from Climate Change!”, Which will encourage young people to talk more actively about climate change, reports TV3 News.

During the campaign, LDF will show how much extreme natural disasters can cause damage to the most popular objects in Riga and Latvia – the campaign offers apocalyptic scenes – broken Vanšu bridge cable cars, desert-sanded Central Market and Hurricane Freedom Monument to make young people pay more attention to climate change.

Surveys show that 42% of Latvians see climate change as one of the most significant problems in the world. However, for most people, these problems still do not seem serious enough, as they are not as visible on a daily basis as elsewhere in the world.

However, the LDF indicates that changes in natural processes are a long-term process. The opinion that the Latvian environment is not affected by global warming is also misleading.

LDF communication manager Liene Brizga-Kalniņa

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“In Latvia, we can see very visually that the duration and also the thickness of the snow cover has decreased. So, if we used to have white winters that lasted even months, now we get snow for a short time and it quickly disappears. ”

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Currently, it is safe to cross the Daugavpils even in rainy weather, but as the planet continues to warm, the situation could become dramatic, with the Vanšu Bridge ruptured and the Daugava flooding, and relevant apocalyptic scenes could unfold on the 11 November embankment. The Freedom Monument is also a whirlwind of undamaged and surrounded organs of natural disasters.

“Our videos are exaggerated because we want to exaggerate today so that we don’t have to experience it in real life,” explains Liene Brizga-Kalniņa, LDF’s communications manager.

Experts have developed 13 practical recommendations, the implementation of which on a daily basis can help in the fight against climate change. People can not only sort waste, but also reduce meat consumption, use more home-grown food, evaluate the purchase of new clothes and electrical goods more carefully, and talk more actively about global warming.

Most respondents to TV3 News say that every day they try to think about their impact on nature, for example, by choosing hygiene products in stores, trying to buy them without packaging, walking more or driving in public instead of choosing a private car. Someone almost does not use plastic lids, trying to sort what is thrown away.

However, not everyone is concerned about climate change. Some people do not think about it, others do not pay attention or believe that their actions have too little effect on climate change.

The LDF mainly hopes to attract the attention of young people, so you can apply for special training on the campaign website so that you can share the knowledge gained with others later.

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