Dear Gonca and friends
I am echoing Gonca's message.
According to the German Environmental NGO, Germanwatch, Japan was ranked as
the country most affected by the climate crisis in 2018.
https://www.germanwatch.org/sites/default/files/20-2-01e%20Global%20Clim...
You may recognise Japan as a country that is often hit by massive
earthquakes. The Fukushima nuclear disaster leaves a strong impression on
you.
However, frequent floods have taken the lives, including CYP, and the high
temperatures of summer have made it commonplace to be unable to do outdoor
sports activities for almost two months.
The four seasons have shaped the culture of people living in harmony with
nature in Japan, but now the seasons change rapidly, with a sudden
transition from winter to summer.
The climate crisis is NOW, not in the future.
These issues will be discussed at the IPA in Mexico Pre-Conference 4 on May
8th.
https://ipacongress.org/pre-congress-workshop.php
We, Gonca and ISSOP speakers, are excited to see you participate.
King Regards
Hajime
CHIFA profile: Hajime Takeuchi is a professor at the Bukkyo University in Japan. Professional interests: child health, child poverty, child wellbeing. takechanespid@gmail.com He is a CHIFA Country Representative for Japan and a member of the CHIFA Steering Group (child health and rights) http://www.hifa.org/support/members/hajime takechanespid AT gmail.com