On the occasion of COP20, the Peruvian government has created Voices for Climate, an open space for dialogue, learning and action designed to help society members understand and be aware of the risks and challenges posed by climate change.
The activity, to be held parallel to COP20 from December 1st to 12th at the Jockey Club del Peru venue, will consist of five thematic pavilions with the following specific subjects: Forests, Oceans, Energy, Sustainable Cities, Highlands and Water.
Aiming at exhibiting information in different formats and languages, “Voices for Climate” will also include a ‘Threshold’ (Umbral) pavilion that will welcome and introduce the attendees to COP20 and climate change.
The design and infrastructure of these pavilions meet sustainability criteria, as they were constructed from recycled materials such as containers and pallets.
The Threshold Pavilion will be a introductory space about climate change, its causes, effects and opportunities, where attendees will be able to share and transmit their ideas as a way to raise their voice for climate.
At a movie theater, attendees will vividly experience the climate change problem resulting from weather conditions by feeling sensations produced by heat, rain and wind.
These six make up the ‘Thematic Pavilions’ area, with interactive, recreational and leisure/ludic modules with specialized information in them.
Besides the pavilions, there will be stands which may be implemented by institutions as customized spaces in order to communicate projects, initiatives and advances on environmental issues and specifically on climate change.
“Voices for Climate” center will also have eight auditoriums, five of which will be thematic and will correspond to each of the mentioned emblematic themes.
The remaining three are a main auditorium with a 750-people capacity to be used for conferences on climate change organized not only by the Ministry of the Environment, but also by different domestic and international, public and private sector organizations and institutions.
A novelty in “Voices for Climate” is the active participation of native Peruvian communities and international organisms linked to the climate change debate.
The event will feature spaces aimed directly at this group such as the Maloca of indigenous peoples, a 300m2 building designed and constructed by community members that will serve as a place for them to outline their proposals, interests and artistic work.
The Indigenous Peoples’ Pavilion Auditorium –a place where they interrelate and organize their agenda- will also hold climate change impact conferences.
It is destined to promote the participation and proposals of the indigenous peoples in the global climate processes through the spaces established in the “Pavilion of the Indigenous Peoples in the COP20-UNFCCC.”
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Published: 11/19/2014