The TEDxNUUz conference was held at the initiative of the students of the National University of Uzbekistan in the building of the Science and Education Development Fund “Ziyo Forum”.
The conference was opened by NUU vice-rector for international relations Raima Shirinova, who gave information about the university’s sustainable development activities and achievements.
About 100 young people interested in the development of our country, environmental cleanliness, and sustainable development participated in this event.
The main theme of the conference was “Sustainable Development”, which included many indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in 2015. Including SDG-1 fight against poverty, SDG-2 fight against hunger, SDG-4 quality education, SDG-5 gender equality, SDG-6 clean water and sanitation, SDG-7 affordable and clean energy, SDG- 9 indicators such as innovation, SDG-11 sustainable cities, SDG-13 climate change, SDG-15 life on earth were mentioned during the conference.
“Every person, in every country on every continent, is affected by climate change in some way. A climate cataclysm is looming, and we are unprepared for what it might mean.
Climate change is caused by human activities and threatens life on earth as we know it. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, climate change is happening faster than expected. Its impacts can be catastrophic and include extreme and changing weather patterns and rising sea levels.
If left unchecked, climate change will undo much of the progress made in recent years. It also triggers mass migrations that lead to instability and wars.” – says one of the speakers.
