“Green Dreams Around the World” | Sonia Manchanda, Director- DREAM:IN

Sonia Manchanda presenting the dreams of the Indians

Map your dreams and make them reality. This initiative’s goal is “Green Dreams Around the World” (Green Dreams Around the World), officially presented on the last day of the International Conference of Innovative Cities (CICI 2011), conducted by the Federation of Industries of Paraná (Fiep).

The idea was inspired by the Dream-in project, held in Bangalore, India, and arose from a request by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) made to the managing committee of the International Training Centre for Local Actors in Latin America (CIFAL), located in Curitiba, which is coordinated locally by Fiep. The CIFAL was charged with creating an innovative pilot project aimed at the mobilization site, with the theme of environment and sustainability, with the characteristic ability to be replicated in order to be adopted by other cities around the world.

The pilot project aims to raise the streets of the Curitiba green dreams of the population. For this, a team of 85 “dream catcher” is equipped with mobile phones and digital cameras, with a mission to collect testimonies on video – at most a minute – the locals. This material is intended to feed the global discussion on the future of the planet, which is the center of world attention exactly one year from now, when it held the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20), which occurs 20 years after the Eco 92. When opening the panel presentation of the project, the president of the Federation of Industries of Paraná (FIEP), Rodrigo da Rocha Loures, highlighted the importance of the initiative. ”Everybody has a dream, which will be translated into a vision of Curitiba green. Let’s hear the dreams of ordinary people and bring these voices to be heard in the global leadership. We will encourage the dream of the people. “

In the panel on “Green Cities: Towards Rio +20 Conference, the public knew at first hand the site www.meusonhoverde.com.br where videos with green dreams will be grouped.

Sonia Manchanda presented to the public in the dreams of the Indians captured in Bangalore Dream-in project, which served as inspiration for Curitiba. Were captured over a thousand testimonies from ordinary people from all provinces of India, told the cameras that his personal dreams for a better life. Later thinkers were gathered from the cities – public administrators, planners, engineers, managers, entrepreneurs, financiers, academics – which proposed to draw public policy, social, environmental and business based on these dreams. ”Dreams have no limits. Begin to dream, “said Sonia.

Joy Rose, technical advisor SESI-PR, explained that the initiative “My Green Dream” is preparing the city for a new vision of sustainability. ”Unlike what we had in Eco 1992, now there is a chance to look and see what can be different. The idea is to bring innovation and a new view of reality and social networks will help us. “ He added: “Mental attitude is the starting point, raise awareness of the responsibility of each one.The change depends on us. “

Rodrigo Rocha Loures closed the panel noting that it is necessary to enter the 3rd industrial revolution and that there is no time to lose. ”We need to innovate and act sustainably. We will not change the planet, but we can change the world, which is our city, our neighborhood, our country. “

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