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Her
Royal Highness Princess Euphelma Choden Wangchuck
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SERVIR-Himalaya Youth Forum 'Earth Observation'
Thimphu, 17 November 2011
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| Her Royal Highness Princess Euphelma Choden Wangchuck inspired some secondary high school children from in and around Thimphu to learn about and understand climate change issues through interactive and fun-filled exercises using space technologies for practical day-to-day uses at a special youth event organised on 16 November 2011.
Her Royal Highness has shown keen interest in this topic and was present throughout the morning's session.
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The event was part of the SERVIR-Himalaya Youth Forum 'Earth Observation: Empowering Youth for Climate Action in the Himalayas' which is being held from 14 to 19 November 2011. SERVIR Himalaya is a joint initiative of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) for regional monitoring and visualisation of key environmental and natural resources in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. The event also marked the celebration of geography awareness week and GIS Day, promoted by National Geographic.
Her Royal Highness also presented awards and certificates to the winners of a poster competition, 'Your Expression about Climate Change', organised by ICIMOD and Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School (LMSS), Thimphu on 2 September 2011. The competition focused on the four themes of the Bhutan Climate Summit 2011- water, food security, biodiversity, and energy.
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