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TemaNord 2023:553
Seniors and Climate Issues
For the Benefit of Both
The current collaboration of seniors in the Nordic countries on climate issues and recommendations to the governments on initiatives that would support an ongoing collaboration
Seniors and Climate Issues - For the Benefit of Both
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Foreword
Summary
The project
The workshop
The findings
The recommendations
Oversigt
Projektet
Seminar
Resultat
Anbefalinger
1. Introduction
2. Collaboration of seniors the field of climate issues
2.1 Norway
2.1.1 Besteforeldrenes klimaaksjon (BKA)
2.1.2 Norges naturvernforbund
2.2 Sweden
2.2.1 Gretas Gamlingar
2.2.2 Grandparents for Future
2.2.3 Grand Panthers
2.2.4 Grandmas for Future
2.3 Finland
2.3.1 Ilmastoisovanhemmat
2.3.2 Aktivistimummot
2.4 Denmark
2.4.1 Bedsteforældrenes Klimaaktion
2.4.2 Sammen om verdensmål
2.5 Iceland
2.5.1 University of the Third Age (U3A)
2.5.2 The National Federation of Senior Citizens
2.5.3 Friends of Icelandic Nature
2.6 Faeroe Islands
2.7 Greenland
2.8 Åland
3. The European Network
4. A Seminar on Seniors and Climate Issues – Helping Both
4.1 Preparing the Seminar
4.2 Key takeaways from the lectures and panel discussions
4.2.1 Elisabeth Stern, Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz
4.2.2 Erik Elvers, Gretas gamlingar
4.2.3 Helena Kääriäinen, Aktivistimummot
4.2.4 Birna Sigurjónsdóttir and Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir, U3A
4.2.5 Beate L. Samuelsen, Landsfelag Pensjónista
4.2.6 Andrew P. Kroglund, Besteforeldrenes klimaaksjon (BKA)
4.2.7 Kira Gilling Hansen, Sammen om verdensmål
4.2.8 Bengt Sundbaum & Lena Hammarbäck, Grandparents for Future
4.2.9 Matti Nummelin, Ilmastoisovanhemmat
4.2.10 Anne Grethe Hansen, Bedsteforældrenes Klimaaktion
4.2.11 Hjálmar W. Árnason, Friends of Icelandic Nature
4.2.12 Ólavur Poulsen, Føroya Náttúru- og Umhvørvisfelag
4.2.13 Bente Bakke, Besteforeldrenes klimaaksjon (BKA)
4.2.14 Panel Discussions
4.3 Group work
4.3.1 Collaboration of seniors in the Nordic countries
4.3.2 Recommendations to Nordic governments
5. Main results, discussion and conclusion
References
Appendix
Seminar program
Seminar participants
Participating organisations, webpages, and contacts
Seminar groups