The objectives of the event were to create awareness about impacts of climate change and efforts to combat desertification and the effects of drought collectively, promote peace building for sustainable resource use and management and create a platform for networking and partnerships among stakeholders to join hands for sustainable living. Activities of the day included talks on sustainable living, planting of 1,000 indigenous trees by schools and other participants, poems/songs/dance/drama performances by schools and other groups with messages on sustainable environmental management and peace and exhibitions of green innovations/projects by participating schools and institutions.
