Dear Delegates of the Political Committee,
I am delighted to welcome you to this year’s BERMUN conference.
This year's conference theme is “Resilient & Sustainable Development to Combat Climate Inequality”. Although climate change affects all regions of the world to some extent, those that are already impoverished and suffering are often impacted to a far greater extent, exacerbating pre-existing inequalities. The theme asks how development can take place in a resilient and sustainable manner to mitigate the previously mentioned inequality.
In the PC, we will debate “Local Government as a means to Inclusive Sustainable Communities”. While the UN may decide on major goals for our future, local governments are the primary drivers of their implementation. Conversely, cities are also the largest emitters of greenhouse gasses globally, and emissions are only going to grow if there isn't any way. This inter-play between local governance and sustainability is what we will focus on.
On a personal note, I am 17 years old and currently attending the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin. I have been part of my school's MUN program for five years. In my free time, I like to go running and play the Tuba. I have lived in New York, Windhoek, which is the capital of Namibia, and Berlin. Together, I hope that we will have a productive debate regarding our committee topics!
I am very excited to meet all of you in November. See you then!
Sincerely,
Clemens Schmid
