The Portuguese Environmental Agency in the Algarve (APA-ARH Algarve), with local partners as Europe Direct Center and the Directorate General for Education, the Municipality and others, held several workshops and a variety of activities for around 200 young people and chidren in Faro and around 70 technicians, public servants, experts and teachers.

The topic for the edition of this year was " the new agenda for development" http://www.onu.org.br/pos2015/|

Among other activities an extraordinary session of the Young Parlament took place at the auditorium of the Escola Joaquim de Magalhães . Starting with a short film on "A maior flor do mundo" from José Saramago , the nobel prize portuguese novelist, 8 groups discussed  some questions about major global issues and how to deal with it. And decided  all together to send their conclusions to local authorities..

Young people mainly expressed, among many other very bright comments, that inequality is the main issue and that the success key for a better world is starting the change from each of us!