With 24 Hours of Reality quickly approaching, it’s time you got to know the people who will give the presentations on September 14. These Presenters are regular folks who live with the impacts of climate change every day and are ready to share their stories with the world. Today’s featured Presenter is Gerardo Pandal, who will be leading the event in Mexico City, Mexico.
Gerardo Pandal lives in Mexico City, an extremely densely populated city where the need for sustainability can be seen firsthand. He is the area manager for renewable energy at Guascor de México, a company that promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy. Gerardo has also worked as a consultant for a startup company called Environmental Consciousness, which was designed to provide environmental and sustainability consulting to businesses.
What’s your favorite outdoor place to visit?
Puerto Escondido, a beach on the Southeast Pacific coast of Mexico. I get some time to surf.
What sort of extreme weather have you seen in your hometown?
Floods. It has been getting worse in Mexico City. The drainage system was not designed to evacuate such [large] amounts of water. With 26 million people living in the city and surrounding areas, it is a potential social disaster.
You take time out of your busy life to give these presentations. What is your motivation?
It has become a part of my routine. My motivation started as a part of my natural caring for the ecosystem, but the more I learned, the more I realized that the ecosystem is a big living system and we are a very important part of that web. It is paradoxical what we are doing, and it just feels right to help spread the awareness.
What is your favorite book?
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan. It is the story of a woman who was invited by a group of Australian Aborigines to go into the dessert with them to share the way they see the world.
Ina Warren
August 17th
Gerardo: We are all looking forward to your kicking off this wonderful event on Sept. 14 ! Best wishes !
I’ve been fortunate to visit the high mountains of Michoacan in central Mexico on four occasions to see the overwintering colonies of the monarch butterflies.
Each trip, I was overwhelmed with the kindness of strangers, the beauty of the natural landscape and the care that the campesinos show for their families, gardens and communities.
There are delightful videos for students to learn more about the monarchs, the Mexican people and these beauty-full mountains at:
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/LifeSanctuaryRegion.html
Also, http://www.monarchwatch.org has great info on how North Americans in Canada, US and Mexico can help the monarchs to survive.
naqi
August 27th
such a great article .. Its really amazing .. very informative post thanks for share and please carry on .
Marycarmen León Benítez
September 2nd
Is this going to be an event? Can I assit to the event in Mexico City? What do I have to do to assit or know more about it? I´m really interested.
Joec
September 3rd
Where`s the event? I can`t find any reference to it and am DF wanting to attend!
Benny Corral
September 9th
I am an environmentalist and represent “Eco-Logica, A.C.” Can I be there the 14th? can I give info, or suggest solutions? how can I help??
Susan Cuevas
September 13th
Who’s organizing the event? Where will it be? Please advise. Thnx.
Jorge Gregorio Flores Rodriguez
September 14th
ME DA GUSTO SABER QUE EXISTEN ORGANIZACIONES PREOCUPADAS POR EL MEDIO AMBIENTE. MI PREGUNTA ES QUE TAN REAL ES LO DEL CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL YA QUE YO HABIA OIDO QUE ES UNA INFORMACION QUE HABIAN MANEJADO ALGUNOS MEDIOS DE COMUNICACION PARA ALARMAR A LA GENTE
Juan C. García
September 14th
For those who are asking where is the event, in here in Internet.
Just be at climaterealityproject.org