Sentence examples for lighthouse activity from inspiring English sources
This "Solar Market Garden" initiative in Benin, driven and championed by women, has had such a positive impact on the local communities in Kalalé that it was selected as one of the winners of this year's UNFCCC-sponsored Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity Awards, presented at the COP21 meeting in Paris, as an example of what can be done to both combat climate change and empower women.
We're taking a look back at some of the highlights from the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech where the 2016 Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity Award winners proved that climate action is building across the globe.
"The Lighthouse Activities highlight the transformative power of entrepreneurial citizens and communities across the globe," said UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres.
Lighthouse Activities under both of these new focus areas will be recognized starting in 2017.
Watch the videos below to learn a little bit more about the 2016 Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activities in each of our three focus areas - women's leadership, climate finance and information and communications technology.
Horton Point Lighthouse, Lighthouse Road.
Events will include tours of the lighthouse, hay rides, craft activities for children and exhibits by nautical and conservationist organizations.
For many years Thomas Stevenson was an Inspector of Lighthouses, and retained his activity in that office until near the time of his death, in 1888.
Garden, nature and lighthouse walks are popular activities along with a festival to celebrate the natural heritage.
Each year during the second week of June, residents of the Tawases plus throngs of visitors gather to celebrate American heritage with traditional music, activities, displays, lighthouse tours, guided hikes, and period re-enactments featuring period dress and muzzleloader demonstrations.
In November 1922 she married Rufus G. Mather, with whom she continued her activity in the Lighthouse movement.
