Mobilise all over the world:Thousands of Cancuns for climate justice!
Thousands of women and men, people affected by the destruction of the environment, farmers, landless, Indigenous Peoples and activists from all sectors of society will gather in Cancun to propose thousands of solutions to confront climate change. They will show the world leaders their opposition to the false solutions to climate chaos discussed by the UNFCCC, such as market-based proposals on carbon trading and REDD, agrofuels and geo-engineering.
Meanwhile, echoing the Via Campesina call for thousands of Cancun, we call on social movements, popular organisations and all people of the world to amplify the resistence in Cancun and to organise thousands of protests and actions to reject false solutions and to support a people’s agenda for climate justice. We declare ourselves in permanent mobilisation during the UNFCCC conference and especially on December 7, the date of the mass farmers protest in Cancun and International Day of Action "Thousands of Cancuns".
Wherever your are: Join us!
Mobilisations can take many shapes: direct actions, parties, markets, festivals, discussions or exhibitions.... They can take place in any city, village, school or community.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
The Club of Rome 2005 "All you need is Love"
Over the past two years, Mr Blair, the British Prime Minister, has consistently claimed global leadership in tackling what he described as "long term, the single most important issue we face as a global community", which he stressed "can only properly be addressed through international agreements". In mid-September 2005, sharing a platform with US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, at the meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, he confessed "Probably I'm changing my thinking about this", adding that he "hoped the world's nations would not negotiate international treaties". He justified his volte-face, which reversed the commitments he had initiated at the G8 Summit last July, and effectively pulled the carpet from beneath the IPCC Kyoto meeting currently taking place in Montreal, by saying that "countries would not negotiate environmental treaties that cut their growth or consumption."
Early this morning I received an urgent e-mail form Peter Wadhams, the professor of Oceanography at Cambridge University who has been responsible for monitoring the thinning of Arctic ice and the reduction of the drivers of the thermo-haline conveyor system which powers the Gulf Stream. He drew my attention to an article published three days ago in Nature, which indicated that rising concentration of atmospheric CO2 is leading to increased acidity of ocean surface water. Within decades this will reach levels that will start to dissolve the calcium-carbonate-based shells of plankton, so putting in jeopardy a major element at the very base of the ocean food-chain.
C. I think this is fiction...
Early this morning I received an urgent e-mail form Peter Wadhams, the professor of Oceanography at Cambridge University who has been responsible for monitoring the thinning of Arctic ice and the reduction of the drivers of the thermo-haline conveyor system which powers the Gulf Stream. He drew my attention to an article published three days ago in Nature, which indicated that rising concentration of atmospheric CO2 is leading to increased acidity of ocean surface water. Within decades this will reach levels that will start to dissolve the calcium-carbonate-based shells of plankton, so putting in jeopardy a major element at the very base of the ocean food-chain.
C. I think this is fiction...
IPCC Official: “Climate Policy Is Redistributing The World's Wealth”
IPCC Official: “Climate Policy Is Redistributing The World's Wealth”
Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate summit in Cancun is actually an economy summit during which the distribution of the world's resources will be negotiated.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 14 November 2010
Interview: Bernard Potter
NZZ am Sonntag: Mr. Edenhofer, everybody concerned with climate protection demands emissions reductions. You now speak of "dangerous emissions reduction." What do you mean?
Ottmar Edenhofer: So far economic growth has gone hand in hand with the growth of greenhouse gas emissions. One percent growth means one percent more emissions. The historic memory of mankind remembers: In order to get rich one has to burn coal, oil or gas. And therefore, the emerging economies fear CO2 emission limits.
But everybody should take part in climate protection, otherwise it does not work.
That is so easy to say. But particularly the industrialized countries have a system that relies almost exclusively on fossil fuels. There is no historical precedent and no region in the world that has decoupled its economic growth from emissions. Thus, you cannot expect that India or China will regard CO2 emissions reduction as a great idea. And it gets worse: We are in the midst of a renaissance of coal, because oil and gas (sic) have become more expensive, but coal has not. The
Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate summit in Cancun is actually an economy summit during which the distribution of the world's resources will be negotiated.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 14 November 2010
Interview: Bernard Potter
NZZ am Sonntag: Mr. Edenhofer, everybody concerned with climate protection demands emissions reductions. You now speak of "dangerous emissions reduction." What do you mean?
Ottmar Edenhofer: So far economic growth has gone hand in hand with the growth of greenhouse gas emissions. One percent growth means one percent more emissions. The historic memory of mankind remembers: In order to get rich one has to burn coal, oil or gas. And therefore, the emerging economies fear CO2 emission limits.
But everybody should take part in climate protection, otherwise it does not work.
That is so easy to say. But particularly the industrialized countries have a system that relies almost exclusively on fossil fuels. There is no historical precedent and no region in the world that has decoupled its economic growth from emissions. Thus, you cannot expect that India or China will regard CO2 emissions reduction as a great idea. And it gets worse: We are in the midst of a renaissance of coal, because oil and gas (sic) have become more expensive, but coal has not. The
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More than 5,000 parishioners of 75 churches, religious organizations and faith groups will gather next Tuesday, November 30, in Cancun to pray for climate action at the United Nations climate conference.
This act, unprecedented in the city, will reunite catholics, christians, evangelical and jewish, who will congregate in the Plaza de la Reforma square to lift their prayers.
The prayer was announced at a press conference by religious leaders of more than 500 Cancun temples and the director of Religious Subjects of the City council of Benito Juárez, Hugo González Reyes.
The shepherd of the Presbyterian Church, Samuel May, emphasized that the prayer will be for the Mother Earth so that the man assumes his responsibility with her. Alexander Ramos Hernadez, one of the organizers of the event, revealed that two orations will be included in the prayer: the first for the Earth, and the second for the delegates of each of the 192 participant countries. Organizers will also try to encourage a peaceful atmosphere so that the necessary agreements can be reached during the 12 days of the conference.
Participants in the climate prayer are asked to wear white clothes and gather in the square located in front of the Municipal Palace at 5pm local time. The event is expected to extend up to 4 hours and will also include a performance by the children’s choir from the church Cristo Rey.
More than 5,000 parishioners of 75 churches, religious organizations and faith groups will gather next Tuesday, November 30, in Cancun to pray for climate action at the United Nations climate conference.
This act, unprecedented in the city, will reunite catholics, christians, evangelical and jewish, who will congregate in the Plaza de la Reforma square to lift their prayers.
The prayer was announced at a press conference by religious leaders of more than 500 Cancun temples and the director of Religious Subjects of the City council of Benito Juárez, Hugo González Reyes.
The shepherd of the Presbyterian Church, Samuel May, emphasized that the prayer will be for the Mother Earth so that the man assumes his responsibility with her. Alexander Ramos Hernadez, one of the organizers of the event, revealed that two orations will be included in the prayer: the first for the Earth, and the second for the delegates of each of the 192 participant countries. Organizers will also try to encourage a peaceful atmosphere so that the necessary agreements can be reached during the 12 days of the conference.
Participants in the climate prayer are asked to wear white clothes and gather in the square located in front of the Municipal Palace at 5pm local time. The event is expected to extend up to 4 hours and will also include a performance by the children’s choir from the church Cristo Rey.
The Main Stage at Climate Village
The main stage at Climate Village, Cancun, Mexico. Waiting for the people to descend. Is this where the Opening Ceremonies are to take place??
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Challenging False Climate Solutions in Cancun | The Gaia Foundation's Blog
Challenging False Climate Solutions in Cancun | The Gaia Foundation's Blog
Yes, you read that right, there are definite moves for GM crops to be accredited for official UN carbon offset credits. The argument is that when crops such as GM “Roundup Ready” soya are sprayed with the powerful weedkiller “Roundup”, all weeds die back, reducing the need for weed tillage. As tilling releases CO2 from the soil, Monsanto is now trying to present its crop as “Conservation Tillage”, and a solution to climate change. This means that huge GM plantations that contaminate local crop varieties, destroy biodiversity with powerful herbicides, use heavily industrialised machinery, and evict small farmers as they spread into their lands, could gain additional financing from carbon offsetting. And this could well drive the spread of GM crops in Africa.
Yes, you read that right, there are definite moves for GM crops to be accredited for official UN carbon offset credits. The argument is that when crops such as GM “Roundup Ready” soya are sprayed with the powerful weedkiller “Roundup”, all weeds die back, reducing the need for weed tillage. As tilling releases CO2 from the soil, Monsanto is now trying to present its crop as “Conservation Tillage”, and a solution to climate change. This means that huge GM plantations that contaminate local crop varieties, destroy biodiversity with powerful herbicides, use heavily industrialised machinery, and evict small farmers as they spread into their lands, could gain additional financing from carbon offsetting. And this could well drive the spread of GM crops in Africa.
COP-16: Two worlds clashing
COP-16: Dos mundos chocarán en las pláticas sobre el cambio climático en Cancún | Portal EcoDebate
Two worlds collide in Cancun. The first is a world in denial, where profits above the living and the most threatening environmental crisis in history is regarded as a business opportunity. The second is a world of small farmers, indigenous peoples, urban poor communities, and islanders suffering record droughts, water shortages and storms related to global warming. Two worlds collide in Cancun, but the two share the same planet. If the world that defend at all costs the current model of production and consumption prevails, the planet is closer and closer to the brink of catastrophe.
The climate change debate usually takes place within the boundaries of the cloisters of the luxurious hotels, the executive boardrooms, and diplomatic facilities. As we saw in the failure to reach binding agreements in Copenhagen, the conversations usually are as sterile as the environment.
As world leaders travel the world talking about the threat to the planet, are the poor who face the worst consequences of the imbalance of land thermometer. Marginalized and vulnerable populations-from small farmers in Africa faced devastating droughts, to the inhabitants of island nations that flood-are most affected by the refusal of developed countries and companies to significantly reduce emissions that are warming the planet.
Yet these same people are organizing and provide important social and environmental solutions and sustainable global warming.
The problem is that world leaders are not listening. It probably will not change during the meeting on climate change in Cancun, Mexico, starting in late November and runs until 10 December.
Laura Carlsen is an FPIF columnist and director of the Americas. He is currently helping to coordinate the independent media for the Global Alternative Forum for Life, and Environmental and Social Justice "in Cancun.
Two worlds collide in Cancun. The first is a world in denial, where profits above the living and the most threatening environmental crisis in history is regarded as a business opportunity. The second is a world of small farmers, indigenous peoples, urban poor communities, and islanders suffering record droughts, water shortages and storms related to global warming. Two worlds collide in Cancun, but the two share the same planet. If the world that defend at all costs the current model of production and consumption prevails, the planet is closer and closer to the brink of catastrophe.
The climate change debate usually takes place within the boundaries of the cloisters of the luxurious hotels, the executive boardrooms, and diplomatic facilities. As we saw in the failure to reach binding agreements in Copenhagen, the conversations usually are as sterile as the environment.
As world leaders travel the world talking about the threat to the planet, are the poor who face the worst consequences of the imbalance of land thermometer. Marginalized and vulnerable populations-from small farmers in Africa faced devastating droughts, to the inhabitants of island nations that flood-are most affected by the refusal of developed countries and companies to significantly reduce emissions that are warming the planet.
Yet these same people are organizing and provide important social and environmental solutions and sustainable global warming.
The problem is that world leaders are not listening. It probably will not change during the meeting on climate change in Cancun, Mexico, starting in late November and runs until 10 December.
Laura Carlsen is an FPIF columnist and director of the Americas. He is currently helping to coordinate the independent media for the Global Alternative Forum for Life, and Environmental and Social Justice "in Cancun.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
What is Klimaforum? « klimaforum10
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What is Klimaforum??
The Klimaforum10 will be a Peoples' Summit on Climate Change which will take place from November 26 to December 11, 2010, where people, movements and social organizations based around the world to discuss ideas and build a constructive response to the climate crisis, in parallel to the governmental negotiations of the Conference of Parts (COP-16) of the Convention United Nations Framework on Climate Change to be held between 30 November and 7 December 2010, Cancun .
The Klimaforum10 is an initiative driven solely by Mexican organizations based on social, environmental and social activists (most with more than 20 years of voluntary social work) who agree to promote this important event in Mexico, based on the spirit, energy and Klimaforum09 successful results where multiple people, movements, groups and international organizations participated giving their proposals to climate change.
Klimaforum10 organization has received moral and technical support committee Klimaforum09 promoter, allowing you to leverage its successful experience, in the Summit of the Peoples Declaration was adopted "System change - not climate change", signed so far by more of 1,200 social movements and organizations from several continents, making it currently one of the major references on Climate Justice in the world, along with the latest issued in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
What is Klimaforum??
The Klimaforum10 will be a Peoples' Summit on Climate Change which will take place from November 26 to December 11, 2010, where people, movements and social organizations based around the world to discuss ideas and build a constructive response to the climate crisis, in parallel to the governmental negotiations of the Conference of Parts (COP-16) of the Convention United Nations Framework on Climate Change to be held between 30 November and 7 December 2010, Cancun .
The Klimaforum10 is an initiative driven solely by Mexican organizations based on social, environmental and social activists (most with more than 20 years of voluntary social work) who agree to promote this important event in Mexico, based on the spirit, energy and Klimaforum09 successful results where multiple people, movements, groups and international organizations participated giving their proposals to climate change.
Klimaforum10 organization has received moral and technical support committee Klimaforum09 promoter, allowing you to leverage its successful experience, in the Summit of the Peoples Declaration was adopted "System change - not climate change", signed so far by more of 1,200 social movements and organizations from several continents, making it currently one of the major references on Climate Justice in the world, along with the latest issued in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Tuesday November 23, 2010On the way to Cancun, Klimaforum 10
Dear Friends Klimaforum10 groups:
Tomorrow afternoon we went to Cancun Adriana and I, to integrate immediately to the great team that is working in Puerto Morelos. I hope you have arrived by then Valerie, Eugene and Claudia. This Thursday, the first truck out with friends and special guests are invited representatives of important social and environmental movements fighting, as the companions of San Salvador Atenco: Nacho del Valle, his wife Trini and her daughter, the Indian writer, Gabriel Pacheco, representative of the people Wirrarika; fellow thirteen villages of Morelos (now more than 30 villages); of Tlahuac movements in front of the line 12, of Magdalena Contreras, compared to survival, Come our fellow Klimaforum10 groups in the State of Mexico and Puebla State of the State of Michoacan, come this Thursday Djodjian Miriam who will be responsible for press affairs, Lucrecia Noemi, in cultural affairs; probably out another truck on Saturday. Other colleagues of the committee and Raquel Rodriguez, Jorge Lopez Mora, Ricardo Guzman, Mauricio Vilegas join Nostra in Cancun to the 3 December. We regret that peers and Ivan Ricardo Guzman Lemal or can not reach school grounds. We have received communications from several friends from other countries who come to join Klimaforum10 as Leo Gabriel, Austria, international director of World Social Forum, Hans Henrik Samuelsen Klimaforum09 of Copenhagen, Howard Ehrmann of the University of Chicago, Maria Teresa Lauron, Asia Pacific Research Institute of Quezon, Philippines; Tom Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Network; Cory Morningstar Canada U.S. Shu Maggie, Rebecca Sommer, who are already in Cancun, in contact with the Maya near Cancun, and many other friends several countries to which we have to offer our hospitality and solidarity with their cause. Despite severe economic constraints that
Tuesday November 23, 2010On the way to Cancun, Klimaforum 10
Dear Friends Klimaforum10 groups:
Tomorrow afternoon we went to Cancun Adriana and I, to integrate immediately to the great team that is working in Puerto Morelos. I hope you have arrived by then Valerie, Eugene and Claudia. This Thursday, the first truck out with friends and special guests are invited representatives of important social and environmental movements fighting, as the companions of San Salvador Atenco: Nacho del Valle, his wife Trini and her daughter, the Indian writer, Gabriel Pacheco, representative of the people Wirrarika; fellow thirteen villages of Morelos (now more than 30 villages); of Tlahuac movements in front of the line 12, of Magdalena Contreras, compared to survival, Come our fellow Klimaforum10 groups in the State of Mexico and Puebla State of the State of Michoacan, come this Thursday Djodjian Miriam who will be responsible for press affairs, Lucrecia Noemi, in cultural affairs; probably out another truck on Saturday. Other colleagues of the committee and Raquel Rodriguez, Jorge Lopez Mora, Ricardo Guzman, Mauricio Vilegas join Nostra in Cancun to the 3 December. We regret that peers and Ivan Ricardo Guzman Lemal or can not reach school grounds. We have received communications from several friends from other countries who come to join Klimaforum10 as Leo Gabriel, Austria, international director of World Social Forum, Hans Henrik Samuelsen Klimaforum09 of Copenhagen, Howard Ehrmann of the University of Chicago, Maria Teresa Lauron, Asia Pacific Research Institute of Quezon, Philippines; Tom Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Network; Cory Morningstar Canada U.S. Shu Maggie, Rebecca Sommer, who are already in Cancun, in contact with the Maya near Cancun, and many other friends several countries to which we have to offer our hospitality and solidarity with their cause. Despite severe economic constraints that
Arriba caravana ecológica | El Periódico de Quintana Roo
Arriba caravana ecológica El Periódico de Quintana Roo The Danish Reptile Society
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By Angelica Pool on November 22, 2010 relating to Community.
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For several years are powered electric bikes, ie operating with solar energy to recharge the batteries and connected to a stereo, so taking information to people in parks, through cultural events.
Reptile Society welcomed a convoy ecological Danish cyclists, who will be joining alternative activities to the Conference of the Parties (COP 16), which will concentrate on the Route of the Cenotes, which will take place Klimaforum 10.
The proposal for cyclists of Denmark, is that people know the benefits of using bicycles as a means of transport, thus come to be linked to global climate change summit, while since his arrival last Thursday night, have dedicated themselves to know the major points of the city and the archaeological zone of El Meco. "
For several years are powered electric bikes, ie operating with solar energy to recharge the batteries and connected to a stereo, so taking information to people in parks, through cultural events.
It is noteworthy that the 13 riders were scheduled to arrive at 12:00 hours on the bike path that enables the municipal government on Sunday, covering the avenue Andrés Quintana Roo and Comalcalco Kabah.
However, did not arrive on time at 13:00 am sharp central lanes were opened to vehicular traffic, so they decided to concentrate on the zero kilometer from the hotel zone to wait for the other members of the caravan, which left no time the hotel where they stay in the beach area.
Reptile Society representative, Hector Rodriguez and Klimaforum 10 reported that five days after initiation of alternative activities, 50 people are finalizing the details for the installation of camps and that's just a matter of hours to begin the massive arrival of anti-globalization groups to Cancun.
He stressed that from the caravan will arrive Monday to Cancún to occupy the village, since on Friday November 26 began its activities in the Route of the Cenotes, where they hope to involve more than two thousand 500 people and an equal number visitors, since there will be tours for senior students basically.
Top eco-caravan
By Angelica Pool on November 22, 2010 relating to Community.
To add a comment, please go to the end of the news.
For several years are powered electric bikes, ie operating with solar energy to recharge the batteries and connected to a stereo, so taking information to people in parks, through cultural events.
Reptile Society welcomed a convoy ecological Danish cyclists, who will be joining alternative activities to the Conference of the Parties (COP 16), which will concentrate on the Route of the Cenotes, which will take place Klimaforum 10.
The proposal for cyclists of Denmark, is that people know the benefits of using bicycles as a means of transport, thus come to be linked to global climate change summit, while since his arrival last Thursday night, have dedicated themselves to know the major points of the city and the archaeological zone of El Meco. "
For several years are powered electric bikes, ie operating with solar energy to recharge the batteries and connected to a stereo, so taking information to people in parks, through cultural events.
It is noteworthy that the 13 riders were scheduled to arrive at 12:00 hours on the bike path that enables the municipal government on Sunday, covering the avenue Andrés Quintana Roo and Comalcalco Kabah.
However, did not arrive on time at 13:00 am sharp central lanes were opened to vehicular traffic, so they decided to concentrate on the zero kilometer from the hotel zone to wait for the other members of the caravan, which left no time the hotel where they stay in the beach area.
Reptile Society representative, Hector Rodriguez and Klimaforum 10 reported that five days after initiation of alternative activities, 50 people are finalizing the details for the installation of camps and that's just a matter of hours to begin the massive arrival of anti-globalization groups to Cancun.
He stressed that from the caravan will arrive Monday to Cancún to occupy the village, since on Friday November 26 began its activities in the Route of the Cenotes, where they hope to involve more than two thousand 500 people and an equal number visitors, since there will be tours for senior students basically.
Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH: Nachrichten
Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH: Nachrichten
01.12.2010 (18.00 - 20.30 clock)
Colloquium "Tilting the climate policy?"
Discussion meeting of the Bertelsmann Foundation on the Hartwell theses
Of 29 November to 10 December 2010 held in Cancun, Mexico, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention at the United Nations. The focus of the talks are a follow-up arrangement for the expiring in 2012's first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. After the failure in Copenhagen, governments have screwed this time their ambition clearly down. Instead of a comprehensive agreement in Cancun, only partial agreements are reached in areas such as adaptation and technology cooperation.
Against this background, a discussion of fundamental re-orientation will be conducted in climate policy. The in May 2010 presented by a number of international economists and social scientists Hartwell theses have initiated a controversial debate. Do we need a new direction in international climate policy? Do the Hartwell theses prospects for the blocked climate negotiations? These questions are the focus of a colloquium in Berlin Bertelsmann representation.
Professor Gwyn Prins of the London School of Economics, one of the leading authors of the Hartwell-theses will introduce it in an input speech. Subsequently, representatives from government, industry and academia to discuss, among them Hermann E. Ott and Ottmar Edenhofer. The event was organized by the Bertelsmann Foundation in cooperation with the Wuppertal Institute.
The number of participants is limited, so are invited to register at Nicole.Adams @ Bertelsmann Stiftung.de
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01.12.2010 (18.00 - 20.30 clock)
Colloquium "Tilting the climate policy?"
Discussion meeting of the Bertelsmann Foundation on the Hartwell theses
Of 29 November to 10 December 2010 held in Cancun, Mexico, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention at the United Nations. The focus of the talks are a follow-up arrangement for the expiring in 2012's first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. After the failure in Copenhagen, governments have screwed this time their ambition clearly down. Instead of a comprehensive agreement in Cancun, only partial agreements are reached in areas such as adaptation and technology cooperation.
Against this background, a discussion of fundamental re-orientation will be conducted in climate policy. The in May 2010 presented by a number of international economists and social scientists Hartwell theses have initiated a controversial debate. Do we need a new direction in international climate policy? Do the Hartwell theses prospects for the blocked climate negotiations? These questions are the focus of a colloquium in Berlin Bertelsmann representation.
Professor Gwyn Prins of the London School of Economics, one of the leading authors of the Hartwell-theses will introduce it in an input speech. Subsequently, representatives from government, industry and academia to discuss, among them Hermann E. Ott and Ottmar Edenhofer. The event was organized by the Bertelsmann Foundation in cooperation with the Wuppertal Institute.
The number of participants is limited, so are invited to register at Nicole.Adams @ Bertelsmann Stiftung.de
Downloads:
Event program (20 KB)
Publications | International Institute for Environment and Development
Publications | International Institute for Environment and Development
Briefing paper:(4 page PDF)
We must mitigate and adapt to climate change. On this, the international community is agreed. But exactly how to do that is still up for debate. There were high hopes that last year’s UN climate talks in Copenhagen would deliver a legally binding agreement for action on climate change. But the outcome — the Copenhagen Accord — was instead a political ‘statement of intent’ that fell significantly short of expectations. Now, after a year of interim meetings and several negotiating texts, parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are gathering in Cancun, Mexico, to try again. Their success will largely depend on settling disputes — particularly between the developed and developing world — about six key issues: shared vision; adaptation;
climate finance; technology transfer; reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation; and post-2012 emissions reduction targets...
Briefing paper:(4 page PDF)
We must mitigate and adapt to climate change. On this, the international community is agreed. But exactly how to do that is still up for debate. There were high hopes that last year’s UN climate talks in Copenhagen would deliver a legally binding agreement for action on climate change. But the outcome — the Copenhagen Accord — was instead a political ‘statement of intent’ that fell significantly short of expectations. Now, after a year of interim meetings and several negotiating texts, parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are gathering in Cancun, Mexico, to try again. Their success will largely depend on settling disputes — particularly between the developed and developing world — about six key issues: shared vision; adaptation;
climate finance; technology transfer; reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation; and post-2012 emissions reduction targets...
Monday, November 22, 2010
James Fahn: Reporting Climate Change to the Developing World
James Fahn: Reporting Climate Change to the Developing World
First, we are making sure that journalists from the developing world are able to attend these conferences and report back to their home audiences. That's why, for the fourth year in a row, Internews, along with partner organizations Panos and the International Institute for Environment and Development will bring the largest media delegation to Cancun-bigger than CNN, bigger than the BBC, bigger than any wire service. This year, the delegation hails from 29 countries.
Many of these professionals make up what I have called "the reporters with the most to lose." That's because their audiences tend to literally live closer to nature, and thus feel the effects of change most acutely. In the US and other developed countries, our wealth allows most of us to withstand and adapt to climate change, at least for now. In Burma it can mean a storm wiping out hundreds of low-lying villages and killing thousands of people in a matter of a few hours.
At the same time, this year there is also a new twist that also speaks to Gore's concern: This delegation features, for the first time ever, ten US journalists. These are reporters who otherwise would not have been able to report from Cancun because of shrinking newsroom budgets in America.
The second action required is training. That's why Internews unveiled this week a free online toolkit, to go along with a free online course we unveiled last year, available to anyone in the
First, we are making sure that journalists from the developing world are able to attend these conferences and report back to their home audiences. That's why, for the fourth year in a row, Internews, along with partner organizations Panos and the International Institute for Environment and Development will bring the largest media delegation to Cancun-bigger than CNN, bigger than the BBC, bigger than any wire service. This year, the delegation hails from 29 countries.
Many of these professionals make up what I have called "the reporters with the most to lose." That's because their audiences tend to literally live closer to nature, and thus feel the effects of change most acutely. In the US and other developed countries, our wealth allows most of us to withstand and adapt to climate change, at least for now. In Burma it can mean a storm wiping out hundreds of low-lying villages and killing thousands of people in a matter of a few hours.
At the same time, this year there is also a new twist that also speaks to Gore's concern: This delegation features, for the first time ever, ten US journalists. These are reporters who otherwise would not have been able to report from Cancun because of shrinking newsroom budgets in America.
The second action required is training. That's why Internews unveiled this week a free online toolkit, to go along with a free online course we unveiled last year, available to anyone in the
International mayors and town leaders signed an agreement on Sunday (November 21) to reduce greenhouse emissions as they wrapped up a summit held in Mexico City.
Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said local governments have a critical role in combating global warming.
“We want the heads of state, the heads of governments due in 10 days in Mexico, to know that we are (not just) demanding, constructive partners but inevitable. There will not be progress in the fight against climate change if the local governments are not taken seriously,“ Delanoe said during the meeting which started on Friday (November 19).
Istanbul Mayor and Co-President of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Kadir Topbas said the leaders must monitor emissions of private companies operating within their municipalities.
“We need to be sensitive to carbon emissions, especially in large institutions-- their recycling systems must be implemented because if they don't do it, we need to take away the licenses of those institutions and companies that don't use their systems effectively because it's a financial weight and they only operate during the hours of production and, outside the hours of productions, they don't operate their filters. Local governments, individual companies and people must be consistent about tackling this problem because the planet is sending us signs that we should make better use of resources,“ he said.
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Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said local governments have a critical role in combating global warming.
“We want the heads of state, the heads of governments due in 10 days in Mexico, to know that we are (not just) demanding, constructive partners but inevitable. There will not be progress in the fight against climate change if the local governments are not taken seriously,“ Delanoe said during the meeting which started on Friday (November 19).
Istanbul Mayor and Co-President of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Kadir Topbas said the leaders must monitor emissions of private companies operating within their municipalities.
“We need to be sensitive to carbon emissions, especially in large institutions-- their recycling systems must be implemented because if they don't do it, we need to take away the licenses of those institutions and companies that don't use their systems effectively because it's a financial weight and they only operate during the hours of production and, outside the hours of productions, they don't operate their filters. Local governments, individual companies and people must be consistent about tackling this problem because the planet is sending us signs that we should make better use of resources,“ he said.
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Mayor's Agreement: Las 10 iniciativas
Misterios Públicos: Las 10 iniciativas
The first Covenant of Cities to Fight Climate Change Pact of Mexico City, was signed by 138 mayors from 43 countries and considers the following points.
1. Voluntarily reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
2. Adopt and implement local climate mitigation measures designed to meet voluntary targets for reducing emissions.
3. Developing local adaptation strategies to address the local impact of climate change.
4. Record commitments, measures and actions in a measurable weather, reportable and verifiable (CRV).
5. Promote the creation of mechanisms for direct access to international funding for local climate action.
6. Establish a secretariat of the Covenant of Mexico City to follow up on actions arising from this instrument with other local and regional authorities.
7. Promote the inclusion of civil society in the fight against climate change.
8. Advocate and seek partnerships with multilateral institutions and national governments to local climate action.
9. Promote partnerships and cooperation between cities.
10. Spread the message of the Covenant of Mexico City and in particular encourage and invite leaders of other local and sub to join our actions by climate change.
The first Covenant of Cities to Fight Climate Change Pact of Mexico City, was signed by 138 mayors from 43 countries and considers the following points.
1. Voluntarily reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
2. Adopt and implement local climate mitigation measures designed to meet voluntary targets for reducing emissions.
3. Developing local adaptation strategies to address the local impact of climate change.
4. Record commitments, measures and actions in a measurable weather, reportable and verifiable (CRV).
5. Promote the creation of mechanisms for direct access to international funding for local climate action.
6. Establish a secretariat of the Covenant of Mexico City to follow up on actions arising from this instrument with other local and regional authorities.
7. Promote the inclusion of civil society in the fight against climate change.
8. Advocate and seek partnerships with multilateral institutions and national governments to local climate action.
9. Promote partnerships and cooperation between cities.
10. Spread the message of the Covenant of Mexico City and in particular encourage and invite leaders of other local and sub to join our actions by climate change.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Halliburton Tries to Greenwash Fracking | Environment | Change.org
Halliburton Tries to Greenwash Fracking | Environment | Change.org
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is the natural gas drilling technique rapidly spreading across the nation. It has already enabled drilling or exploration in 30 states. And in the last week, regardless of where you live, fracking finally arrived in your area. Specifically in your living room: CBS featured fracking on its CSI and 60 Minutes shows.
The CSI episode was over the top – par for the CSI course. Employees of a natural gas giant (ostensibly modeled after Halliburton) were killed after talking to a reporter about how fracking had poisoned their families. Then, instead of telling his story to the police, a nearby farmer dramatically blew himself up at gunpoint by throwing a match into his now flammable well after the water had killed his dear wife and beloved goats.
Yet drinking water is a serious topic, so the 60 Minutes episode featured an interview with Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon. Counterpoints were offered by the Sierra Club’s Michael Brune and residents of Pennsylvania and Texas whose water was poisoned by fracking. My favorite part was when Mr. McClendon said, “if you take away one thing from this interview” it should be that “you don’t want to drink frac fluid.” There are some things that just cannot be spun.
…But that doesn’t mean people won’t try. On Monday, Halliburton announced that it has developed a new “first-of-its-kind fracture fluid system comprised of materials sourced entirely from the food industry.”
Please examine their word choice: not “nontoxic chemicals,” just feedstocks based on materials associated with food that they seem to hope you will assume are edible. Not so.
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is the natural gas drilling technique rapidly spreading across the nation. It has already enabled drilling or exploration in 30 states. And in the last week, regardless of where you live, fracking finally arrived in your area. Specifically in your living room: CBS featured fracking on its CSI and 60 Minutes shows.
The CSI episode was over the top – par for the CSI course. Employees of a natural gas giant (ostensibly modeled after Halliburton) were killed after talking to a reporter about how fracking had poisoned their families. Then, instead of telling his story to the police, a nearby farmer dramatically blew himself up at gunpoint by throwing a match into his now flammable well after the water had killed his dear wife and beloved goats.
Yet drinking water is a serious topic, so the 60 Minutes episode featured an interview with Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon. Counterpoints were offered by the Sierra Club’s Michael Brune and residents of Pennsylvania and Texas whose water was poisoned by fracking. My favorite part was when Mr. McClendon said, “if you take away one thing from this interview” it should be that “you don’t want to drink frac fluid.” There are some things that just cannot be spun.
…But that doesn’t mean people won’t try. On Monday, Halliburton announced that it has developed a new “first-of-its-kind fracture fluid system comprised of materials sourced entirely from the food industry.”
Please examine their word choice: not “nontoxic chemicals,” just feedstocks based on materials associated with food that they seem to hope you will assume are edible. Not so.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Unomásuno Quintana Roo: Llegan altermundistas
Unomásuno Quintana Roo: Llegan altermundistas
A youth group called "Soulfire Project" from England, Israel, USA, Italy, Spain and Mexico, traveled on a bus that operates on used cooking vegetable oil, presenting this as a concrete alternatives of how to use fuel sources without using oil. In Cancun are destined Klimaforum space 10 with the intention of supporting the construction of infrastructure for the event which begins next November 26 which includes the participation of about 500 thousand people.
During his trip, the youth have mobilized the support of the great restaurants from which they seek which gives them the vegetable oil, which usually is discarded and the worst is thrown directly into the drain, "thus has given a practical application that benefits us all, "said Leo Cooper, developer of the eco-bus project. This view that the anti-globalization have changed the mentality of the person who knows the automotive, as taught to use the fuel instead of gasoline, so they generate environmental awareness.
A youth group called "Soulfire Project" from England, Israel, USA, Italy, Spain and Mexico, traveled on a bus that operates on used cooking vegetable oil, presenting this as a concrete alternatives of how to use fuel sources without using oil. In Cancun are destined Klimaforum space 10 with the intention of supporting the construction of infrastructure for the event which begins next November 26 which includes the participation of about 500 thousand people.
During his trip, the youth have mobilized the support of the great restaurants from which they seek which gives them the vegetable oil, which usually is discarded and the worst is thrown directly into the drain, "thus has given a practical application that benefits us all, "said Leo Cooper, developer of the eco-bus project. This view that the anti-globalization have changed the mentality of the person who knows the automotive, as taught to use the fuel instead of gasoline, so they generate environmental awareness.
Preserving paradise in Puerto Morelos - thestar.com
Preserving paradise in Puerto Morelos - thestar.com
The reef here in Puerto Morelos is part of the Mesoamerican Reef, an ancient ecosystem dating some 225 million years. At nearly 1,000 kilometres in length and stretching along the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, it is the second-largest barrier reef in the world — and a source of pride and concern for the local community.
The people of Puerto Morelos, worried about how tourism and overfishing was causing permanent reef damage, petitioned the Mexican government to establish the reef as a protected area. In 1998, 20 kilometres of the reef offshore from the village was set aside as a protected natural area and named Parque Nacional Arrecife De Puerto Morelos, or Puerto Morelos Reef National Park.
Pax explains how fragile the reef is, how it functions as a natural barrier to storms and hurricanes and is critical to the survival of plant and animal species. The slightest touch can
The reef here in Puerto Morelos is part of the Mesoamerican Reef, an ancient ecosystem dating some 225 million years. At nearly 1,000 kilometres in length and stretching along the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, it is the second-largest barrier reef in the world — and a source of pride and concern for the local community.
The people of Puerto Morelos, worried about how tourism and overfishing was causing permanent reef damage, petitioned the Mexican government to establish the reef as a protected area. In 1998, 20 kilometres of the reef offshore from the village was set aside as a protected natural area and named Parque Nacional Arrecife De Puerto Morelos, or Puerto Morelos Reef National Park.
Pax explains how fragile the reef is, how it functions as a natural barrier to storms and hurricanes and is critical to the survival of plant and animal species. The slightest touch can
ALBA nations declare: Nature has no price! : Climate and Capitalism
ALBA nations declare: Nature has no price! : Climate and Capitalism
Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela declare: “Nature is our home and is the system of which we form a part, and therefore it has infinite value, but it does not have a price and is not for sale.”
[Spanish text below]
Ministers, Authorities of the Ministerial Committee for the Defense of Nature of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Ecuador, Republic of Nicaragua, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas – Treaty of Commerce of the People (ALBA-TCP), gathered in the city of La Paz in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, from November 3rd to 5th, 2010.
Considering that:
1. There is within the United Nations is a push to promote the concept of a “green economy” or a “Global Green New Deal”[1] in order to extend capitalism in the economic, social and environmental arenas, in which nature is seen as “capital” for producing tradable environmental goods and services that should then be valued in monetary terms and assigned a price so that they can be commercialized with the purpose of obtaining profits.
Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela declare: “Nature is our home and is the system of which we form a part, and therefore it has infinite value, but it does not have a price and is not for sale.”
[Spanish text below]
Ministers, Authorities of the Ministerial Committee for the Defense of Nature of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Ecuador, Republic of Nicaragua, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas – Treaty of Commerce of the People (ALBA-TCP), gathered in the city of La Paz in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, from November 3rd to 5th, 2010.
Considering that:
1. There is within the United Nations is a push to promote the concept of a “green economy” or a “Global Green New Deal”[1] in order to extend capitalism in the economic, social and environmental arenas, in which nature is seen as “capital” for producing tradable environmental goods and services that should then be valued in monetary terms and assigned a price so that they can be commercialized with the purpose of obtaining profits.
Natural Gas Fracking Threatens Drinking Water (Video)
Natural Gas Fracking Threatens Drinking Water (Video)
This weekend 60 Minutes aired an investigative story about the dangers of a largely-unregulated method of extracting natural gas from shale miles below the Earth's surface – known as "fracking" – and the dangers it poses to drinking water, our health, and the environment.
If the BP spill taught us anything, it's that exploring for energy has safety risks, but that can get lost in all the excitement," begins Lesley Stahl of CBS's "60 minutes" in her segment. Stahl explores the controversies surrounding this new drilling method, from the undisclosed toxic chemicals pumped into the ground to the extract the gas to the safety record of the industry. It's not pretty.
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In the US But that is changing, and now this stepchild is being touted as the hope of the future - the answer to our energy problems.
What has brought about the change is there is a new unconventional process for extracting natural gas from shale, a dense rock formation two miles underground. And if you're sitting on top of it, you may become a new American phenomenon: a "shaleionaire."
And yet, if the BP spill taught us anything, it's that exploring for energy has safety risks. But that can get lost in all the excitement.
What is increasingly evident is that shale gas is overwhelmingly abundant right here in the U.S.A.
Shale Gas Drilling: Pros & Cons
Extra: Meet The "Shaleionaires"
Extra: Gas Drilling Horror Story
Link: Haynesville Shale
"In the last few years, we've discovered the equivalent of two Saudi Arabias of oil in the form of natural gas in the United States. Not one, but two," Aubrey McClendon, the CEO of
This weekend 60 Minutes aired an investigative story about the dangers of a largely-unregulated method of extracting natural gas from shale miles below the Earth's surface – known as "fracking" – and the dangers it poses to drinking water, our health, and the environment.
If the BP spill taught us anything, it's that exploring for energy has safety risks, but that can get lost in all the excitement," begins Lesley Stahl of CBS's "60 minutes" in her segment. Stahl explores the controversies surrounding this new drilling method, from the undisclosed toxic chemicals pumped into the ground to the extract the gas to the safety record of the industry. It's not pretty.
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In the US But that is changing, and now this stepchild is being touted as the hope of the future - the answer to our energy problems.
What has brought about the change is there is a new unconventional process for extracting natural gas from shale, a dense rock formation two miles underground. And if you're sitting on top of it, you may become a new American phenomenon: a "shaleionaire."
And yet, if the BP spill taught us anything, it's that exploring for energy has safety risks. But that can get lost in all the excitement.
What is increasingly evident is that shale gas is overwhelmingly abundant right here in the U.S.A.
Shale Gas Drilling: Pros & Cons
Extra: Meet The "Shaleionaires"
Extra: Gas Drilling Horror Story
Link: Haynesville Shale
"In the last few years, we've discovered the equivalent of two Saudi Arabias of oil in the form of natural gas in the United States. Not one, but two," Aubrey McClendon, the CEO of
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Mexico: Anti-Capitalist Mobilization to Cop 16 needs support - Infoshop News
Mexico: Anti-Capitalist Mobilization to Cop 16 needs support - Infoshop News
The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP-16) on climate change convened by the United Nations will take place this year between the 29th of November and the 10th of December in Cancun, Mexico. The predecessor to this meeting was the COP15 in Copenhagen where talks failed due to the lack of agreement between countries on the mater of climate politics for the reduction of greenhouse gasses.
Before these summits, and especially leading up to the COP15 in Copenhagen, an enormous mobilization process was generated, further strengthening and articulating an comprehensive movement for environmental justice all over the world, comprised of a range of diverse organizations, amongst which are those that have come-out against market-driven solutions governments would like to implement, such as carbon exchanges or clean development mechanisms. Much of these voices have called for system change not climate change. Furthermore, as demonstrated by governments, climate change is seen as a terrain for accumulation and the marketing of life, not as an impetus to change the model of production and consumption whose unsustainability and unviability for the reproduction of human and non-human life has become more and more evident.
Following Mexico’s acceptance to host the COP16, at the beginning of 2010, diverse organizations have been in search of modes of coordination to generate a comprehensive organizing and mobilizing process for the summit.
Amongst the diverse spaces on route to Cancun is the International Anti-C@P Space (Anti-Capitalist/Anti-COP) (anticapcop.wordpress.com), formed in August of 2010 as a convergence of collectives, organizations and social-environmental struggles working to shape a movement for climate justice and in search for just and effective solutions to the climate crisis. A university organizing space has also been initiated since September which has been convened principally by student collectives from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP-16) on climate change convened by the United Nations will take place this year between the 29th of November and the 10th of December in Cancun, Mexico. The predecessor to this meeting was the COP15 in Copenhagen where talks failed due to the lack of agreement between countries on the mater of climate politics for the reduction of greenhouse gasses.
Before these summits, and especially leading up to the COP15 in Copenhagen, an enormous mobilization process was generated, further strengthening and articulating an comprehensive movement for environmental justice all over the world, comprised of a range of diverse organizations, amongst which are those that have come-out against market-driven solutions governments would like to implement, such as carbon exchanges or clean development mechanisms. Much of these voices have called for system change not climate change. Furthermore, as demonstrated by governments, climate change is seen as a terrain for accumulation and the marketing of life, not as an impetus to change the model of production and consumption whose unsustainability and unviability for the reproduction of human and non-human life has become more and more evident.
Following Mexico’s acceptance to host the COP16, at the beginning of 2010, diverse organizations have been in search of modes of coordination to generate a comprehensive organizing and mobilizing process for the summit.
Amongst the diverse spaces on route to Cancun is the International Anti-C@P Space (Anti-Capitalist/Anti-COP) (anticapcop.wordpress.com), formed in August of 2010 as a convergence of collectives, organizations and social-environmental struggles working to shape a movement for climate justice and in search for just and effective solutions to the climate crisis. A university organizing space has also been initiated since September which has been convened principally by student collectives from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
Activists Prepare for Climate Change Summit in Cancun
Activists Prepare for Climate Change Summit in Cancun
But aside from the beehive of activities sponsored by local environmental and popular movements and non-governmental groups, the Mexican government has gotten behind the Klimaforum10. They’ve also made space for something called Climate Villa, a gathering focused on green businesses and corporate fixes to climate chaos that will also take place in Cancún during the COP-16.
But aside from the beehive of activities sponsored by local environmental and popular movements and non-governmental groups, the Mexican government has gotten behind the Klimaforum10. They’ve also made space for something called Climate Villa, a gathering focused on green businesses and corporate fixes to climate chaos that will also take place in Cancún during the COP-16.
Climate Justice Ottawa Drops Banner in Parliament "If They Won't Take Action on Climate Justice, We Will!" | Media Co-op
Climate Justice Ottawa Drops Banner in Parliament "If They Won't Take Action on Climate Justice, We Will!" | Media Co-op
Community-based renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro need to be developed in a way that does not damage natural ecosystems, meaning energy production must be controlled by communities and not corporations. Current subsidies and systems of agriculture decrease healthy food choices, contribute to ecological destruction, and hurt small scale farmers, while a shift towards community-controlled diversified agriculture leads to healthier people and ecosystems. There are more efficient ways of transporting people and products than building mass highways; Canada needs to invest in solutions that re-imagine how we move around within and between cities through the localization of production, bicycle infrastructure, and accessible public transit. Ultimately, federal
5. Reject False Solutions
Community-based renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro need to be developed in a way that does not damage natural ecosystems, meaning energy production must be controlled by communities and not corporations. Current subsidies and systems of agriculture decrease healthy food choices, contribute to ecological destruction, and hurt small scale farmers, while a shift towards community-controlled diversified agriculture leads to healthier people and ecosystems. There are more efficient ways of transporting people and products than building mass highways; Canada needs to invest in solutions that re-imagine how we move around within and between cities through the localization of production, bicycle infrastructure, and accessible public transit. Ultimately, federal
5. Reject False Solutions
Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems and Climate Change
Overview and Programme - a 'virtual' Pavilion
Monday 29th Nov 13:20 – 14:40
Enhancing synergies: Launch of the Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems and Climate Change Pavilion Organizer: SCBD
Tuesday 30 Nov, 15:30-17:30, EU Pavilion
REDD and biodiversity Organizer: UN REDD, SCBD and European Commission
Wednesday 1 Dec, 11:30-13:00
Blue Carbon: valuing CO2 Mitigation by coastal marine systems Organizer: Conservation International
Wednesday 1 Dec, 1-3pm, EU Pavilion
Working with nature: ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation Organizer: SCBD and European Commission
Thursday 2 Dec 13:20-14:40
Delivering as One: Achievements and lessons learned from REDD+ readiness activities Organizer: UNEP
Thursday 2 Dec 16:45-18:15
Pacific Island Countries - taking action on climate change Organizer: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Friday 3 Dec, 11:30-13:00
Addressing climate change and REDD+ - using indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge and practices’ Organizer: Tebtebba Foundation
Friday 3 Dec, 20:15-21:45
Introducing global mechanisms for measurable, reportable, verifiable local climate action Organizer: ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
Sunday 5 Dec, Forest Day 4
CBD Secretariat contribution to Forest Day 4
Monday, 6 Dec, 18:40-20:00
Water, climate change and development: linking up development agendas and putting water security first Organizer: Global Water Partnership
Tuesday, 7 Dec, 18:30-20:00
Taking Action on Ocean Acidification: opportunities under UNFCCC Organizer: IUCN
Wednesday, 8 Dec, 18:30-20:00
Cities and climate change: enhancing mitigation and adaptation action Organizer: UN Habitat
Thursday, 9 December, 13:20-14:40
Gender and climate change finance: empowering women to lead in the new green
Monday 29th Nov 13:20 – 14:40
Enhancing synergies: Launch of the Rio Conventions’ Ecosystems and Climate Change Pavilion Organizer: SCBD
Tuesday 30 Nov, 15:30-17:30, EU Pavilion
REDD and biodiversity Organizer: UN REDD, SCBD and European Commission
Wednesday 1 Dec, 11:30-13:00
Blue Carbon: valuing CO2 Mitigation by coastal marine systems Organizer: Conservation International
Wednesday 1 Dec, 1-3pm, EU Pavilion
Working with nature: ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation Organizer: SCBD and European Commission
Thursday 2 Dec 13:20-14:40
Delivering as One: Achievements and lessons learned from REDD+ readiness activities Organizer: UNEP
Thursday 2 Dec 16:45-18:15
Pacific Island Countries - taking action on climate change Organizer: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Friday 3 Dec, 11:30-13:00
Addressing climate change and REDD+ - using indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge and practices’ Organizer: Tebtebba Foundation
Friday 3 Dec, 20:15-21:45
Introducing global mechanisms for measurable, reportable, verifiable local climate action Organizer: ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
Sunday 5 Dec, Forest Day 4
CBD Secretariat contribution to Forest Day 4
Monday, 6 Dec, 18:40-20:00
Water, climate change and development: linking up development agendas and putting water security first Organizer: Global Water Partnership
Tuesday, 7 Dec, 18:30-20:00
Taking Action on Ocean Acidification: opportunities under UNFCCC Organizer: IUCN
Wednesday, 8 Dec, 18:30-20:00
Cities and climate change: enhancing mitigation and adaptation action Organizer: UN Habitat
Thursday, 9 December, 13:20-14:40
Gender and climate change finance: empowering women to lead in the new green
Monday, November 15, 2010
Mexico: Anti-Capitalist Mobilization to Cop 16 needs support - Infoshop News
Mexico: Anti-Capitalist Mobilization to Cop 16 needs support - Infoshop News
Before these summits, and especially leading up to the COP15 in Copenhagen, an enormous mobilization process was generated, further strengthening and articulating an comprehensive movement for environmental justice all over the world, comprised of a range of diverse organizations, amongst which are those that have come-out against market-driven solutions governments would like to implement, such as carbon exchanges or clean development mechanisms. Much of these voices have called for system change not climate change. Furthermore, as demonstrated by governments, climate change is seen as a terrain for accumulation and the marketing of life, not as an impetus to change the model of production and consumption whose unsustainability and unviability for the reproduction of human and non-human life has become more and more evident.
Following Mexico’s acceptance to host the COP16, at the beginning of 2010, diverse organizations have been in search of modes of coordination to generate a comprehensive organizing and mobilizing process for the summit.
Amongst the diverse spaces on route to Cancun is the International Anti-C@P Space (Anti-Capitalist/Anti-COP) (anticapcop.wordpress.com), formed in August of 2010 as a convergence of collectives, organizations and social-environmental struggles working to shape a movement for climate justice and in search for just and effective solutions to the climate crisis. A university organizing space has also been initiated since September which has been convened principally by student collectives from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
WHO WE ARE?
The organizations that make this project are part of the International Anti-C@P space and the UNAM student space. Below we present a synthesis of some of the different organizations we belong to:
Peoples Front in Defense of Land - Atenco - Frente de Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra (FPDT)
Before these summits, and especially leading up to the COP15 in Copenhagen, an enormous mobilization process was generated, further strengthening and articulating an comprehensive movement for environmental justice all over the world, comprised of a range of diverse organizations, amongst which are those that have come-out against market-driven solutions governments would like to implement, such as carbon exchanges or clean development mechanisms. Much of these voices have called for system change not climate change. Furthermore, as demonstrated by governments, climate change is seen as a terrain for accumulation and the marketing of life, not as an impetus to change the model of production and consumption whose unsustainability and unviability for the reproduction of human and non-human life has become more and more evident.
Following Mexico’s acceptance to host the COP16, at the beginning of 2010, diverse organizations have been in search of modes of coordination to generate a comprehensive organizing and mobilizing process for the summit.
Amongst the diverse spaces on route to Cancun is the International Anti-C@P Space (Anti-Capitalist/Anti-COP) (anticapcop.wordpress.com), formed in August of 2010 as a convergence of collectives, organizations and social-environmental struggles working to shape a movement for climate justice and in search for just and effective solutions to the climate crisis. A university organizing space has also been initiated since September which has been convened principally by student collectives from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
WHO WE ARE?
The organizations that make this project are part of the International Anti-C@P space and the UNAM student space. Below we present a synthesis of some of the different organizations we belong to:
Peoples Front in Defense of Land - Atenco - Frente de Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra (FPDT)
COP16 | CMP6 - ¿Cómo opera la Villa de Cambio Climático? - Villa de Cambio Climático
COP16 | CMP6 - ¿Cómo opera la Villa de Cambio Climático? - Villa de Cambio Climático
Electric car race every evening starting Dec4th; singing every evening starting at 8pm; a place for forums and discussion. Climate Village.
The Village of Climate Change is a space designed to promote the concepts, projects, dialogue and coexistence around climate change. The Villa will host thematic exhibitions, conferences, civil society dialogues, exhibitions, cultural and artistic events, all first class.
Electric car race every evening starting Dec4th; singing every evening starting at 8pm; a place for forums and discussion. Climate Village.
The Village of Climate Change is a space designed to promote the concepts, projects, dialogue and coexistence around climate change. The Villa will host thematic exhibitions, conferences, civil society dialogues, exhibitions, cultural and artistic events, all first class.
A Canuck in Cancun: Macho, Macho Man
A Canuck in Cancun: Macho, Macho Man
Machismo, one my biggest turn-offs. When I hear the word I think of hairy chests and men grabbing their crotch while ordering their women to get them another damned beer. Mexico (and other Latin countries) has a reputation for being a society dominated by macho men, and while I hate to stereotype, I would have to say that it is somewhat true. Women are evolving here, but the culture of man being dominant certainly still exists. Chauvinism is alive and well, evident in cultural events such as lucha libre (wrestling), cock fights, bull fights, domestic abuse and the cantinas packed with men seeing who can drink the most tequila or eat the hottest salsa while ogling the waitresses. I must be clear, this is certainly not ALL men in Mexico, and it's not just a Mexican problem, but it is more widely accepted here than it should be. Many women do not report abuse and they may not even realize that they are being abused emotionally, verbally and psychologically. Their mamas will tell them to do all that they
Machismo, one my biggest turn-offs. When I hear the word I think of hairy chests and men grabbing their crotch while ordering their women to get them another damned beer. Mexico (and other Latin countries) has a reputation for being a society dominated by macho men, and while I hate to stereotype, I would have to say that it is somewhat true. Women are evolving here, but the culture of man being dominant certainly still exists. Chauvinism is alive and well, evident in cultural events such as lucha libre (wrestling), cock fights, bull fights, domestic abuse and the cantinas packed with men seeing who can drink the most tequila or eat the hottest salsa while ogling the waitresses. I must be clear, this is certainly not ALL men in Mexico, and it's not just a Mexican problem, but it is more widely accepted here than it should be. Many women do not report abuse and they may not even realize that they are being abused emotionally, verbally and psychologically. Their mamas will tell them to do all that they
Sunday, November 14, 2010
media21geneva.org - Home
media21geneva.org - Home
Media21 is a Geneva-based initiative launched in 2006 by a team of international journalists to expand and improve media coverage of key global issues, including climate change, the environment, human rights, migration, peace-keeping and security, public health, trade, corporate social responsibility.
It aims to train and nurture a global network of journalists with enhanced commitment, perspective, technical knowledge and official access to report effectively on the most complex challenges of our time.
Media21 is a Geneva-based initiative launched in 2006 by a team of international journalists to expand and improve media coverage of key global issues, including climate change, the environment, human rights, migration, peace-keeping and security, public health, trade, corporate social responsibility.
It aims to train and nurture a global network of journalists with enhanced commitment, perspective, technical knowledge and official access to report effectively on the most complex challenges of our time.
Non-Status Indians: The Illusion of Justice in Canada - The Conservatives Conditional Support of UNDRIP
Non-Status Indians: The Illusion of Justice in Canada - The Conservatives Conditional Support of UNDRIP
Minister Duncan is right and Canada will not make any significant changes to how it deals with Indigenous issues and will simply continue to advance its own agenda, then what good does their conditional support of UNDRIP do for us? Why would our political leaders be so quick to praise Canada for agreeing to do literally nothing on our behalf?
At this rate, our reserves will be turned into private property and sold to big business by the Flanagan-Jules plan; those remaining reserves will all be occupied by non-Indians through Bill S-4 MRP laws; and if anyone remains after that, they will all be legislated out of extinction by Bill C-3's discriminatory status provisions.
Minister Duncan is right and Canada will not make any significant changes to how it deals with Indigenous issues and will simply continue to advance its own agenda, then what good does their conditional support of UNDRIP do for us? Why would our political leaders be so quick to praise Canada for agreeing to do literally nothing on our behalf?
At this rate, our reserves will be turned into private property and sold to big business by the Flanagan-Jules plan; those remaining reserves will all be occupied by non-Indians through Bill S-4 MRP laws; and if anyone remains after that, they will all be legislated out of extinction by Bill C-3's discriminatory status provisions.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
U.N. Security tripled
Peacekeepers reinforce security at COP16 in Cancun
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Related Tags: UN peacekeepers, strengthening, safety, CoP16, cancun.The attorney general of Quintana Roo, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that the UN military force, for the first time, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit
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Cancun .- The Secretary of Public Security of Quintana Roo, Real Admiral Miguel Angel Ramos reported this afternoon that the peacekeepers of the United Nations, known as "blue helmets" will strengthen the security umbrella of the International Conference on Climate Change CPO6 this city.
Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history, the conditions of insecurity generated by the war against organized crime, led the government of Mexico to accept the proposal, said the secretariat of the CCCNU.
The attorney general, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that battalions of peacekeepers from the UN, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the fairgrounds CancúnMesse, and the area hotel.
At a press conference, Admiral Ramos Leal said the safety shield will consist of a force five to six thousand troops from the federation police state and municipalities as well as the Army and Navy will, from next 25 in all areas of the COP-16.
Real Ramos explained that the Presidential General Staff, with the Secretaries of Defense and Navy Navy and local public safety, work on tactics and strategy of the security shield, which will be peer reviewed by international peacekeepers of the UN.
The venues of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the headquarters of CancunMesse exhibitions will be guarded by three rings of security, from the hotel zone of Cancun to the highway Cancun-Playa del Carmen, to avoid the traffic blockades, demonstrations and violent outbreaks activist groups.
The Hotel Zone, Boulevard Kukulcan, the official venues of the meeting and the highway are vulnerable areas have only one way to enter and an outlet.
The safety shield covering the entire state with checkpoints and control filters at strategic points in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and other towns, but no road will be closed, said Secretary of Public Safety.
Records and file activists to come international leaders and activists, say the presence of characters classified as "aggressive" and "promoters of misconduct", "agents of social change."
"It may be necessary to stop two hundred to five hundred people, in terms of detected outbreaks of disorder, said Ramos Real.
Until Saturday, security system and control of participants in the alternative forums of the COP16, estimated the presence of between 40 000 and 47 000 accredited alternative meetings, however the final number might be higher, as has happened in other meetings .
These organizations, self-styled anti-globalization, refused to stay at hotels and hostels, said they will camp in areas and open spaces in Cancun, Puerto Morelos and the Riviera
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Related Tags: UN peacekeepers, strengthening, safety, CoP16, cancun.The attorney general of Quintana Roo, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that the UN military force, for the first time, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit
Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history. Photo: Vanguard / FileRecommend13retweet..
Cancun .- The Secretary of Public Security of Quintana Roo, Real Admiral Miguel Angel Ramos reported this afternoon that the peacekeepers of the United Nations, known as "blue helmets" will strengthen the security umbrella of the International Conference on Climate Change CPO6 this city.
Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history, the conditions of insecurity generated by the war against organized crime, led the government of Mexico to accept the proposal, said the secretariat of the CCCNU.
The attorney general, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that battalions of peacekeepers from the UN, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the fairgrounds CancúnMesse, and the area hotel.
At a press conference, Admiral Ramos Leal said the safety shield will consist of a force five to six thousand troops from the federation police state and municipalities as well as the Army and Navy will, from next 25 in all areas of the COP-16.
Real Ramos explained that the Presidential General Staff, with the Secretaries of Defense and Navy Navy and local public safety, work on tactics and strategy of the security shield, which will be peer reviewed by international peacekeepers of the UN.
The venues of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the headquarters of CancunMesse exhibitions will be guarded by three rings of security, from the hotel zone of Cancun to the highway Cancun-Playa del Carmen, to avoid the traffic blockades, demonstrations and violent outbreaks activist groups.
The Hotel Zone, Boulevard Kukulcan, the official venues of the meeting and the highway are vulnerable areas have only one way to enter and an outlet.
The safety shield covering the entire state with checkpoints and control filters at strategic points in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and other towns, but no road will be closed, said Secretary of Public Safety.
Records and file activists to come international leaders and activists, say the presence of characters classified as "aggressive" and "promoters of misconduct", "agents of social change."
"It may be necessary to stop two hundred to five hundred people, in terms of detected outbreaks of disorder, said Ramos Real.
Until Saturday, security system and control of participants in the alternative forums of the COP16, estimated the presence of between 40 000 and 47 000 accredited alternative meetings, however the final number might be higher, as has happened in other meetings .
These organizations, self-styled anti-globalization, refused to stay at hotels and hostels, said they will camp in areas and open spaces in Cancun, Puerto Morelos and the Riviera
UN Security details
Cancun .- The Secretary of Public Security of Quintana Roo, Real Admiral Miguel Angel Ramos reported this afternoon that the peacekeepers of the United Nations, known as "blue helmets" will strengthen the security umbrella of the International Conference on Climate Change CPO6 this city.
Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history, the conditions of insecurity generated by the war against organized crime, led the government of Mexico to accept the proposal, said the secretariat of the CCCNU.
The attorney general, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that battalions of peacekeepers from the UN, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the fairgrounds CancúnMesse, and the area hotel.
At a press conference, Admiral Ramos Leal said the safety shield will consist of a force five to six thousand troops from the federation police state and municipalities as well as
Be the first time that military force has a specific objective mission in Mexico, whose governments have reiterated the pacifist tradition in its modern history, the conditions of insecurity generated by the war against organized crime, led the government of Mexico to accept the proposal, said the secretariat of the CCCNU.
The attorney general, Francisco Alor Quezada, confirmed that battalions of peacekeepers from the UN, in coordination with national security forces will be in charge of the headquarters of the summit, the Moon Palace hotel and the fairgrounds CancúnMesse, and the area hotel.
At a press conference, Admiral Ramos Leal said the safety shield will consist of a force five to six thousand troops from the federation police state and municipalities as well as
Friday, November 12, 2010
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Indigenous and Farmers to Lead Mexican Caravans and Alternative Forum For Life and Justice in Cancun – EcoLocalizer
Indigenous and Farmers to Lead Mexican Caravans and Alternative Forum For Life and Justice in Cancun – EcoLocalizer
The battle between People and the Market in the struggle for climate, environmental, and social justice continues. The next round of negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) is coming up in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 to December 10. Meanwhile, a series of caravans consisting of indigenous people, farmers, and social movements will be traveling from all around Mexico en route to Cancun, where they will host an Alternative Global Forum for Life and Environmental and Social Justice from December 5-8.
En route they will highlight local environmental and social justice issues, such as community displacement because of industrial mega-projects, water pollution and water resource control, contamination from mining and industrial agriculture, and toxic waste sites. The caravans are being organized by the National Assembly of People Affected by the Environment and the international peasant movement La Via Campesina as well as by diverse social movements from the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The battle between People and the Market in the struggle for climate, environmental, and social justice continues. The next round of negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) is coming up in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 to December 10. Meanwhile, a series of caravans consisting of indigenous people, farmers, and social movements will be traveling from all around Mexico en route to Cancun, where they will host an Alternative Global Forum for Life and Environmental and Social Justice from December 5-8.
En route they will highlight local environmental and social justice issues, such as community displacement because of industrial mega-projects, water pollution and water resource control, contamination from mining and industrial agriculture, and toxic waste sites. The caravans are being organized by the National Assembly of People Affected by the Environment and the international peasant movement La Via Campesina as well as by diverse social movements from the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
SRE - Secretary of the Exterior
SRE - Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
The Government of Mexico has the responsibility of hosting and organizing the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) and the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP6). Both meetings will be held in Cancun, Mexico, from November 29th to December 10th, 2010.
Therefore, the Federal Government has decided to create the Climate Change Village, a space to promote dialogue related to environmental issues amongst non-governmental organizations, the private sector and civil society.
The Village will be held from November 27th to December 12th, 2010. It will include multimedia exhibitions related to climate change, movie projections, screenings of the COP16 sessions and exhibition stands by sponsors and other companies interested in promoting clean technologies.
Moreover, there will be cultural and artistic shows, as well as the music festival “Cantando por el Planeta”, discussion panels for non-governmental organizations and a series of conferences given by experts.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico extends the invitation to civil society members and organizations as well as the media to participate in this 16 day event.
The Climate Change Village will be located in Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio, Km. 7.5 de la Carretera Cancún-Chetumal, Benito Juárez Cancún, Quintana Roo.
Is the Climate Village the same as the Eco-Village??
The Government of Mexico has the responsibility of hosting and organizing the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) and the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP6). Both meetings will be held in Cancun, Mexico, from November 29th to December 10th, 2010.
Therefore, the Federal Government has decided to create the Climate Change Village, a space to promote dialogue related to environmental issues amongst non-governmental organizations, the private sector and civil society.
The Village will be held from November 27th to December 12th, 2010. It will include multimedia exhibitions related to climate change, movie projections, screenings of the COP16 sessions and exhibition stands by sponsors and other companies interested in promoting clean technologies.
Moreover, there will be cultural and artistic shows, as well as the music festival “Cantando por el Planeta”, discussion panels for non-governmental organizations and a series of conferences given by experts.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico extends the invitation to civil society members and organizations as well as the media to participate in this 16 day event.
The Climate Change Village will be located in Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio, Km. 7.5 de la Carretera Cancún-Chetumal, Benito Juárez Cancún, Quintana Roo.
Is the Climate Village the same as the Eco-Village??
Spanish Lessons
Puede recomendarme un hotel barato?
Can you recommend a cheap hotel?
¿Cuánto cobra por noche?
What's the cost per nite?
¿Hay algo más barato?
Is there anything cheaper?
¿Tiene cuartos libres?
Do you have any vacancies?
Quisiera un cuarto sencillo.
I'd like a single room.
¿Me permite ver el cuarto?
May I see the room?
No me gusta esta habitación.
I don't like this room.
¿Cuánto cuesta por semana?
What's the weekly rate?
¿Están las comidas incluidas ?
Are meals included?
Estoy enfermoa.
I'm sick.
¿Podría llamar a un médico, por favor?
Could you please call a doctor?
¿Puede visitarme el médico?
Can you recommend a cheap hotel?
¿Cuánto cobra por noche?
What's the cost per nite?
¿Hay algo más barato?
Is there anything cheaper?
¿Tiene cuartos libres?
Do you have any vacancies?
Quisiera un cuarto sencillo.
I'd like a single room.
¿Me permite ver el cuarto?
May I see the room?
No me gusta esta habitación.
I don't like this room.
¿Cuánto cuesta por semana?
What's the weekly rate?
¿Están las comidas incluidas ?
Are meals included?
Estoy enfermoa.
I'm sick.
¿Podría llamar a un médico, por favor?
Could you please call a doctor?
¿Puede visitarme el médico?
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Cof C plans for Cancun
Council of Canadians plans for Cancun (I hope they speak Spanish)
We are gearing up for the upcoming UN negotiations in Cancun. We will have a team on the ground reporting-backing on events both in the official negotiation process – this includes tracking and responding to Canadian government participation – and participating in the alternatives forums.
We will be launching a book on Mother Earth Rights, hosting a workshop on the need to ‘Leave it in the Ground’ in the Arctic (no offshore drilling!), participating in an action exposing the tar sands and large street mobilizations as well as helping to coordinate a roundtable on holding referendums and popular consultas on climate change – one of the calls emerging from the Cochabamba conference.
In Canada we are working with community activists and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, KAIROS and the Indigenous Environmental Network to mobilize People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice during the Cancun negotiations. The media is already reporting that countries are unlikely to reach a legally binding agreement in Cancun on desperately needed climate change measures. We can’t wait any longer for governments to take action – it’s the collective voice of people that will make climate justice a reality. Find out more about People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice, and how to get involved, here.
We are gearing up for the upcoming UN negotiations in Cancun. We will have a team on the ground reporting-backing on events both in the official negotiation process – this includes tracking and responding to Canadian government participation – and participating in the alternatives forums.
We will be launching a book on Mother Earth Rights, hosting a workshop on the need to ‘Leave it in the Ground’ in the Arctic (no offshore drilling!), participating in an action exposing the tar sands and large street mobilizations as well as helping to coordinate a roundtable on holding referendums and popular consultas on climate change – one of the calls emerging from the Cochabamba conference.
In Canada we are working with community activists and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, KAIROS and the Indigenous Environmental Network to mobilize People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice during the Cancun negotiations. The media is already reporting that countries are unlikely to reach a legally binding agreement in Cancun on desperately needed climate change measures. We can’t wait any longer for governments to take action – it’s the collective voice of people that will make climate justice a reality. Find out more about People’s Assemblies on Climate Justice, and how to get involved, here.
Communiqué No. 12
CANCUN KLIMAFORUM10 IMPORTANT NEWS
Mexico City, November 6, 2010.
The Organizing Committee of Klimaforum10 Cancun has taken the following decisions:
■ Access to the European Peoples Political Klimaforum10 is free.
■ only accept reservations from a minimum of four days camping in the Ecovillage of Klimaforum10, Cancun. The individual recovery cost is 8 USD per day, our Ecovillage will dry toilets and showers, is located within walking distance of Klimaforum10, surrounded by low forest on the Route of the Cenotes, about 20 minutes from the venue of COP -16 United Nations.
■ service is offered to rent tents and tents for institutions and organizations that require it.
They were also reported to have occurred already, in his People's political space and free of charge, more than 70 activities auto convened by social organizations from several continents.
The Foreign Secretary made the Pre-COP16 past 4 and 5 November in Mexico City and the beginning of a process of discussion of social organizations on climate change before the end of October.
We will continue informing.
CANCUN KLIMAFORUM10 IMPORTANT NEWS
Mexico City, November 6, 2010.
The Organizing Committee of Klimaforum10 Cancun has taken the following decisions:
■ Access to the European Peoples Political Klimaforum10 is free.
■ only accept reservations from a minimum of four days camping in the Ecovillage of Klimaforum10, Cancun. The individual recovery cost is 8 USD per day, our Ecovillage will dry toilets and showers, is located within walking distance of Klimaforum10, surrounded by low forest on the Route of the Cenotes, about 20 minutes from the venue of COP -16 United Nations.
■ service is offered to rent tents and tents for institutions and organizations that require it.
They were also reported to have occurred already, in his People's political space and free of charge, more than 70 activities auto convened by social organizations from several continents.
The Foreign Secretary made the Pre-COP16 past 4 and 5 November in Mexico City and the beginning of a process of discussion of social organizations on climate change before the end of October.
We will continue informing.
Announcement:
Wednesday, November 10, 2010Pronouncement
Pronunciamiento OF KLIMAFORUM10.
The Klimaforum10 as political space of the peoples, we repudiate the violent actions perpetrated by the Federal Police in the afternoon of Friday 29 octubrecontra fellow protesters in the Kaminata for peace and against violence enCiudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
We express our total rejection of the brutal repression within the premises of the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez ICB campus. It is unacceptable the way it operates monopoly militarization and violence by the state apparatus in Mexico and in most corners of the world.
We join the demand for justice to an event so disastrous as this, it may be possible that with a delicate situation that prevails in Ciudad Juárez there is so unworthy of action against students organized in this crumbling city.
Deep regret at the situation where the partner is José Darío Álvarez Orrantia, we condemn the attack on his integrity.
We are partners because we belong to the same struggle for a better place to live.
Stop the repression!
Pronunciamiento OF KLIMAFORUM10.
The Klimaforum10 as political space of the peoples, we repudiate the violent actions perpetrated by the Federal Police in the afternoon of Friday 29 octubrecontra fellow protesters in the Kaminata for peace and against violence enCiudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
We express our total rejection of the brutal repression within the premises of the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez ICB campus. It is unacceptable the way it operates monopoly militarization and violence by the state apparatus in Mexico and in most corners of the world.
We join the demand for justice to an event so disastrous as this, it may be possible that with a delicate situation that prevails in Ciudad Juárez there is so unworthy of action against students organized in this crumbling city.
Deep regret at the situation where the partner is José Darío Álvarez Orrantia, we condemn the attack on his integrity.
We are partners because we belong to the same struggle for a better place to live.
Stop the repression!
Pronouncement
PRONUNCIAMIENTO DEL KLIMAFORUM10.
El Klimaforum10 como espacio político de los Pueblos, repudiamos las acciones violentas de la Policía Federal perpetradas en la tarde del pasado viernes 29 de octubrecontra los compañeros manifestantes en la Kaminata por la Paz y contra la violencia enCiudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
Manifestamos nuestro total rechazo a la brutal represión dentro de las instalaciones de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez campus ICB. Es inaceptable la forma como opera la militarización y monopolio de la violencia por parte del aparato de Estado en México y en la mayoría de los rincones del mundo.
Nos sumamos a la exigencia de justicia ante un hecho tan nefasto como este, no puede ser posible que ante una situación tan delicada que se vive en Ciudad Juárez exista una forma tan indigna de proceder contra los estudiantes organizados de esta resquebrajada ciudad.
Lamentamos en lo profundo la situación en la que se encuentra el compañero José Darío Álvarez Orrantia, condenamos el ataque a su integridad.
Somos compañeros porque pertenecemos a la misma lucha por un mejor lugar dónde vivir.
¡Alto a la represión!
El Klimaforum10 como espacio político de los Pueblos, repudiamos las acciones violentas de la Policía Federal perpetradas en la tarde del pasado viernes 29 de octubrecontra los compañeros manifestantes en la Kaminata por la Paz y contra la violencia enCiudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
Manifestamos nuestro total rechazo a la brutal represión dentro de las instalaciones de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez campus ICB. Es inaceptable la forma como opera la militarización y monopolio de la violencia por parte del aparato de Estado en México y en la mayoría de los rincones del mundo.
Nos sumamos a la exigencia de justicia ante un hecho tan nefasto como este, no puede ser posible que ante una situación tan delicada que se vive en Ciudad Juárez exista una forma tan indigna de proceder contra los estudiantes organizados de esta resquebrajada ciudad.
Lamentamos en lo profundo la situación en la que se encuentra el compañero José Darío Álvarez Orrantia, condenamos el ataque a su integridad.
Somos compañeros porque pertenecemos a la misma lucha por un mejor lugar dónde vivir.
¡Alto a la represión!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
LAMMP | Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP)
LAMMP Home
Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP) is an international, non-denominational, non-profit environmental organisation.
LAMMP is a London-based charity dedicated to supporting Latin American women and their communities in their campaign for human rights, sustainable and participatory development, corporate social responsibility and gender mainstreaming in the mining industry.
LAMMP provides training and support services for Latin American women affected by mining and contributes to research on the impact of mining on local communities from a gender perspective. Through the Union of Latin American Women (ULAM in Spanish) which is a network of women defenders, LAMMP provides Latin American women activists and partner organisations with capacity building, advocacy and financial support and a forum for networking, strategy development and the sharing of ideas and experiences.
Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP) is an international, non-denominational, non-profit environmental organisation.
LAMMP is a London-based charity dedicated to supporting Latin American women and their communities in their campaign for human rights, sustainable and participatory development, corporate social responsibility and gender mainstreaming in the mining industry.
LAMMP provides training and support services for Latin American women affected by mining and contributes to research on the impact of mining on local communities from a gender perspective. Through the Union of Latin American Women (ULAM in Spanish) which is a network of women defenders, LAMMP provides Latin American women activists and partner organisations with capacity building, advocacy and financial support and a forum for networking, strategy development and the sharing of ideas and experiences.
Common Frontiers Canada
Common Frontiers Canada
October 2, 2010
Common Frontiers-Canada condemns
attempted coup in Ecuador
Ottawa and Toronto: Common Frontiers-Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted coup in Ecuador. Privileged groups, reactionary elements in the police force and Ecuadorian army in collusion with followers of ex-Colonel Lucio Gutierrez, have attempted to destroy the positive changes made under the current Citizen’s Revolution on behalf of the nation’s most marginalized
We call on Canadians as well as on the international community to remain alert to future attempts to overthrow the elected government by anti-democratic forces both inside and outside Ecuador. And to those who have supported this act of violence against the people and the democratic process in Ecuador as part of their efforts to stop at all costs the progressive changes underway in our continent, we say – you will not succeed.
We call on the Canadian government to roundly and unequivocally condemn this heinous act which attempts to undermine the rule of law in the sister Republic of Ecuador.
Common Frontiers says NO to the coup d’etat, but YES to the Ecuadorian people who have been out on the streets in their thousands to defend not only the country’s sovereignty but also the constitutional order in Ecuador.
October 2, 2010
Common Frontiers-Canada condemns
attempted coup in Ecuador
Ottawa and Toronto: Common Frontiers-Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted coup in Ecuador. Privileged groups, reactionary elements in the police force and Ecuadorian army in collusion with followers of ex-Colonel Lucio Gutierrez, have attempted to destroy the positive changes made under the current Citizen’s Revolution on behalf of the nation’s most marginalized
We call on Canadians as well as on the international community to remain alert to future attempts to overthrow the elected government by anti-democratic forces both inside and outside Ecuador. And to those who have supported this act of violence against the people and the democratic process in Ecuador as part of their efforts to stop at all costs the progressive changes underway in our continent, we say – you will not succeed.
We call on the Canadian government to roundly and unequivocally condemn this heinous act which attempts to undermine the rule of law in the sister Republic of Ecuador.
Common Frontiers says NO to the coup d’etat, but YES to the Ecuadorian people who have been out on the streets in their thousands to defend not only the country’s sovereignty but also the constitutional order in Ecuador.
Secret Agreement in the Works Between ENGOs and Tar Sands Industry | Coop média de Montréal
Secret Agreement in the Works Between ENGOs and Tar Sands Industry | Coop média de Montréal
A slew of recent articles have pointed to the likelihood that some foundation-funded environmental groups and the tar sands extraction industry are getting ready to make peace and sign a deal. The precedent, these reports note, has been set with the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement. What the media coverage doesn't mention is the actual character of these previous deals, and the unprecedented consolidation of funder influence in the hands of one man that is driving environmental groups toward such an agreement.
A slew of recent articles have pointed to the likelihood that some foundation-funded environmental groups and the tar sands extraction industry are getting ready to make peace and sign a deal. The precedent, these reports note, has been set with the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement. What the media coverage doesn't mention is the actual character of these previous deals, and the unprecedented consolidation of funder influence in the hands of one man that is driving environmental groups toward such an agreement.
Labour : North and South
We inform you that our committee is highly interested in scheduling your proposed subject in the Klimaforum10 program.
We confirm your space on monday the 28th of November to present the following panel discussion: "Labour:South and North America."
Would 10-12 am be suitable for your presentation?
Please confirm the names of the speakers who will be presenting.
We would need your response as soon as possible, so we can include it in the program.
We look forward to welcoming you at Klimaforum10!
In solidarity and cooperation
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Valérie Parent
secretariat Klimaforum10
System Change - Not Climate Change!
secretariat@klimaforum10.org
+52 55 53953801 (mon,wed-fri: 9 am - 3 pm, Mexico City, GMT -6h)
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We confirm your space on monday the 28th of November to present the following panel discussion: "Labour:South and North America."
Would 10-12 am be suitable for your presentation?
Please confirm the names of the speakers who will be presenting.
We would need your response as soon as possible, so we can include it in the program.
We look forward to welcoming you at Klimaforum10!
In solidarity and cooperation
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Valérie Parent
secretariat Klimaforum10
System Change - Not Climate Change!
secretariat@klimaforum10.org
+52 55 53953801 (mon,wed-fri: 9 am - 3 pm, Mexico City, GMT -6h)
skype: klimaforum10
website: www.klimaforum10.org
Monday, November 8, 2010
SUMMARY OF THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
SUMMARY OF THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
31 OCTOBER – 5 NOVEMBER 2010
The Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change was held from 31 October to 5 November 2010 at the World Forum in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Conference was organized by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in close cooperation with Ethiopia, Viet Nam, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the World Bank and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change is intended as a follow-up to the Shared Vision Statement agreed at the Seventeenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-17) in May 2009 and to further develop the agriculture, food security and climate change agenda.
In preparation for the Conference, the African Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, organized by the Government of Ethiopia and the African Union Commission, was held from 6-8 September 2010 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Conference brought together high-level policy makers, practitioners, international organizations and members of the scientific community from all African countries and produced a final communiqué containing a set of key recommendations. The final communiqué was presented at this Conference.
31 OCTOBER – 5 NOVEMBER 2010
The Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change was held from 31 October to 5 November 2010 at the World Forum in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Conference was organized by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in close cooperation with Ethiopia, Viet Nam, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the World Bank and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change is intended as a follow-up to the Shared Vision Statement agreed at the Seventeenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-17) in May 2009 and to further develop the agriculture, food security and climate change agenda.
In preparation for the Conference, the African Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, organized by the Government of Ethiopia and the African Union Commission, was held from 6-8 September 2010 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Conference brought together high-level policy makers, practitioners, international organizations and members of the scientific community from all African countries and produced a final communiqué containing a set of key recommendations. The final communiqué was presented at this Conference.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Moon setting on Sisters in Spirit? | APTN National News
Moon setting on Sisters in Spirit? | APTN National News
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http://aptn.ca/pages/news/video/?/services/player/&bcpid=91169876001&bctid=659499591001
Friday, November 5, 2010
Logistics of CPH to Cancun
15. Finally, Logistics. Never underestimate logistics. For such a conference to be successful, the devil is in the details: transportation, accommodation, congress facilities, information packages, negotiation venues, media relations... everything must be done well. Your delegates must always be on time, able to focus on their job and as relaxed as possible. In Copenhagen, there were no less than 40 000 registered participants in a conference centre capacity of only 15 000. The Woodstock of Climate change! I am sure that Cancun’s expertise and excellent reputation in welcoming the world will benefit the Conference.
Conclusion:Dion
Do you know the difference between the beginning and the end of a recession? At the beginning everybody says: it’s serious but it will not last. At the end, the same people say: it will stay for long, but it is not serious.
Sorry, but the climate crisis is there to stay, and it is serious.
It is up to each of us to redouble our efforts. I am hopeful that Cancun will be successful in giving the world the momentum it so badly needs.
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Sorry, but the climate crisis is there to stay, and it is serious.
It is up to each of us to redouble our efforts. I am hopeful that Cancun will be successful in giving the world the momentum it so badly needs.
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The bad news
B. Structural difficulties
1. We are doing too little
Here is what scientists are telling us:
■Glaciers are shrinking.
■The Artic ice cap is disappearing.
■The sea level is rising.
■The cycles of evaporation and precipitation are intensifying.
■Species are becoming extinct at faster and faster rates.
■Rising CO2 levels are acidifying the oceans, killing coral, shelfish, plankton and disrupting the whole marine food chain.
■Huge amounts of methane – now frozen undersea or in the Artic permafrost – could be released into the atmosphere; and methane has 25 times as much greenhouse effect potential as CO2.
■Science predicts that if nothing changes, global warming will create hundreds of millions of climate refugees by the end of the century. Where will they go?
■A larger number of extreme weather events will exacerbate food, water and energy scarcities; this will bring different groups into competition over dwindling resources and land, potentially turning fragile states into failed states.
We know that in order to curb these worrysome trends, we need radical change.
This means:
1. We are doing too little
Here is what scientists are telling us:
■Glaciers are shrinking.
■The Artic ice cap is disappearing.
■The sea level is rising.
■The cycles of evaporation and precipitation are intensifying.
■Species are becoming extinct at faster and faster rates.
■Rising CO2 levels are acidifying the oceans, killing coral, shelfish, plankton and disrupting the whole marine food chain.
■Huge amounts of methane – now frozen undersea or in the Artic permafrost – could be released into the atmosphere; and methane has 25 times as much greenhouse effect potential as CO2.
■Science predicts that if nothing changes, global warming will create hundreds of millions of climate refugees by the end of the century. Where will they go?
■A larger number of extreme weather events will exacerbate food, water and energy scarcities; this will bring different groups into competition over dwindling resources and land, potentially turning fragile states into failed states.
We know that in order to curb these worrysome trends, we need radical change.
This means:
A. Cancun negotiating challenges
1. The first challenge is the unanimity rule. For any proposal to be approved, 194 countries (also known as Parties) must reach unanimous agreement. Every year there is talk of changing this rule. A well-known example of a potential solution is Papua New Guinea’s proposal, which goes as follows: if ¾ of the countries agree to a proposition, this proposition would apply to these countries, and only to these countries. But here is the conundrum: to get rid of the unanimity rule, you still need unanimity!
In practice, we know that there are ways around the unanimity rule: no country likes to be isolated from all the others. At the end of COP 11 – the Montreal Climate Conference which I chaired in 2005 – the US and Saudi Arabia decided to join the consensus when they found themselves to be the only countries at odds with the world community. Nonetheless, this unanimity rule is a difficult hurdle to surmount.
2. Closer deadline. What makes Cancun especially challenging is that Kyoto’s first phase ends in 2012. In Montreal, we had 7 years to go, which made it possible to achieve some progress while postponing the resolution of outstanding disagreements to future COPs. While after Cancun, the only opportunity for progress before the Kyoto deadline is Johannesburg, in 2011.
3. Copenhagen trauma. Last year in Copenhagen, the world leaders tried very hard to achieve a global treaty. President Obama rescued the conference at the very end by bravely negotiating directly with the BASIC countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China. But the result was clearly disappointing, and it provided no political gain to these world leaders. So it’s likely that they won’t
1. The first challenge is the unanimity rule. For any proposal to be approved, 194 countries (also known as Parties) must reach unanimous agreement. Every year there is talk of changing this rule. A well-known example of a potential solution is Papua New Guinea’s proposal, which goes as follows: if ¾ of the countries agree to a proposition, this proposition would apply to these countries, and only to these countries. But here is the conundrum: to get rid of the unanimity rule, you still need unanimity!
In practice, we know that there are ways around the unanimity rule: no country likes to be isolated from all the others. At the end of COP 11 – the Montreal Climate Conference which I chaired in 2005 – the US and Saudi Arabia decided to join the consensus when they found themselves to be the only countries at odds with the world community. Nonetheless, this unanimity rule is a difficult hurdle to surmount.
2. Closer deadline. What makes Cancun especially challenging is that Kyoto’s first phase ends in 2012. In Montreal, we had 7 years to go, which made it possible to achieve some progress while postponing the resolution of outstanding disagreements to future COPs. While after Cancun, the only opportunity for progress before the Kyoto deadline is Johannesburg, in 2011.
3. Copenhagen trauma. Last year in Copenhagen, the world leaders tried very hard to achieve a global treaty. President Obama rescued the conference at the very end by bravely negotiating directly with the BASIC countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China. But the result was clearly disappointing, and it provided no political gain to these world leaders. So it’s likely that they won’t
Meeting platforms Via Campesina, climate-Space Dialogue Klimaforum10 Mexico and to the COP-16
On Thursday 4 November at the premises of the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM), there will be an important event leading platforms due to the environmental summit in Cancun (Via Campesina, climate-Space Dialogue Mexico and Klimaforum 10), with representatives of the Bolivian government, the Chancellor David Choquehuanca and UN Ambassador Pablo Solon.
A few weeks after starting the COP 16 this meeting is of special significance to the similarities that exist between different actors in a summit that many anticipate filing and without agreements.
Now more than ever the mobilization of the people will be critical to the transcendent influence decisions and agreements that are required to take to save life on the planet.
Campus Auditorium of the UACM Valley (San Lorenzo 290),
Thursday November 4, 2010 at 18:30 hrs.
On Thursday 4 November at the premises of the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM), there will be an important event leading platforms due to the environmental summit in Cancun (Via Campesina, climate-Space Dialogue Mexico and Klimaforum 10), with representatives of the Bolivian government, the Chancellor David Choquehuanca and UN Ambassador Pablo Solon.
A few weeks after starting the COP 16 this meeting is of special significance to the similarities that exist between different actors in a summit that many anticipate filing and without agreements.
Now more than ever the mobilization of the people will be critical to the transcendent influence decisions and agreements that are required to take to save life on the planet.
Campus Auditorium of the UACM Valley (San Lorenzo 290),
Thursday November 4, 2010 at 18:30 hrs.
November 4th,2010 6:30PM
Encuentro de las plataformas de Vía Campesina, Diálogo climático- Espacio México y Klimaforum10 hacia la COP-16
El jueves 4 de noviembre en las instalaciones de la Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM), se realizará un importante encuentro de las plataformas más destacadas rumbo a la Cumbre ambiental en Can...cún (Vía Campesina, Diálogo climático- Espacio México y Klimaforum 10), con los representantes del gobierno boliviano; el Canciller David Choquehuanca y el Embajador ante la ONU Pablo Solón.
A pocas semanas de iniciar la COP 16 este encuentro reviste una singular significación por las coincidencias que existen entre los distintos actores frente a una Cumbre que muchos anticipan de trámite y sin acuerdos.
Ahora más que nunca la movilización de los pueblos será fundamental para incidir en las trascendentes decisiones y acuerdos que se requieren tomar para salvar la vida en el planeta.
Auditorio del Plantel Del Valle de la UACM (San Lorenzo 290),
Jueves 4 de noviembre 2010 a las 18:30 hrs.
El jueves 4 de noviembre en las instalaciones de la Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM), se realizará un importante encuentro de las plataformas más destacadas rumbo a la Cumbre ambiental en Can...cún (Vía Campesina, Diálogo climático- Espacio México y Klimaforum 10), con los representantes del gobierno boliviano; el Canciller David Choquehuanca y el Embajador ante la ONU Pablo Solón.
A pocas semanas de iniciar la COP 16 este encuentro reviste una singular significación por las coincidencias que existen entre los distintos actores frente a una Cumbre que muchos anticipan de trámite y sin acuerdos.
Ahora más que nunca la movilización de los pueblos será fundamental para incidir en las trascendentes decisiones y acuerdos que se requieren tomar para salvar la vida en el planeta.
Auditorio del Plantel Del Valle de la UACM (San Lorenzo 290),
Jueves 4 de noviembre 2010 a las 18:30 hrs.
Klimaforum | Peoples Climate Movement
Klimaforum | Peoples Climate Movement
The US Government wants the climate-trashing World Bank to take control of the Global Climate Fund. The fund is a pot into which countries like the US and those in the European Union should deposit money to help developing countries tackle the impacts of climate change.
Who devises the fund, manages the money and decides how it is allocated is causing big arguments at this month's UN climate change negotiations in China.
The US wants to hand responsibility of this fund to the World Bank - which has invested more money in dirty coal this year than ever before.
The US must take responsibility for action on climate and drop its World Bank plans.
from: Friends of the Earth
The US Government wants the climate-trashing World Bank to take control of the Global Climate Fund. The fund is a pot into which countries like the US and those in the European Union should deposit money to help developing countries tackle the impacts of climate change.
Who devises the fund, manages the money and decides how it is allocated is causing big arguments at this month's UN climate change negotiations in China.
The US wants to hand responsibility of this fund to the World Bank - which has invested more money in dirty coal this year than ever before.
The US must take responsibility for action on climate and drop its World Bank plans.
from: Friends of the Earth
Klimaforum10
Friday, November 5, 2010
IMPORTANT NEWS KLIMAFORUM10El
Klimaforum10 organizing committee has taken the following decisions:
1 .- NO CHARGE TO ENTER THE POLITICAL SPACE IN THE KLIMAFORUM10 CANCUN
2 .- NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS FOR LESS THAN FOUR DAYS IN THE KLIMAFORUM10 Ecovillage, CANCUN AND CHARGING FOR EIGHT DOLLARS DAY PER PERSON ... TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CAMPING IN OUR Ecovillage, WHICH WILL DRY BATH, SHOWER AND WILL BE LOCATED A FEW STEPS FROM THE KLIMAFORUM10, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY A FOREST FLOOR IN THE PATH OF CENOTES, 20 minutes SUMMIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS, COP-16. SERVICE WILL BE OFFERED FOR RENT TENTS AND STORES FOR SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT REQUIERAN.
3 .- START TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERS IN CANCUN MEXICO CITY TO HAVE MORE THAN 350 VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPORT S ACTIVITIES KLIMAFORUM10, including translators. Addressing these issues with "Valérie Parent Secretariat Klimaforum10" ,
4 .- KLIMAFORUM10 STRENGTHENING THE SECRETARIAT WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN WORK HOURS A DAY IN THE CARE OF THE NEEDS OF APPLICANTS FOR SPACE IN THIS FORUM.
See our www.klimaforum10.org Addressing these issues with "Valérie Parent Secretariat Klimaforum10" ,
In addition, the Klimaforum10, informs them that have occurred already, in its political space of the peoples and at no cost, over 60 activities auto convened by social organizations from several continents. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs us of the completion of the Pre-COP-16 between 4 and 5 November in Mexico City and the beginning of a process of discussion of social organizations on climate change before the end of informing October.Seguiremos
IMPORTANT NEWS KLIMAFORUM10El
Klimaforum10 organizing committee has taken the following decisions:
1 .- NO CHARGE TO ENTER THE POLITICAL SPACE IN THE KLIMAFORUM10 CANCUN
2 .- NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS FOR LESS THAN FOUR DAYS IN THE KLIMAFORUM10 Ecovillage, CANCUN AND CHARGING FOR EIGHT DOLLARS DAY PER PERSON ... TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CAMPING IN OUR Ecovillage, WHICH WILL DRY BATH, SHOWER AND WILL BE LOCATED A FEW STEPS FROM THE KLIMAFORUM10, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY A FOREST FLOOR IN THE PATH OF CENOTES, 20 minutes SUMMIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS, COP-16. SERVICE WILL BE OFFERED FOR RENT TENTS AND STORES FOR SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT REQUIERAN.
3 .- START TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERS IN CANCUN MEXICO CITY TO HAVE MORE THAN 350 VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPORT S ACTIVITIES KLIMAFORUM10, including translators. Addressing these issues with "Valérie Parent Secretariat Klimaforum10" ,
4 .- KLIMAFORUM10 STRENGTHENING THE SECRETARIAT WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN WORK HOURS A DAY IN THE CARE OF THE NEEDS OF APPLICANTS FOR SPACE IN THIS FORUM.
See our www.klimaforum10.org Addressing these issues with "Valérie Parent Secretariat Klimaforum10" ,
In addition, the Klimaforum10, informs them that have occurred already, in its political space of the peoples and at no cost, over 60 activities auto convened by social organizations from several continents. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs us of the completion of the Pre-COP-16 between 4 and 5 November in Mexico City and the beginning of a process of discussion of social organizations on climate change before the end of informing October.Seguiremos
IMPORTANTES NOTICIAS DEL KLIMAFORUM10El comité organizador del Klimaforum10 ha tomado las siguientes decisiones:1.- NO COBRAR LA ENTRADA AL ESPACIO POLÍTICO DEL KLIMAFORUM10 EN CANCUN2.- NO ACEPTAR RESERVACIONES POR MENOS DE CUATRO DÍAS EN LA ECOALDEA DEL KLIMAFORUM10, CANCUN Y COBRAR OCHO DÓLARES POR DÍA POR PERSONA ...A LAS PERSONAS QUE QUIERAN ACAMPAR EN NUESTRA ECOALDEA, LA QUE TENDRÁ BAÑOS SECOS, REGADERAS Y ESTARÁ SITUADA A UNOS PASOS DEL KLIMAFORUM10, QUE ESTARÁ RODEADO POR UNA SELVA BAJA EN LA RUTA DE LOS CENOTES, A UNOS 20 MINUTOS DE LA CUMBRE DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS, COP-16. SE OFRECERÁ EL SERVICIO DE RENTA DE TIENDAS DE CAMPAÑA Y DE TIENDAS PARA INSTITUCIONES Y ORGANIZACIONES SOCIALES QUE LO REQUIERAN.3.- INICIAR LA CAPACITACIÓN DE VOLUNTARIOS EN CANCUN Y EN LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO, PARA CONTAR CON MÁS DE 350 VOLUNTARIOS EN APOYO A LAS ACTIVIDADES DEL KLIMAFORUM10, INCLUYENDO TRADUCTORES. Tratar estos asuntos con "Valérie Parent Secretariat Klimaforum10" ,4.- FORTALECER EL SECRETARIADO DEL KLIMAFORUM10, CON PERSONAS QUE PUEDAN TRABAJAR CIERTAS HORAS DEL DÍA EN LA ATENCIÓN DE LAS NECESIDADES DE LOS SOLICITANTES DE ESPACIOS EN ESTE FORO. Ver nuestra página www.klimaforum10.org Tratar estos asuntos con "Valérie Parent Secretariat Klimaforum10" ,Además, el Klimaforum10, les informa que se han registrado ya, en su espacio político de los Pueblos y sin costo alguno, más de 60 actividades auto convocadas por organizaciones sociales de varios continentes. La Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores nos informa de la realización de la Pre-COP-16 entre el 4 y 5 de noviembre en la ciudad de México y el inicio de un proceso de discusión de las organizaciones sociales en torno al cambio climático, antes del final de octubre.Seguiremos informándoles.
Dress Code-Warm and humid-Light cotton dresses
In consultation with the Host Country and responding to numerous queries from participants, the Climate Change Secretariat would like to propose that the dress code for participants at the upcoming Conference be adapted to take into account the warm and humid conditions in Cancun. The temperature in Cancun ranges from 18° C to 27° C in December and humidity is over 85 per cent.
The President designate, Her Excellency Ms. Patricia Espinosa and Ms. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, have exempted secretariat staff from wearing jackets and ties. The secretariat and President designate invite participants to follow suit.
Male participants are invited to wear the traditional regional shirt from Southeastern Mexico called "Guayabera". Guayaberas are easily available in Cancún. Ladies are invited to wear also traditional light cotton dresses.
The President designate, Her Excellency Ms. Patricia Espinosa and Ms. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, have exempted secretariat staff from wearing jackets and ties. The secretariat and President designate invite participants to follow suit.
Male participants are invited to wear the traditional regional shirt from Southeastern Mexico called "Guayabera". Guayaberas are easily available in Cancún. Ladies are invited to wear also traditional light cotton dresses.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Monbiot.com » A Ghost Agreement:Biodiversity in Japan
Monbiot.com » A Ghost Agreement
A Ghost Agreement
Posted November 1, 2010 Everyone agrees that the new declaration on biodiversity is a triumph. Just one snag: it doesn’t appear to exist.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 2nd November 2010
“Countries join forces to save life on Earth”, the front page of the Independent told us. “Historic”, “a landmark”, a “much-needed morale booster”, the other papers chorused(1,2,3). The declaration agreed at the summit in Japan last week to protect the world’s wild species and wild places was proclaimed by almost everyone a great success. There’s only one problem: none of the journalists who made these claims has seen it.
I checked with as many of them as I could reach by phone: all they had read was a press release, which, though three pages long, is almost content-free(4). The reporters can’t be blamed for this: though it was approved on Friday, the declaration has still not been published. I’ve now pursued people on three continents to try to obtain it, without success. Having secured the headlines it wanted, the entire senior staff of the Convention on Biological Diversity has gone to ground: my calls and emails remain unanswered(5). The British government, which lavishly
A Ghost Agreement
Posted November 1, 2010 Everyone agrees that the new declaration on biodiversity is a triumph. Just one snag: it doesn’t appear to exist.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 2nd November 2010
“Countries join forces to save life on Earth”, the front page of the Independent told us. “Historic”, “a landmark”, a “much-needed morale booster”, the other papers chorused(1,2,3). The declaration agreed at the summit in Japan last week to protect the world’s wild species and wild places was proclaimed by almost everyone a great success. There’s only one problem: none of the journalists who made these claims has seen it.
I checked with as many of them as I could reach by phone: all they had read was a press release, which, though three pages long, is almost content-free(4). The reporters can’t be blamed for this: though it was approved on Friday, the declaration has still not been published. I’ve now pursued people on three continents to try to obtain it, without success. Having secured the headlines it wanted, the entire senior staff of the Convention on Biological Diversity has gone to ground: my calls and emails remain unanswered(5). The British government, which lavishly
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