December 5, 2011 - The African Ministerial Conference on Environment (Amcen) stresses the urgency of agreeing to a second commitment period in Durban and of taking effective action under the Bali Action Plan. Amcen also expressed concern about the insufficient transparency and slow disbursement of the financial resources pledged by developed countries as "fast start" finance for the period 2010-2012, and indications are that only a small proportion of these resources are "new and additional".

Read more … COP17-Durban: African Environment Ministers change ball game of the UN climate talks

November 28, the conference for climate, COP 17, opens in Durban until December 9, 2011. Africa, a victim of global warming even if not responsible, hosts the conference.

2012 marks the end of commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to fight against climate change. New obligations should be negotiated at the international level to extend the influence of Kyoto.

But there will be no post-Kyoto 2015. The European Union plays a crucial role for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol between 2012 and 2015.

Read more … Durban, COP 17 (2011)

November 2011 - This UNDP report highlights that equity and sustainability are inextricably linked. It notes that, if bold actions are not taken, environmental damage, including climate change effects, can slow or reverse development progress made in recent years.

Read more … Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All

Behind the climate issue, and the economic responses to it, lies everyone’s and every nation’s responsibility for ethical behaviour and solidarity towards their peers, near and far. The Church, as an authority and a people, has a share in this responsibility.

Read more … CLIMATE : the ethical responsibility of Churches

Read more … Glossary of terms

December 2010 - The geopolitical climate dominates talks

The first challenge was to manage multilateral negotiations. The adopted text does not contain sufficient measures to reduce the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. The Green Climate Fund for aid is approved.

Read more … Climate change negotiations in Cancun

(Bolivia, 20-22 April 2010) was attended by nearly 20,000 people, including many representatives of indigenous communities in response to the failure of Copenhagen. Participants discussed issues that affect, among other things, family farming, adaptation to climate change, forests and the need to defend the rights of Mother Earth. They propose to create a court of climate justice  ... 

Read more … World People’s Conference on climate change

The policymakers of this world are negotiating a climate agreement for the citizens of planet earth.

AEFJN calls for real, effective and fair solutions to fight against climate change and its environmental and social impacts on African peoples. AEFJN denounces the false solutions such as agrofuels (biofuels) and the Carbon capture and storage (CCS). AEFJN accuses distorsion of tools by rich countries: the aid funds and technologies for adaptation.

Read more … Climate Change Negotiations

A constructive and upbeat tone has characterised the climate meetings taking place in Bonn, Germany from 31 May to 11 June. Climate officials are scattered across four negotiating arenas, the most prominent of which is the negotiation toward a new global climate deal.

However, progress in those particular talks has been slowed by a lack of progress on the difficult issues.

Source: Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest (Volume 14, Number 21, 9th June 2010)

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Read more … Climate Talks Move Slowly

Read more … Agriculture, food security and climate change in COP15

Read more … Outline of Copenhaguen Accord

The Adaptation Atlas is a dynamic mapping tool, developed by Resources for the Future, in collaboration with a diverse network of partners.

http://www.adaptationatlas.org

Read more … Climate Change: Map of impacts on food, water, health and livelihood