Equity

CAN Meet Concludes: Mamallapuram Climate Equity Declaration Signed

Govind
Posted by Govind - 10/26/08, 8:09am
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Day 3 of the Climate Action Network (CAN) Equity Meet 2008 started with the 90 seconds 350 animation that found much appreciation from many delegates, including those who did not speak english. The 350 animation was also distributed to the delegates.

The power-packed day started with splitting the delegates into different groups; to address all aspects of climate equity; particularly effort-sharing for mitigation and adaptation, movement building, development & climate change, tech-tranfer etc. Amidst much debate and negotiations, each group presented its outcome in the form of bulleted points that needed to be urgently addressed. Further negotiations led to finalizing these points taking the meet to its next level. Eight breakaway groups were formed on issues identified by participants themselves.

However before these groups commenced work, an impromptu plenary session was held on ‘What can we learn from other movements.’ Two speakers, one non-CAN and one CAN, were invited to highlight relevant issues arising outside of the climate arena which also needed to be addressed if a fair deal was to be achieved in Copenhagen.

 
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CAN-SA Calls For "Less Than" Two Degrees, Climate Equity Meet Underway

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Posted by Govind - 10/21/08, 7:45am
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The Climate Action Network - South Asia (CAN-SA) is hosting the second Climate Equity Meet 2008 in Mamallapuram in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The four day meet, taking place only weeks before the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) in Poland is being attended by delegates from 48 countries. The past two days at the meet were pretty intensive and directed towards coming to a consensus on climate equity issues and policies and practices ensuring equity and sustainable development.

The first day at the Meet called for the urgent need to get the climate equity message outside the force working on the issue of climate change, out to the 'civilians' who now need to show a much greater degree of involvement. A dialogue on Equity followed a presentation on climate science in relation to equity by Bill Hare that called for setting an emission reduction of well below two degrees with much agreement from the delegates.

The second day today, saw discussions on adaptaton and effort-sharing on climate change in order to ensure a fair global deal. Everything from the need to get our eco-nomics right, to ensuring clean, carbon-free development in the less developed and developing countries was brought forward for discussions.

The next two days at the meet would be more to ensure a policy paper on climate equity across continents, before the COP Meet this December.

 
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