Citizen Participation
After Copenhagen - the Tactics and the Treaty
Submitted by Administrator on 25 January, 2010 - 09:41.Each month Earthscan will offer a free one-hour webcast on a different topic giving viewers the opportunity to learn from, and interact with, leading authorities from a range of different fields.
In the wake of the COP-15 summit in Copenhagen, the first Earthcast of 2010 will examine the treaty that emerged, the negotiating tactics behind it, and what the next steps are likely to be.
Participate in Earthcast: After Copenhagen - the Tactics and the Treaty
Submitted by Martta Kantele on 25 January, 2010 - 09:41.In the wake of the COP-15 summit in Copenhagen, the first Earthcast of 2010 will examine the treaty that emerged, the negotiating tactics behind it, and what the next steps are likely to be.
Uruguay: Coming Together to Tackle Climate Change
Submitted by Martta Kantele on 11 January, 2010 - 07:15.The idea is to identify the most vulnerable areas and design mitigation and adaptation strategies, based not only on expert opinions, but particularly on the input of all the people involved, project coordinator Federico Ferla told IPS.
System change - not climate change
Submitted by Martta Kantele on 31 December, 2009 - 12:31.Participating peoples and organisations call for urgent climate action:
• A complete abandonment of fossil fuels within the next 30 years, which must include
specific milestones for every 5-year period. We demand an immediate cut in GHG of
industrialized countries of at least 40% compared to 1990 levels by 2020.
Youth See Their Future in the Balance
Submitted by Martta Kantele on 7 December, 2009 - 07:30."Our plates are empty due to drought. Our future is at risk, and we demand that something be done," they wrote in a declaration titled "Our World, Our Future" signed by 164 participants aged 14 to 17 at the conclusion of the forum.
Järjestöt vaativat oikeudenmukaista, kunnianhimoista ja laillisesti sitovaa ilmastosopimusta Kööpenhaminassa
Submitted by Administrator on 1 December, 2009 - 07:04.Tilaisuudessa puhuivat Akavan kansainvälisten asioiden päällikkö Markus Penttinen, kansainvälisen Greenpeacen ilmastopoliittinen asiantuntija Kaisa Kosonen sekä Kirkon Ulkomaanavun ilmastonmuutosasiantuntija Katri Suomi.
New publication from VIKE
Submitted by Administrator on 30 November, 2009 - 11:28.‘United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Multidisciplinary Perspectives' traces the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The book offers a number of fresh approaches to disability studies and disability rights by exploring the lives of persons with disabilities from multiple perspectives.
UNICEFin Lasten ilmastofoorumi Kööpenhaminassa
Submitted by Administrator on 26 November, 2009 - 13:40.
Ilmastofoorumiin osallistuvat lapset ovat iältään 14-17-vuotiaita. Suomea foorumissa edustavat 15-vuotiaat joensuulaiset Emmi Kokkonen sekä Oanh Pham.
New Book: Sustainable Futures: Replacing Growth Imperative and Hierarchies with Sustainable Ways
Submitted by Martta Kantele on 20 November, 2009 - 09:59.In May 2008 Coalition for Environment and Development launched a nine-month research project under the title CULTURES OF SUSTAINABILITY - SUSTAINABILITY OF CULTURES: Africa-Asia-Europe Dialogue on the Future of Low Ecological Footprint Communities. The aim of the project is to find ways of preserving the ways of sustainable societies and transforming unsustainable ones by engaging in dialogue with concerned people in Finland, India, Kenya, Nepal and Tanzania.
New Report: World Citizens Demand Action at COP15
Submitted by Martta Kantele on 20 November, 2009 - 06:44.A new report, published by The Danish Board of Technology, shows that citizens from all corners of the world have equally high ambitions for the upcoming COP15 negotiations: A global climate deal must be sealed in Copenhagen this December. The report, which is based on the world's first and only global citizen consultation ‘World Wide Views on Global Warming', outlines nine clear policy recommendations addressed directly to the COP15 negotiators.
