Climate Change policy - global ( statements, studies, conferences etc.)

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Description: ♦ Mission Statements: *What we are experiencing in the degradation of the Earth, is a soul loss, a loss of meaning in life itself that calls for a recovery of a sense of the sacred. The Earth must be seen, not as a collection of objects for our use, but as a communion of subjects of which we are all a part. We are all part of a single community that will live or die together. - Thomas Berry *When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection—love is born. We want to be connected. That is the meaning of love, to be at one? You would do anything for the benefit of the Earth, and the Earth will do anything for your well-being. - Thich Nhat Hanh *Our practice is not to clear up the mystery. It is to make the mystery clear. - Robert Aitken
Source/publisher: Ecological Buddhism
Date of entry/update: 2016-11-28
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: Advancing the politics of small deeds.... "In this beautifully animated clip from Dirt! The Movie, Wangari Maathai tells an inspiring tale of doing the best you can under seemingly interminable odds. Join us at www.DirtTheMovie.org"
Creator/author: Wangari Maathai
Source/publisher: www.DirtTheMovie.org
Date of entry/update: 2016-01-22
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: High-quality speakers and panels. From 2009. Some of the meetings have recorded webcasts available online.
Source/publisher: Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
Date of entry/update: 2015-08-06
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Includes "Third World Resurgence" - some issues containing articles on climate change
Source/publisher: Third World Network (TWN)
Date of entry/update: 2016-12-04
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Language: English
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Description: "WE, the Heads of State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Member States of ASEAN, on the occasion of the 35 th ASEAN Summit; RECALLING previous ASEAN Joint Statements on Climate Change and ASEAN Leaders’ Statements on Climate Change to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the ASEAN Joint Statement to the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019; NOTING that ASEAN Member States (AMS) have reaffirmed our commitment to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC), in the light of different national circumstances, by: Implementing measures to address climate change under the ASEAN SocioCultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint 2025, in alignment with the broader outcomes of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and national development priorities; Promoting sustainable management of forests, including through the implementation of COP decisions on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD-Plus) under the guidance of the Warsaw Framework, as well as enhancing biodiversity conservation, protection, and restoration of various terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems; Achieving 21.9% reduction in energy intensity compared to 2005 levels, exceeding the 2020 target set by the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2016 – 2025; Launching the ASEAN Regional Strategy on Sustainable Land Transport, the ASEAN Fuel Economy Roadmap for the Transport Sector 2018 - 2025: with Focus on Light-Duty Vehicles, and the Guidelines for Sustainable Land Transport Indicators on Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in ASEAN;...."
Source/publisher: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Jakarta) via Reliefweb (USA)
2019-11-03
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-10
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Description: As countries seek to fulfil their responsibilities under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, many are looking to develop national climate change policies that set out their long-term vision and provide a coherent response to climate change across all levels and sectors. The Government of Myanmar, having previously sought IIED’s support to develop a climate change strategy and action plan, invited IIED to provide technical expertise to develop a national policy. Working with The Myanmar Climate Change Alliance — an EU-funded, government-led partnership involving national government, local authorities, development partners, civil society and the private sector, implemented by UN Environment and UN-Habitat — three members of IIED’s global climate law, policy and governance team travelled to Myanmar in December 2016. Extensive consultations had already taken place to develop the national climate change strategy and action plan, so government officials had already considered many of the issues and identified priorities. Parallel work on a National Environmental Policy and a National Urban Policy provided opportunities to coordinate and harmonise efforts. Some of the approaches used and lessons from the project are highlighted below. Consultation, consultation, consultation The initial December visit allowed the team to understand the priorities and expectations of different parts of the government. This provided the basis for a draft outline for the policy, which was refined and developed through an iterative process of consultation, review and comment. The team made a second visit in February 2017 when they presented a fleshed-out version of the draft at a full-day workshop with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, regional ministers and officials, and representatives from government partner agencies, civil society and the media, ensuring input from different sectors. The team was particularly keen to consult with government officials at the regional level and received support from the Director General of the Environmental Conservation Department to do this. Regional officials would be responsible for much of the policy implementation and would also understand the realities on the ground. This resulted in a more informed approach for the team and helped ensure understanding and support for the policy at regional level. Following further review and comment, the full policy text was presented at a validation workshop with ministers and other stakeholders in April 2017..."
Source/publisher: iied
2018-04-01
Date of entry/update: 2019-06-14
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Language: English
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Description: "The Government of Myanmar today announced its vision for the country’s environmental protection and climate action, launching two new policies that will guide Myanmar’s environmental management and climate change strategy. Myanmar is widely considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the impacts of climate change, and its renowned biodiversity and natural resources are under increasing pressure as the country develops. More intense and more frequent floods, cyclones and droughts have caused immense loss of life and damage to infrastructure and the economy. President U Win Myint announced the two new policies – the National Environmental Policy and the Myanmar Climate Change Policy – at an event marking World Environment Day in the capital. More than 400 attended the announcement, including senior government officials from Union ministries, states and regions and representatives from civil society, academic institutions, businesses and the international community, including the acting UN Resident Coordinator and EU Ambassador. Speaking at the launch, the President said, “I am greatly honored to launch these policies in this auspicious ceremony. I have no doubt that we have confidence to achieve sustainable and harmonious development which balances economic, social and environmental pillars. I would like to urge Myanmar citizens to participate for the current and future sustainable development of our country by changing your daily lifestyles in order to support environmental conservation. And, I also would like to urge you again to beat air pollution as an important part of Myanmar’s sustainable development to benefit our society as a whole.” The new policies explicitly recognize the increasing threat of extreme weather and other climate change impacts to the country’s economic and social development and set out an ambition to transform Myanmar into a climate-resilient, low-carbon society that is sustainable, prosperous and inclusive. They are a culmination of five years of work spearheaded by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MoNREC) with support from UNDP and the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance, an effort funded by the European Union with technical support from UN Environment and UN-Habitat. Kristian Schmidt, Ambassador of the European Union to Myanmar, said “We Europeans have made a lot of mistakes in the past. We now see what we must change, and we are developing the policies and the technologies to do so. Today, we are no longer the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, we do not deny the science or the reality, and we are seeking binding international cooperation to address the urgency. I therefore hope our Myanmar partner will continue to see us as ambitious and reliable partners as humanity seeks to address what is probably the greatest risk ever posed to our survival and way of life." Among the principles in the policies that will serve to guide government decisions on environmental management are goals to realize healthy and functioning ecosystems and sustainable economic and social development. The two new policies will allow the Government to integrate the environment across all its development planning, particularly in harmony with the recently adopted Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan 2018-2030. Dechen Tsering, UN Environment’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, said, “With these new policies, Myanmar is now better equipped to pursue sustainable development and mobilize resources to address climate change. Myanmar enjoys natural abundance and realizing the country’s potential will mean protecting and managing its environment well. UN Environment will continue to support Myanmar in these efforts every step of the way.” Peter Batchelor, Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme, said, “The future of Myanmar looks bright when we look at the vision for its environment and people that are provided by these important new policies. UNDP congratulates the Government of Myanmar for its continued commitment to a sustainable development agenda and is proud to have supported the development of the new National Environmental Policy. We will continue to help implement these new policies in partnership with the Government and other development partners.” UN-Habitat Country Programme Manager, Bijay Karmacharya said, “With the climate change policy, strategy and sectoral master plans in place, it is now time for implementation. Myanmar is now ready for concerted actions to combat the challenges of climate change. To do this, climate action shall be mainstreamed in annual planning and budgeting of line ministries.” Today’s announcement was made on the occasion of World Environment Day, the annual global celebration of our planet. Myanmar’s new policies support this year’s theme of #BeatAirPollution, which aims to spur action to reduce the airborne pollutants, many of which directly contribute to climate change, and which claim up to 7 million lives a year. Myanmar has not avoided this scourge. 62 per cent of child deaths from acute lower respiratory infections can be attributed to indoor air pollution. The National Environment Policy and Climate Change Policy will play an important role in helping to address this severe problem, as they mandate actions to reduce emissions of air pollutants including those that can impact the climate and are co-emitted with greenhouse gases..."
Source/publisher: United Nations Environment Programme
2019-06-05
Date of entry/update: 2019-06-09
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: ''ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုနဲ့ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ~~~~~ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဟာ ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုဒဏ်ကို အဆိုးဆုံး ခံစားရမယ့် နိုင်ငံတွေစာရင်းထဲမှာ ပါဝင်နေကြောင်း မကြာသေးခင်က ပြင်သစ်နိုင်ငံ ပဲရစ်မြို့မှာ ကျင်းပခဲ့တဲ့ ရာသီဥတု ပြောင်းလဲခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ကုလသမဂ္ဂ ညီလာခံကနေ ထုတ်ဖော်ကြေညာခဲ့ပါတယ်။ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံဟာ ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲခြင်း အကျိုးဆက်တွေကို ဘယ်လိုပုံစံနဲ့ ဘယ်လောက်အထိ ခံစားနေရသလဲဆိုတာနဲ့ ပတ်သက်ပြီး ပညာရှင်တွေရဲ့အမြင်တွေကို RFA သတင်းထောက် ကိုမျိုးဇော်ကိုက စုစည်းတင်ပြထားပါတယ်။...''
Creator/author: Dr. Tun Lwin, Daw Daywi Thant Zin, U Win Myo Thu
Source/publisher: RFA Burmese
2016-01-01
Date of entry/update: 2019-02-24
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: "The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty negotiated at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992, then entered into force on 21 March 1994. The UNFCCC objective is to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system".[2] The framework set no binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual countries and contains no enforcement mechanisms. Instead, the framework outlines how specific international treaties (called "protocols" or "Agreements") may be negotiated to set binding limits on greenhouse gases..."(Wikipedia)
Source/publisher: UNITED NATIONS
1992-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2017-01-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI? OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME
Creator/author: Pope Francis
Source/publisher: Vatican
2015-05-24
Date of entry/update: 2016-11-24
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Language: English
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Description: "This occasional policy paper aims to improve the humanitarian sector?s understanding of the nexus between climate change and violent conflict. This is crucial, given that about 80 per cent of the humanitarian crises with an inter-agency humanitarian appeal are conflict related, and climate change is expected to exacerbate this. The chair?s summary of the World Humanitarian Summit made it clear that in order to prevent conflict, a complementary approach which includes addressing climate change, is needed. The High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing also highlighted ?the growing inter-linkages between humanitarian, development, peacekeeping and climate change-related interventions” and their relevance for humanitarian action. This paper suggests a series of indicators and new metrics for assessing the risk of climate change-induced conflict for 157 countries covering more than 99 per cent of the world?s population. The aim is to identify indicators that can help to identify countries that are exposed to what is described here as the climate-conflict nexus, i.e, the intersection between two key factors: weak institutions and pre-existing social fragility, as well as climate change vulnerability. Measuring and quantifying these interlinks, particularly their humanitarian impact, is essential for delivering on the High-Level Panel?s call to reflect their implications in humanitarian finance allocations. This paper identifies 20 countries [including Myanmar] in the climate-conflict nexus. They encompass some 780 million people living mostly in South Asia, South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. All of the countries in the climate-conflict nexus are low- or lower-middle-income nations, where the international humanitarian system is already actively providing life-saving assistance to millions of people affected by recurrent humanitarian crises......Contains a short case study of Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar...
Source/publisher: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
2016-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-07-01
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "... In December 2015, representatives of governments, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples? groups, and the private sector met in Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The aim of this meeting was to determine a global path forward that would limit the rise in global temperature to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and allow countries to reach peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. With its recognition of the crucial role that forests play in achieving targeted emissions reductions, the Paris Agreement marks a major turning point in the global struggle to combat climate change. Yet, the final Agreement lacks key considerations for the Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP/LCs) who have customary rights to a large portion of the world?s remaining tropical forests, as well as millions of hectares of degraded forests that could capture additional carbon through restoration. Although Indigenous Peoples and civil society groups from around the world advocated throughout the negotiation process that clear provisions securing IP/LC land tenure would be essential components of any successful and equitable climate agreement, text on the rights of IP/LCs was limited to the preamble. Ultimately, the Paris Agreement failed to take into account the significance of community land rights and community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) for realizing its ambitious goals. This brief presents a review of 161 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted on behalf of 188 countries for COP 21 to determine the extent to which Parties made clear commitments to strengthen or expand the tenure and natural resource management rights of IP/LCs as part of their climate change mitigation plans or associated adaptation actions. Of the 161 INDCs submitted, 131 are from countries with tropical and subtropical forests..."
Source/publisher: Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
2016-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-04-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Historically, the transition from one energy system to another, as from wood to coal or coal to oil, has proven an enormously complicated process, requiring decades to complete. In similar fashion, it will undoubtedly be many years before renewable forms of energy -- wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, and others still in development -- replace fossil fuels as the world?s leading energy providers. Nonetheless, 2015 can be viewed as the year in which the epochal transition from one set of fuels to another took off, with renewables making such significant strides that, for the first time in centuries, the beginning of the end of the Fossil Fuel Era has come into sight..."
Creator/author: Michael T. Klare
Source/publisher: Tom Dispatch
2015-12-14
Date of entry/update: 2015-12-14
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Lots of resources and links....."This portal aims to provide indigenous peoples and the general public with relevant information and resources on climate change and indigenous peoples, and on REDD+ or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. Specifically, this website will also serve as the portal for the project: "Ensuring the Effective Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Global and National REDD Processes." The website is managed by Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples? International Centre for Polcy Research and Education) and is made possible through the support of the Norwegian International Forest and Climate Initiative through the Norwegian Agency for Development and Cooperation (NORAD)..."
Source/publisher: Indigenous Peoples? Climate Change Portal
Date of entry/update: 2014-12-04
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Language: English
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Description: "Climate change is damaging people?s lives today. Even if world leaders agree the strictest possible curbs on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the prospects are very bleak for hundreds of millions of people, most of them among the world?s poorest. This paper puts the dramatic stories of some of those people alongside the latest science on the impacts of climate change on humans. Together they explain why climate change is fundamentally a development crisis. The world must act immediately and decisively to address this, the greatest peril to humanity this century...As this paper was being prepared in late May 2009, Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh and East India. The headline news was of deaths (more than 200, including many children), of 750,000 people made homeless, of landslides, floods, water contamination, threat of disease, the devastation of food crops and livelihoods – of 3.6 million people ?affected?. The Satkhira district in Bangladesh was hit hard. Just weeks before Aila, Oxfam held the first of its international Climate Hearings in villages there. More than 12,000 people gave their personal experiences of climate change, many saying that the sea level was rising, the tides were higher, and salt water was steadily encroaching on their land. When it hit, Aila coincided with yet another unusually high tide and storm waters breached the embankments. Before Aila, at the hearings, Baburam Mondal described how the encroachment of salt water had wiped out his mangoes and coconuts. Ashoke Kumar Mondal said he had lost his livestock and poultry because of extreme weather. Mahmuda Parvin hadn?t been able to grow vegetables for the past two seasons. After Cyclone Aila hit, Oxfam staff in Satkhira found Baburam rummaging for his belongings in the mud, having lost his home. Mahmuda Parvin?s home was swept away too. We found Mahmuda living on a highway, searching for food and water..."
Source/publisher: OXFAM
2009-07-06
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-16
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Language: English
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Description: "Climate change negotiations are being dominated by irresponsible states, polluters and corporations that only care about current operations and the furtherance of profits through more fossil fuel exploitation and in new carbon markets which are destroying forests, soil, wetlands, rivers, mangroves and oceans, and financializing and privatizing ecosystems and nature itself on which our lives depend..."
Source/publisher: Focus on the Global South
2014-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2014-06-16
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: The International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56 percent between 2010 and 2040. Total world energy use rises from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2010 to 630 quadrillion Btu in 2020 and to 820 quadrillion Btu in 2040 (Figure 1). Much of the growth in energy consumption occurs in countries outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),2 known as non-OECD, where demand is driven by strong, long-term economic growth. Energy use in non-OECD countries increases by 90 percent; in OECD countries, the increase is 17 percent. The IEO2013 Reference case does not incorporate prospective legislation or policies that might affect energy markets
Source/publisher: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
2013-07-25
Date of entry/update: 2013-09-11
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Categories: Announcement... Int?l Actions & Events... News... Newsletter... UN climate change negotiations... Uncategorized; Working Groups: 01. Structural causes; 02. Harmony with Nature; 03. Mother Earth Rights; 04. Referendum; 05. Climate Justice Tribunal; 06. Climate Migrants; 07. Indigenous Peoples; 08. Climate Debt; 09. Shared Vision; 10. Kyoto Protocol; 11. Adaptation; 12. Financing; 13. Technology Transfer; 14. Forest; 15. Dangers of Carbon Market; 16. Action Strategies; 17. Agriculture and food sovereignty.
Source/publisher: World People?s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
2010-04-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-06-26
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English (Español)
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