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Southeast Asian Leaders - Go for Solution Not Delusion!

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:28:49 +0100

A Joint Statement, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 14, 2009 Copenhagen - 14 December 2009: We, members of Oilwatch Southeast Asiai and Indonesian Civil Society Forum for Climate Justice (CSF) declare our common position and demands on the current climate negotiation in COP 15 UNFCCC Copenhagen. We have witnessed the lack of leadership among industrial countries to significantly cut carbon emission let alone show their responsibility to support developing countries to tackle the impacts of climate change.

PRESS RELEASE

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:50:19 +0100

KlimatForum09, Copenhagen, 11 December 2009 CALL FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF TERRITORIES AND PEOPLES FROM FOSSIL ENERGY The planet is experiencing a severe ecological crisis and communities living in harmony with and caringfor nature are being pressured to unbearable extremes. The atmosphere is being polluted, rivers damaged, forests destroyed, and so is the livelihood of communities in the South, health of individuals, communities and nature.

Towards a Peoples Tribunal on Ecological Debt and Climate Justice

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:35:59 +0100

Ecological debt, climate change and human and nature rights REDEFINING CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE JUSTICE Ivonne Yanez, OILWATCH Climate changes exist. Climate disasters are a reality. But also climate change is becoming a new ideology, with this own economic, political and juridical system, Climate change is becoming a new and dangerous ideology, as danger as itself. It could represent death for millions but also it is the new XXIst century ideology with mass adoctrination, through media, propaganda and other mechanisms; and could cause enormous problems because diverts the attention out of what is behind it.

Rejection of Oil and Gas Exploration in Sumenep Almost Anarchist

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:12:24 +0100

Sumenep - Hundreds of village residents Guluk-Guluk, Sumenep, Madura reject gas exploration in the hamlet Brakas will the SPE Petroleum Ltd. company.

Thai Civil Society�s Recommendations to Thai Government Towards COP15, December 2009

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:49:56 +0100

Recommendations of Thai Civil Societyi on the Thai Government’s Positions Towards the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15), Copenhagen, Denmark, and Related National Policy Formulation Background This document represents comments and recommendations of the Thai Working Group for Climate Justice (TCJ) and the networks of Thai people organizations namely the Assembly of the Poor, Northern Resources Network, Thailand Land Reform Network, Surin Community Forest Network, Dong Khum Kham and Phu Kham Community Forest of Ubon Ratchathanee, Alternative Agricultural Network, Thailand Indigenous Network, Southern Women Traditional Fisheries Network, Southern Traditional Fisheries Association, and Energy and Industry Network. It is prepared to advocate the position of the Government of Thailand towards the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15), during December 7-18, 2009, Copenhagen, and to the related national policy formulation. [download pdf version (http://www.ziddu.com/download/7680416/thai_document.zip.html) ]