Indian NGOs bust the myth of climate smart agriculture

While the negotiations remain deadlocked in Durban over the issues of fate of Kyoto Protocol and Green Climate Fund, NGOs strongly opposed the climate smart agriculture which is being proposed as triple win solution to the problems of climate change, food insecurity and low resilience of farmers due to climate change impacts. In a side event a collective of NGOs from India, argued that the climate smart agriculture is a myth and falsehood being propagated by the agencies who have commercial interest in mitigation in agriculture. Besides, developed...

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Binding mitigation targets for China, India etc - post 2020 ?

The Kyoto protocol - worked out in 1997, and in effect from 2005 February -- do not include any targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the developing or poor countries -- only the 37 rich countries in the Annex I list are bound by the KP to reduce their emissions by over 5% between 2008-2012. Almost none of these major countries have done any substantial reductions, except Germany for the last 3 years, all of them have been demanding the large 'emerging economies' - like China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico etc -- take on...

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List of corporations inside COP 17

For the last several years, many big business & industry groups have floated NGOs, to have additional intervention space in all kinds of negotiations -- be it Trade, Climate change, Food security, water. The convoluted argument they put up is -- "aren't we also 'civil society’?". This completely negates the fact that as the moneyed groups, they already wield huge influences over governments and policy making. By floating these BINGOs (Business & Industry NGOs), they are deliberately & with clever designs -- encroaching upon the already...

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Will Durban COP17 effectively bury the Kyoto protocol?

The indications were there right from the Copenhagen COP15 -- many developed countries were intending to abandon the Kyoto Protocol, unless the major developing countries take on significant mitigation responsibilities. Cancun COP16 only strengthened this trend, and in Durban - several developed countries are asking for a "DURBAN MANDATE" to "launch a process for a new global treaty" to address the deepening climate change crisis.Lead by japan, Australia, even European Union -- developed countries are asking for a “new global and comprehensive...

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Discussion Paper_Myth of Climate Smart Agriculture; What is at stake at Durban?

MYTH OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE; WHAT IS AT STAKE AT DURBANDiscussion paper for COP 17 side eventClimate Smart Agriculture; Whether a Myth or RealitySaturday, 03 Dec 2011, 11:30—13:00, Room 5Organized by Beyond Copenhagen and MISEREORFeedback and comments are welcome at k.ajay.j@gmail.comWhy it is important to talk about agriculture in climate change; impacts and likely impacts of climate change on agricultureClimate change is not only an environmental issue but a defining problem for generations to come which can slow down the pace of progress...

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Call for the climate negotiators at COP 17, Durban

Call for the climate negotiators at COP 17, DurbanRoundtable on Climate Crisis and State Response2nd and 3rd November 2011, DelhiWe the members of Beyond Copenhagen Coalition, an umbrella organization of more than 40 organizations and networks, civil society organizations, women’s groups, agriculture workers unions, and individuals, having met at Delhi on 2nd and 3rd November , 2011 in Roundtable on climate crisis and state response, and having discussed the current state of play at climate change negotiations, position of government of India in...

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What is new at COP 17 by BCPH?

Beyond Copenhagen would be organizing virtual participation and /feedback of climate victims including farmers, women, indigenous and tribal populations, climate refugees etc. during the COP. Fooatge from different parts of the country like Rajasthan, Manipur, Assam etc. and from the neighbouring country of Bangladesh will be screened at the venue. They will be informed of the developments in the negotiations and will provide their reaction and feedback. The event will not only inform people of how affected communities react to the developments...

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Straight from Bonn, Germany : Day 1 at the COP 17 Preparatory Committee Meeting

The Intersessional of UNFCCC is currently going on in Bonn, Germany. As a part of the first day's events i.e.6th.of June 2011, few topics of discussion seemed to have remained of utmost significance. One of the most crucial ones being the structure, constitution, and operation of the Green Climate Fund that is supposed to provide the big money for both climate change mitigation, and adaptation. A noticeable point of in this discussion was that the sources and processes of raising this fund are still in ambiguity with 'talks' mostly pointing towards...

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