Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources
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About, Resources. Get Involved....."350.org is building a global climate movement. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are coordinated by a global network active in over 188 countries.
The number 350 means climate safety: to preserve a livable planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 400 parts per million to below 350 ppm.
We believe that a global grassroots movement can hold our leaders accountable to the realities of science and the principles of justice. That movement is rising from the bottom up all over
the world, and is uniting to create the solutions that will ensure a better future for all.
With over 4000 languages spoken around the world, words don?t always get the point across. This wordless animation explains 350.org in 90 seconds:..."
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350.org
Date of entry/update:
2015-04-18
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"C40 is a network of the world?s megacities committed to addressing climate change. C40 supports cities to collaborate effectively, share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change... Cities are where the future happens first. The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, now in its 10th year, connects more than 80 of the world?s greatest cities, representing over 600 million people and one quarter of the global economy.
Created and led by cities, C40 is focused on tackling climate change and driving urban action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, while increasing the health, wellbeing and economic opportunities of urban citizens."
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C40
Date of entry/update:
2017-02-04
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"Earthrise is Al Jazeera?s award-winning environmental show. Now in its seventh season, earthrise continues to champion the individuals and grassroots initiatives exploring solutions to the environmental challenges we face today. From Sweden to the Seychelles, Myanmar to Mozambique, earthrise?s diverse team of reporters meet visionaries, global and local, who share their innovations and experiences, inspiring us all to get more involved..."
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Aljazeera
Date of entry/update:
2015-03-19
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The global environment - resources, Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources
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English (speech and/or subtitles)
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"EcoWatch is at the forefront of uniting all shades of green to ensure the health and longevity of our planet. We are leading the charge in using online news to drive fundamental change.
EcoWatch is a leading news website reporting on environmental news, green living and sustainable business. We also feature content from renowned environmental and business leaders via our Insights blog.
EcoWatch is a dedicated platform for environmental news that helps transform the ability of individuals to learn about environmental issues and take action. EcoWatch provides timely access to relevant information that educates and motivates individuals to become engaged in their community, adopt sustainable practices and support strong environmental policy.
In September 2013, EcoWatch became a Certified B Corporation and joined more than 900 companies that leverage the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. In May of 2014, EcoWatch became a member of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of businesses that are financially committed to creating a healthy planet"
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EcoWatch
Date of entry/update:
2015-04-18
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"...Here are some of the things I try to fight: environmental destruction, undemocratic power, corruption, deception of the public, injustice, inequality and the misallocation of resources, waste, denial, the libertarianism which grants freedom to the powerful at the expense of the powerless, undisclosed interests, complacency..."
George Monbiot
Source/publisher:
George Monbiot
Date of entry/update:
2017-09-27
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Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Politics and Government - global and regional - general studies, strategies, theory
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English
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"Stop climate change:
Deeply complex, the climate system drives wind, water, and warmth around our beautiful blue planet, nurturing all life. But now our climate is changing fast. The cause is an old, broken energy system that pollutes our air and water, drives inequality and destroys priceless landscapes. We really have to change; we have only a limited time to act. Join us as we fight to end polluting coal, oil, gas and nuclear projects. Help us accelerate the urgent leap to a future powered by 100 percent clean renewable energy — the key to security and wellbeing for all."
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Greenpeace
Date of entry/update:
2017-01-21
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Climate science, resources, action
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nononsensevideos.org
Date of entry/update:
2017-01-12
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ABOUT US:
"We are a small, feisty organisation with over 30 years experience accompanying partners, communities and movements in Africa, South America, Asia and Europe. Together we work to revive bio-cultural diversity, to regenerate healthy ecosystems and to strengthen community self-governance for climate change resilience. With a base in north London, we work all over the world and apply a holistic approach to addressing the root causes of our converging crises, triggered by the industrial growth society."
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The Gaia Foundation
Date of entry/update:
2018-05-23
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Climate change is one of the biggest threats to us all...
Why we?re tackling climate change:
We know climate change is happening, and we know that it is caused by our actions.
The Earth?s atmosphere is warming, faster than it probably ever has. In some cases weather patterns, climates and natural environments are changing quicker than wildlife or people can adapt.
So many of the world?s biggest challenges, from poverty to wildlife extinction, are made more difficult by climate change. And things will get worse if we do nothing. But we can do something about it.
We have the knowledge and the technology to reduce our impact on the climate, and ease the pressures on the world?s most vulnerable places, people and wildlife. We just need to make it happen."
Source/publisher:
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Date of entry/update:
2017-01-21
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"1. As the Acting President of the National Unity Government (NUG) of the Republic of the
Union of Myanmar, I would like to deliver this message on behalf of the people of Myanmar for
the 27th historic meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) hosted by the Government
of Egypt in Sharm El-Sheikh which is the City of Mangrove: A Natural Connection between
Biodiversity and Climate.
2. The Conference of the Parties (COP27) held today is also the 30th anniversary of
adopting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). During
these 30 years, our earth has encountered the global climate change and its impacts.
Meanwhile, we have endured a long journey as we steadfastly cope with the threats of
ecological destruction and the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years. It is evident that every
country bears responsibility and needs to work together to protect our mother earth, mitigating
climate change and adapting to its impacts, combating environmental degradation, and
building a greener and more prosperous society for our future.
3. Myanmar is a country rich in natural forests and resources. However, Myanmar is a least
developed country and has limited capacity to alleviate climate change and ecological damage.
It therefore joins the list of countries with the highest destruction of natural resources. In
addition, since the military junta forcibly attempted to seize power on February 1, 2021, the
rule of law collapsed. This led to a sharp increase in the exploitation of natural resources and
significant damage to the natural environment. The people of Myanmar have been traumatized
by experiencing more disasters such as floods, landslides, and climate change as the consequences of the excessive exploitation of natural resources, including forests and gems,
by the military junta in their attempt to gain power.
4. In July 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
(MONR EC) under the National Unity Government (NUG) released a report on "the Status of
Natural Resources Depletion During the Military Regimes in Myanmar" . The research found that
the heritage sites are put in danger due to illegal gold mining, the natural resources are largely
lost due to illegal activities, the forest ecosystems are largely deteriorated, and the people are
inevitably facing the impacts of climate change.
5. In October 2022, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
issued a report on deforestation conditions in Sagaing Region, which is one of the areas most
brutally and constantly oppressed by the military junta. Several efforts have been made to
contribute to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) submitted by the National Unity
Government by estimating the carbon emissions in Sagaing Region as well as at the national
level following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines.
6. Now, despite facing relentless brutality and injustices committed by the military junta,
the people of Myanmar are actively participating together with the NUG in environmental
conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation activities, in addition to their
regional rehabilitation works, in the areas controlled by the local administrative bodies. In
territories under the control of the NUG and Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (EROs), the
NUG has also been carrying out planting activities, awareness raising, and monthly talk shows
and other events related to environmental conservation with the enthusiastic participation of
the people.
7. In implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation activities to contribute to
the NDC, the EROs play a vital role, as most of the forest cover are under their control. In
cooperation with the EROs and in accord with the provisions of the Federal Democratic Charter
(FDC), programs and activities have been performed, including climate change mitigation and
adaptation programs; systematic extraction and utilization of natural resources, including
forests; and the people-centered protection and conservation.
8. While our National Unity Government has continued the implementation of its
commitments to combat climate change, it is apparent that the military junta has been
accelerating the exploitation of timber and other natural resources and carrying out other
illegal activities and violence, including terrorizing and killing the people. The country’s
situation has worsened due to the combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the militarycoup in addition to climate change, resulting in an economic recession. Along with a multitude
of climate problems, millions of people are being pushed into poverty, and sustainable
development is failing.
9. For these reasons, engagement with Myanmar to fulfill Myanmar’s climate commitments
can only succeed by working together with the National Unity Government, which is mandated
by the people and has the will to join with our international friends to meet our commitments.
Progress towards our shared goals can be strengthened through supporting the NUG by all
means, including technical and financial assistance. This will contribute to combatting climate
change and environmental conservations, as well as addressing the rights of Myanmar people.
Furthermore, it will be another contribution to the goal of the Paris Agreement, laid down in
accord with the basic norms for the well-being of the planet and humans in the Framework
Convention.
10. In conclusion, the National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
on behalf of our people would like to respectfully inform all member countries that now is a
good time to join together to mitigate climate change, and we will heartfeltly appreciate and
genuinely honour each of your contributions to our common cause and to Myanmar. In
addition, our National Unity Government affirm that Myanmar, as a member of the Convention,
will continue to lead the people of Myanmar in the Fight against the climate change for the
benefit of humanity and the planet..."
Source/publisher:
Acting President Duwa Lashi La via National Unity Government of Myanmar
Date of publication:
2022-11-13
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2022-11-14
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"အီဂျစ်နိုင်ငံ၊ Sharm El-Sheikh မြို့တွင် ၂၀၂၂ ခုနှစ်၊ နိုဝင်ဘာလ (၆) ရက်နေ့မှ (၁၈) ရက်နေ့အထိ ကျင်းပလျက်ရှိသည့် ကုလသမဂ္ဂရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုဆိုင်ရာမူဘောင်ကွန်ဗင်းရှင်း (UNFCCC) အဖွဲ့ဝင်နိုင်ငံများ၏ (၂၇) ကြိမ်မြောက် အစည်းအဝေး (COP27) သို့ အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရ၊ ယာယီသမ္မတ ဒူဝါလရှီးလမှ သဝဏ်လွှာပေးပို့ခဲ့ပါသည်။
ယာယီသမ္မတ၏ သဝဏ်လွှာအား အောက်ပါအတိုင်း အကျဥ်းချုပ် ဖော်ပြအပ်ပါသည်-
- အဖွဲ့ဝင်နိုင်ငံများ၏ (၂၇) ကြိမ်မြောက် ယခုနှစ် အစည်းအဝေးသည် ကုလသမဂ္ဂ ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုဆိုင်ရာ မူဘောင်ကွန်ဗင်းရှင်းကို အတည်ပြုခဲ့သည့် နှစ် (၃၀) ပြည့် နှစ်ပတ်လည်နေ့ အခမ်းအနားလည်းဖြစ်ကြောင်း၊ ဤနှစ် (၃၀) အတွင်း ကမ္ဘာမြေသည် ရာသီဥတု ပြောင်းလဲမှုနှင့် နောက်ဆက်တွဲ အကျိုးဆက်များကို ရင်ဆိုင်ရလျက်ရှိပြီး စိမ်းလန်းသာယာသည့် အနာဂတ်ကို တည်ဆောက်ရန်မှာ ကမ္ဘာ့နိုင်ငံအားလုံး၏ တာဝန်ဖြစ်ပြီး လက်တွဲလုပ်ဆောင်သွားကြရန် လိုအပ်ပါကြောင်း၊
- မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသည် သဘာဝသယံဇာတများ ပေါကြွယ်ဝသည့် နိုင်ငံဖြစ်သော်လည်း ဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်မှု အနည်းဆုံးနိုင်ငံဖြစ်သည့်အပြင် ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုနှင့် ဂေဟစနစ် ပျက်စီးမှုများကို ကာကွယ်ထိန်းချုပ်နိုင်စွမ်း အကန့်အသတ်သာ ရှိသည့်အတွက် သဘာဝသယံဇာတများ ထိခိုက်ပျက်စီးဆုံးရှုံးမှု အမြင့်မားဆုံး နိုင်ငံများထဲတွင် ပါဝင်နေပါကြောင်း၊
- ၂၀၂၁ ခုနှစ်၊ ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလ (၁) ရက်နေ့ စစ်ကောင်စီ၏ အဓမ္မအာဏာသိမ်းယူခဲ့သည့် အချိန်မှစပြီး တရားဥပဒေစိုးမိုးမှု မရှိသည့်အတွက် သဘာဝသယံဇာတများအား လက်လွတ်စပယ် ထုတ်ယူသုံးစွဲမှုမှာ အလွန်များပြားလာပြီး သဘာဝပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ကို သိသိသာသာ ထိခိုက်ပျက်စီးမှုများ ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာခဲ့ရ ကြောင်း၊
- အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရ၊ သယံဇာတနှင့် သဘာဝပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာနအနေဖြင့် UNFCCC ကွန်ဗင်းရှင်းသို့ တင်ပြခဲ့သော “အမျိုးသားအဆင့် ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှု လျှော့ချရေးနှင့် လိုက်လျောညီထွေ ရှိစေရေးဆိုင်ရာ အကောင်အထည်ဖော် ဆောင်ရွက်မည့် လုပ်ငန်းအစီအစဉ် (Nationally Determined Contributions – NDC)” ကို အကောင်အထည်ဖော်နိုင်ရန် စဉ်ဆက်မပြတ် ကြိုးပမ်းဆောင်ရွက်လျက်ရှိပါကြောင်း၊
- ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှု လျှော့ချရေးနှင့် လိုက်လျောညီထွေရှိစေရေး လုပ်ငန်းစဉ်များ၊ သဘာဝသယံဇာတများ စနစ်တကျထုတ်ယူအသုံးပြုရေးနှင့် ဒေသခံများ ပူးပေါင်းပါဝင်သည့် ကာကွယ်ထိန်းသိမ်းခြင်း လုပ်ငန်းများအား ဖက်ဒရယ်ဒီမိုကရေစီပဋိညာဉ်ပါ ပြဋ္ဌာန်းချက်များနှင့်အညီ တိုင်းရင်းသားတော်လှန်ရေး အင်အားစုများနှင့် ပူးပေါင်းညှိနှိုင်း လုပ်ဆောင်လျက်ရှိပါကြောင်း၊
- မြန်မာပြည်သူများသည် စစ်အာဏာရှင်များ၏ ရက်စက်ကြမ်းကြုတ်သည့် ဥပဒေမဲ့လုပ်ဆောင်မှုဒဏ်ကို ဆိုးဆိုးဝါးဝါး တွေ့ကြုံခံစားနေကြရသော်လည်း နယ်မြေစိုးမိုးမှုရရှိထားသည့် ဒေသများတွင် အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရ၏ ကူညီပံ့ပိုးမှုများနှင့်အတူ ဒေသ၏ ပြန်လည်ထူထောင်ရေးလုပ်ငန်းများကိုသာမက ရာသီဥတု ဖောက်ပြန်ပြောင်းလဲမှု လျှော့ချရေးနှင့် လိုက်လျောညီထွေရှိစေရေးလုပ်ငန်းများ၊ ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးလုပ်ငန်းများတွင် ပူးပေါင်းပါဝင်လုပ်ဆောင်လျက်ရှိပါကြောင်း၊
- ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုကြောင့်သာမက ကိုဗစ် - ၁၉ ကပ်ရောဂါ၏ နှိပ်စက်မှုနှင့် စစ်အာဏာသိမ်းမှုကြောင့် တိုင်းပြည်အခြေအနေသည် ပိုမိုဆိုးဝါးလာပြီး ရာသီဥတုဆိုင်ရာပြဿနာများစွာနှင့်အတူ ယခုအခါ စီးပွားရေးဆုတ်ကပ်ဆိုက်ကာ ပြည်သူသန်းပေါင်းများစွာသည် ဆင်းရဲတွင်းထဲသို့ တွန်းချခံနေရသည့်အပြင် ရေရှည်တည်တံ့သည့် ဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်မှုသည်လည်း မအောင်မြင်ဘဲ ကျဆုံးလျက် ရှိနေပါကြောင်း၊
- ပြည်သူကို ကိုယ်စားပြုသည့် အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရအား နည်းပညာနှင့် ငွေကြေး အထောက်အပံ့အပါအဝင် နည်းလမ်းပေါင်းစုံဖြင့် အသိအမှတ်ပြု ထောက်ပံ့ပေးခြင်းကသာ ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှု တိုက်ဖျက်ရေးနှင့် ပတ်ဝန်းကျင် ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးလုပ်ငန်းများတွင် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံက တက်တက်ကြွကြွ ပါဝင် ဆောင်ရွက်နိုင်ရန်နှင့် မြန်မာပြည်သူလူထု၏ အခွင့်အရေးအား မြှင့်တင်ပေးနိုင်ရန်အတွက် တစ်ဖက်တစ်လမ်းမှ ကူညီထောက်ပံ့ပေးနိုင်မည် ဖြစ်ပါကြောင်း၊
- မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသည် ကွန်ဗင်းရှင်းအဖွဲ့ဝင်နိုင်ငံ ဖြစ်သည်နှင့်အညီ အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရအနေဖြင့် မြန်မာပြည်သူများအား ဦးဆောင်ကာ ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှု တိုက်ဖျက်ရေးနှင့် လိုက်လျောညီထွေ ရှိစေရေးလုပ်ငန်းများကို ဆက်လက်ဆောင်ရွက်သွားမည် ဖြစ်ကြောင်း။
ယာယီသမ္မတမှ ပေးပို့ခဲ့သည့် သဝဏ်လွှာအား မြန်မာ/အင်္ဂလိပ် (၂) ဘာသာဖြင့် ထုတ်ပြန်အပ်ပါသည်။..."
Source/publisher:
Acting President Duwa Lashi La via National Unity Government of Myanmar
Date of publication:
2022-11-13
Date of entry/update:
2022-11-14
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"Statement regarding to 27th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (9/2022)..."
Source/publisher:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation - NUG
Date of publication:
2022-11-07
Date of entry/update:
2022-11-07
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Statement regarding to 27th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Description:
"1. Regarding the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, which is taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to
18 November 2022, the National Unity Government (NUG) would like to issue a statement
on climate change on behalf of all the people of Myanmar.
2. Following the military junta's attempted coup on February 1, 2021, the rule of law has
collapsed, and numerous illegal over-exploitations of natural resources has led to
environmental damages. Additionally, as the military has been over-extracting natural
resources, including forests and gems, to perpetuate their power, the country has now been
facing increased natural disasters such as floods, landslides, and climate change. In addition,
the illegal-coup-staging military council has been burning civilian properties, including
approximately 36,000 homes, and the surrounding forests nearby the villages have been
destroyed. Such burnings have resulted in an increase in the emission of greenhouse gasses,
which are the major causes of global climate change, and our efforts to reduce greenhouse
gasses due to deforestation are also hampered. It is obvious that as the military junta
constantly seeks to perpetuate only their power, they are not willing to address the country's
climate issues. The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) currently submitted to the
UNFCCC by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation under the
State Administration Council is merely a stack of paper, and in reality there is no any
pragmatic implementation for the NDC.
3. However, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation under the
National Unity Government (MONREC-NUG) issued an analysis report in July 2021, that
examines the poor management of natural resources and the subsequent depletion during
the previous military regimes and the current illegal military junta. Also, in October 2022, the
reconnaissance report on monitoring deforestation alerts in Sagaing, the most brutally
oppressed region by the military junta, was published in collaboration with the external
organizations. Efforts are being made to implement the NDC submitted by the NUG, calculating the carbon emission not only in Sagaing Region but also at national level
following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines.
4. Each and every citizen plays a vital role in climate change mitigation and environmental
conservation activities. Currently, the people of Myanmar are severely suffering from the
various forms of brutality and atrocity conducted by the military junta. Amidst the turmoil,
people are supporting the NUG not only in implementing rehabilitation activities but also in
climate change mitigation and environmental protection actions in the territories controlled
by the NUG. The NUG has been undertaking the reforestation works in the territories
controlled by the NUG and the ethnic revolutionary organizations (EROs), and more than
5,000 trees of various species were planted in each state and region in honour of the
martyred heroes of the spring revolution. Furthermore, on World Environment Day, 50
million people across the country participated in trees planting campaign to honour the
fallen heroes during the spring revolution. In addition, six monthly public awareness talks,
World Environment Day, and World Ozone Day were celebrated with public participation.
5. Besides, the Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (EROs) play an important role in the
implementation of the National Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (NDC) as most
of the forested areas are under their control. In coordination with the EROs, the NUG has
been carrying out the activities of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the systematic
extraction and utilization of natural resources, including forests, and the people-centered
conservation activities in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Democratic Charter.
6. Recognizing the crucial role of indigenous people and minority groups in establishing a
federal democratic nation, the NUG is making efforts to consult with Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs)/Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Ethnic Revolutionary
Organizations (EROs), and Indigenous People (IP) to revise the NDC issued last year.
Regarding that, the MORNEC-NUG cordially invites all CSOs/CBOs, EROs, and IP groups to
work together.
7. Hence, the NUG hereby announces that we, in cooperation with CSOs/CBOs and EROs,
would practically implement the main activities for climate change mitigation and adaptation
at our best during the interim period to achieve a sustainable low-carbon environment for
present and future generations, getting together with the people of Myanmar over the crisis
and hardship..."
Source/publisher:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation - NUG
Date of publication:
2022-11-07
Date of entry/update:
2022-11-07
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"Remote and hard to reach, the Himalayan region extends across all or part of eight countries, from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east. Its ecosystems are filled with short-stature plants, which haven’t been fully researched so far. A new study takes a look into the vast area, discovering that life is actually expanding there. A group of researchers from the University of Exeter used NASA satellite data from 1993 to 2018 to measure the extent of the so-called subnival vegetation in the area, plants that grow between the treeline and the snowline.
“It’s important to monitor and understand ice loss in major mountain systems, but subnival ecosystems cover a much larger area than permanent snow and ice and we know very little about them and how they moderate water supply,” said Dr Karen Anderson, author of the study.
The team discovered small but significant increases in vegetation cover across four height brackets from 4,150-6,000 meters above sea level. The results varied according to altitude and location. The interval between 4,150-6,000 meters above sea level showed the most increase in vegetation levels. Around Mount Everest, the researchers discovered a large increase in vegetation in all the height brackets analyzed. The finding is quite remarkable, considering conditions at the mountain range were considered in the past to push plants to the limit..."
Source/publisher:
"ZME Science"
Date of publication:
2020-01-13
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-14
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"The year is 2100. The glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region—the world's "Third Pole"—are vanishing as the planet warms, the ice that once fed the great rivers of Asia is all but lost, and with it much of the water needed to nurture and grow a continent. Further stressed by extreme heatwaves, erratic monsoons, and pollution, the waterways are in crisis and the lives of hundreds of millions hang in the balance.
Access to clean water, now more precious than oil, is a preserve of the rich and has become a resource so valuable that people—and nations—are willing to fight for it. This apocalyptic vision is the continent's future if nothing is done to limit global warming, scientists and environmentalists warn.
"If urgent climate action is not taken rapidly, starting today, and current emission trends continue unabated, it is starting to look conceivable that this will entail grave threats to all of humanity as we know it," says David Molden, director general of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)..."
Source/publisher:
"phys.org"
Date of publication:
2020-01-10
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-13
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Climate Change - Migration Global, Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, The impact of climate change on the global environment
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Excerpts from entries to our youth essay contest
Description:
"In this year’s essay competition The Economist received nearly 2,400 entries from 130 countries and territories. They came from entrants as young as nine and as old as 71—who said they felt compelled to add their voice, even though the rules specified that only those aged 16 to 25 were eligible to win.
The essays advocated everything from eco-authoritarianism to anarchy to artificial intelligence. Common themes included treating climate change as a new “world war” and replacing subsidies that contribute to pollution with ones that mitigate it. A “green index” to track the extent of the problem was put forward, as was the idea of a “green GDP” to price the value of the environment in national accounts..."
Source/publisher:
"The Economist" (London)
Date of publication:
2019-09-18
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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"The number of forcibly displaced people in the world is rising. 2017 marked the sixth consecutive year in a row that the displacement record was broken, and early numbers indicate 2018 followed suit.
The United Nations refugee agency’s data shows nearly 70 million people in the world have been forced to flee their homes, and every two seconds another person suffers this fate as a result of conflict or persecution.
Unfortunately, there is a rising population that is largely ignored when world leaders and humanitarian groups provide aid to help amend the global refugee crisis: the “climate refugee.” Conflict Catalyst: Climate change is catalyst for conflict and unrest, and the disruption of peoples’ livelihood creates a situation of permanent internal and external migration..."
Source/publisher:
"The Global Post" (USA)
Date of publication:
2019-03-08
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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"An operational system has been developed and implemented for the Fiji Islands to produce and disseminate new early warning information on coastal flooding, which will help save lives and protect property in low-lying, populated coastal areas.
There is potential to enhance this early warning platform in the future and to extend it to other South Pacific island nations, and even consider extension to include other coastal flooding sources such as tsunamis.
Fiji consists of 33 islands, with 87% of the population living on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Its location makes it vulnerable to tropical cyclones and dangerous storm surges in northern areas that have significant shallow coastal shelves. This is often accompanied by high waves and heavy rains which swell coastal rivers, made worse during high tides. Additionally, Fiji’s southern facing coastlines can suffer severe flooding from swell caused by storms formed thousands of kilometres away, south of Australia and New Zealand, the most recent in May 2018. All of these flood situations will likely be exacerbated with a changing climate, and anticipated sea level rise in coastal areas.
Category 4 Cyclone Evan impacted Fiji during December 2012, bringing storm surge and heavy rains, and causing flooding and structural damage estimated at more than US$100 million, with a further US$40 million in short-term economic losses related to the cyclone. As a result, the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) requested WMO assistance in developing a coastal early warning forecasting system through the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP)..."
Source/publisher:
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva)
Date of publication:
2019-11-24
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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"The swirling currents of the once mighty Mekong, shrunk by drought and increasingly crippled by dams point towards an unprecedented crisis of water governance along the more than 4,900 kilometers of southeast Asia’s longest river.
“This is the worst ecological disaster in history of the Mekong,” declared Chainarong Setthachua, natural resources expert at Thailand’s Maha Sarakham University. “It should be a massive wakeup call for policymakers and leaders of the region.” After the July drought and the lowest water levels in more than a hundred years, water levels have still not recovered. “The water in the Mekong River has fallen to a critical level. Sand islands are now exposed along many sections of the waterway,” the Bangkok Post reported in October.
The Mekong has long enchanted explorers, travelers and researchers. In more recent times, it has become the focus of commercial interests dominated by the exploitation of hydropower and sand mining. China embarked on a massive dam program with 11 dams already operating on the Upper Mekong. A recent study, published in Nature, documented “unprecedented changes due to the recent acceleration in large-scale dam construction.” While Chinese hydropower expansion attracts most attention, Thailand has also played a role in building dams and the Lao government is currently celebrating completion of the huge 1285-megawatt Xayaburi.
At risk is the world’s largest inland fisheries, providing food security and livelihoods for 60 million people living downstream among the four member states of the Mekong River Commission – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, reports have long maintained..."
Source/publisher:
Yale Global Online (Yale University)
Date of publication:
2019-11-28
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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"Carbon Dioxide levels in our atmosphere continue to climb, as does our global atmospheric temperature. Despite greater awareness of the issues, and huge strides forward by the renewable energy industry, we are not having any effect on the overall problem. But some people think we're looking in the wrong place for the solution and that all we need to do is take some lessons from the way nature has always used it's resources to regulate heat across our blue planet..."
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-09-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Food Security - global and regional literature, Adaptation to climate change
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"Regenerative Agriculture has been around for a very long time. The trouble is it's just not the way most modern farming techniques are taught or practiced. Walter Jehne is an Australian microbiologist who argues that with a few very simple changes to the way we manage our land, all of which are just taking a lead from nature, the answer to reducing our global atmospheric temperature could be as easy as A-B-C..."
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-09-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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"Several actions were organized across Southeast Asia from 20 to 22 September 2019 in support of the Global Climate Strike. One of the aims of the global strike was to mobilize young people and put pressure on world leaders who were scheduled to meet at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.
The protest actions in Southeast Asia highlighted various issues such as the impact of large-scale mining, haze pollution, and continuing dependence on fossil fuels. Like in other parts of the world, the climate strikes in Southeast Asia featured the active participation and leadership of young people.
Below is an overview of protest activities across Southeast Asia:
Myanmar protesters demand the declaration of a climate emergency
More than 200 people marched from the new Bogyoke Market to Sule Pagoda, and then gathered outside Mahabandoola Park in Yangon on 21 September. They urged the Myanmar government to declare a climate emergency, impose a moratorium on projects that harm the environment, and promote environmental justice..."
Source/publisher:
"Global Voices"
Date of publication:
2019-09-25
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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To deliver on its goal of 100 per cent energy access by 2030, Myanmar will need to shake up its energy market. With hydropower facing increasing objection from society, how will the former hermit nation power its people for a more sustainable future?
Description:
"Among the 10 countries that make up the Asean, Myanmar has the highest percentage of renewables in its energy mix - hydropower constitutes 65 per cent of generated electricity.
But this figure alone masks the country’s absymal rate of electrification, with chronic power shortages a regular occurence and more than 40 per cent of its total population still lacking access to the national grid. Sixty per cent of Myanmar’s rural populace live off gid, relying on polluting, expensive kerosene lamps and firewood to illuminate their homes.
Providing clean and sustainable electricity to off-grid areas is a challenge, to say the least. Assaad Razzouk, chief executive of clean energy projects developer Sindicatum Sustainable Resources comments: “Even India, a country that has seen great success in scaling up utility-scale solar, has struggled to scale up distributed and rooftop solar [in rural villages]. Fundamentally what’s required are clear government policies and credit support for the rural population.”
This has not stopped the previous government from announcing its goal to provide full access to electricity by 2030. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) inherited these lofty ambitions when it swept into power later that same year, as well as a growing economy with low foreign direct investment and weak infrastructure..."
Source/publisher:
"Eco-Business" (Singapore)
Date of publication:
2019-05-30
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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"The World Meteorological Organization is concerned that the outcome of a major radiocommunication conference may have an adverse impact on future Earth observation satellite systems. The race to release 5G technology threatens to squeeze out other radio-frequency dependent technologies, including the world’s critical national severe weather early warning systems.
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), attended by more than 160 nations, agreed on the allocation of bandwidths of the world’s radio spectrum. This is a limited resource because emerging technologies like 5 G mean demand is now over stripping the limited supply. The conference agreed to protect the microwave bands that support their life-saving severe weather early warning systems, but with time-limited provisions, which leaves the future of these systems uncertain.
“This WRC-19 decision has the potential to significantly degrade the accuracy of data collected in this frequency band which would jeopardize the operation of existing Earth observation satellite systems essential for all weather forecasting and warning activities of the national weather services,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas in a written intervention to the conference organized by the International Telecommunications Union.
“Potential effects of this could be felt across multiple impact areas including aviation, shipping, agricultural meteorology and warning of extreme events as well as our common ability to monitor climate change in the future,” he said..."
Source/publisher:
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva)
Date of publication:
2019-11-27
Date of entry/update:
2019-12-02
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"According to the observations at (17:30)hrs M.S.T today, the depression over the Eastcentral Bay and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved Westwards and centered at about (130) nautical miles West-Northwest of Maya Bandar (Andaman Islands), India, (490) nautical miles Southeast of Paradip (Odisha), India, (170) nautical miles Southwest of Coco-Island, (320) nautical miles Southwest of Pathein (Myanmar).
It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the depression is coded yellow stage.
Position of depression, center pressure and wind
Depression is located at Latitude (13.1) degree North and Longitude (90.7) degree East, centre pressure of depression is (1003) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (35)miles per hour at (17:30) hrs MST today.
During next (24)hrs forecast: The depression is likely to intensify into a deep depression during next (12)hrs and into a cyclonic strom during next (24)hrs. It is very likely to move West-Northwestwards initally and then North-Northwestwards.
General caution: Due to the depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Thanintharyi Regions, Rakhine States, scattered in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Shan, Kayah, Kayin and Mon States within next (48)hours commencing today evening.
Occasional squalls with rough to very rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40)m.p.h. Wave height will be about (8-12) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts..."
Source/publisher:
Government of Myanmar via Reliefweb (USA)
Date of publication:
2019-11-05
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-06
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A local non-governmental organisation has tapped a number of young adults to help in the conservation of Inle Lake in Shan State as part of its environmental protection and sustainable lake management programme.
Description:
"The Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MMID) seeks to address the need for a sustainable management system for the lake region and to educate local residents about the dangers facing the lake.
“Inle Lake is facing severe challenges, as users of the region’s ecosystem, whether knowingly or unknowingly, exploit environmental resources with little consideration of conservation,” said Joern Kristensen, executive director of the institute.
“There needs to be more focus on building awareness among local people,” he added.
The institute selected 10 people aged 19 to 30 from among more than 50 applicants for the project.
“We hope that they will be able to have a big influence on the people living in the area,” Kristensen said, “including those whose livelihoods are connected to the lake.”
The successful candidates went through three weeks of training in September, and are expected to reach out to local communities and assess the challenges in a campaign that begins this week and lasts until March..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2019-11-06
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, The impact of climate change on the environment of Burma/Myanmar, Studies of the regional environment
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Description:
"Myanmar meteorologist Dr Tun Lwin passed away at 6:57 pm on November 4, according to his family.
He had been admitted to hospital on October 19.
A former director general of Myanmar Meteorology and Hydrology Department he had objected to the Chinese-backed Myitsone dam project.
In 2008, he warned of the approach of the Cyclone Nargis, but his informal warning was ignored by Myanmar authorities.
Born in 1948 in Kula Village he grew up in Mandalay..."
Source/publisher:
"Mizzima" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2019-11-05
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-05
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Individual Documents
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Topic:
Global, Climate Change; Climate Crisis
Sub-title:
And the march and demonstration in The Hague on 27 September.
Topic:
Global, Climate Change; Climate Crisis
Description:
"The climate crisis is a manifestation of the systemic, capitalist crisis. We demand governments tackle the climate crisis by ending corporate power, facilitated by the trade and investment regime, that has long destroyed livelihoods and communities.
This corporate impunity has led to the wholesale looting of the biosphere, authoritarian responses and worsening social, political and environmental conflicts, particularly in the Global South. We support the voices of social movements who reject market-based solutions to the climate and environmental emergency.
We urge the rich and powerful to acknowledge and pay their historical and ecological debt with countries that have been plundered for raw materials and labour, and are bearing the brunt of extreme weather events.
We advocate for a democratic and public-led just transition that restores our ecosystems and ensures reparations for impacted communities and workers. This means uniting people's struggles against capitalism, imperialism, patriarchy and white supremacy..."
Source/publisher:
Transnational Institute (TNI) ( Netherlands)
Date of publication:
2019-09-24
Date of entry/update:
2019-10-18
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - Migration Global, Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources
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Hundreds of people marched in downtown Yangon on Sunday as part of the Global Climate Strike to demand that action be taken to address the worsening effects of climate change round the world.
Description:
"At least 200 protesters gathered in front of Bogyoke Market and marched to Sule Pagoda and Maha Bandoola Park across from Yangon City Hall.
They carried signs calling for a concerted effort by government and business to deal with the global crisis, and urging the government to put a stop to big infrastructure projects, such as the Myitsone Dam in Kachin State, which could damage the environment.
“We have just mentioned some of the facts that lead to the climate crisis in our country,” said Ko Kyaw Ye Htet, one of the protesters. “We plan to conduct a nationwide strike.”
eptember 20 to 27 every year is recognised as the Global Climate Strike, the biggest campaign of its kind.
In Myanmar, more than 70 people have died and nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by flooding and landslides during this year’s monsoon due to the worsening effects of climate change..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2019-09-23
Date of entry/update:
2019-10-15
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burma Activist Online Discussion Groups, Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources
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Description:
"Bill McKibben, the longtime journalist and co-founder of 350.org, talks about climate migration, the 2020 Democratic candidates, the Green New Deal and more. McKibben’s latest piece for The New Yorker is titled “Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming Burns,” and his cover piece for Time magazine is headlined “Hello from the Year 2050. We Avoided the Worst of Climate Change — But Everything Is Different.”..."
Source/publisher:
"Democracy Now!"
Date of publication:
2019-09-23
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-24
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Individual Documents
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Description:
"Following Friday’s youth-led climate strike — the largest-ever global protest focused on climate — we speak with Bill McKibben, longtime journalist and co-founder of 350.org. McKibben’s latest piece for The New Yorker is titled “Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming Burns,” and his cover piece for Time magazine is headlined “Hello from the Year 2050. We Avoided the Worst of Climate Change — But Everything Is Different.” McKibben’s 1989 book, “The End of Nature,” was the first book for a general audience about climate change..."
Source/publisher:
"Democracy Now!"
Date of publication:
2019-09-23
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-24
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Individual Documents
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Description:
"Last month, the number of wildfires in the Amazon tripled compared with the previous year.
Wildfires are still burning in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, which is often referred to as the "green lungs" of the planet.
The fires have prompted a warning from some scientists that escalating deforestation could eventually turn the rainforest into a dry savanna.
Despite a ban on fires for land-clearing, the Amazon is burning at a rate not seen in almost a decade.
Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Chapada dos Guimaraes in the state of Mato Grosso..."
Source/publisher:
"Al Jazeera" (Qatar)
Date of publication:
2019-09-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Climate Change - Migration Global, Biodiversity - global and regional
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Description:
"More species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction than ever before.
Experts say that humanity is in the middle of a sixth wave of extinction. This time, human-caused extinction.
The United Nations warns that people need to make transformative changes to stop the harmful trends.
Al Jazeera's Natacha Butler reports from Paris..."
Source/publisher:
"Al Jazeera" ( Qatar)
Date of publication:
2019-05-06
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Climate Change science - water insecurity, Biodiversity - international standards and mechanisms
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more
Description:
"More than a million students are expected to walk out of class on Friday in a Global Climate Strike, with more than 800 climate strikes scheduled in the United States alone. Strikes are also being organized in another 150 countries around the world. In our New York studio, we speak to Amnesty International’s Secretary General Kumi Naidoo, who has urged school districts across the globe to allow students to walk out of school on Friday without facing punishment. In a letter, Naidoo, who is also the former executive director of Greenpeace, writes, “(c)hildren should not be punished for speaking out about the great injustices of our age. In fact, when it has fallen on young people to show the leadership that many adults who hold great positions of power have failed to, it is not young people’s behavior we should be questioning. It is ours.”..."
Source/publisher:
"Democracy Now!"
Date of publication:
2019-09-19
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-20
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Description:
"Environmental activists Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot have helped produce a short film highlighting the need to protect, restore and use nature to tackle the climate crisis.
Living ecosystems like forests, mangroves, swamps and seabeds can pull enormous quantities of carbon from the air and store them safely, but natural climate solutions currently receive only 2% of the funding spent on cutting emissions.
The film’s director, Tom Mustill of Gripping Films, said: 'We tried to make the film have the tiniest environmental impact possible. We took trains to Sweden to interview Greta, charged our hybrid car at George’s house, used green energy to power the edit and recycled archive footage rather than shooting new.'..."
Source/publisher:
"Guardian News"
Date of publication:
2019-09-19
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-20
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Description:
"We are facing an emergency resulting from our toxic economic and political system. The way we relate to each other and to nature is destroying Earth’s capacity to sustain life.
Unending economic growth and profits drawn from a planet with limited resources is causing gross inequality, poverty, mass misery, and species extinction.
We are sold an illusion that consumption will bring purpose and happiness into our lives, yet this systemic consumption is threatening our very existence. It is based on unjust and unethical land use and ownership, unsustainable and increasing amounts of debt and enslavement of individuals.
Power and money is concentrated in the hands of the few, while the masses struggle to simply survive. It is causing climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse.
As Greta Thunberg has been saying since the ‘Declaration of Rebellion’ last October 31:
'We can no longer save the world by playing by the rules. Because the rules have to be changed.
Everything needs to change. And it has to start today.
So, everyone out there, it is now time for civil disobedience. It is time to rebel.’.."
Source/publisher:
"Extinction Rebellion"
Date of publication:
2019-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-20
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Individual Documents
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Description:
"In her first extended broadcast interview in the United States, we spend the hour with Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has inspired millions across the globe. Last year she launched a school strike for the climate, skipping school every Friday to stand in front of the Swedish parliament, demanding action to prevent catastrophic climate change. Her protest spread, quickly going global. Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren around the globe have participated in their own local school strikes for the climate. Since her strike began in 2018, Greta has become a leading figure in the climate justice movement. She has joined protests across Europe. She has addressed world leaders at the U.N. climate talks in Poland and the European Union Parliament. She has even met the pope. And now she is in New York to join a global climate strike on September 20 and address the U.N. Climate Action Summit on September 23. Greta has refused to fly for years because of emissions, so she arrived here after a two-week transatlantic voyage aboard a zero-emissions racing yacht. She is also planning to attend the U.N. climate summit in Santiago, Chile, in December. Greta joined us Tuesday in our Democracy Now! studio..."
Source/publisher:
"Democracy Now!"
Date of publication:
2019-09-11
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-12
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Individual Documents
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Description:
"Energy use in our homes, industry and transport accounts for two thirds of our total human induced carbon dioxide emissions. Far from dramatically reducing since the 'historic' Paris agreement in 2015, those emissions have actually started to creep back up. The world is now catastrophically off track to meet any of the lower pathways set out by the IPCC special report published in 2018. We know what we must do. So why aren't we doing it.? This week we look at a new report just out from the International Renewable Energy Agency, which provides a stark assessment of what's required..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-28
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion put their plan to occupy London into action on Monday 15th April 2019. This is the first of four video diaries of my travels around the various occupied sites during the week to track progress of the protest..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion were still holding strong in London on Wednesday 17th April 2019. In the second of four video diaries I go out again to meet some of the protestors and gauge local reaction..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion were expected to have been removed from the streets of London well before Good Friday. But their peaceful protest completely wrong footed the authorities and they still held the same key areas on 19th April 2019. In the third of four video diaries I go out again for a progress update..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion : Supplementary Video Diary.
By the time the police began to clear the Pink Boat from Oxford Circus, the Extinction Rebels had clearly become quite emotionally attached to it and were reluctant to give it up without a (non-violent) struggle. This supplementary video documents the events of the evening of Good Friday 19th April 2019..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Sub-title:
We learn about the social movements fighting for our environmental future before humanity reaches a point of no return.
Description:
"As the adverse effects of the climate crisis intensify, many believe governments around the world are responding too slowly.
It is now unlikely that the Paris Agreement target of keeping the rise in global temperatures below two degrees will be met unless there is immediate action taken to prevent further warming.
This episode of earthrise visits those putting themselves on the line and pushing for urgent climate policy reform before humanity reaches a point of no return.
Officially launched in April 2017, the Sunrise Movement was set up in the United States by six young people who were deeply concerned about their future and the effects of climate change. Now they have thousands of supporters, and this number is growing rapidly.
"A number of us young people... were seeing that the hurricanes were getting bigger, the fire seasons were getting longer... but there wasn't a movement big enough for young people to ensure that we had a habitable planet for our younger generations," says Sunrise Movement cofounder Varshini Prakash on the birth of the organisation.
With just under $1m raised, the Sunrise Movement has become one of the boldest voices in the national climate debate. earthrise heads to the US to see how this youth environmental movement is getting the attention of big government.
earthrise then travels to the United Kingdom where a different group, formed in 2018, is seeking to make waves by shutting down streets in London. In April 2019, socio-political group Extinction Rebellion is engaging in a 2-week long protest against the British government.
"Look," says Extinction Rebellion action coordinator Larch Maxey, "There's a climate crisis, there's an ecological crisis... we're here to stop this existential threat that we face. But we are non-violent. We're maintaining respect and putting ourselves on the line."
By using civil disobedience that would prompt mass arrests, they hope to force the British government to change its approach to climate change and declare a state of emergency. earthrise is with Extinction Rebellion rebels as they prepare for the upcoming protest and are on the ground with them as it unfolds."
Source/publisher:
Earthrise (Al Jazeera)
Date of publication:
2019-05-20
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-21
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Description:
''Website : http://www.asean.org/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/aseansecreta...
Twitter : https://twitter.com/ASEAN
Google Plus : http://bit.ly/aseangplus
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/theaseans... ..''
Terry Devine-King
Source/publisher:
asean secretariat
Date of publication:
1970-01-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-01-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - climate education, introductions, films, guides, links, bibliographies, Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Myanmar climate change networks, Policies
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description:
"Join Senator Bernie Sanders LIVE for a national town hall about the current state of our climate crisis. Senator Sanders will be joined by experts and environmental activists to discuss solutions for how we can combat climate change and protect the planet.
Joining Senator Sanders is actress and activist Shailene Woodley, author and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben, CNN host and author Van Jones, Union of Concerned Scientists Director of Climate Science Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, Congresswoman-Elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Earth Guardians Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Scientific Director and CEO of Ecologic Institute Dr. Camilla Bausch, and Dale Ross, mayor of Georgetown, Texas."
US Senator Bernie Sanders, Shailene Woodley, Bill McKibben, Van Jones, Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Dr. Camilla Bausch, Dale Ross
Source/publisher:
Now This, via Youtube
Date of publication:
2018-12-03
Date of entry/update:
2018-12-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Description:
"Noam Chomsky shares his insights into the threat of climate change, what can be done by ordinary citizens to combat it, and reflects on why it?s so "crucial that those with the most privileged get involved."
From The Elephant podcast. For more conversations exploring the stories and questions of climate change visit www.elephantpodcast.org or subscribe in iTunes: http://bit.ly/elephantpod
Interviewer: Kevin Caners, Recorded May 2014.
Noam Chomsky, Kevin Caners
Source/publisher:
The Elephant podcast
Date of publication:
2014-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2017-01-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Description:
"The future of the planet is under attack. In just the past few years, we?ve witnessed unprecedented waves of brutal storms, massive oil spills engulfing our oceans and sea life, and the hottest temperatures ever recorded in human history. Climate change is real, and it?s up to the will of the people to reverse its adverse effects. This is the argument that drives Disobedience, a persuasive and handsomely produced documentary from the activist organization 350.org.
The film makes this thesis known from its earliest frames as it places a critical eye on the actions undertaken at this year?s United Nations Climate Change Summit in Paris. While each world leader seemed satisfied by the outcomes of their conference, the film contends that their final agreement does little to change the tide of global warming in the years to come. Believing that the call for real and lasting change cannot be answered by impotent politicians, the film showcases a diverse group of activists throughout the globe who have taken the fight into their own hands.
Lidy Nacpil, a spokesperson for the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, works to galvanize a citizen force against a proposed coal plant in Batangas. The plant would produce over 7 million metric tons of CO2 emissions every year, and therefore poses a severe environmental threat. The country knows from experience how the voice of its people can inspire wide sweeping change. In 1986, urgent protests led to the ousting of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. A growing community of like-minded citizens hope to spark the same level of passion and outcry against the region?s blossoming fossil fuel industries.
In Canada, a rapidly expanding pipeline is gradually polluting the purity of the ocean water and other natural resources. Area residents refuse to take a payout from big corporations in exchange for their complacency. They choose to fight.
In one profile after another, Disobedience introduces us to inspiring groups of people who are advocating for a better way of life for their families, their communities and their planet. In the process, scientists and scholars educate viewers on the role of civil disobedience in affecting reform, the economic impact of environmental catastrophe, and the myriad of social issues which are worsening in the midst of climate change."
Valda Witt (Executive Producer), Kelly Nyks (Director)
Source/publisher:
Mind Expanding Documentaries
Date of publication:
2016-11-23
Date of entry/update:
2017-01-27
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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Description:
"The second iteration of the Energy Toolkit, a collection of leading instruments and methodologies for climate-compatible energy planning, offers energy practitioners, policymakers, and experts a quick reference guide to some of the best-established instruments available at no or low cost. The result is a compilation of 26 tools from agencies around the world.
The toolkit was produced as a team effort with the many members of the Low-Emissions Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP), in particular its Energy Working Group (LEDS EWG).
The LEDS GP was founded in 2011 to facilitate peer learning, technical cooperation, and information exchange to support the formation and implementation of low emission development strategies. It has a focus on supporting developing countries and regions. It engages leaders from over 300 institutions across government agencies, technical institutes, international agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
The LEDS EWG promotes sustainable and climate-compatible development in the energy sector through a work program focused on peer-to-peer learning, technical assistance, and enhanced opportunities for coordination and collaboration between LEDS GP members. The LEDS EWG also produces supporting materials, such as best-case studies or reference guides like the one presented here.
This toolkit does not claim to be a complete encyclopedia of all available tools. We hope to update and further improve the toolkit in coming years. If you have developed a sustainable energy modelling tool or know of one that should be featured here, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you!
We hope this toolkit will help you to make energy fairer, safer, and greener for all..."
Source/publisher:
Worldwatch Institute
Date of publication:
2016-11-00
Date of entry/update:
2016-12-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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pdf
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2.46 MB
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