tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88505537400393505882024-03-13T05:13:14.872-07:00Gender and Climate Justice TribunalsGender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-14061589467858720212013-01-15T13:29:00.000-08:002013-01-15T13:29:27.753-08:00In Solidarity with our friends in Appalachia<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Join the many activists who say no to mountain top removal (MTR) mining, and yes to loving mountains and respecting <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Mother Earth</span></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Feminist Task Force, together with their partners at the Loretto Community, will stand in solidarity with OVEC, Kentuckians and the women, men and children of Appalachia in promoting the beauty of the mountains over the barren, moonscape raping of the land caused by MTR and other forms of mining. I Love Mountains Day is an annual tradition of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and friends who gather to honor the mountains and the people who fight to save them from mining, to lobby for the mountains and the mountain communities and to march to the Kentucky state capitol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For more information on how you can get involved, see <a href="http://kftc.org/events/i-love-mountains-day" target="_blank">I Love Mountains Day.</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For more information on the Feminist Task Force's Women and Gender Climate Justice Tribunal in Appalachia, download our </span><a href="http://ftfgcap.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/appalachia-report.pdf" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">Appalachia report</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> or watch a video of the event at:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For more information on the Feminist Task Force and the Women's Tribunals on Gender Justice, go to <a href="http://www.feministtaskforce.org/">www.FeministTaskForce.org</a> or click to <a href="mailto:feministtaskforce@gmail.com" target="_blank">contact us</a>.</span>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-89167332257880461112012-05-21T16:18:00.000-07:002012-09-05T10:10:17.455-07:00"Strengthening Voices: Search for Solutions ”Women’s Tribunals on Gender and Climate Justice"<div style="text-align: center;">
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Summary: Climate change is a global issue, but increasingly it doesn’t impact all regions, countries, communities or individuals to the same degree. Worldwide it has become starkly evident that those most affected by the effects and impact of climate change are minority groups, already side lined from mainstream society. The direct evidence of climate change and the negative effects of changing weather patterns are exponentially worst for those already marginalised and failing to meet their basic needs. Groups living off the land, or faced with minimal resources to seek out an existence are increasingly facing mounting hardships, as their battle to survive is worsened by droughts, freak storms, and reduced food sources. <strong>Women</strong>, <strong>First Nation or indigenous groups</strong>, and subsistence farmers, are among those groups fighting an ever-increasing battle against nature and modern day society.<br />
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As these groups are already marginalised, and often side lined voices in our societies, how can they make their voices heard on climate change and its impacts on them? What is the reality they face, and where is the climate justice fight to empower them? What alternatives and change can we all help to establish and fight for in the future? Panellists are members and leaders of various communities from around the world, and come together to find solutions and answers to these questions. Discussions will focus on finding common solutions, as well as context based answers, to this international problem. This can be silenced no more.<br />
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Greenpeace will develop a science based study on climate impacts in Africa. 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GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty. http://www.whiteband.org/</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IPS is an international communication institution with a global news agency at its core, raising the voices of the South and civil society on issues of development, globalization, human rights and the environment. http://ipsnews.net/</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greenpeace is the leading independent campaign organization that uses non- violent creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. http://www.greenpeace.org</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Feminist Task Force was established under the umbrella of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in March, 2005, emphasizing gender equality as central to poverty eradication.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There is a real raping of Mother Earth in the Central Appalachian mountains. Mountain top removal (MTP), what has been done in this area for the past 15+ years. Basically, instead of digging deep into the mountain they are taking the coal from the top of the mountain which is much cheaper to do. They proceed to shave the top of the mountain, removing all of the trees, all of the vegetation, dead bodies (in the case of cemetaries) and breaking up the mountain slice by slice to remove the coal. The coal industry then fills another empty side of a mountain top with the useless mountain rock.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On the car drive from New York to Charleston (about 10+hours total) we drove through mountains for the last couple of hours. The mountains in this early Spring time were many shades of vibrant green. New leaves shown a brilliant green against a deeper, richer growth. The forests were teeming with a green! What mountain top removal does is leave a desert of lifeless dirt at the top of the mountain! All these beautiful trees are cut and removed. It is truly an amazing site to see (check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_the_Future:_Coal_in_America"><i><span style="color: #1950d5;">Burning the Future: Coal in America</span></i></a>, the 2007 doumentary. The devastation blows you away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't fully digested it all but felt compelled to write all you, in particular the organizers of the past tribunals and hearings---15 in 2011, 2 in 2010, 7 in 2009, 2 in 2008 and the 3 in 2007 which kick-started this for the FTF. This first tribunal on gender and climate change in the United States was a splendid follow-up to all of those. It was well worth the effort. The women living on the mountains are amazing. What they've been through, how they are fighting and struggling is simply inspiring and astounding. Whatever small way we can help the cause and connect to a larger global struggle is well worth it. Bringing the message to Rio+20 will be key --- and by the way at the end of the tribunal I received a message from the official Rio+20 secretariat that our event request for the presentation of the tribunals at the Rio meeting had been accepted! The date is forthcoming but we will need to prepare further to present the findings of the past 15 tribunals along with the Central Appalachia and the upcoming Chicago tribunal. This good news added to the celebrating knowing how important it is to get the message of the crimes of the coal companies out in the world! Thank you to so many for separate comments congratulating us and expressing your support! Your messages are appreciated!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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At the Forum session, </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ecological Health of our Planet: The Climate Change Challenge,” FTF Global Coordinator, Rosa Lizarde, launched the follow-up series to the “Strengthening Voices, Search for Solutions” Women’s Tribunal series on Gender and Climate Justice. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Today we launch the next gender and climate justice tribunals which will take place for the first time in the global North, in the United States,” said Rosa. “All the other gender and climate justice tribunals have taken place in the global South in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It’s time to work in the U.S, in the ‘belly of the beast.’ It’s time to show how climate change is affecting women around the world, in the north and in the south, in similar ways.”</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The first women’s tribunal on climate justice in the US will take place in <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the Central Appalachia Mountains and in </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">partnership with the US-based Loretto at the UN NGO and the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC) based in West Virginia</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, as well as OVEC partners. The Appalachia Mountains is a region that has experienced persistent poverty. The tribunal will highlight</span></span> how women living in persistent poverty areas and impoverished communities are being affected by climate-related issues. The tribunal will feature the testimony of women throughout the Appalachian mountain region concerning the effects of mountaintop removal and other coal industry abuses on their lives, families, and communities. The tribunal will take place in Charleston, West Virginia on May 10, 2012.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The second tribunal will take place in Chicago, Illinois in June 2012 t</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">hrough partnership with the Loretto at the UN, the Eco-Justice Collaborative and the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), a community group based in the city’s Mexican-American neighborhood, Little Village. The Tribunal will focus how women of color are being impacted by the City of Chicago’s Fisk and Crawford coal burning power plants, and other coal-related effects to the greater Chicago area. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Women’s Tribunals have been the flagship work of the FTF in calling attention to the centrality of gender equality to end poverty and making the links between the climate change and the feminization of poverty. The FTF spear-headed the international women’s tribunals on poverty in 2007 and followed-up with tribunals on women and the MDGs (2008), social exclusion (2010), and the two series of women tribunals on gender and climate justice in 2009 and 2011. </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.cllimatejusticetribunals.blogspot.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="http://www.cllimatejusticetribunals.blogspot.com/">The 2011 Tribunal series on Gender and Climate Justice </a>was organized in collaboration with GCAP, Greenpeace International, and Inter Press Service, and took place in 15 African, Asian and Latin American countries in the fall of 2011. 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The Feminist Task Force, together with Eco-Justice Collaborative, Pilsen Environmental Rights And Reform Organization (PERRO), Citizens against Ruining the Environment (CARE) and Loretto at the UN, organized the second gender and climate justice tribunal in the United States. The tribunal took place in the Chicago neighborhood of Joliet, and featured the testimony of women from Chicago neighborhoods of Romeoville, Lockport, Little Village and Pilsen.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.globalissues.org/news/2011/10/13/11510" target="_blank">Women in Rural Argentina Speak Out On Climate Change</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2011/11/gender_climate_tribunols_mexico_peru.php" target="_blank">Women in Europe for the Common Future Reports on Mexico and Peru Tribunals</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><a href="http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105836" target="_blank">Mexican Women Demand Climate Justice - IPS</a></span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><a href="http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106262" target="_blank">Zimbabwe - Climate Change and Droughts</a></span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ana Agostino and Rosa Lizarde explore the concept of climate justice as a rights approach to climate change. They propose that those in the South who are most affected by environmental changes need to receive justice from those in the North who are most responsible for climate change. They apply a gender lens to climate change, analyzing how women have been specifically hit by the phenomenon and how they are responding.</span></span>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-63899123647611319782011-10-21T12:23:00.002-07:002012-03-14T17:17:20.579-07:00Argentina<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"></span></em></span><br />
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</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cándida Fernández del Movimiento Campesino de Formosa MOCAFOR <i>“No estamos en contra de la siembra transgénica porque sabemos que la plata que sale de ahí la presidenta lo distribuye. Pero nos afecta. A las mujeres nos afecta en el útero. Cuando estamos embarazadas ya estamos enfermando a nuestros hijos. Pedimos que retiren cerca de nosotras la siembra de soja. Nuestras escuelas están cerca de los espacios donde fumigan. Se enferman los chicos, nos enfermamos nosotros”.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
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</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">María Amelia Bertoldi del Club de Ecoguardianes de Pampa del Infierno, Provincia del Chaco. <i>“Es necesario difundir. La mayoría de las mujeres no saben lo que está pasando. Porque nadie le dice nada. Si alguien se los dice. Los medios de comunicación les dicen lo contrario. Las que saben pero tienen miedo de hablar. En algunos pueblos son amenazadas directamente o miedo a perder sus trabajos. Escondidas vienen a hablar con nosotras.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Santa López, de la localidad de Bermejo, Provincia del Chaco <i>“como mujer indígena creemos que nos debemos conformar…. Al indígena lo encerraron por el lado de la alimentación. Nos cerraron los bosques. Tenemos que cambiar la alimentación. No hay monte para cazar ni extraer frutos. Cuando se termina la empresa el mundo indígena y criollo estaban mal porque no teníamos tierra ni trabajo. Nosotros hemos nacido en un lugar donde todos era PROHIBIDO, todavía hay carteles (…) yo trabajé en el campo desde los 12 años. Tu patrona mira como esta, si pero ella no hizo lo que yo hice desde pequeña (tiene 43 años y dificultades para caminar) desde chico se enseña cómo cuidar una familia, como cuidarse. Debemos cuidarnos porque sabemos que lo que hacemos ahora nos trae consecuencias en el futuro”.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">La Audiencia “Mujeres y Justicia Climática 2011-Argentina: Fortaleciendo voces, buscando soluciones” fue ejecutada por el Instituto de Desarrollo Humano y Promoción Humana (INDES), ONG que forma parte de la red Encuentro de Entidades No Gubernamentales para el Desarrollo (EENGD). Encuentro es la organización que impulsa la Campaña de Acción Global contra la Pobreza (GCAP) en el ámbito de la República Argentina. Colaborarán en la organización del evento otras dos entidades sin fines de lucro: el Instituto de Cultura Popular (INCUPO) y el Grupo de Voluntariatto Civile (ONG GVC ONLUS).<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fuente: Ramón Esteban<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Para más información ver: <o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://ipsnoticias.net/print.asp?idnews=99348"><span style="color: #174074;">"Mujeres rurales se hacen oir sobre cambio climático" </span></a>IPS<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://club-ecoguardianes-657.webnode.es/news/ecoguardianes-en-la-audiencia-mujeres-y-justicia-climatica-/"><span style="color: #174074;">"Ecoguardianes en la audiencia: Mujeres y justicia climática"</span></a> Club de Ecoguardianes<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- <a href="http://chacotodaslasculturas.blogspot.com/2011/10/robles-lo-ambiental-y-las-mujeres-seran.html"><span style="color: #174074;">"Robles: Lo Ambiental y las mujeres serán temas de agenda en los próximos años"</span></a> Instituto de Cultura - Chaco Todas las culturas</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></em></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"></span></em></span><br />
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</span></em></span></span></em></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Background</span></em></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">"We must change the large-scale agricultural production model, which causes pollution and employs only a few people. That is what summits like Durban are for"</span></em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"></span></em></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> </span></span></em></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rural and indigenous women in northern Argentina, hit hard by the expanding agricultural frontier, deforestation and the spraying of toxic pesticides, spoke out about their problems and set forth proposals for discussion at the next global summit on climate change. They did so at the Women’s Hearing on Gender and Climate Justice 2011-Argentina, held Tuesday <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Oct. 11</b> in Resistencia, the capital of Chaco province, 950 km north of Buenos Aires, attended by representatives of organisations from the northern 10 of the country's 23 provinces. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Read the outcomes: <span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105450">http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105450</a></span></span></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<h4 style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Date: October 17, 2011<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Location: Accra</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Organizers: African Women's Economic & Political Network<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Contact: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Kenneth Amoateng - </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:abibimmanfoundation@gmail.com">abibimmanfoundation@gmail.com</a></span></span></div></span> </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">November 10, 2011</span></h4><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>68</o:Words> <o:Characters>389</o:Characters> <o:Company>TRG Solutions</o:Company> <o:Lines>3</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>477</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were compilations of stories/case studies from women and other selected individuals from the grassroots in identified districts in Ghana. The hearing is currently ongoing at the Teachers Hall at the center of Accra City the capital of Ghana with a lot of participants attending the event since morning.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--></span></div><h4 style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Background</span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“It is our hope that this community led engagement will enhance capacity building and promote community policy advocacy and feed into our medium term goal of having grassroots climate change monitors and action committees to ensure grassroots ownership of the climate change campaign.</span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The Women’s Hearing will be organized in Accra, Ghana on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">17 October</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">, coinciding with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It seeks to provide a forum to bring all key stakeholders together to assess country’s situations and performance on climate change and give a verdict on it.</span></span></h4><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">A photo exhibition and footages will showcase the images and voices captured from the field will be showcased as part of this effort. A delegation comprising mostly of women will officially present copies of the report to the Ministers of the </span><span lang="EN-GB">Ministry of Women and Children, </span><span lang="EN-GB">and Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology respectively at a round table media event, </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">to influence negotiations and plans of action on climate change at the national as well as the international level especially during COP17 and Rio+ 20.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-20101507888540333422011-10-20T20:16:00.000-07:002011-10-21T12:46:15.697-07:00India<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: India</span><br />
<h4><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: November 14, 2011</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Nagpur</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Organizers: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Contact: </span></div></span></h4><h4><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;">“In several regions, women have changed traditional practices related to agriculture or the management of natural resources but these efforts have not been recorded or acknowledged from a scientific or policy viewpoint.”<o:p></o:p></span></h4><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB">In India, a National Action Plan (NAP) on Climate Change has been designed and several states have also proposed State Action Plans aimed at dealing with the impacts of climate change. These plans are yet to be analysed with respect to the provision of sustainable alternatives for the most vulnerable communities who depend on forests, water bodies and agriculture land as their main livelihood and resource, including rural and tribal communities and most especially women who are directly involved with the management and use of natural resources in their daily lives. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB">The Women’s Hearing on Gender and Climate Justice aims to identify and document grassroots alternatives of climate adaptation that could be shared at a national level, alongside a gender review of the National and 04 State Action Plans on Climate Change. The national hearing will be held in Nagpur, India on 14 November 2011. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Feminist Task Force was established under the umbrella of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in March, 2005, emphasizing gender equality as central to poverty eradication.</span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial Italic"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><!--EndFragment--></span></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-13885314068981424732011-10-20T19:53:00.000-07:002011-10-21T12:45:20.567-07:00Bangladesh<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 26px;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: Bangladesh</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: October 30, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: Noakhali</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Organizers: </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Contact: Abdul Awal -<span style="color: #434343;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">awal@nrdsbd.org</span><span lang="EN-GB"></span><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Women’s Hearing on Gender and Climate Justice will be on 30<sup>th</sup> October in <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Bangladesh</span>. Ahead of the climate hearing, local hearings are being organized in five different climate vulnerable areas of Bangladesh. Four of these have been completed as of 17 October, and a fifth will be held on 19 October in the coastal area of Noakhali. The Jury of the Hearing represents expertise in the field of environment, economics, women’s rights and the legal field and includes at this stage Dr. Khalequzzaman, Dr. Hamida Hossain, Retired Justice Golam Robbani, Dr. Atique Rahman and Rasheda K Chowdhury.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Feminist Task Force was established under the umbrella of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in March, 2005, emphasizing gender equality as central to poverty eradication.</span></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Arial Italic'; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</div><!--EndFragment--></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-75523598355911133112011-10-20T19:49:00.001-07:002012-03-14T17:22:05.536-07:00Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: DRC</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: October 17, 2011</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kamitgua</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Organizers: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lutte Nationale Contre La Puuvrete (Lunacop)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;">November 10, 2011<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The hearing is ongoing. We have the following personalities as members of the jury<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 51pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">· Judge MUTENDELA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 51pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">· Mr. LUSOLO LIMA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 51pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">· Madam Lucie MATUZA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Testimonies are being received from the following women.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 51pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">· Madam Clarice WABILINDILA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 51pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">· Madam Agibertine LUSASA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 51pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">· Madam MAPENZI MAZAMBI</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span lang="EN-GB">DR Congo shelters 60% of the global of forests of the Congo basin. Millions of Congolese (or 60 millions that make the population of DR Congo) depend</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">on forest for their cultural and physical living. According to FAO, the rate of deforestation in DR Congo was of about 0.6% in 1997 and of 0.3% in 2006. In the East of DR Congo, more precisely in the mining city of Kamituga in South Kivu Province, mining has greatly contributed to deforestation – depleting the forest cover and diminishing the agricultural productivity of the region due to erosion of soil. Women walk long distances in search of fertile grounds, cultivable space or firewood. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span lang="EN-GB">The Women’s Hearing provides an opportunity for rural women to call out to local and world leaders on the danger that climate change presents in their area, while also showing that they are not merely victims but also key agenda in search of solutions to climate attenuation and adaptation. The Hearing will take place on 17 October in Kamitgua, DRC.</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Feminist Task Force was established under the umbrella of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in March, 2005, emphasizing gender equality as central to poverty eradication.</span></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Arial Italic'; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
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</span>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-70551395668817907762011-10-20T19:46:00.000-07:002011-11-10T21:01:43.980-08:00Zambia<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 26px;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: Zambia</span></span></b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Date: October 16 2011</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Location: C</span></b><b><span style="color: #444444;">homa, Chongwe and Chibombo</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Organizers: </span></b><b><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #444444;">African Women's Economic & Political Network</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #333333;">Contact: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dennis Nyati</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"> - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:dennisnyatimdg@yahoo.com"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">dennisnyatimdg@yahoo.com</span></a></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<h4 style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Governments must establish gender sensitive benchmarks and indicators, as well as practical tools to ensure that women are integral to their policies and action plans on climate change.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Update November 10, 2011</b></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Zambia conducted its hearings yesterday. The jury was made up of personnels from the Ministry of Local Government, Environment Protection and Early Childhood and other identified institutions within the local government.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB"> <div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There were women from Southern Province in Choma, Chongwe and Lusaka districts and provinces respectively. The tribunal was followed by a media briefing where GCAP Zambia released a press statement to run off the event.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Details of the women are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jenipher Handoondo- Southern province, Choma district<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rosemary Hambula- Southern province, Choma district<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Doreen Mwanza - Lusaka Province Chongwe district.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Paxina Phiri - Lusaka Province, Lusaka district<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Judges were also made up of officials from UNDP Zambia country office and government under the ministry of Local government, Housing, and Early Childhood Education and Environmental protection.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the rural areas of Zambia, communities are highly dependent on biomass for their energy and livelihoods. However in the face of climate change, their ability to procure this indispensable resource is reduced. The declining biodiversity does not only cripple the material welfare and livelihood of people, it also cripples access to security, resilience, social relations, health and freedom of choices and action.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interventions to cope with these changes among women in Zambia include water management and growing of crops that are drought and flood tolerant, such as rice grown in the Zambezi plains. The Women’s Hearing in Zambia will be held on Sunday, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">16 October</b> and focus on identifying women’s solutions to climate change in Choma, Chongwe and Chibombo districts. It will aim to bring the innovations that women are leading in their communities to the attention of the Zambian government.</span></span></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-41533059060496780142011-10-14T09:16:00.001-07:002012-02-27T08:27:20.451-08:00Tanzania<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: TANZANIA</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Date: November 2011<br />
Location: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Longido Hai, Moshi rural and Arumeru</span><br />
Organizers: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;">African Women's Economic & Political Network</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Contact: </span>Jovita Mlay, Executive Director, mlayjovita@yahoo.com</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><b>Tribunal Report: Tanzania</b></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The case of Tanzania brings together interesting elements into the context of a women’s tribunal. On the one hand, the receding glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, specific to this region and similarly receding glaciers in Nepal, compound the climate change impact in Tanzania. The frequent floods, droughts and poor harvests in recent years have been major issues of concern as these have brought some impacts to the local communities. These are becoming more than ever imminent evidence of climate change due to evident temperature increases caused by global warming. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Effects of Climate Change on Women</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The women shared their experience of droughts, which have existed for about ten years in their area. One woman said that, “despite the existed power relations at household level and oppressions before experiencing climate change, women had a peaceful life as food for families was plenty in terms of milk, meat, natural vegetation provided easy access of vegetables, firewood and water could be accessed close to homes and men were actively involved in pasturing/feeding livestock. Cereal/grains and beans products were easily produced with less effort and abundant in local markets at affordable prices.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Currently, women are very much stressed with a number of issues due to low production of farm produce, lack of food security, men loitering and excessive drinking (local brew produced mostly by women as their alternative income generating activity) as they could not opt to other economic activities having lost their economic base (livestock died because of the prolonged drought). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As a result, women are facing the following challenges: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Increased burden of work load by doing multiple micro businesses to care for family needs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Women are needing to walk a long distance walk to search for firewood and water<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Increased gender based violence as a result of excessive drinking by men<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lo</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ss of family cohesion as a result of women moving out of the house frequently and putting in longer hours in day. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Climate change condition retards efforts of women’s economic empowerment.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rainfall patterns in their areas have drastically changed. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; line-height: 16.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">General impact of climate change:<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tanzania's economy highly depends on agriculture (including livestock), energy, wildlife, forestry, marine, coastal resources, and others. Agriculture is the dominant sector in Tanzanian economy, providing livelihood, income and employment to over 80% of the population which is around 40 million people and it accounts for around 50 percent of GDP and about 60 percent of export earnings. However, in recent years, the contribution of agricultural sector to GDP has dropped to 26% indicating signs of increasing vulnerability, including decreased production of different crops exacerbated by climatic variability and unpredictability of seasons, erosion of natural resource base and environmental degradation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The receding glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, the frequent floods, droughts and poor harvests in recent years have been major issues of concern as these have brought some impacts to the local communities. These are becoming more than ever imminent evidence of climate change due to evident temperature increases caused by global warming. The frequency of extreme weather events such as El Nino floods </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">in 1997/98 and the recent drought are few but important reminders of the deadly effects of climate change to Tanzania. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The most vulnerable areas/sectors impacted by the effects of climate change include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Agriculture - men’s and women’s economy as a result of low production and food security, particularly women as the agricultural farmer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Water - <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Energy <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Media</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">: The tribunal had a </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">strong communications component through local and on-line media and online campaigning to disseminate information about the process and outcomes. A pre-Tribunal media effort (Nov. 3<sup>rd</sup>) was made to interview participants and to </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">highlight public discussions on the issues. This added to the efforts of the partnership with InterPress Service media for the region and country. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Tribunal<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tribunal was held on 4<sup>th</sup> November 2011 and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">k</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ey event and issues of the tribunal were publicized</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> from 7<sup>th</sup> November onwards at the local, national and international levels to foster gender sensitive adaptation and mitigation measures in the Northern Zone and Tanzania as a whole</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> for women’s empowerment and the eradication of poverty.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Background:</span></span></b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tanzania's economy highly depends on agriculture (including livestock), energy, wildlife, forestry, marine, coastal resources, and others. Agriculture is the dominant sector in Tanzanian economy, providing livelihood, income and employment to over 80% of the population which is around 40 million people and it accounts for around 50 percent of GDP and about 60 percent of export earnings. However, in recent years, the contribution of agricultural sector to GDP has dropped to 26% indicating signs of increasing vulnerability, including decreased production of different crops exacerbated by climatic variability and unpredictability of seasons, erosion of natural resource base and environmental degradation. <b style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The receding glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, the frequent floods, droughts and poor harvests in recent years have been major issues of concern as these have brought some impacts to the local communities. These are becoming more than ever imminent evidence of climate change due to evident temperature increases caused by global warming. The frequency of extreme weather events such as El Nino floods </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">in 1997/98 and the recent drought are few but important reminders of the deadly effects of climate change to Tanzania. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The most vulnerable areas/sectors impacted by the effects of climate change include:- <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">• Agriculture (men’s and women’s economy as a result of low production and food security) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">• Water <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">• Energy </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Effect of Climate Change on Women</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The women (beneficiaries of WEEP Project) in Longido (a dominant pastoral community) bitterly shared their experience of droughts, which have existed for about ten years in their area. They say that, “despite the existed power relations at household level and oppressions before experiencing climate change, women had a peaceful life as food for families was plenty in terms of milk, meat, natural vegetation provided easy access of vegetables, firewood and water could be accessed close to homes and men were actively involved in pasturing/feeding livestock. Cereal/grains and beans products were easily produced with less effort and abundant in local markets at affordable prices.”</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Currently, women are very much stressed with a number of issues due to low production of farm produce, lack of food security, men loitering and excessive drinking (local brew produced mostly by women as their alternative income generating activity) as they could not opt to other economic activities having lost their economic base (livestock died because of the prolonged drought). As a result of that, women are facing the following challenges: </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol;"><b>·</b><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><b style="font-weight: bold;"> --</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Increased burden of work load by doing multiple micro businesses to carter for family needs, long distance walk to search for firewood and water<b>;<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><b>·</b><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> -- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Increased gender based violence as a result of excessive drinking by men<b>;<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: bold;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> --</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Loss of family cohesion as a result of women moving out of the house frequently almost whole day<b>. </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There is more that can be said especially by rural women on the effect of climate change and measures that have been applied by themselves or different bodies to assist women to adapt to the situation as well as addressing the problem. For example, SASA Foundation is organizing Women’s Tribunal to have women representatives to flag and verbally express their grievance, for the local, national and international communities to act accordingly<b style="color: black;">.</b><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For more information, contact: </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> Jovita Mlay, Executive Director, AWEPON - mlayjovita@yahoo.com or Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at rosaencasa@aol.com</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h2></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-47525588311301675392011-10-14T09:13:00.001-07:002012-02-27T08:28:05.404-08:00Uganda<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: UGANDA</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Date: October 17, 2011</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Location: Kampala</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Organizers: African Women's Economic & Political Network (AWEPON)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Contact: Rosemary Lukholo, Executive Director, AWEPON, lukholo@yahoo.com</div><br />
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<b>Tribunal Report: Uganda</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">African women’s Economic policy Network (AWEPON) spearheaded the organization and implementation of the Climate change Justice Tribunal in Uganda. The tribunal was attended by representatives of NGOs, academia, media, youth and women groups from three districts of Rakai, Bududa and Kampala.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The major objective of the tribunal was identified and this was;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To enhance awareness about the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of the vulnerable especially the women in Uganda,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To generate massages to be sent to policy makers at national, regional and international levels that will help the affected communities to mitigate and adapt to the effect of climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Major activities included;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Capturing women’s voices and taking video footages on the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of women in three districts of Bududa, Kampala and Rakai.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Undertaking a climate Tribunal in Kampala <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Advocating with the relevant government authorities<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Reporting back to GCAP, whereby the final report will be submitted in Durban for the Cop 17 activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jurists were selected and these had experience in issues of climate change in Uganda. Their role was to reflect and provide insights during the tribunal after the presentations as well as issue verdict. Communication materials in form of banners and T shirts were developed to be used during the field visits and the following activities including the tribunal day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A consultant was hired who made a study and drafted a country climate change analysis paper which was presented during the Tribunal.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The field activities were proceeded by a media press conference whereby the activity was officially launched.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">AWEPON selected three districts which were most affected by climate change in three areas of draught, floods and land slides, and these districts were Rakai, Kampala and Bududa respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">AWEPON teams proceeded to the three districts to take video footage and record women’s voices from the districts. This was achieved through field visits and group for a discussions. Women witnesses were selected during the discussions, from the three districts who were to present experiences and information relating to their specific experiences on climate change in their areas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All activities were documented in form of reports, video coverage footages, and photographs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Tribunal<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">AWEPON held the tribunal on 31<sup>st</sup> October 2011 at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala. During the Tribunal, the country analysis paper was presented, and the women key witnesses gave their testimonies. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Outcomes and recommendations of the Tribunal<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Messages to the International community:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Increased funding to: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">a.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">undertake gender based research to assess actual impact on the vulnerable especially the women in developing countries including Uganda,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">b.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">support developing countries to implement activities that will help vulnerable groups especially the women to adapt and mitigate impact of climate change in developing countries<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ensure all developed countries especially those who contribute to gaseous emissions ratify the climate change international treaties and policies, and implement them,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ensure effective Monitoring to assess how the countries which signed the ratifications implement them and as required.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Messages to the Regional Policy-makers (East African Community) and National Policy-makers:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To mainstream climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in development planning for all ministries,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To ensure allocation and commitment of enough resources to support the actions above in all sectoral budgets,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To ensure implementation of these actions at community, local, and national level,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To promote good governance as a requirement for the success of these interventions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To integrate the gender approach to mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the design, planning and implementation of policies, programs and projects at all levels that will lead to greater equitable management of resources, and environmental protection.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri;">In collaboration with civil society and NGOs, to enhance awareness/knowledge and information about climate change and associated impacts among the community especially among the vulnerable groups who also include the women.</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In collaboration with Civil society to h</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Calibri;">harmonise national coordination of climate change adaptation initiatives including </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Intensifying on rain water harvesting technologies,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meeting with the Ministers (Policy Makers)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A report of the tribunal recommendations was prepared and presented to Ministers and their representatives on 10<sup>th</sup> November 2011. Eight key Ministries were targeted for the meeting namely; water and environment, Health, Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Trade and Industry, the Planning Authority, ministry of Gender, lab our and Social development and the Ministry for Disaster preparedness.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Background: </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> CLIMATE CHANGE TRIBUNAL IN KAMPALA - UGANDA IN 2011.</b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Climate Change has increasingly taken centre stage as a global burden that has in one way or the other contributed to most of the global crises today. It is now widely recognized by regional and International bodies such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other humanitarian International Non Governmental Organizations (INGOs); and that the solution to this growing global ordeal lies in a concerted effort by all stakeholders, countries around the world and individuals to reduce its causes as well as mitigate its impact. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The immediate effect of Climate Change is on agricultural production and food security – the very foundation of livelihood of mankind. Climate change is most felt at grassroots (family) level by mostly women who are considered to be the custodians of food security. Despite this fact, women have little knowledge on how to adapt to it or mitigate its impact on their lives. They even lack resources and means to effectively participate in the climate discourse at local, national and international levels where the climate policies that affect their well-being are made. Since women make up majority of those engaged in Agriculture across Africa, the African Women’s Economic Policy Network (AWEPON) has over the years, been at the forefront to actively engage in enhancing women’s contribution to food security in ways that increase their income as well as preserve the environment.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uganda is among the most affected countries by climate change in Africa. In this country, there are reports of extreme weather conditions like erratic rainfall patterns leading to flooding and its predisposing factors like floods, thunderstorms and thunder strikes, crop damage, disease outbreaks, and destruction of houses etc, followed by long dry spells leading to shrinking rivers, drying up of wetlands in some areas across the country and crop failure leading to extreme hunger and famine. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sectors potentially impacted by climate change include agriculture, forests, water resources, coastal resources, human health, as well as energy, industry and transport. <span lang="EN">In the area of health, Malaria which is responsible for the most deaths in Uganda is already being observed in places such as Kabale district where its prevalence has traditionally been very low. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notably all afore mentioned results of climate change and more, have a very negative implication on the economic and social livelihoods of especially the vulnerable in society, majority of whom are the women. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although a lot of general awareness has been undertaken in about the possible dangers and effects of climate change, a lot still needs to be done.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Potential solutions</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the potential and practical solutions that have been suggested for Uganda include concerted efforts by all stakeholders in the community. These include;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo15; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Emphasis on planting of indigenous trees within the general awareness activities for the protection of natural forest resources. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo15; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Involvement of more local people and especially the women who are the most affected to make them appreciate the importance of forests by giving them the responsibility to ensure that there is no encroachment into the forests, <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo15; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Involvement of local people during forest patrols,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo15; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Helping local people to mobilize themselves to fight forest fires; <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo15; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Reward local people for example by giving them timber which has been confiscated during patrols to make them more interested in forest protection. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">AWEPON Tribunal on Gender & Climate Change - 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In November 2009, AWEPON organized a one day climate tribunal at Grand Imperial hotel in Kampala – Uganda. The purpose of the hearing was to discuss and seek answers to three major questions;<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">What policies should government put in place to help in climate adaptation and mitigation? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">How can we help mitigate the impact of climate change on the vulnerable especially the women?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">The hearing was attended by over 70 participants from all walks of life including civil society and Government bodies. Strong testimonies were given by affected women and other witnesses on the impacts already being felt all over the country from pastoral communities in arid areas to slum dwellers in Kampala city. The unfolding climate chaos was shown in the sad irony that while water is simply drying up in some parts of Uganda, other parts of the country are suffering severe floods. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial;">Testimonies highlighted the following concerns;<o:p></o:p></span></div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="a"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Impact of Floods on Women in areas of Farming, Food Security, Gender, Water and Environment;<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
</ol><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">North Eastern Uganda<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It was noted that in 2007 and 2009, most parts of North Eastern Uganda especially Teso and Gisu - Bududa regions were flooded for the first time. Human shelter was washed away along with the crops that would have fed the families for the year. Houses were reconstructed, but hundreds of thousands of people were affected by famine due to the destruction of the crops. Participants testified that Women were more affected since they depend on agriculture for income and family livelihoods. They are responsible for feeding the children and provide other household basic needs. Anything that obstructs agriculture production, negatively affects women’s socio-economic well-being.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rakai and Bushenyi<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It was noted that in the districts of Rakai and Bushenyi, many of small scale farmers face unpredictable seasonal changes and recommended as follow; </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l11 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Government to increase investment in agriculture sector to support small domestic agriculture in terms of seeds supply, small-scale irrigation, and food reserves at the community, district and national levels to mitigate climate change catastrophes.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l11 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">National Adaptation Programmes (NAPAs) process to enhance research and capacity building needs for women. Efforts to be made to enhance resilience to related risks through education, training, sharing of information on best practices, introduction of relevant technologies and management practices, and through strengthening of local institutional capacity through bottom up approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8850553740039350588&postID=4752558831130167539" name="_Toc238436929"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8850553740039350588&postID=4752558831130167539" name="_Toc240708776"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Message to </span></b></a><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Copenhagen Negotiators</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l21 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Developed countries to enhance financing for climate change independent of existing aid commitments, to help vulnerable people in poor countries adapt to changing climates. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l21 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Industrialised and rich developed countries must cut GHG emissions in r</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">recognition that the historical cumulative green house gas emissions of developed countries pose a serious threat to women’s social, economic and health related developments and constitutes an additional burden on poverty reduction and frustrates attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">The target is to reach a global emission fall of at least 80% by 2015.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l21 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Developed countries which have lots of adaptation and mitigation technologies and science should transfer the same to poor countries. The developed countries should also facilitate the development of local adaptation technologies to help especially the struggle of the vulnerable indigenous women to effectively adapt to climate change. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l21 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Rich developed countries should commit themselves to building the capacities of poor and vulnerable countries for them to recover, adapt and mitigate climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l21 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Capacities of meteorological and research departments needs to be enhanced in order to give timely and accurate information to the poor farming women communities.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l21 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">The delegates at COP 15 need to commit themselves to negotiating a fair deal that promotes sustainable agriculture and food security in poor and most vulnerable countries.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l21 level1 lfo13; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">In order to bring about long term change, the climate change deal must consider providing a framework for involving women/citizens. There is need for wide consultation in a broader debate on issues</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The 2009 tribunal messages were sent widely and expectations of the impact are high.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Second Tribunal on Gender & Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">AWEPON will be organizing another tribunal hearing in Kampala – Uganda to focus on more ideas for practical and possible solutions to combat the effects of climate change. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">The messages generated will be published and sent to the relevant authorities nationally, regionally and internationally; and will also input to the conference presentations that will take place in Durban in November 2011.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Methodology<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">AWEPON will compile a 30 minutes documentary which will be presented to the participants at the beginning of the workshop. The documentary will depict the impact of climate change in three comparative districts of Bududa, Kampala and Rakai. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-- Testimonies will be presented by 6 expert witnesses (2 per district). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-- 5 jurors will be hired to draft upcoming issues and proposed way forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">AWEPON will seek more ideas from the participants about how to enhance the existing interventions, and generate new innovative solutions and ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">AWEPON will develop and publish advocacy materials which will be used to sensitize and lobby relevant authorities about this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The stakeholders to participate in this tribunal include representatives from the Ministry of East African Affairs, Government Ministers responsible for water, natural resources and environment, Members of Parliament, regional and government planners, the donor community, academia, NGO representatives, private sector and member representatives from Civil society organizations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For more information, contact: </span><b> Rosemary Lukholo, Executive Director, AWEPON - lukholo@yahoo.com or Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at rosaencasa@aol.com</b></div></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-14997005721280118422011-10-14T09:09:00.001-07:002012-02-27T08:28:42.381-08:00Pakistan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: PAKISTAN</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: October 17,2011</span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Quetta, Balochistan Region at </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Auditorium of Pakistan Scouts Association</span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Organizers: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">HOPE - PK</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Contact: Rehana Khilji, sitara_khilji@yahoo.com</span></b></div></div><br />
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<b>Tribunal Report: Pakistan</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">The 2011 Pakistan Women’s Tribunal was held </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">in </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">six districts of Balochistan and</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> two</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Districts of Sindh </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">with 20 womens groups</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. Although a previous women’s </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">tribunal on gender and poverty had been carried out </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">in 2009, the country analysis paper highlighted </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">continuous climate change impact on women and girls, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">including conditions of severe drought and flooding.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The primary reasons for the tribunal were:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 12pt;">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">To bring the voices of women and traditionally excluded groups affected by the impact of climate change, to national and international level-with specific focus on solutions </span><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">and to be able to </span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">contribute to influence negotiations and plans of action on climate change at the national as well as the international level during COP17 and Rio+ 20.</span></i></li>
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">Highlights:</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;"> </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 12pt;"> —<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Focus group discussions on impact of climate change was held </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">as well </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"> c</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">ountry analysis paper<i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">was produced and published on c</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">limate change in Pakistan</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 12pt;">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Posters and IEC material developed and disseminated for wider mobilization on Oct 17<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2'; font-size: 14pt;">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">School environmental </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">sessions were </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">carried out while week of mobilization and afterwards, to have the voices of girl child in the process.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">Testimonies by witnesses attesting to the impacts of climate change and poverty:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loss of source of income-kitchen gardens, poultry, livestock, income from agriculture field work<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Women more exposed to sexual & other types of violence post floods displacement in 2010 and 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Source of income linked with Cotton picking-lost<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loss of livelihood opportunities due to depleting ground water in Northern Baluchistan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loss of shelter and protection (in recent IDP situation)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loss of forest & agriculture resources-post earthquake Ziarat<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Health impacts on women (maternal mortality)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Proposed Solutions:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Integration of gender concerns in climate change policy at national and international level<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Integration of gender concerns in climate change adaptation at local and level planning and resource allocation<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Women say should be ensured in the national climate change policy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Awareness of climate change on wider level and in local languages should be promoted to have enhanced women participation in the debate<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Local community based women groups should be supported financially and technically to respond to the climate change at local level and adapt better.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Women participation should be ensured in disaster risk reduction strategies and early warning systems<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Initiatives that support women’s livelihood and income opportunities need to be promoted at all levels.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Strengthening quality response to gender based violence and strengthening the prevention side of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A forestation and forest protection measures need to be strengthened at local level, with participation of women and youth<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A Way Forward:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Local community based women groups should be supported financially and technically to respond to the climate change at local level and adapt better.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Women participation should be ensured in disaster risk reduction strategies and early warning systems<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Initiatives that support women’s livelihood and income opportunities need to be promoted at all levels.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Strengthening quality response to gender based violence and strengthening the prevention side of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Wingdings 2';">—<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A forestation and forest protection measures need to be strengthened at local level, with participation of women and youth<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Pakistan Tribunal: Humanitarian Organization For Poverty Eradication & Environment (HOPE-PK)</span></b></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Background:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">To hold Women and Climate Justice Tribunal in order to facilitate women’s voices to be heard and their proposed solutions to be given due weightage in the in debates around climate change at the local, national and international level. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Background & rationale </b>: <o:p></o:p></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaker at Tribunal in Pakistan</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Regarding climate change, Pakistan is rated 12<sup>th</sup> in the vulnerability index</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Droughts and floods have have increased in the recent years. Extreme weather patterns have been observed in the past few years. Natural disasters are closely linked to changes in climate patterns and there is a need to take this changing pattern into account when conducting development planning. Climate change adaptation is needed especially for vulnerable communities in remotest rural areas, like Balochistan. The recent floods of 2010 have brought in new sets of vulnerabilities for the people of Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Women in Balochistan are living in a conservative, patriarchal, male dominant set up , with a mix of tribal , feudal and in (some cases) nomadic life style. In general, there is a severe gender gap in literacy, mobility, access and possession of resources, decision making and status in the society. Women’s lives are specially facing more difficulties due to the changing climatic conditions. They suffer the most from the impact of drought, floods and other conditions caused by climate change. As women are in the non-formal agriculture workforces and are also playing important role in managing the water, food and nutrition needs of the family, the disturbances in the climatic conditions and the resulting natural disasters takes out their source of empowerment from them, this includes piece of land on which they grow, their poultry , their water source, their livestock, the seeds that they stored etc. They are also subject to violence under the situations of displacement that is caused by the impact of climate change. Recent floods brought in many of such cases as evidence.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The recent floods have shown that despite all their vulnerabilities, women have emerged as surviors of the disaster, they have played a vital role in disaster response and recovery. This shows their potential as grassroots decision makers, planners and active participants of the relief and recovery activities. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These women are truly in a position based on their daily life experience, not only to identify issues and challenges related to the impact of climate change but also to improvise solutions and provide effective responses to the challenges imposed by climate change. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This may include a range of solutions including rehabilitation of indigenous water sources, water conservation and storage techniques, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">afforestation and preservation of flood resistant and drought resistant seeds and so on. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">6.The Tribunal</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Despite all what is mentioned above, women’s voices are still not being heard in debates around climate change at the local, national, regional or international level. So the tribunal aims at </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">bringing women’s voices and their proposed solutions to the forefront of the climate debates, in particular in the run up to COP17 in December 2011 and the Rio+20 Summit in June 2012. HOPE-Pk, with the support of GCAP/FTF organized its initial tribunal in 2009 for COP 15 mobilizations and this tribunal is a follow up tribunal building on the previous one.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">HOPE-Pk</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> works for gender and climate justice & poverty reduction since 1998. HOPE has organized and trained women groups in six Districts of Baluchistan on self-help bases. We conducted focus group discussions and basic climate justice awareness sessions with the women and male community groups and indigenous peoples grassroots organizations. In 2009 , with partnership of GCAP, we organized Gender, Poverty and Climate Justice Tribunal where women and men presented their testimonies in front of an expert pannle. The recommendations were shared with COP 15 civil society events in Copenhagen. HOPE has also presented the findings of this tribunal to NGO event at the UNCSW 2010, as well as to the GCAP Global Assembly in September same year. HOPE Pk is also the convener of Balochistan </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Alliance on Climate Change Adaptation (CCAB) focuses on the issue of poverty and climate change, in particular the gender equality. The Alliance members are representative community organizations of various Districts of Balochistan. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">FTF would be responsible for organizing, in close coordination with GCAP Pakistan.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">On behalf of FTF, HOPE Pk will implement the tribunal project in Balochistan Pakistan. HOPE has successful implemented the previous tribunal and we have the capacity to organize this tribunal in close coordination with GCAP Pakistan. As the proposed date of the tribunal falls within the Global Week of Mobilization, HOPE-will liaise closely with GCAP for in building the mobilization activities during this week. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">A total of 12 testimonies will be collected and developed. At least 6 will be presented and along these six the rest will be published in a small booklet shape. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8850553740039350588&postID=1499700572128011842&from=pencil" name="_GoBack"></a>Given that the material from the Hearings is to be used towards COP 17 and RIO plus 20, HOPE will bring in to the tribunal, the real life stories, and the testimonies will be facilitated to be framed in a way that can bring in specific and well grounded (political) demands that can be used for advocacy towards governments in the north and the global south. The expert pannle/judge will include people from various sectors of life including Environment Department, Academia, Parliamentarians, Civil Society and Women Movement. The expert witness along with the help of the expert pannle will draft a statement of recommendations that will have strong economic and political dimension of specific demands. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The focus is on follow-up tribunals/hearings will be on the solutions. Whereas the past tribunal highlighted the problems, the issues and the contributing factors impacting women, this proposed tribunals would be an opportunity to address solutions, political, economic, environmental, systemic and others, to the issue of women being impacted by climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Testimonies will be heard from at least sex women. These women will also be able to be facilitated for an interview with the media partner. These stories will also be published in a the form of a small booklet and will be made available to </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">broad audiences as per the overall media strategy of the project<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Women Listening to Tribunal in Pakistan</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">hearing would contribute to leveraging political pressure at a national and/or regional level, and at an international level as the voices from grassroots will be brought forward , with real life examples, and strong recommendations , with clear political, economic and environmental dimensions. At local and national level a proactive communication strategy will be formulated which will help highlight and raise the concerns and solutions proposed by women, in both print and electronic media. Apart from this a petition will be developed , and signatures will be obtained from the hearing participants that will demand to the Provincial and national Government to integrated the voices of women into the climate policy at country level. At international level GCAP and FTF will facilitate to help raise the voices of these women into the international level negotiations and processes. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">As integral part of the project HOPE-PK will organize pane discussions and a stand up event in these dates. Both the stand up and pane discussion will be linked to the tribunal by holding the tribunal on the 17<sup>th</sup> where pictures and statements from the previous days mobilization events will be displayed in the morning and during the break times on the day of hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">All this work will be</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> sustained after COP17 </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">and towards the Rio+20 summit. In this regard a follow up action plan will be developed at the end of the hearing, based on the recommendations analysed. This will include a press conference at the end of the hearing, setting up a delegation who will visit the parliamentarians and will hand them over the recommendations for both integration in the policy at local and national level as well as to take it further and share it with negotiators and diplomats involved at the international negotiations. Between COP17 and RIO HOPE will develop another action plan to keep the momentum sustained, in this regard we submitted a project to some potential partner for another climate tribunal in other provinces, districts and indigenous communities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Location: DOLAKHA District<br />
Organizers: Jagaran Nepal Women's Organization and FTF<br />
Contact: Sharmila Karki, Executive Director, sharmila@jagarannepal.org, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Manisha Subedi info@jagarannepal.org, </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Since the 1960s, Nepal has seen 17 glacial lakes breach their boundaries, causing death and destruction. Studies had forecast that Tsho Rolpa would also cause a GLOF – glacial lake outburst flood - in 1997. If the dam gets breached, a flood of nearly 80 cu m of water could put the lives of over 6,000 people at risk and destroy a 60 megawatt hydropower project. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Women in developing countries like Nepal are primarily responsible for the production of foods .Women are particularly affected by climate change because they generally do not have secure, affordable access and control over land, water, livestock and natural resources. Jagaran Nepal on behalf of GCAP National Coalition with support from Feminist Task Force (FTF) of GCAP Foundation organized a hearing on climate justice and its impact on rural women in Dolakha district on 30th October 2011; with the support of local host Mahila Uthhan Kendra, Charikot Dolakha. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Suntali Shrestha, a resident of Naagdaha -4, is a victim who expressed that women and girls now have to travel far distances to obtain water, fuel and fodder. Less production, floods and fear of Tsho-Rolpa Snow Lake outburst like problems are in Naagdaha. Foods and fruits have no origin taste as well. The streams are going too dry. These above mentioned problems are common but six thousands people around Naagdaha are living by the fear of Snow Lake outburst. Government has established an alarm bell but how can we (women and children) escape if bell rings at Night? Though Nepal’s government installed 17 stations to issue early flood warnings – through air horns backed by sirens – villagers say some of them were disabled during the 10-year civil war fought by the Maoist insurgents. Also, while people from the at-risk zone moved to safer areas in 1997, they returned to their villages when nothing happened. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The people especially women and children of Naagdaha – 6 have been suffering from the problems of Lake glaciers, floods and not enough production. Easily accessible water sources are dried and problems in irrigation because of floods and landslides. Farming lands are covered by sand due to floods and women are suffering by various diseases. Children feel difficult to go school because they may lose the life by heavy rain and floods. So, we are in fear of displaced by natural disaster and human-made hydro projects as well. The Government has planned to establish a hydro project in Naagdaha Government declared to us any time we have to displace from this place. We are always in trauma and worried for being displaced from our own land. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The Way Forward: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Women should not only be viewed as victims of climate change, but also as effective agents of change in relation to both mitigation and adaptation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Actions should be taken to increase women’s participation include advocacy and awareness raising initiatives, provision of information and training for women, efforts to increase attention to gender perspectives in policy formulation and evaluation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Women’s participation should be most in the process of climate finance, adaptation and mitigation process.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Rich countries must take primary responsibilities for current climate change and poor countries must implement sustainable development plans to achieve the MDGs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; 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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Background <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Climate is one of the main and important global challenges. People in Nepal have started to understand the problem of unpredicted rainfall, drought and other climatic hazards but no major action is being taken to reduce global warming and create a better environment for the future. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The impacts of climate change are vivid in least developed, landlocked, and mountainous countries. Nepal being one of these, it has been an urgent necessity to address the issue of climate change by formulating a policy and implementing relevant programmes to minimize the existing effects and likely impacts in different ecological regions—from the Southern plains to the middle hills and to the high Himalayan mountains in the north, and their peoples, livelihoods, and ecosystems. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The scenarios of climate change in Nepal have indicated that significant warming particularly at higher elevations will lead to reduction in snow and ice coverage; will create an increase in frequency of climate induced disasters including flooding and droughts; and cause an uneven precipitation distribution over the regional scale. In the past decade in Nepal the damage is increasingly evident and has initiated arable land lost to flood and erosion, erratic changes in monsoon, water shortages and drought events; growing threats from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), disappearing forests in some areas; invasion of exotic species, outbreak of diseases, sharp and sustained decline in food security and threats to biodiversity. These climate induced risks and hazards can have wide ranging, often unanticipated, effects on the environment and on socio-economic and development related sectors, including agriculture and food security, biodiversity, water resources, energy, human health, urban settlement, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems (NCVST, 2009; WFP, 2009). All these scenarios are directly related to women and have adverse effect on their livelihood.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nepal NAPA report 2010 states that “Since women are largely engaged in climate sensitive sectors any degree of adverse climate change effect increases their vulnerability. Thus gender related issues need to be taken into account while developing adaptation strategies to climate change.”</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">However,<b> </b><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">of the millions of dollars spent on climate change projects in developing countries, little has been allocated in a way that will benefit women. Yet, it is women who will be most affected by climate change.</span></strong><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /> </span></b> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Climate change has direct impact on the lives of Nepalese women. Climate variability like landslide, drought, heavy rainfall, glacial outburst, and flood are due to changing weather patterns in the region. As a result, either too much water or too little water is absorbed. In any of these cases livelihood of women especially rural women is adversely affected. Nepal is mainly agro economic based and depends on monsoon for its agriculture and hence these climate variabilities has directly proportional relationship with food security. Again there is a cultural aspect which disallows women to get enough food as culturally she is bound to feed herself after feeding the entire family. This might even lead to starvation which has direct impact on her health resulting in malnutrition, anemia and others. It is women who have to walk miles for fetching drinking water to her family. Migration of male counterparts either to India or Gulf countries in search of better opportunities have made women more vulnerable as this have added responsibilities for women to bear the burden of including safety and security.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="strong" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Therefore, this tribunal is an event that provides an opportunity to the Nepalese women who are suffering the impact of climate change to make their voices heard locally, nationally and globally. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Objective: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The main objective of Women’s tribunal on Climate change is to bring the voices of women from grassroots level to national level directly to decision makers. However, the other objectives of this tribunal include:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">To pressurize government to formulate and implement policies for gender justice on climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To raise awareness on the issue of climate change, climate induced hazards and ways of adaptation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To encourage women for addressing impacts of climate change at local level through adaptation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Activities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">A local level tribunal will be organized on climate change in Dolakha district of Nepal. From there the issues will be indentified ensuring the participation of Jury, testimonies, stakeholders and journalists. Thereafter, a regional and national level sharing will be organized. The participation will be inclusive in terms of ethnicity and geographical areas of Nepal. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<h2><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For more information, contact: </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">M</span>anisha Subedi, info@jagarannepal.org</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">or Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at rosaencasa@aol.com</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h2></div></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-31441825902861519172011-10-14T09:01:00.001-07:002012-02-27T08:30:03.626-08:00Mexico<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: MEXICO</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Date: November 10, 2011</span></span></span></span><span lang="ES-MX"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Location: Mexico City</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Organizers:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> GCAP México</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contact:</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Humberto Jaramillo</span></span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626;">, National Coordinator, GCAP M</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626;">é</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;">xico <a href="mailto:gcapmexico@gmail.com">gcapmexico@gmail.com</a></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Media contact: Ivan Alejandro Martinez Zazueta <a href="mailto:nose.ivan@gmail.com"><span style="color: #262626;">nose.ivan@gmail.com</span></a></span></span></span></div></div></div><br />
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">“Today, humanity and Mother Earth faced an environmental crisis and unprecedented climate Today change. The looting and exploitation of common property of all peoples of the world have brought catastrophic consequences for life.” - Humberto Jaramillo, Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></span></div><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Tribunal in Mexico had as its premise that the model of capitalist development, under the logic of production and consumption where all life has become a commodity, has led to pollution, predation and destruction of nature. Under this logic, interpreting Mother Earth as "natural" and human beings as "human resources", the actions or objects of exploitation to generate economic gains without limit, both humanity and nature, are seen as objects of predation without limit. This system is unsustainable and has led, among other consequences dangerous increase in global temperatures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The unsustainability of the capitalist system is accentuated by the effects of climate change. Increasing and decreasing temperature and increasing rainfall and drought, causing large urban centers require more energy and resources to sustain, leading to more destruction of Mother Earth and the plundering of natural of peoples and their communities. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The increase in temperature brings about droughts and water shortages. To supply the water needs of large cities are built dams, aqueducts and infrastructure to carry water from rivers and watersheds. These actions affect communities near water sources, being flooded by dam construction or being deprived of the vital liquid. Currently in our Mexico there are several legitimate political conflicts and struggles for water shortage aggravated by the effects of climate change. Water is a public good and is indispensable for life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the countryside and rural communities, increased droughts and increased frost have caused crop failures and declining food production. This situation, coupled with policies favoring submissive and minority interests and foreign, such as the Free Trade Agreement has led to the abandonment of the Mexican countryside and migration of peasants to cities, thus increasing the concentration urban.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In Mexico in recent years have increased natural disasters related to climate change. In several regions of the country has experienced a steady increase in hurricanes, which have resulted in increased illness, landslides, loss of habitat and family and community heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Against false solutions to climate change such as, among others, the so-called green capitalism that seeks to solve the environmental crisis by becoming carbon market is buying and selling to Mother Nature and the "rights" or "licenses" to pollute and exploit it, it is imperative to listen to people and communities who are most affected by these events and who also have established local processes of adaptation and mitigation useful vision, integrated, comprehensive and accountable to their natural environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In response, Mexican @ s Against Inequality and Community in Motion BC in partnership with <i>Greeenpeace International</i> , the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP, for its acronym in English) by the Feminist Task Force and <i>International Press Service</i> call on the peoples, communities, organizations, women and men, held a People's Climate Justice Tribunal, in Mexico City on November 10, 2011 at the Theological Community of Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The People's Court of Climate Justice is a court of moral character and aims to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1. That communities affected by climate change have a place to tell their stories and testimonies about the following topics:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Environmental refugees abandoning the countryside and communities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Modification and loss of food production and livelihoods.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Water scarcity and political conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Increase of disease by effects of climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Increased droughts.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Conflicts related energy increase or decrease in temperature: an increase of dams, hydroelectric and privatization of rivers.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Increased looting of "resources" from the effects of Climate Change: unsustainability of large urban centers.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Deforestation and loss of natural resources.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Natural disasters and social disasters: floods, landslides, loss of habitat and family and community heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Involvement in coastal areas and their impacts productive, social and environmental change (increase or decrease in sea levels, saltwater intrusion).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</span></span></span></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2. Create a space where communities generate a political discussion and justice require the state and the socio-economic system for the destruction of Mother Earth, likewise requiring industrialized countries to pay the ecological debt we have with the countries and communities most affected and more vulnerable. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3. Share the answers and solutions for mitigation and adaptation that have been created to address this environmental crisis and climate: building autonomy, self-sufficiency and energy, new forms of organization, organic agriculture, reforestation, water harvesting, catchment rain, alternative energy sources, among others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4. Document (video, photography, audio recording, text) hearings and bring the voices of affected communities to influence negotiations and action plans on climate change nationally and internationally in the XVII Conference of the Parties UNFCCC United Nations on Climate Change (COP 17) in Durban, South Africa and the Rio Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro +20, Brazil.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Change the system, not the climate"</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tribunales de Género y Justicia Climática</span>:</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> MEXICO</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="ES-MX"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Fecha: November 10, 2011</span></span></span></span></b><b><span lang="ES-MX"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Location: Ciudad de México</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span lang="ES-MX"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;">Organizadores:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> GCAP México - </span></span><strong style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Coalició</span></strong></span><strong style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">n Nacional Mexicana del Llamado </span></strong><strong style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mundial a la Acción Contra la Pobreza</span></strong></span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contacto:</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> Humberto Jaramillo</span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">, Coordinador Nacional,</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> <a href="mailto:gcapmexico@gmail.com">gcapmexico@gmail.com</a></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contacto para medios: Ivan Alejandro Martinez Zazueta, <span style="color: #262626;"><a href="mailto:nose.ivan@gmail.com">nose.ivan@gmail.com</a></span></span></span></span></b></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-skO9LNuG7U4/Tp2y7zH68ZI/AAAAAAAAADs/pwdB7RWzudI/s1600/TRIBUNALdejusticia_1-posterESTE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-skO9LNuG7U4/Tp2y7zH68ZI/AAAAAAAAADs/pwdB7RWzudI/s320/TRIBUNALdejusticia_1-posterESTE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FEDERAL DISTRICT, Mexico.- Representatives of Mexican communities will present cases and expose testimonies to denounce the main associate-environmental conflicts that are suffering due to the alterations of the climate, in the Popular Court of Climatic Justice, to be carried out today, Thursday 10 of November in Mexico City. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The women’s tribunal is organized by <a href="http://www.mexicanoscontraladesigualdad.org/"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">Mexican@s Against Inequality and for a Community in Movement,</span></a> in alliance with the Feminist Task Force (FTF) and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP), along with Greeenpeace International and Inter Press Service (IPS) as part of a global mobilization of Women’s Tribunals on Gender and Climate Justice taking place in 15 countries. In Latin America, Mexico, along with Peru and El Salvador, will hold tribunals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The event will be an open and public forum so that the communities affected by the climatic change have a space where they expose their problems as a result of environmental displacements, the increment of droughts and the shortage of water, the loss of their natural resources, and the social and environmental conflicts caused by large hydroelectric projects. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">More than a dozen organizations and civil movements of the states of Baja California, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sonora, Tabasco, Veracruz and the Federal District will expose the issues in three audiences with the subject matter related to climatic change: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">n Social and natural disasters;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">n Field and food sovereignty;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">n Unfettered urbanization, unsustainability, loss of nature and public goods of towns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> "This process seeks to raise awareness about the social and environmental issues that Mexican communities are suffering due to the onslaught of the climatic change, as well as to achieve a better defense of the environmental rights of Mexican towns", said Humberto Jaramillo, coordinator of GCAP-MEXICO. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Women’s Tribunals on Climatic Justice provides the opportunity for communities to start a political dialectic as an entry point to demand justice from the State and to highlight the socioeconomic system destroying Mother Earth. It will be a forum to share answers and particular solutions of mitigation and adaptation to face this climatic and environmental crises. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The outcomes that are generated by the communities has the objective to influence the negotiations and plans of action on climatic change at the national level, as well as to inform at the international level at the XVII Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework for the Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa this year, as well as for the Rio+20 Summit in 2012. The Women’s Tribunal on Climatic Justice will be carried out this Thursday, November 10, 8,30 to 18 hours in the Theological Community of Mexico City, located in Av. San Jerónimo # 137, Cabbage. San Angel, Delegation Álvaro Obregón, Federal District. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For more information, see: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.mexicanoscontraladesigualdad.org/"><span style="color: #174074;">http://www.mexicanoscontraladesigualdad.org/</span></a> Or contact <a href="http://accionclimatica.gcapmexico@gmail.com/"><span style="color: #174074;">Humberto Jaramillo </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For Spanish version, please click on link above.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"> <a href="http://cllimatejusticetribunals.blogspot.com/2011/10/strengthening-voices-search-for_21.html"><span style="color: #943132; text-decoration: none;">Strengthening Voices: Search for Solutions - Gender and Climate Justice Tribunals 2011</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-MX"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For more information on the Women’s Tribunal series, click on the link below or contact Feminist Task Force, Global Coordinator, <a href="mailto:rosaencasa@aol.com"><span style="color: #174074; text-decoration: none;">Rosa Lizarde</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Información<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">El clima de la Tierra está cambiando a un ritmo acelerado por la acción (in)humana. Los efectos del aumento de la temperatura global son evidentes en todo el planeta, e incluso mayores de los que preveía la comunidad científica. El cambio climático es el mayor problema que enfrentará la humanidad, no sólo por sus impactos directos sino además porque agudizará otros problemas ya existentes, como la pobreza, el hambre, la violencia, las desigualdades de género, el control territorial, la soberanía alimentaria, el acceso al agua y saneamiento, entre otros. El cambio climático constituye por tanto, una amenaza contra los elementos básicos de la vida humana en distintas partes del mundo: acceso a suministro de agua, producción de alimentos, salud, uso de las tierras y medio ambiente.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><br />
<a name='more'></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><b>Sistema económico y político y cambio climatico</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">El actual sistema económico y político, así como la arquitectura internacional de comercio, finanzas e inversiones que respaldan niveles exagerados de consumo, son las principales causas del aumento de la concentración de gases de efecto invernadero, originado mayoritariamente por la quema de combustibles fósiles (carbón, petróleo, gas natural y otros) para la producción de energía y para el transporte que sostiene el modelo actual de desarrollo, así como la deforestación, la agricultura industrial y la industria extractiva a gran escala, entre otras.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">La Justicia Climática se basa en el entendimiento que, mientras el cambio climático requiere acciones globales, la responsabilidad histórica de haber emitido la mayor parte (80%) de gases de efecto invernadero en los últimos 250 años es de los países industrializados del Norte. La energía barata -en forma de petróleo, carbón y gas- ha sido el motor para su rápida industrialización y crecimiento económico, sin reconocer la deuda ecológica, social, financiera e histórica con los pueblos del Sur y la naturaleza, que han generado. Las comunidades del Sur así como las comunidades con ingresos bajos del Norte industrializado han llevado la carga tóxica de extraer combustibles fósiles, su transporte y producción. Ahora, estas comunidades están enfrentando los peores impactos del cambio climático.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">El hecho innegable que el Cambio Climático afecta y afectará a miles de millones de personas, violando sistemáticamente todos los Derechos Humanos Civiles, Culturales, Económicos, Políticos y Culturales, podemos definir el Cambio Climático como Crimen de Lesa Humanidad. Asimismo, por su gravedad y sistematicidad, consideramos que los crímenes contra los derechos de la naturaleza pueden constituirse lo que podría denominarse como un “Crimen de Lesa Naturaleza.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><br />
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">El Grupo de Trabajo Feminista del Llamado Mundial a la Acción contra la Pobreza (GCAP por su sigla en inglés) ha realizado a través del desarrollo en varios países de tribunales sobre género y cambio climático, un análisis de los impactos diferenciados de género por el cambio climático, entre otros la falta de acceso al agua potable y agua para la agricultura, impacto en la soberanía alimentaria y mayor dependencia económica y en el mercado, sequías prolongadas y lluvias fuera de fecha y pérdida de capacidad para producir medicamentos naturales al reducirse la disponibilidad de las plantas que lo permitían. Asimismo, en relación al rol de la educación en la generación de cambios en las pautas de producción y consumo excesivo, que son las verdaderas causas del cambio climático. De estos tribunales se desprende que las mujeres quieren la restitución de derechos. Ya no se puede reparar el daño causado, pero se puede restituir los derechos de la madre tierra y para ello desmantelar el patriarcado con sus estados, sus ejércitos, sus trasnacionales, su lógica jerárquica y toda la violencia que ello significa para las mujeres y la tierra.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">En cuanto a los efectos del cambio climático estos son diferentes para las mujeres y tienen mayor intensidad, a partir de su rol socialmente asignado, donde la producción, alimentación y cuidado de la familia es central; la crianza de las niñas y los niños y el trabajo fuera de la casa que no implica que se deje de hacer el trabajo denominado doméstico. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="ES" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><br />
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<span lang="ES" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Para el Grupo de Trabajo Feminista del GCAP, es prioritario continuar recuperando la voz de las comunidades afectadas, pero especialmente por justicia recupera la voz de las mujeres e impulsar mecanismos de organización <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Qué es un Tribunal de Género y Justicia Climática<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Busca ser un espacio de denuncia pública sobre el impacto del cambio climático y las violaciones a los derechos de las personas en situación de vulnerabilidad, especialmente de las mujeres. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Son un espacio de acción en donde movimientos u organizaciones promuevan la vigilancia social sobre cualquier acción que afecte el cambio climático y a su vez de encuentro e intercambio de experiencias para recuperar la voz de las comunidades afectadas a través del fortalecimiento de procesos de organización social.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><br />
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Realizar Tribunales de Género y Cambio Climático, responde a la necesidad de dar respuesta a una ausencia de mecanismos e instituciones que sancionen los crímenes climáticos a cuyos extremos se ha llegado en estos tiempos. No tiene carácter estatal vinculante, pues su constitución y funcionamiento no se originan en el poder judicial sino en la sociedad civil organizada. Sus resoluciones buscan implicaciones éticas, morales y políticas y se proyectan a construir la fuerza necesaria que interpele a los gobiernos y las entidades multilaterales a asumir sus responsabilidades en el marco de la equidad y la justicia climática, representan </span><span lang="ES" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">una herramienta más en la lucha contra la impunidad de los actos que nos condenan a nuestra propia extinción como especie. Señalar responsables es un acto de justicia. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Objetivo General<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Construir una propuesta de acción frente al cambio climático desde el protagonismo de las mujeres, a partir de sus vivencias de afectación, adaptación y mitigación a través del intercambio y encuentro de experiencias.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Objetivos Específicos<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Visibilizar los efectos del cambio climático desde la perspectiva de género, que permita impulsar acción específica que contribuyan a mejorar la calidad de vida de las mujeres y las niñas tanto en el ámbito local como global.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Integrar un documento que de testimonio de las experiencias de grupos integrantes de comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático, su impacto en la vida de las mujeres, su proceso de organización y las alternativas de solución.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Fortalecer los procesos locales de organización y acción de las comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático en la lucha por sus derechos y justicia climática a través de la integración de una red nacional.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Establecer responsabilidades y mecanismos de solución sostenibles para combatir los efectos del cambio climático<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Fortalecer la capacidad de vigilancia e incidir en la adopción de políticas.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Población Objetivo<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Hombres y mujeres integrantes de comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Metodología<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Se desarrollará en forma de foro a través de la exposición de testimonios de las comunidades afectadas, considerando la experiencia, los impactos a la población en general y en específico a las mujeres y los procesos de organización para la búsqueda de alternativas, así como los resultados al momento. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">La duración del Tribunal será de 8 hrs. bajo los siguientes rubros:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Conferencia sobre género y cambio climático<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Presentación de testimonios<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Mesas temáticas de trabajo<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Plenaria para presentación de resolutivos<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">La metodología considera:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">El intercambio de visiones y perspectivas para construir desde las comunidades afectadas:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">La identificación de problemáticas con perspectiva de género<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Propuestas de soluciones que puedan instrumentarse como políticas públicas con perspectiva de género que deben ser adoptadas para revertir la crisis climática<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Campañas de sensibilización e información que comprometan a todas para enfrentar los efectos del cambio climático<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Realizar movilizaciones, foros, actividades, debates<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l9 level1 lfo7; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Generar estrategias de comunicación para compartir las iniciativas, testimonios y acciones<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Temáticas<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Desplazados y desplazadas ambientales y climáticos. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Modificación y pérdida de la producción de alimentos y de formas de vida (parcela, traspatio).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Pérdida de sistemas productivos y reproductivos.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Fenómenos naturales y desastres sociales: inundaciones deslizamientos, pérdida de hábitat y patrimonio familiar y comunitario.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Problemas en el acceso de agua para consumo humanos, aumento de enfermedades: dengue, cólera, infecciones intestinales y de piel.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Deforestación y pérdida de recursos naturales.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.05pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Afectación en zonas costeras y sus impactos productivos, sociales y ambientales (aumento o disminución en el nivel del mar, intrusión salina)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Productos Esperados<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> -- </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Un documento sistematizado de testimonios con enfoque de género, de comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> -- </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Un video testimonial del proceso de la organización de los Tribunales de Genero y Justicia climática en México<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> -- </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Una red Nacional de Comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l8 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> -- </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Un pronunciamiento de las comunidades afectadas hacia DURBAN 2011- COP 17<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Mecanismo de organización<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Para el desarrollo de los Tribunales de Género y Justicia Climática, se propone:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Integrar una comisión organizadora de los Tribunales de Género y Justicia Climática<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Integrar por lo menos tres comisiones regionales para realizar los Tribunales de Género y Justicia Climática al interior del país<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Cpnvocar a las y los integrantes del <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">COXCALLI </span>y a otros grupos y/o organizaciones sociales integrantes de comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático, a enviar sus testimonios especificando claramente las vivencias diferenciadas de las mujeres y los hombres frente a los efectos del cambio climático.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Integrar los testimonios a partir de problemáticas específicas relacionadas al tema y sus efectos<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">5.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Distinguir en los testimonios las experiencias de organización y alternativas de solución frente a la problemática y sus resultados<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">6.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Realizar tribunales locales de género y cambio climático en por lo menos tres regiones de México, con las experiencias más significativas referidos. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">7.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">De los encuentros regionales se designarán a 2 representantes que se puedan compartir e intercambiar la experiencia del tribunal regional, para que se incorporen al Tribunal de Género y Justicia Climática a desarrollarse en la Ciudad de México.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">8.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">El</span>aborar un pronunciamiento que exprese la voz de las comunidades afectadas para enviarse a </span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Durban – COP-17<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">9.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Integrar un documento de sistematización de experiencias de comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 32.2pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">10.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Integración de una Red Nacional sobre Justicia Climática<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Evidencias:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Memoria fotográfica<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Documento metodológico de los tribunales<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Listas de participantes<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Video del proceso<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">5.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Documento de sistematización de testimonios<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><b><br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Para mas informacion:</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> Humberto Jaramillo Guzm</span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">á<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">m, Coordinador Nacional, GCAP M</span>é<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">xico <a href="mailto:gcapmexico@gmail.com">gcapmexico@gmail.com</a> o Rosa Lizarde, Coordinadora Global para el Equipo de Trabajo Feminista, rosaencasa@aol.com <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contacto para medios: Ivan Alejandro Martinez Zazueta, <a href="mailto:nose.ivan@gmail.com"><span style="color: #262626;">nose.ivan@gmail.com</span></a></span></span></span></b></div></div></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-2343874475125036062011-10-14T08:59:00.001-07:002012-02-27T08:30:39.368-08:00Peru<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: PERU</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: November 10, 2011</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cuzco, Peru</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Organizers: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Centro de Mujeres Peruanas Flora Trista</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Contact: Blanca Hernadez, blanca@flora.org.pe</span></div></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><b>Tribunal Report: Peru</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">The Women’s Tribunal in Cusco, Peru brought representatives from nearby departments in the south of the country. Women from Arequipa, Cajamarca, Cusco, Piura and Puno testified that frost, drought, heavy rains and floods were affecting the lives of these women and their communities as a result of climate change.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">María Ibarcena, Cleofé Huatay, Hilaria Yanque Bereche and Bertha Atencio Sonilda testified that they have been resisting the effects of climate change that has altered their lives by generating economic losses, increased poverty and lack of confidence in the future. It has caused the break-up of their families and brought both physical ailments and mental anguish.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">These women are the voices of many others like them who depend on natural resources and farming, which has been affected by climate variability, a phenomenon that occurs on the planet and impacts all countries, but that affects countries like theirs more severely.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">Rural women represent the sector in Peru with entrenched poverty marked by social and gender inequalities. The factors exacerbating the conditions for women in this region are: illiteracy, maternal mortality, malnutrition, early pregnancy, violence against women and girls. These are phenomena that affect adolescents, youth and adults alike. The reality is compounded by the effects of climate change, which now require a strengthened approach to mitigation and adaptation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">In the testimonies of Mary, Cleofé, Hilaria, Betha and Sonilda, authorities and the public know of the magnitude of this situation. At the tribunal, representatives of the Regional Government, Ministry of Women, the Institute of Water Management and Environment, and the Institute of Machu Picchu where present to listen to the testimonies of the Peruvian women. Pledges were made. Members of various civil society organizations were present as well to witness the promises made by the government representatives.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">The Center for Peruvian Women Flora Tristán, an organization advocating for women’s rights and organizers of the Women’s Tribunal in conjunction with the Feminist Task Force and the GCAP, recognizes that within the framework of the tribunal and the context of climate change the media plays an important and influential role. Through media, the voices of the testimonies will not be silenced. Through the documentation of testimonies and the release of information through the media outlets, attention will be given to the impacts of climate change of the lives of rural women in Peru, and their demands and proposals will be channeled to the authorities not present at the Tribunal. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">An emphasis on the solutions has been given in this Women’s Tribunal to ensure rural women are part of the solutions, and in being so can be advocates as well as beneficiaries of future programs for mitigation and adaptation of climate change. In providing solutions, rural women are taking part in crafting proposals, making recommendations and exercising their voices.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">In the last decade, the District of Chuquibamba, in the province of Condesuyos, comes bearing frost weather and sharp drop in temperatures at any time of the year. This phenomenon results in ever worse havoc on the production efforts of Maria Ibárcena, who cultivates flowers and fruits sold in the market for the family economy. Her situation is very difficult since the harvest of flowers can end abruptly by being "burnt" by the excessive cold, and fruits are diminished. Currently, she and other cultivators take only 20 percent of the planting in comparison to previous seasons. Agricultural activity is their means of livelihood. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">In addition, the increase in pests is increases their production costs. Maria has not only economic loss, but faces the mistrust of customers because she cannot fulfill the orders. The anxiety, concern and uncertainty are emotions that co-exists with the cold on a daily basis. Her mental health is affected and lack of confidence settles in. She combats depression due to the contradicting fact that she is both working but not achieving the expected results.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">The reality of Maria is the reality of other women of Chuquibamba. They live in poverty without opportunities for improvement and development in conditions of equality. They feel their rights have been infringed – the right to food security, the right to access to resources, the right to the enjoyment of physical and mental health.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Rosaura Cleofé Huatay Tacilla, 67, lives in the hamlet of Baños del Inca (Cajamarca province in the District of Otuzco). Women in this area depend on natural resources and of work in the field. In March of 2011 Cleofé and other women lost their crops to drought and cold temperatures. Their potatoes, corn and beans, and seeds were destroyed. In the grasslands, the animals vanished due to the droughts and cold temperatures. The work has been much more intense over the previous year. Before this disaster her sons had migrated to the forest in search of work and she remained in Baños to sell whatever she was able and to try to sustain herself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1; tab-stops: 4.75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">The impact of climate change on the life of Cleofé and others has been a radical life change. Their sales and little profits have had a turnaround. She cannot reclaim the economic losses and the impact on her mental health. Cleofè was left penniless and with debts, increased poverty and insecurity. She suffers from constant headaches, insomnia, accompanied by depression because of the break-up of her family. She is in great fear of the future and what may happen with her and her family.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">What Cleofè is experiencing is repeated among women in their community for whom farming is their means of subsistence. Additionally, these women carry the responsibility for the care of children, particularly difficult in times of famine. They feel that their rights to access to resources, to work, to the mental and physical health to food security have been violated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">For the first time in Peru, rural women affected by climate change will make their voices heard by society and the public, creating awareness of the impact on their personal and family life, and in their communities, and how this phenomenon increases poverty</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333;"> </span></b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">and gender inequalities.</span></b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #00863d; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Qd0mdHbXV8/TruJzmjskAI/AAAAAAAAAFM/KDpDDQNjbZo/s1600/5+testimonios.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Qd0mdHbXV8/TruJzmjskAI/AAAAAAAAAFM/KDpDDQNjbZo/s320/5+testimonios.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #00863d; font-size: 12pt;">Women will testify on how climate change impacts on their lives</span></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #00863d; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></b></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #00863d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They come from Cusco, Piura, Cajamarca, Junin, Puno and Arequipa</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #00863d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <b style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">"<i>Our country has a varied climate and geography, but for several years weather events are presented as exaggerated or out of season altering the agricultural cycle, and generating not only the loss of crops and the consequent increase in poverty</i></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333;"> </span></i></b></span><b style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">families and communities, but also introducing a terrible insecurity that prevents them from being able to plan with the least certainty of a positive outcome,</span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">"</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> said Blanca Fernandez, the Rural Development Program Manager with the Peruvian Center for Women Flora Tristan.</span> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J_eNUeOroGY/TruK0A2NjjI/AAAAAAAAAFc/xd16Q4KXULE/s1600/Dos+mujeres+peru.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="75" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J_eNUeOroGY/TruK0A2NjjI/AAAAAAAAAFc/xd16Q4KXULE/s400/Dos+mujeres+peru.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #00863d;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Women in Cusco, Piura, Cajamarca, Junin, Puno and Arequipa have been seriously harmed and will present economic, social and cultural testimony about how the frost, the overflowing of rivers, drought and high temperatures have caused them financial losses, collapse of</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">their families, worry and sadness, thus affecting their physical and mental health.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">This situation is prevalent in countries vulnerable to climate change, as is the case of Peru, and hits people living in poverty, particularly women, because they have fewer tools</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">to adapt to the phenomenon of gender discrimination which puts them in a subordinate position in society.<br />
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<b><i>"It is therefore important that the general public hear their voices, their demands and proposals, because they shall not continue to be invisible,"</i></b> Blanca said.<br />
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The public hearing will allow this reality to become visible in the eyes of the community, the authorities, media and the general population.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">The organizers believe it will help the state policies take notice and thus, take action, especially after the commitments made by the Peruvian Prime Minister before the Congress to incorporate an approach to climate change and sustainable development in all development policies.<br />
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<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The public hearing will be held on Thursday 10 November from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm in the city of Cusco, in the auditorium of the regional government.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The event is promoted by the </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flora.org.pe/web2/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Centro Flora Tristan</a> and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is part of a series of 15 women’s tribunals on gender and climate justice organized by the Feminist Task Force and GCAP, in partnership with Greenpeace and Inter Press Service.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">For more information, in Peru contact: </span><a href="mailto:blanca@flora.org.pe"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Blanca Fernandez </span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> or for media inquiries, contact: </span><a href="mailto:mileniajara@yahoo.com"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Mariela Jara</span></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Os4L-PuYNXw/TruKbN6Q2aI/AAAAAAAAAFU/6qJz7abcfvQ/s1600/logos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Os4L-PuYNXw/TruKbN6Q2aI/AAAAAAAAAFU/6qJz7abcfvQ/s320/logos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">For more information on the Women’s Tribunal series, click on the link below or contact Feminist Task Force Global Coordinator, </span><a href="mailto:rosaencasa@aol.com"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Rosa Lizarde</span></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ebeff9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</span></div></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-72885952924820638442011-10-14T08:55:00.001-07:002012-03-14T16:05:46.944-07:00El Salvador<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: El Salvador</span></span></b><br />
<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;">Date: December 13th, 2011<o:p></o:p></div></span></span></b></h4><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;">Location: San Salvador</div></span></span></h4></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;">Organizers: Siglo XXIII<o:p></o:p></div></span></span></h4></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Contact: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Marta Benevides - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">tlaliberatad@gmail.com</span></span></span></div></span></span></h4></span><br />
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<b>Tribunal Report: El Salvador</b><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri;">The Salvadoran Women’s Tribunal was the last tribunal of the year held on December 13, 2011. It had originally been scheduled for mid-October, but devastating storms savaged the tiny country and created a calamitous and deadly situation for Salvadorans. The tribunal had to be postponed, but the tribunal was the least of worries.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri;">The devastation of the storms served to highlight the vulnerability of countries such as El Salvador which already have systemic problems due to increasing poverty, violence and hopelessness. It also highlighted how the country’s environment disasters exacerbate the climate change issues, such as drought, flooding and desertification. The worse affected were the most vulnerable: the indigenous peoples and peasants, and children who were already dying of hunger or suffer serious malnutrition.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Salvadoran women from communities affected by climate change gathered at the Women’s Tribunal on Climate Justice – El Salvador: Strengthening Voices, Creating Solution at the cinema theater on December 13, 2011, in San Salvador. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">They stressed the plight of environmental vulnerability in El Salvador and Meso-American region, and the way it affects particularly women. </span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Definitely, El Salvador is already suffering the effects of climate change, and major negative impacts are projected in the short term and for the future, both for socio-economic sectors, in ecosystems, human health, food and nutritional sovereignty/security. We recognize that all of the above is due to the inaction and irresponsibility of the Governments of the so-called developed countries which officially, since Copenhagen announced the abandonment of their legally binding commitments to mitigate the causes of climate change and work towards the necessary adaptations to local, national, regional and global levels.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">The same situation is experienced by the neighboring sister republics, particularly affecting indigenous peoples and peasants as Guatemala, where a number of childhoods already dying of hunger or suffer serious malnutrition.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Assuming no serious and intentionally, with due urgency and prompt prevention, risk mitigation, and the consequent adaptation, each new year still brings many more floods, droughts, waves of heat, landslide, cave-ins/gully, water pollution, loss of crops, food insecurity, disease, damage and loss material and infrastructure. The result is a loss of lives. These impacts are exacerbated by the social, economic and environmental vulnerability generated by public policies that have prevailed for centuries in the country, now enhanced by the current neoliberal model.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Enriched, highly industrialized countries, mostly colonists, and responsible for historical and current rising emissions of greenhouse gases, are not committed to reduce their emissions in the magnitude and time limit indicated by the scientific knowledge, nor assume its commitments to cover the costs caused by climate change in the countries concerned and those referred to as "developing" countries, such as those in the Central American region. According to the Durban platform, offer only the mobilization of resources for the mitigation of emissions and adaptation to the effects of climate change, which mostly includes: loans, reorientation of aid for development, insurance and expanded carbon markets.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Climate change is a matter not only of environmental protection, but also economic, political, social and cultural; being a matter relevant to human rights, economic, social and cultural rights of peoples and therefore with the world peace, true security, viability of human societies: we know it all life on the planet as it is today.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Recommendations to the government:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">It is urgent and necessary that the Ministry of the environment, Ministry of education, Ministry of health, Ministry of agriculture, Ministry of the Interior, Secretary of Social inclusion, Secretariat of vulnerability and Secretary of culture, join economic resources and efforts to promote strategies, plans, programmes and measures at citizenship and administration of Government which we prepare to assume, address and treat appropriately effective and timely manner the challenges imposed by global climate change to our societies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> These policy frameworks, are policies of State and Government that must be defined, implemented and evaluated with the active participation of all relevant social actors, particularly populations more vulnerable, and negatively affected by climate change.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> For true effectiveness, the focus should be especially on women, childhoods, youth, indigenous peoples, and excluded both rural and urban populations.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> These should be adopted urgently at the official level, with full implementation, a law on prevention and risk mitigation that responds to the level of threat and vulnerability of our society and territories. The law must return to commitments and relevant international obligations, such as the agreements adopted in the multilateral process of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> Food sovereignty is one of the strategic objectives of a new agricultural policy for El Salvador, to ensure food and nutritional security. Also, this policy must focus and use incentive systems, technologies, and sustainable agricultural practices, with the commitment to eliminate the massive and intensive use of fertilizers and chemical pesticides, genetically modified seeds. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> Such measures shall foster the urgent need of rescue, dissemination and adoption of knowledge and traditional and local technologies that facilitate the required adaptation to climate change.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> For the effectiveness of all these measures, it is necessary to the incorporation of the gender approach in the food sovereignty/safety and nutrition policy, as well as food is a right guaranteed by the Constitution politics of El Salvador. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> Due to the situation of desertification, high degree of contamination of the water, and the lack of access to drinking water that suffers large percentage of Salvadoran families, it is necessary and urges approval of the constitutional reform of the human right to water for all citizens, general water bill, and the Bill of water supply and sanitation subsector.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> To the ministries of environment and natural resources (MARN), health (Missal), Ministry of the Interior (MIGOB) and Agriculture (MAG) in conjunction with local governments, open spaces and facilitate the appropriate processes, enabling the skilled and active participation of the actors and sectors of society in the processes of formation of public local and national policies in the field of climate change. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> The Government commitments of Agenda 21, force it to promote social participation in the definition, execution, evaluation and modification of all public policies. Therefore the national climate change Plan and the National Plan of adaptation, the Salvadoran State's legal obligations, should be developed and implemented with the participation of the above actors, as set forth in the decisions taken in Durban as well.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> The above, to enable this education in the service of the creation and implementation of solutions to the most pressing problems of the society, which includes the reduction of the environmental and socio-economic vulnerability the promotion of the culture of peace for the Elimination of violence, and the search for integral sustainability as a nation.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> Our Government is to assume the responsibility and timely manner, the commitments and obligations to deal with the threat and the challenges of climate change in national, regional and international level; on the basis of the best available scientific knowledge, and the needs and priorities of the most vulnerable and affected populations. Always as a premise, honoring the scientific Precautionary Principle.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> To the above-mentioned ministries, proceed immediately to open spaces for the effective participation of women in general and rural in particular, indigenous peoples, and the youth, to ensure the effective solution of the problems raised.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;">o</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> That these ministries, particularly the MARN, due to the specific commitments deriving from the framework Convention on Climate Change, pay particular attention and establish programmes to deepen the knowledge, and the development of awareness of social media, official and alternative media, private and public, so that the media carries the responsibility of the dissemination of information and educating the Salvadoran population.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><h3><o:p>Check out the video of the El Salvador Report: </o:p></h3><h3><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNso5HtH2ng&feature=youtu.be"> Video of El Salvador Tribunal</a></span></h3><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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Mujeres de comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático, reunidas en la <b>Audiencia: MUJERES SALVADOREÑAS Y JUSTICIA CLIMÁTICA 2011-2012: FORTALECIENDO VOCES, CREANDO Y SIENDO SOLUCIONES, el 13 DE DICIEMBRE 2011 en el Cine Teatro - UES, en San Salvador.</b></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Declaran que:<o:p></o:p></span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Habiendo compartido y escuchado nuestros testimonios, y reflexionado sobre la grave situación de vulnerabilidad medio ambiental en nuestro país y región, y la forma que ésta afecta en particular a las mujeres, por este medio <u>compartimos nuestras conclusiones y recomendaciones.</u></span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Concluimos que:</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Definitivamente El Salvador sufre ya los efectos del cambio climático, y se proyectan mayores impactos negativos a corto plazo y a futuro, tanto para los sectores socioeconómicos, como en los ecosistemas, salud humana, soberanía/seguridad alimentaria y nutricional. Reconocemos que todo lo anterior es debido a la inacción e irresponsabilidad de los gobiernos de los países llamados desarrollados los que oficialmente, desde Copenhague anunciaron el abandono de sus compromisos legalmente vinculantes para mitigar las causas del cambio climático, y trabajar por las adaptaciones necesarias a nivel local, nacional, regional y mundial. </span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Esta misma situación es vivida por las hermanas repúblicas vecinas, especialmente afectando los pueblos originarios y campesinos/as de Guatemala, donde un buen número de infancias muere ya de hambre o sufre grave desnutrición.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Si no se asume seria e intencionalmente, con la debida urgencia y prontitud la prevención, mitigación de riesgos, y la consiguiente adaptación, cada nuevo año se sufrirán muchas mas inundaciones, sequías, olas de calor, deslaves, hundimientos/cárcavas, contaminación del agua, pérdidas de cosechas, inseguridad alimentaria, enfermedades, daños y pérdidas materiales y de infraestructuras, y peor aun de vidas. Estos impactos se ven exacerbados por la vulnerabilidad social, económica y ambiental, generada por las políticas públicas que han prevalecido por siglos en el país, actualmente profundizadas por el modelo neoliberal vigente.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Los países enriquecidos, altamente industrializados, en su mayoría colonizadores, y responsables históricos y actuales de las crecientes emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, no se comprometen a reducir sus emisiones en la magnitud y plazo indicado por el conocimiento científico, ni asumen sus compromisos de cubrir los costos causados por el cambio climático en los países afectados y a los que se hace referencia como países “en desarrollo”, tales como los de la región centroamericana. De acuerdo a la Plataforma de Durban, lo único que <u>ofrecen</u> es la movilización de recursos para la mitigación de las emisiones y la adaptación a los efectos del cambio climático, lo que mayormente incluye: préstamos, reorientación de la ayuda para el desarrollo, seguros y mercados de carbono ampliados.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
El cambio climático es un asunto no únicamente de medio ambiente, sino también económico, político, social y cultural; siendo un asunto pertinente a derechos humanos, los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales de los pueblos y por tanto con la paz mundial, la verdadera seguridad, viabilidad de las sociedades humanas: la totalidad de la vida misma en el planeta como hoy la conocemos. </span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Por lo tanto, urgimos a los ciudadanos, ciudadanas y gobiernos del mundo fijar su atención en nuestras siguientes recomendaciones:</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Es urgente y necesario que el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Educación, Ministerio de Salud, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ministerio de Gobernación, Secretaria de Inclusión Social, Secretaría de Vulnerabilidad y Secretaria de Cultura, aúnen recursos económicos y esfuerzos para promover las estrategias, planes, programas y medidas necesarias a nivel de ciudadanía y administración de gobierno que nos preparen para asumir, abordar y tratar de manera adecuada, efectiva y oportuna los retos que impone a nuestras sociedades el cambio climático mundial. Dichos marcos políticos, son políticas de Estado y de gobierno que deberán ser definidas, implementadas, evaluadas y readecuadas con la participación activa de todos los actores sociales relevantes, particularmente las poblaciones más vulnerables, y afectadas negativamente por el cambio climático. Para verdadera efectividad se deberá enfocar especialmente en las mujeres, las infancias, las juventudes, los pueblos originarios, y las poblaciones excluidas tanto rurales como urbanas.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Que se adopte urgentemente a nivel oficial, que tenga aplicación plena, una ley de prevención y mitigación de riesgos que responda al nivel de amenaza y vulnerabilidad de nuestra sociedad y territorios. Dicha ley debe retomar los compromisos y obligaciones internacionales pertinentes, como son los acuerdos adoptados en el proceso multilateral de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Que la soberanía alimentaria sea uno de los objetivos estratégicos de una nueva política agropecuaria para El Salvador, que garantice la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional. Asimismo, dicha política deberá orientarse e incentivar los sistemas, tecnologías y prácticas agropecuarias sustentables, con el compromiso de eliminar el uso masivo e intensivo de fertilizantes y plaguicidas químicos, de semillas transgénicas. Tales medidas favorecerán la necesidad urgente del rescate, difusión y adopción del conocimiento y tecnologías ancestrales y locales, que faciliten la obligada adaptación al cambio climático.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Para la efectividad de todas estas medidas, es necesario que se incorpore el enfoque de género en la Política de Soberanía/Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional, así como que la alimentación sea un derecho garantizado por la Constitución Política de El Salvador. Toda institución oficial relevante a los temas aquí mencionados, debe ser coherentes con las medidas aquí planteadas. </span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Debido a la situación de desertificación, alto grado de contaminación del agua, y la carencia de acceso al agua potable que sufre gran porcentaje de las familias salvadoreñas, es necesario y urge que se apruebe la reforma constitucional del derecho humano al agua para toda la ciudadanía, el anteproyecto de ley general de aguas, y el anteproyecto de ley del subsector de agua potable y saneamiento.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Que los Ministerios de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN), Salud (MISAL), Ministerio de Gobernación (MIGOB) y Agricultura (MAG) en conjunto con los gobiernos locales, abran los espacios y faciliten los procesos apropiados, que permitan la participación calificada y activa de las/los actores y sectores sociales, en los procesos de formación de las políticas públicas locales y nacionales en materia de cambio climático y particularmente de las comunidades vulnerables y más afectadas por el este fenómeno. Los compromisos del gobierno derivados de la Agenda 21, lo obligan a propiciar la participación social en la definición, ejecución, evaluación y modificación de todas las políticas públicas. Por consiguiente, el Plan Nacional de Cambio Climático y el Plan Nacional de Adaptación, obligaciones legales del Estado salvadoreño, deberán elaborarse y ejecutarse con la participación de los actores señalados, tal como se estipula en las decisiones adoptadas en Durban-COP17. </span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Que el MARN, MAG, MISAL, MINED, Secretaría de Cultura, municipalidades y otras entidades de gobierno pertinentes, trabajen de manera conjunta, en colaboración con la Universidad de El Salvador, y toda entidad de educación superior, para incidir tanto en los programas de todos los niveles educativos, como en los procesos de investigación y proyección social. Lo anterior, a fin de que la educación este al servicio de la creación e implementación de soluciones a los problemas más acuciantes de la sociedad, que incluye la reducción de la vulnerabilidad ambiental y socioeconómica, el fomento de la cultura de paz para la eliminación de la violencia, y la búsqueda de la sustentabilidad integral como nación.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Que nuestro gobierno asuma de manera responsable y oportuna, los compromisos y obligaciones para enfrentar la amenaza y los retos derivados del cambio climático en el ámbito nacional, regional e internacional; sobre la base del mejor conocimiento científico disponible, y de las necesidades y prioridades de las poblaciones más vulnerables y afectadas. Honrando siempre como premisa, el principio científico de la precaución. </span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Que los ministerios mencionados, procedan de inmediato a abrir espacios para la participación efectiva de mujeres en general, y rurales en particular, de pueblos originarios, y de las juventudes, para garantizar la solución efectiva de los problemas planteados.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD"><br />
Que dichos ministerios, particularmente el MARN, debido a los compromisos específicos derivados de la Convención Marco sobre Cambio Climático, presten especial atención y establezcan programas orientados a profundizar el conocimiento, y al desarrollo de la conciencia de los medios de comunicación social, oficiales y alternativos, privados y públicos sobre el tema, para que éstos asuman responsablemente el reto ineludible e impostergable de información, sensibilización y educación de la totalidad de la población salvadoreña. <o:p></o:p></span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Reconocemos y afirmamos el papel protagónico que en este momento de la vida de nuestra nación y país, debe jugar el MARN con respecto a la calidad de vida de seres humanos y el estado del medio ambiente en nuestro país. <u>El Estado, la administración de gobierno y todos los ministerios y en particular la Secretaría de Cultura, deberán trabajar de manera conjunta y coherente para asegurar que todo aspecto de los procesos oficiales y la educación de la sociedad, desde las infancias hasta adultas/adultos mayores vaya en la dirección de lograr una cultura de paz que tenga de base la convivencia pacifica de humanos y el cuidado del medio ambiente. </u></span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Nosotras nos comprometemos a hacer todo lo que este a nuestro alcance desde y con la ciudadanía, para acompañar a la administración de gobierno, para que de manera conjunta, trabajemos y logremos el Mundo y Sociedad de Justicia y Paz que tanto deseamos y necesitamos.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><b><span lang="ES-TRAD">Dado en diciembre 13, 2011 en la Ciudad Universitaria.</span></b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b><br />
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</span><span title="Mujeres de comunidades afectadas por el cambio climático, reunidas en la Audiencia: MUJERES SALVADOREÑAS Y JUSTICIA CLIMÁTICA 2011-2012: FORTALECIENDO VOCES, CREANDO Y SIENDO SOLUCIONES, el 13 DE DICIEMBRE 2011 en el Cine Teatro - UES, en San Salvador.">Women from communities affected by climate change, gathered at the hearing: WOMEN AND CLIMATE JUSTICE SALVADORAN 2011-2012: STRENGTHENING VOICES, AND STILL CREATING SOLUTIONS, 13 DECEMBER 2011 at the Cinema Theater - UES, in San Salvador.<br />
</span><span title="Declaran que:">They state that:<br />
</span><span title="Habiendo compartido y escuchado nuestros testimonios, y reflexionado sobre la grave situación de vulnerabilidad medio ambiental en nuestro país y región, y la forma que ésta afecta en particular a las mujeres, por este medio compartimos nuestras conclusiones y recomendaciones.">Having shared our testimonies heard, and reflected on the plight of environmental vulnerability in our country and region, and how it particularly affects women, this means we share our findings and recommendations.<br />
</span><span title="Concluimos que:">We conclude that:<br />
</span><span title="Definitivamente El Salvador sufre ya los efectos del cambio climático, y se proyectan mayores impactos negativos a corto plazo ya futuro, tanto para los sectores socioeconómicos, como en los ecosistemas, salud humana, soberanía/seguridad alimentaria y nutricional.">Definitely El Salvador suffers and the effects of climate change and projected major negative short-term and future, both socio-economic sectors, such as ecosystems, human health, sovereignty / food and nutrition security. </span><span title="Reconocemos que todo lo anterior es debido a la inacción e irresponsabilidad de los gobiernos de los países llamados desarrollados los que oficialmente, desde Copenhague anunciaron el abandono de sus compromisos legalmente vinculantes para mitigar las causas del cambio climático, y trabajar por las adaptaciones necesarias a nivel">We recognize that all this is due to inaction and irresponsibility of governments of developed countries which officially called, from Copenhagen announced the abandonment of legally binding commitments to mitigate the causes of climate change, and work for the necessary adjustments at </span><span title="local, nacional, regional y mundial.">local, national, regional and global levels.<br />
</span><span title="Esta misma situación es vivida por las hermanas repúblicas vecinas, especialmente afectando los pueblos originarios y campesinos/as de Guatemala, donde un buen número de infancias muere ya de hambre o sufre grave desnutrición.">The same situation is experienced by sisters neighboring republics, particularly affecting indigenous peoples and campesinos / as Guatemala, where a number of childhoods and hunger dies or suffers serious malnutrition.<br />
</span><span title="Si no se asume seria e intencionalmente, con la debida urgencia y prontitud la prevención, mitigación de riesgos, y la consiguiente adaptación, cada nuevo año se sufrirán muchas mas inundaciones, sequías, olas de calor, deslaves, hundimientos/cárcavas, contaminación del agua">If not assumed serious and intentionally, with due urgency and promptness prevention, mitigation, and to adapt, each new year will suffer many more floods, droughts, heat waves, landslides, subsidence / gullies, water pollution </span><span title=", pérdidas de cosechas, inseguridad alimentaria, enfermedades, daños y pérdidas materiales y de infraestructuras, y peor aun de vidas.">, crop failures, food insecurity, disease, injury and loss of property and infrastructure, and worse lives. </span><span title="Estos impactos se ven exacerbados por la vulnerabilidad social, económica y ambiental, generada por las políticas públicas que han prevalecido por siglos en el país, actualmente profundizadas por el modelo neoliberal vigente.">These impacts are exacerbated by social vulnerability, economic and environmental, generated by public policies that have prevailed for centuries in the country, now deepened by the current neoliberal model.<br />
</span><span title="Los países enriquecidos, altamente industrializados, en su mayoría colonizadores, y responsables históricos y actuales de las crecientes emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, no se comprometen a reducir sus emisiones en la magnitud y plazo indicado por el conocimiento científico, ni asumen sus compromisos de">Countries rich, highly industrialized, mostly settlers, and responsible historical and current rising emissions of greenhouse gases not commit to reducing their emissions in the magnitude and time indicated by scientific knowledge, or assume their commitments </span><span title="cubrir los costos causados por el cambio climático en los países afectados ya los que se hace referencia como países “en desarrollo”, tales como los de la región centroamericana.">cover the costs caused by climate change in the affected countries and referred to as "developing", such as the Central American region. </span><span title="De acuerdo a la Plataforma de Durban, lo único que ofrecen es la movilización de recursos para la mitigación de las emisiones y la adaptación a los efectos del cambio climático, lo que mayormente incluye: préstamos, reorientación de la ayuda para el desarrollo, seguros y">According to the Platform for Durban, all they offer is the mobilization of resources for mitigation of emissions and adaptation to climate change effects, which mainly includes loans, reorientation of development assistance, insurance and </span><span title="mercados de carbono ampliados.">expanded carbon markets.<br />
</span><span title="El cambio climático es un asunto no únicamente de medio ambiente, sino también económico, político, social y cultural; siendo un asunto pertinente a derechos humanos, los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales de los pueblos y por tanto con la paz mundial, la verdadera">Climate change is a matter not only environmental but also economic, political, social and cultural relevance remains a matter of human rights, economic, social and cultural rights of both peoples and world peace, the true </span><span title="seguridad, viabilidad de las sociedades humanas: la totalidad de la vida misma en el planeta como hoy la conocemos.">security, viability of human societies: the whole of life itself on the planet as we know it today.<br />
</span><span title="Por lo tanto, urgimos a los ciudadanos, ciudadanas y gobiernos del mundo fijar su atención en nuestras siguientes recomendaciones:">Therefore, we urge citizens, citizens and governments of the world focus their attention on our following recommendations:<br />
</span><span title="Es urgente y necesario que el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Educación, Ministerio de Salud, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ministerio de Gobernación, Secretaria de Inclusión Social, Secretaría de Vulnerabilidad y Secretaria de Cultura, aúnen recursos económicos y esfuerzos para promover las estrategias,">It is urgent and necessary for the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of the Interior, Secretary for Social Inclusion Vulnerability Secretariat and Ministry of Culture, economic resources and join efforts to promote strategies, </span><span title="planes, programas y medidas necesarias a nivel de ciudadanía y administración de gobierno que nos preparen para asumir, abordar y tratar de manera adecuada, efectiva y oportuna los retos que impone a nuestras sociedades el cambio climático mundial.">plans, programs and measures at the level of citizenship and government administration to prepare us to take, to address and deal properly, effectively and timely the challenges posed to our societies, global climate change. </span><span title="Dichos marcos políticos, son políticas de Estado y de gobierno que deberán ser definidas, implementadas, evaluadas y readecuadas con la participación activa de todos los actores sociales relevantes, particularmente las poblaciones más vulnerables, y afectadas negativamente por el cambio climático.">These policy frameworks are policies of state and government to be defined, implemented, evaluated and readecuadas with the active participation of all relevant stakeholders, particularly the most vulnerable and negatively affected by climate change. </span><span title="Para verdadera efectividad se deberá enfocar especialmente en las mujeres, las infancias, las juventudes, los pueblos originarios, y las poblaciones excluidas tanto rurales como urbanas.">For true effectiveness should focus especially on women, childhoods, youths, indigenous and excluded populations in both rural and urban areas.<br />
</span><span title="Que se adopte urgentemente a nivel oficial, que tenga aplicación plena, una ley de prevención y mitigación de riesgos que responda al nivel de amenaza y vulnerabilidad de nuestra sociedad y territorios.">To be taken urgently to the official level, you have full, a law on prevention and risk mitigation that meets the level of threat and vulnerability of our society and territories. </span><span title="Dicha ley debe retomar los compromisos y obligaciones internacionales pertinentes, como son los acuerdos adoptados en el proceso multilateral de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático.">This law must return commitments and international obligations, such as the resolutions adopted at the multilateral process of Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.<br />
</span><span title="Que la soberanía alimentaria sea uno de los objetivos estratégicos de una nueva política agropecuaria para El Salvador, que garantice la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional.">That food sovereignty is one of the strategic objectives of a new agricultural policy for El Salvador, to ensure food security and nutrition.</span><span title="Asimismo, dicha política deberá orientarse e incentivar los sistemas, tecnologías y prácticas agropecuarias sustentables, con el compromiso de eliminar el uso masivo e intensivo de fertilizantes y plaguicidas químicos, de semillas transgénicas.">Also, this policy should be directed and encourage systems, technologies and sustainable farming practices, with a commitment to eliminate the massive and intensive use of fertilizers and chemical pesticides, transgenic seeds. </span><span title="Tales medidas favorecerán la necesidad urgente del rescate, difusión y adopción del conocimiento y tecnologías ancestrales y locales, que faciliten la obligada adaptación al cambio climático.">Such measures will promote the urgent need of rescue, adoption and diffusion of knowledge and ancestral technologies and local, to provide the necessary adaptation to climate change.<br />
</span><span title="Para la efectividad de todas estas medidas, es necesario que se incorpore el enfoque de género en la Política de Soberanía/Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional, así como que la alimentación sea un derecho garantizado por la Constitución Política de El Salvador.">For the effectiveness of these measures, it is necessary to incorporate the gender perspective in the Sovereignty Policy / Food and Nutritional Security, as well as that food is a right guaranteed by the Constitution of El Salvador. </span><span title="Toda institución oficial relevante a los temas aquí mencionados, debe ser coherentes con las medidas aquí planteadas.">All official institution relevant to the issues mentioned here, must be consistent with the measures we have discussed here.<br />
</span><span title="Debido a la situación de desertificación, alto grado de contaminación del agua, y la carencia de acceso al agua potable que sufre gran porcentaje de las familias salvadoreñas, es necesario y urge que se apruebe la reforma constitucional del derecho humano al agua para toda la ciudadanía">Due to the desertification status, high degree of water pollution, and lack of access to drinking water suffered by a large percentage of Salvadoran families, it is necessary and urgent to approve the constitutional reform of the human right to water for all citizens </span><span title=", el anteproyecto de ley general de aguas, y el anteproyecto de ley del subsector de agua potable y saneamiento.">The overall bill water bill and the subsector of drinking water and sanitation.<br />
</span><span title="Que los Ministerios de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN), Salud (MISAL), Ministerio de Gobernación (MIGOB) y Agricultura (MAG) en conjunto con los gobiernos locales, abran los espacios y faciliten los procesos apropiados, que permitan la participación calificada">The Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), Health (Missal), Ministry of Interior (MIGOB) and Agriculture (MAG) in conjunction with local governments, open spaces and provide appropriate processes that allow the qualified participation </span><span title="y activa de las/los actores y sectores sociales, en los procesos de formación de las políticas públicas locales y nacionales en materia de cambio climático y particularmente de las comunidades vulnerables y más afectadas por el este fenómeno.">and active / social groups and sectors in the processes of formation of local and national public policies on climate change and particularly vulnerable communities most affected by this phenomenon. </span><span title="Los compromisos del gobierno derivados de la Agenda 21, lo obligan a propiciar la participación social en la definición, ejecución, evaluación y modificación de todas las políticas públicas.">Government commitments derived from Agenda 21, he is obliged to promote social participation in the design, implementation, evaluation and modification of all public policies. </span><span title="Por consiguiente, el Plan Nacional de Cambio Climático y el Plan Nacional de Adaptación, obligaciones legales del Estado salvadoreño, deberán elaborarse y ejecutarse con la participación de los actores señalados, tal como se estipula en las decisiones adoptadas en Durban-COP17.">Therefore, the National Climate Change Plan and the National Adaptation Plan, legal obligations of the Salvadoran state, shall be designed and implemented with the participation of these actors, as stipulated in the decisions taken at COP17 Durban.<br />
</span><span title="Que el MARN, MAG, MISAL, MINED, Secretaría de Cultura, municipalidades y otras entidades de gobierno pertinentes, trabajen de manera conjunta, en colaboración con la Universidad de El Salvador, y toda entidad de educación superior, para incidir tanto en los programas de">That the MARN, MAG, MISAL, MOE, Ministry of Culture, municipalities and other relevant government agencies, work together in collaboration with the University of El Salvador, and all higher education institution, to influence both programs </span><span title="todos los niveles educativos, como en los procesos de investigación y proyección social.">all educational levels, as in the processes of research and outreach. </span><span title="Lo anterior, a fin de que la educación este al servicio de la creación e implementación de soluciones a los problemas más acuciantes de la sociedad, que incluye la reducción de la vulnerabilidad ambiental y socioeconómica, el fomento de la cultura de paz para la eliminación de">This, so that this education in the service of creating and implementing solutions to pressing problems of society, including the reduction of environmental and socioeconomic vulnerability, promoting a culture of peace for the elimination of </span><span title="la violencia, y la búsqueda de la sustentabilidad integral como nación.">violence, and the search for integral sustainability as a nation.<br />
</span><span title="Que nuestro gobierno asuma de manera responsable y oportuna, los compromisos y obligaciones para enfrentar la amenaza y los retos derivados del cambio climático en el ámbito nacional, regional e internacional; sobre la base del mejor conocimiento científico disponible, y de las necesidades y prioridades de">That our government takes a responsible and timely commitments and obligations to meet the threat and challenges posed by climate change at national, regional and international levels on the basis of best available scientific knowledge, and the needs and priorities </span><span title="las poblaciones más vulnerables y afectadas.">the most vulnerable and affected. </span><span title="Honrando siempre como premisa, el principio científico de la precaución.">Honoring always premised on the scientific principle of precaution.<br />
</span><span title="Que los ministerios mencionados, procedan de inmediato a abrir espacios para la participación efectiva de mujeres en general, y rurales en particular, de pueblos originarios, y de las juventudes, para garantizar la solución efectiva de los problemas planteados.">That the above ministries, provide immediate open spaces for the effective participation of women in general, and rural areas in particular, indigenous peoples, and youth, to ensure the effective resolution of the issues.<br />
</span><span title="Que dichos ministerios, particularmente el MARN, debido a los compromisos específicos derivados de la Convención Marco sobre Cambio Climático, presten especial atención y establezcan programas orientados a profundizar el conocimiento, y al desarrollo de la conciencia de los medios de comunicación social, oficiales y alternativos">That these ministries, particularly the MARN, due to the specific commitments arising from the Framework Convention on Climate Change, give particular attention and established programs to increase knowledge and to develop awareness of social media, official and alternative </span><span title=", privados y públicos sobre el tema, para que éstos asuman responsablemente el reto ineludible e impostergable de información, sensibilización y educación de la totalidad de la población salvadoreña.">private and public on the subject, so that they take the challenge responsibly inescapable and urgent information, awareness and education of the entire Salvadoran population.<br />
</span><span title="Reconocemos y afirmamos el papel protagónico que en este momento de la vida de nuestra nación y país, debe jugar el MARN con respecto a la calidad de vida de seres humanos y el estado del medio ambiente en nuestro país.">We recognize and affirm the leading role at this point in the life of our nation and country, should play MARN regarding the quality of life for humans and the state of the environment in our country. </span><span title="El Estado, la administración de gobierno y todos los ministerios y en particular la Secretaría de Cultura, deberán trabajar de manera conjunta y coherente para asegurar que todo aspecto de los procesos oficiales y la educación de la sociedad, desde las infancias hasta adultas/adultos mayores">The State, the administration of government and all ministries and in particular the Ministry of Culture, should work together and consistently to ensure that every aspect of formal processes and education of society, from the childhood to adult / senior </span><span title="vaya en la dirección de lograr una cultura de paz que tenga de base la convivencia pacifica de humanos y el cuidado del medio ambiente.">go in the direction of achieving a culture of peace that has a basis of peaceful coexistence of human and environmental care.<br />
</span><span title="Nosotras nos comprometemos a hacer todo lo que este a nuestro alcance desde y con la ciudadanía, para acompañar a la administración de gobierno, para que de manera conjunta, trabajemos y logremos el Mundo y Sociedad de Justicia y Paz que tanto deseamos y necesitamos.">We pledge to do everything in our power from and to citizenship, to accompany the administration of government, to jointly work and achieve the World and the Justice and Peace Society that both want and need.<br />
</span><span title="Dado en diciembre 13, 2011 en la Ciudad Universitaria.">Given at December 13, 2011 in University City.<br />
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</span><span title="La AUDIENCIA se realiza dentro del marco de la campaña del MUNDO QUE QUEREMOS, del LLAMADO GLOBAL PARA LA ACCIÓN ANTE LA POBREZA - GCAP (por sus siglas en inglés), siendo auspiciado por GCAP/FTF, Greenpeace, IPS, Siglo XXIII, UES,">The hearing is conducted within the framework of the campaign of world we want, the GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION FOR POVERTY - GCAP (for its acronym in English), being sponsored by CGAP / FTF, Greenpeace, IPS, Siglo XXIII, UES, </span><span title="Asociación Nueva Vida y G50.">New Life Association and G50.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">AN OPEN LETTER FROM MARTA IN EL SALVADOR<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DISCERNING THE CALAMITIES IN EL SALVADOR AND THAILAND and more : the 2011 floods<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">NOV 1, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">marta benavides-- SIGLO XXIII- El Salvador<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KNm2at3LeQg/TrXS7qMPanI/AAAAAAAAAE0/BYw1Kv4-OtM/s1600/DSC09909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KNm2at3LeQg/TrXS7qMPanI/AAAAAAAAAE0/BYw1Kv4-OtM/s320/DSC09909.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today and tomorrow is a holy day.. holiday.. it is the time to celebrate and remember the life of those who are no longer with us.. It is the ancestral Day of the Dead. In my country we take flowers and offerings to our departed, and bring food to eat at the tomb at the cemetery, some even dance and bring mariachis. In Mexico is such a special time, that UNESCO has declared, an intangible World Cultural Heritage. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This year at this time we are remembering that only a few days ago, we were living the most destructive experience of our history through floods. The roads, small and big, rural and urban, small and large bridges, even the Panamerican Highway, that comes from Alaska to Patagonia, had various major bridges collapse, two of them which connect El Salvador with Guatemala, there are portions of this road, close to the capital that must be rebuilt completely. There were dozens of commercial trucks in line at each side of the border..this was also true between Guatemala and Mexico, and of El Salvador and Honduras. Trade was impacted. Everything got soaked, roads became rivers that were dangerous to drive on, least for people to walk on. Landslides from mountains almost only ten meters away from each other. Gullies increased by the dozens. The schools became shelters, homes had to be abandoned, cattle and other animals died, as the crops were destroyed, under the water. We have had a problem with agriculture, recent previous administrations decided to choose maquilas, the industrial parks for US, Canada, Korea, Japan investment, instead of planting. Food security instead of food sovereignty. The best most fertile and arable land became these industrial parks. From colonial times the people were forcibly taken away from their lands, the community lands, by law and repression, changed hands. Monoculture s for export-- coffee, sugar and cotton, became the norm. The original owners of the land were forced to plant in ravines, in very steep hills. Both monocultures and the hill planting adding each day to the deforestation, the desertification and vulnerability. Hunger and impoverishment resulted from all that. These centuries old practices came to head under the persistent rain, of Tropical Depression E 12, early October 2011. In ten days we got the rain of a whole year. So the national and regional media here covered well the situation, the thousands that had to be evacuated, the collapse of structures, be it home, bridge, or road, the loss of the crops, a whole town swallowed by the earth, the military trucks stuck in the deep mud and under water, with children, women and soldiers on board, the fathers looking and pushing helplessly by the side. . The very daring rescues.This was not so with foreign media, they did not do their job. They never reported this.Thus the world did not know that from Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, we were suffering in such ways that state of calamity was declared by each government as the situation peeked. But no one outside us and Latin America new. The people, most government agencies and NGOs worked hard to save lives and all they could. Political differences were put asside. But the devastation was deep and mean.. . extreme. And the world did not know. We felt bad for the sisters and brothers of Bangkok, Thailand who were, and still are under water, for we learned, and still do, about that regularly in the international and national media at home. We kept mindful and prayerful of them,and of all the brothers and sisters in Tabasco, Mexico, and the whole of the Central America Isthmus. We know, it is Katrina anew, and Philippines, and all of South East Asia. And it is about migrations, and famine, desertification too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> This event was so destructive that last week the UN declared El Salvador the most vulnerable country of the world--I think they mean of the planet--, for in this tiny but also most beautiful country we have so many threats: earthquakes, tremors, erupting volcanoes, floods, droughts, desertification, hunger, impoverishment which adds much to this vulnerability. Yesterday October 31, our big discussion at all levels of society, is the controversial UN declaration of El Salvador as the most violent country of the world. This is determined by the number of crimes committed in each 100,000 people. This situation here and elsewhere is very much rooted to the globalization as we live it today. This is a historical centuries old process. In our region, only the few who are "very civilized, western mentality people" do not </span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wFHDv_7JkX0/TrXS-ARty0I/AAAAAAAAAE8/QS-6x-NmlrM/s1600/DSC09247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wFHDv_7JkX0/TrXS-ARty0I/AAAAAAAAAE8/QS-6x-NmlrM/s320/DSC09247.JPG" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; font-size: small;">understand or recognize this. A well known political and educated man, has gone as far as to say that it is the way we are and how we choose, for he said, "see Chile, it had the earthquake and in a matter of days, it was up and running, not Haiti, he said, they kicked the French out, and see what they did after that", "look at Africa", he said, they kicked out the English, and see what they are, they do not choose to develop and do something with their lives. This is an analysis that disregards the history of imposed repressive military governments or dynasties of dictators, colonial powers that only left in the mid XXth century, having carried, and continued to carry even after "lndependence", a very intensive pillage of the people's (re) sources.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The "developed", the "wealthy", who have the veto at the community of nations, have created the major crisis affecting all those alive, and those who will be born, many generations from now.. this is the result of centuries old, colonial practices, exploitation of natural (re)SOURCES, IFIs, and free trade agreements which have pressed for damaging policies to the so called Least Industrialized Countries/LICs, Least Developed Counties/LDCs, which has brought them to live today's vulnerabilities, of which my country is the best, imagine, the best example. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, what has been the answer? to globalize the impoverishment, to the point that NGOs, INGOs, foundations, CSOs talk about how to administer the scarcity, the poverty! and they say that there is donor fatigue, etc., etc. To manage this crisis, the "powerful" yet so vulnerable world economies, have included the emerging "powerful"economies, to join them to design policies on financial/economic, energy, food, climate change, and for military "missions" for peace: the G20. We from the so called "underdeveloped", "developing nations", say: Ay Dios mio, (Oh my God) here are the "developed" coming to develop and civilize us again. So now we are to be about green mining, REDD, REDD+, REDD++, green economies, food security instead of food sovereignty, bio fuel. We, of the South know that our misfortune is based in our fortunes: the natural resources that the so called developed need for their national security: food, energy, water, biodiversity,forests, minerals, the terrible cheap labor- most of whom happen to be young women.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This events have come to deepened the conditions of what we have historically faced for centuries. . We have been forced to live doing doggy paddle, that is, survival, survival, survival. Just make sure to keep our nose above water, and, tighten our belts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The way the global power is exercised today makes us much more vulnerable, how? take El Salvador as an example, not only much of the funding has been cut, and only those NGOs related to major international foundations can continue, but now under this impoverishment and environmental catastrophe, almost half of our population migrates, maquilas have closed, food prices up in the clouds, youth do not have any chance. We are experiencing land grabbing-- to produce vegetables and bio fuel for industrialized nations--, the various crisis force our government under the free trade agreement to prioritize profit for investors rather than the needs of the people, or the care of nature,or, we will be taken to international courts to pay for damages. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In this dear country of mine, that is still looks bello, luminous, luscious, delicious to me, it is the large majorities who are un employed, the young people, especially young women. Impoverishment has and is increasing, and people have to make do. We are experts at that. So, what are we offered to solve the calamities we face? The IFIs offer to our government loans, loans offer the international(local) banks, which need to place and move the money they can not lend to us because we the people, do not qualify, for we can not pay. thus we accrue a much more dangerous official indebtedness. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just see how things work today: a major country, one of the G5 which is our main ally, under this October 2011 flooding, the worst and most devastating in our whole history, has donated to us $50,000 (fifty thousand USD) humanitarian aid to face the calamity. We need about 1,500 USD million to rehabilitate and rebuild, now making sure to abive by environmental standards. In the 80's during the armed conflict, it was a million a day they gave to the armed forces. Today, under the violence created by the drug and arm trafficking, we pay $40 USD for each $1.00 that the US pays for security... analyze this and that! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So , we must understand:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The urgency to abide by the rights of Mother Earth as a major aspect of our work, and the rights of young people, and gender equality are key to our effectiveness in social transformation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That the sovereign debt crisis in the US and the Eurozone threaten all of us, specially LICs, and LDCs.. imagine the situation of Haiti. That the illegitimate and un payable foreign debt, must be cancelled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> that the dominant models of development increase the inequalities in the world, and that the G20 and the IFIs must be held accountable, and be under the rule of the G193<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">that the imposed “Solutions” have not and are not working, thus we must work for clarity of the World We Want and urgently need, therefore we need to work at home, nation, regionally and globally for a new economic model, a new financial architecture, that is appropriate to the peoples' needs. Solidarious Economy model and practices are a way. This is a new era, it is being forged as we live it, we must do it consciously, for the sake of health of the planet, for peace, for a life of plenitude and meaning of present and future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do we know what development are we working for as we discern it, and we live it? The reform of the international monetary and financial system and its implications for development must be very clear, we need to shift paradigm if we are to meet the MDG in their depth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The South must be our North, we must work on this now<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Be mindful that the multiple crises are reinforcing one another, thus we must understand how this is manifested, as not to strengthen this <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thus, today under the "leaderhip of the G20, we must know that this is self-appointed group, that it distorts the development agenda<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and is unable to be an instrument of justice and peace. All nations must commit to the community of nations, to discern all aspects of the life of poeples' and planet, in the circle of the G193.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Submitted by Marta Benavides-- GCAP Global Co Chair, and Siglo XXIII, El Salvador. October 31, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> For more information the floods discernment:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--<a href="http://www.serrnetwork.org/">www.serrnetwork.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:--tim@walkingwithelsalvador.org">--tim@walkingwithelsalvador.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-- on sustainable societies for Global responsibility please contact moema viezzer at <<a href="mailto:mv@moemaviezzer.com.br">mv@moemaviezzer.com.br</a>>, "Monica Osorio Simons" <<a href="mailto:ceag@terra.com.br">ceag@terra.com.br</a>><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://tratadodeeducacaoambiental.net/index.php?menu=home">http://tratadodeeducacaoambiental.net/index.php?menu=home</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--Regarding Voices on the Border/Oxfam the recently Voices on the Border posted an article called: Climate Change Blamed for Historic Flooding in El Salvador<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is the link <a href="http://voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/climate-change-blamed-for-historic-flooding-in-el-salvador/">http://voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/climate-change-blamed-for-historic-flooding-in-el-salvador/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--Also for pictures they have a link under Flood Update – Photos from Salinas del Potrero and Nueva Esperanza<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/flood-update-photos-from-salinas-del-potrero-and-nueva-esperanza/">http://voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/flood-update-photos-from-salinas-del-potrero-and-nueva-esperanza/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--Also for video Al Jazeera has one on their website: <a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/10/2011102182515215413.html">http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/10/2011102182515215413.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ck our work at web sites..***web del MUSEO AJA LINK: <a href="http://www.museoaja.org/">http://www.museoaja.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The wikipedia page for SIGLO XXIII is up. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo_XXIII">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo_XXIII</a>, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The museo aha is already on Wikipedia as well: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Museo_Aja">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Museo_Aja</a>, in spanish: <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Aja">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Aja</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ON OUR CULTURE OF PEACE <a href="http://nopppculturadepaz.blogspot.com/">http://nopppculturadepaz.blogspot.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">marta benavides-- SIGLO XXIII EL SALVADOR -- TEL 503-7904-9886</span></span></div><br />
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<b>October 20, 2011</b></div><b> </b><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>FTF/GCAP is in solidarity with the citizens of El Salvador as they deal with devastating floods that are ruining communities throughout the country. The flooding themselves are difficult, but the catastrophic effects the flooding are having on the country is the result of years of exploitation from the global north and systemic injustices. Decades of neglect from the global community, national debts and oppressive developmental policy have resulted in a weak infrastructure and a lack of resources to prepare for natural disasters. </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The US government has agreed to offer $50,000 to assist in recovery efforts in El Salvador. This article documents the “emergency disaster assistance” that the US government is providing EL Salvador: <a href="http://sansalvador.usembassy.gov/news/2011/10/17.html">http://sansalvador.usembassy.gov/news/2011/10/17.html</a>. </b></div><br />
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<b>Devastating Flood in El Salvador Update</b><br />
<b>October 19th, 2011</b><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I HAVE HAD TO START THIS A FEW TIMES, AS I AM NOT AT HOME, THE COMPUTER IS NOT SO GOOD, AND THE ELECTRICITY IS FAILING.. SO, I MUST STOP AS SOON AS I CAN <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR US, b<b>ut please, be about the seeing and the listening.. commit to accompany us, not with relief, but by transformation of the structures that demand all of us to be about constant relief</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Dear sisters and brothers, thank you for your concern and love.. today as I write the cold is deep.. a new cold front with lots of rain is here, one more tornado we call it. The people are stranded, thousands of them in chest deep coastal areas. The four major dams, which provide electricity to those who can afford it, and which are mostly the industries-- oh God, the story of electricity and the dams is such a terrible colonial expression-- are so full, that they are allowing the water to be released..I have seen the reports.. the army trucks, with people mostly kids and women and the soldiers, stranded, the water raising .. woman are holding the little one, on containers, above the water.. I have sent the worry and anxiety in the tarful eyes of the people.. the men saying good bye to the families.. even as the families are stranded right before their eyes.. and this is not because the people are dumb.. the system of development is dumb.. it has been dumb from the being, and we all have known it.. we died knowing , we starve knowing,we might not know the names, land grab, food security, green economies.. blah blah, blah, but we know, just as the native American people and the African Descendants' in the USA have always known why, by whom and for whom is their exploitation and their suffering. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I am so sad that the world of the so called developed civilized is such, that they can not see that we are not talking about help, we are talking about the need to shift their paradigm, for they are eating us alive.. we live for their excesses, for their gumptions to be fed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Yesterday we buried the 16 year old boy, that was a complete odyssey.. from office to office, begging for help..in this conditions, very little help..my sister driving the pick up truck in the rain in the mud, so we were given the body, and the two older brothers and myself, carrying the body, my sister and I cleaning it, dressing it, placing it in the casket, doing all needed to comfort the family, holding the viewing.. and we remembering those stranded, those in the costal areas, who have to deal with the rains , the floods coming from the dams, and we all knowing why.. and asking of the Global North why.. for even our corrupt governments and dictators are the Global North. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I do not write this in anger, or resentment, but so sorry, that we are not remember the spiritual call, to have eyes to see, to have ears to hear.. and we all must.. do not feel sorry for us, for we do not have anything else but face the calmality ..look at your role.. CHANGE IT. BE ABOUT THE NEW WINE, THE NEW CONTAINERS, WEARE ALL IN THE NEW ERA, LET US NOT BE SHAPED BY IT. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I HAVE HAD TO START THIS A FEW TIMES, AS I AM NOT AT HOME, THE COMPUTER IS NOT SO GOOD, AND THE ELECTRICITY IS FAILING.. SO, I MUST STOP.. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">But please, be about the seeing and the listening.. commit to accompany us, not with relief, but by transformation of the structures that demand all of us to be about consant relief. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">much love..marta<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><b>Update on Devastating Floods in El Salvador</b><br />
<b>October 17, 2011</b><br />
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Message from Marta Benavides in El Salvador:<br />
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dear ones,<br />
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sending info PLEASE FIND IT BELOW on the situation in el salvador. raining hard, thanks for cesar artiga for the pictures..PLS DO SHARE IT WITH YOUR NETWORKS..<br />
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Today we also learn of the brother of one of the young men we sponsor who has died and we need to arrange for his funeral. love..marta<br />
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My dear ones, I BEG YOU TO STAY WITH ME AND READ ON, EVEN AS IT MIGHT SEEM TOO HARD FOR YOU.<br />
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This is a very difficult time in so many ways.. . it is so hard to be a witness,as I am one that has not been able to get out of my community, , because of the flooding s, for I live outside the city, and far from the capital. I have been able to provide assistance by phone, as imagine, modernity, this service we have had most of the time where I am, though at times internet has been difficult.<br />
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<b>Today, I will go the long way around to the capital to put our heads together to move from tragedy not only to hope but to trust and opportunity, to possibility..</b><br />
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People have needed a lot of moral support, and as I have been monitoring and accompanying the whole situation, I have been a witness to the heroic efforts of so many of our people, and for the first time since the Peace Accords, the efforts of the armed forces and the civil police, the various government entities/institutions, with very few exceptions has been seen, in a much more effective role. The youth, the peasants, who are not really part of the priority of the nation, no matter how much we officially say it, has been admirable. Much of civil society in general is responding to the emergency in great solidarity.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Only in this way we have been able to face this situation-- even if not meeting all that is needed--, up to now, but the rains continue, and will go on for days to come, and there are so many roads closed, destroyed, landslides, bridges fallen, thousands of homes lost, so many people in shelters, the crops all gone...and the flooding continues especially in the areas where even due to the desertification process, rivers had been dry. The low lands, toward the coast,are under such amounts of water, that people are in dangerous isolation, hanging from trees, on top of roofs of mud houses, both of which then are taken by the so strong currents. There, army trucks that are heavy and high are completely stranded with the military and the dozens of people they were trying to bring out. Is Katrina, Mitch, Agatha all over again!<br />
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I have seen the people, adults walking with the water over their waste, carrying babies that were only born five days ago. My people... I can not even cry anymore...<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLG_JOhqKdo/Tpy7ujC1rWI/AAAAAAAAADM/qqJVfK4FsFQ/s1600/cargando+un+bebe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLG_JOhqKdo/Tpy7ujC1rWI/AAAAAAAAADM/qqJVfK4FsFQ/s1600/cargando+un+bebe.png" /></a></div>We have to put a stop to this. It is the result of hundreds of years of<u> colonial mentalities</u>, where we, a<u>re forced to live for the so called civilized nations,</u> now so wrongly called "developed" while those of us who have suffered extracting and exploiting colonial practices, and continue to suffer the modern day pillages of land grabs, of free trade agreements, of green mining, of "sustainable development", of green economies... and on an on, are so wrongly called "Developing Nations", Ünderdeveloped nations", "Least Developed Countries -LDCs", "Least Industrialized Countries-LICs". There is a lot of creativity to name us, and our forced conditions...and lots of creativity to create new ways, gimmicks to maintain the ways of colonialism.<br />
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<b>It is time to be and act awake, not just to wake up.<br />
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This is a moral imperative. We need to be about being the new wine, as we create the new containers. We need to accompany those who are about not just for MORE JUST SOCIETIES, but for <u>JUST</u> SOCIETIES.<br />
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We are called to be the light of the world, the salt of the earth, and for this we need to learn to read the signs of the times. We need to make sense out of this mess</b>.<br />
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Brothers and sisters, how do make sense of this? how do we do the JUSTICE things that will put an end to poverty? how do we stop the machinery of impoverishment so we can have the promised land, heaven here on earth?<br />
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This is our call, and we can not evade it.. we can not say we do not have the funds, the denominations, the foundations can not help, there is donor fatigue. We can not say this as in the USA, and around the world, the 1% is so, so<b> enriched</b>, that they do not know even how to invest to make more, and more, while the 99% , suffer all kinds of calamities, mostly the result of how the 1% have enriched themselves. This is not only about INDIGNITY.. THIS IS INJUSTICE AT ITS MOST.<br />
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<b>We have been told we can move mountains, but we must affirm we can, and commit to figure out how to go about it. This is not about relief, this is about the abundant life we are called to live.</b><br />
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We need to put ourselves to work on this, how to transform all that is needed, bring together all who are willing to be about this. We must do it in, and at all levels.<br />
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<b>I am willing, and I must tell:<br />
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the well being of my people, of my nation, can not happen if in our case, we do not work for the well being of Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, the whole of Central America and the Caribbean. It can not happen if we do not work for the well being of the people of the USA, of the people of the Philippines, of Thailand, of Somalia, of Afghanistan, of Pakistan, of Haiti, of Greece and Iceland, of Italy, of Spain...let us remember that WE are only ONE.</b><br />
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We need to work at the local level for the legislature to pass those laws and their implementation on risks prevention and mitigation, but then also at the national and regional levels, and we need those peoples of the G5, G8, G20, to govern their governments to sign and implement the protocols and agreements that are and have been needed. We need to create the consciousness of the citizens of those nations, so they know that the so long lines must be made not so much for the new Apple smart phone, but to press their governments to pass and implement the right kind of financial/economic, energy, climate and food sovereignty policies and action.<br />
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We need to work this now, so we must come together to bring this about, for the signs of the times tell us that <b>THIS IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL, and this has been so for a good while now.</b><br />
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<b>You can count with me, but we must do it together.</b><br />
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<b>We are blessed and we are blessings.</b><br />
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Love, marta<br />
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<i>Marta Benavides lives in El Salvador where she works with SigloXVIII, S.E.R.R., Aja! Museum, among other initiatives. She is also a member of the Feminist Task Force and a co-chair of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP). She is the lead organizer of a Gender and Climate Justice Tribunal in El Salvador which was postponed indefinitely due to the devastation of Hurrican Jova, subsequent storms.</i><br />
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<b>Devastating Floods in El Salvador</b><br />
<b>October 15, 2011</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDCByEl4bBY/TpoZnjdbzgI/AAAAAAAAACs/wcKqhbutiuw/s1600/evacuados.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDCByEl4bBY/TpoZnjdbzgI/AAAAAAAAACs/wcKqhbutiuw/s320/evacuados.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">We turn our eyes to and salute our colleague, Marta Benavides from El Salvador who, as communicated here yesterday, as organizer of the Gender and Climate Change Tribunal and related activities of the 3-day mobilizations has canceled the events due to Hurricane Jova which has hit Central America and Mexico this week. The weather forecasts indicate </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">another storm hitting in the next few days and El Sa</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13pt;">lvador has been declared a state of national emergency. The situation is similar in Mexico and other Central American countries. Many affected are now in shelters having lost their homes. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13pt;">Marta and colleagues have had limited access to communication but Marta was able to relay this message:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">"The water has taken everything from us"</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">, the people say, as they come to stay at a refugee center for those people affected by the heavy rains in El Salvador.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Saludos to all of you.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xn2flu_l4Bk/TpoZlJxxtZI/AAAAAAAAACk/GxKKbaBb0Nw/s1600/agua+corre+cerca+de+casas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xn2flu_l4Bk/TpoZlJxxtZI/AAAAAAAAACk/GxKKbaBb0Nw/s320/agua+corre+cerca+de+casas.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I have been without internet access since yesterday afternoon as a result of the heavy raining that has been falling on the whole of our nation since last Sunday.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I ask that you please share this report with your friends and partners, churches, in your blogs.</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I have been able to reach a place to send this message and pictures, even as the emergency and rains continue, to let you know about our situation. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Our National Congress yesterday declared <b>a state of national calamity and disaster,</b> and today the <b>National Government </b>was forced to close all schools and declared a <b>state of National Emergency</b>, as new fronts are coming from the Pacific in the South and from the North East.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">It is thousands of people who have lost their homes and all they own, from a chair to a basket, from a chicken to a hog, thousands of hectares completely flooded, thousands of tons of corn and beans lost, as well as all they have planted too.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Thanks to the heroic effort of people, with the help of government institutions, many have been saved, and not too many are disappeared nor dead. It is thousands that are now in refuge, having to start anew, once the hurricanes are over. It is the good will and solidarity of people that is helping to take care of needs, as the government can only do so much, and the need is large, and immediate.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">So many roads and bridges have collapsed or fallen. You will see some of it in the few pictures I send, a contribution of one of our partners, Asociacion Nueva Vida. The Panamerican Highway that connects us with Guatemala and Mexico is now without the bridges over the rivers that separate us. So, dozens of commercial trucks that are parked in one side of the other, awaiting a solution.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tEAH073yhgM/TpoZtXiDwVI/AAAAAAAAAC0/echplDvGt54/s1600/FLZE_Rio_Tigre_Sacacoyo_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tEAH073yhgM/TpoZtXiDwVI/AAAAAAAAAC0/echplDvGt54/s1600/FLZE_Rio_Tigre_Sacacoyo_1.JPG" /></a><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">This colonial legacy has also resulted in a cultural practice of exclusion, of keeping people in poverty and ignorance, in dependency, to be cheap hand labor, a culture that maintains the corruption of those who in any way have been in power, and who make sure that not even a basic law for the prevention and mitigation of disasters is approved, least implemented, even as a large network of communities have been pressing hard for years for that.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">There is not way to get lost. What is very clear is that is the people who live in situation of impoverishment are the most affected, and of those, the women and indigenous groups, the children and youth, the elderly. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">This is the result of hundreds of years of the exploitation of the original nations in our country, of the mindless exploitation of Mother Earth, the intentional disrespect of all the laws of Life and of Nature, of the centuries old continued prioritization of market and money, of classicism and the practice of all forms of discrimination.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Dates: October, 14, 15, 16th<o:p></o:p></b></div><b>Location: National University of El Salvador/Cine Teatro Audutorium</b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>NEWS UPDATE: The women's tribunals and related activities, which were scheduled to take place on October 14- 16 in local communities of the capital, San Salvador, have been CANCELED due to Impact of Climate, Neglect and Corruption</b></span><br />
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<div></div><div><span id="role_document" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>With hurricane Jova hitting the Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America comes word from our friend and FTF member, Marta Benavides, that the Gender and Climate Justice Tribunal is postponed indefinitely due to the bad weather which has flooded entire communities and stranded thousands with many having to go to shelters.</i></span></div><div></div><div><span id="role_document" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>In Marta's own words, </i></span></div><div><span id="role_document" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div></div><div><span id="role_document" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>First of all, thanking each one of you for your support in the promotion of these programmed events, Oct. 14 - 16th. </i></span></div><div><span id="role_document" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i><br />
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Youth and Climate Change - Games and Exchange of Knowledge</span><br />
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<span lang="ES">In El Salvador women are more than half the population, and half of them are under 18 years of age, yet women are not holding decision making positions, while they suffer many of the conditions of impoverishment: lack of education, unemployment, single heads of households, early pregnancy, and violations of their rights. The UN has declared El Salvador "<b>the most dangerous country of the region for women, given the violence they face and suffer.</b>" At the same time , the UN has declared El Salvador <b>"the most vulnerable nation of the world environmentally speaking."</b> In fact the whole Mesoamerican region suffers this great vulnerability, though El Salvador is worse. </span><br />
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<span lang="ES">We will be holding forums, as we have been doing through the year in order to educate the population in general and women and youth in particular about the critical situation of our country and for our people in regard to climate, environment, the vulnerabilities and the possibilities. There will be major hearings, for women, youth and children in various localities to listen to their concerns and to look for ways to facilitate their action on their behalf, as well as to get the in puts for advocacy at the municipal, state and national levels. </span><br />
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<span lang="ES">Because the involvement of the sub region is so important to the bring about real change, we will be inviting representatives from Guatemala, and Southern Mexico, and Honduras. This will provide the opportunities and experiences for women to share about the realities especially on the impact of climate change, and express their concerns and recommendations for solutions. </span><span lang="PT-BR">The forums will prepare them for a presence at the national and international levels. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES"></span><br />
<b>Environmental vulnerability:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES">As it has been stated already the vulnerability of El Salvador has been recognized by the UN, in terms of this situation, only Haiti in the region faces a worse condition. This is the result of lack of any environmental protection laws, of corruption in the pas at the highest levels of government, of the colonial and neo colonial practices of monoculture and for export only markets, the lack of access to land by the peasant majorities, and in this case, of rural peoples, women are almost completely dispossessed of all their rights. Land grab as presently exists, is a major problem, as food is being produced to serve the needs of foreign nations, in detriment of the staples of the population, while land and labor is being used also for biofuels, which again are for export purposes. </span><br />
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<span lang="ES">Furthermore, measures need to be taken with regard to desertification, which according to the UN will be irreversible if measures are not taken before 2025. </span><span lang="PT-BR">There is only about 6% of the national tropical forests remaining , and deforestation is a major factor for this conditions. The fact that we must import cooking gas, and that new regulations have increased as much as three times its cost, is forcing impoverished and low income families to go to the woods to bring their cooking wood. The Ministry of Environment, coupled with the same situation of the Ministry of Economy and the Minsitry of Finance, do not have the resources nor the vision, to carry out the major task of regulating all the aspects needed to work on adaptation and mitigation: environmental concerns and urgencies are not a priority. Thus, REDD is being pushed seriously as the solution, and there is no real commitment of the national government to really turn this around, while the other agencies of the legislature and government do not see this as a major priority, for control of violence and organized crime, and the economy are their concern. Thus during the rainy season we have very destructive floods, while we also have droughts. In all these situations women of the rural áreas, indigenous and impoverished communities are the ones that suffer and loose the most. Yet, it is them who find the ways to survive and keep their families going. They have shown great resilience and creativity.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR">Salvadorans environmental aware:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">In a study conducted internationally, it was clear that Salvadoran peoples are some of the most coignosant about their dire environmental situation. Yet this is not manifested in the programs needed to resolve in a possitive, urgent and creative way this urgent need..<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">Women’s voices seldom are heard in general, and in particular when it comes to debates that deal with concerns on issues related to presence and participation on the four major global crisis: financial/economic , food, energy and climate. </span><br />
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<span lang="PT-BR">Women historically have not been integrated in meaningful ways around the local, national, regional or international level. Today the women who lead a Government Ministry or a key government office have been dismissed under claims that the President has lost trust in their work, and there has been a recourse to re –instate. Though there is woman as vice minister- under secretary of environment, she hás done little to work on the issue of Climate change ando n inclusion of women, and other exluded groups in the environmental stage. Thus we Will create a process that will celebrate várious events leading to AUDIENCIES that will allow women, youth—and chidren with Young women and girls to speak about their experiences, offer solutions, related to Climate Change, which will serve then to lsiten to them as a way to highlight the situations, and to educate and raise consciouness at the local, antional , regional and global levels, on the way to Durban-COP 17 and Rio+20.. COP17 in December 2011 and the Rio+20 Summit in June 2012. </span>These will be cooperative efforts of SERR/SIGLO XXIII of El Salvador with the GCAP Femenist Task Force, Green Peace International, as well as with the National University of El Salvador, and other universities, local organizations and groups, the rural women partnerships, the catholic and protestant church, youth and children groups, indigenous communities. <o:p></o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">SIGLO XXIII hás been carrying out a number of envionmental events, since its inception, as this is considered a key aspect of the work for Culture of Peace, Durable Peace through the work on SUSTAINABILITY. In Jan 2010, in follow up to Copenhague, it held the El Salvadoran World Social Forum at the Universidad Tecnologica, with the presence of almost all the key groups working on Climate Change and/or environment, the presence of the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Education, the Secretariat on Culture, the Salvadoran Institure For the Development of Salvadorina Women, the Office of the Ombudsman for the defense and promotion of Human rights, Systmen for the integration of Central America-SICA the universities, and all the major groups concerned with the issue: women, youth, peasant, children, indigenous. The proceedings were docuemnted by the Clic Foundation, and the Cultural Government Channel. At the time, we were able to connect for effective work on this regard with all those present. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">In March 2010 for the event in memory of Mgr Romero, Who was slain during the civil conflict for defending the rights of the people, we continued this process of discernmnet and work. All inteernational dates in celebration of the Planet, water, environment, marshes, biodiversity were also a time to work on these regards. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">In December 2010, we held a parallel program on the dates of COP 16 in Cancun.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">This year, 2011 we have continued to celebrate the International days, and thus e have held events on the Day of Water in support of the approval of the Law of water for clean and affordable water, and against its privatization, , the Rights of Mother Earth on Earth Day, Environment Day, so we have held events on the International Treaty for Environmental Education for Susutainable Societies and Global responsibiltiy, held na educational fair, and a trainign of energy in the context of the needs of El Salvador, and supported the tck, tck tck and the 350. Org campaigns. </span><span lang="ES">In March for Monsenior Romero’s Day, we concentrated in making the connection of his call related to climate jusitice. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ON THE WAY TO DURBAN AND RIO +20:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">As we mobilize the work towards Durban, we will be holding trainings and activities prior to the women's tribunal:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">-- On Sept 1 : A training for 300 students , Young women and Young men, from all over the country who are students of the National School of Agriculture- this is a college level government institution. The idea is to have a committee of students emerge to continue follow up, to work with the university to include this work in the curriculum and to develop a process for policy at the state level.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">-- On Sept 18: A training at our Free International University for Peace , on Food Sovereignty, food security, the impact of Climate change on them, and measures to be taken such as the creation of trainings, of seed Banks, and their Exchange, the support of the National University, and of the Ministry of Environment, with lobbying to the Mayor’s network. These is a program for leader of the larger community outside the capital, and it involves about 200 people.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">-- On Sept 19: A Hearing/ audience of indigenous women in the indigenous town of Nahuizalco, for 300 people in cooperation with the elders of the catholic church on environment and CC and the impacto on indigenous communities.. This will give the opportunity to people in that town, many of them survivors of the 1932 massacre of indigenous and peasant peoples, to give testimony, and be listened, with a focus on the grandmothers.<o:p></o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE WOMEN'S TRIBUNAL/PUBLIC HEARING: October 15<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">On October 15- Tribunal - Hearing</b>, at the National University Cine Teatro Auditorium , with testimonies of women of the rural areas, of the indigenous communities, of the youth and the children, with Young women and girls presenting. There will be a fair on SUSTAINABILITY, emphasis on CC, precautionary principle and preparedness and readiness. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Hearing will be witnessed by:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"> -- key female negotiator on CC, a respected member of the Church, a respected member of the Press, a woman well known representative of the SICA system, a respected member of the women’s movement. The Ministry of Environment will be invited to be present, as well as a member of the legislative Committee on Environment, and the UNDP. <span lang="ES">They will receive the recommendations.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Meal and coffee break refreshments will be provided to an estimated 300 participants following the Tribunal/Hearings.<o:p></o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">On October 16</b>, we will hold the youth and children’s event at the major park in the city, to hightlight the impact on them by CC.. <span lang="ES">there will be testimonies and they will be documented in the same manner of the program on Oct 15th. </span>This will have a special emphasis on Tierra de Niniez, in cooperation with two organizations: GAIA, and Asociacion Nueva Vida. ABOUT 200 CHILDREN—TRANSPORTATION AND REFRESHMENTS TO BE PROVIDED.<o:p></o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">On October 17</b>, we will hold a special mobilization at the center square of the capital related to the ending the violence of the sistem of impoverishment and hunger, major groups will be invited to participate, and have a participation related to the issue in the National Cathedral on this theme. This wil be mobilized for 15 days prior to the event, and will be documented in the same manner as the two other events on Oct 15, and Oct 16. Transporgtation to be provides and refreshments – about 100 coming from outside the city… the number of people attending will be about 500 hundred.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">On Nov 1 and 2, THE DAY OF THE DEAD</b>, there will be installations re CC, Durban, rio+20, and the rights of Mother Earth, in the central plaza in San Salvador, at the main Plaza at the second city and in various other plazas, this will be in follow up to the events of Sept and October. The estimated number of participants is in the hundreds given the places and kind of events being held. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR">There will be a follow up time, early November to discern the follow up</span></b><span lang="PT-BR">, at the national levels, as well as for COP 17, and Rio+20. </span>Also this work will help us develop a position and program with respect to work with GCAP, GCAP- FTF, and the world we want. Transportation and meals to be provided, number of participants about 50.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b>OUR MEDIA DOCUMENTATION OF THE EVENTS<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">The process will be documented by various media- video. <span lang="ES">Photos, written, and radio. This then will be distributed to the cultural channel, the religious channel, the university channels, community radios, written media,as well as to all the social networks with whom we cooperate.</span><br />
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<span lang="ES">For more information, contact Marta Benavides, Tribunal organizer, SigloXXIII, member of the Feminist Task Force and GCAP co-chair tlalibertad_at_gmail.com.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-15136450216144572332011-10-14T08:52:00.001-07:002012-02-27T08:33:01.375-08:00Brazil<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; line-height: 20pt;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: October 29, 2011</span></b></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><br />
</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location: Rio de Janeiro</span></div></div></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Organizers: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cidadao Global</span></div></div></span></b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">The Brazilian Women’s Tribunal (Tribunal de Mulheres e Justiça Climática) was held in the city where global development and the world’s environment were given the biggest stage and most hopeful platform for turning around what was twenty years ago one of many environmental concerns. Climate change within the context of the UN Conference on the Environment and Development got a boost through the initiation of the Kyoto Protocol. Twenty years later, the call for climate justice grows greater with the passing of every year. On December 3, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, grassroots and working class women from the State of Rio and nearby State of Sao Paolo gathered to add their voices calling for climate justice.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">The event was the coordinated by Elza Santiago, a favela organizer from the group<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Bordadeiras da Coroa/ Articulacao de Mulheres Brasileiras. Many others joined including Vera Neri, Instituto Baobab in collaboration with SINTRASEF, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri;">Instituto Equit - Gênero, Economia e Cidadania Global, Rio Ambiental, and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">GT Rio da Sociedade Civil rumo a Rio+20, with support from Cidadao Global. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">The focus was women and climate justice, and grassroot women participated in a day of workshops and dialogue. However, looming over this gathering was the larger context of the upcoming Rio+20 review conference in June. The larger significance was not lost on these women, and many gathered from diverse sectors, including NGO’s, neighborhood associations, and women’s groups participated and contributed to the Tribunal. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All of the women in attendance agreed that there is a need for continued follow up in order to fully participate in the Rio+20 process and to help coordinate an alternative forum to the official conference process.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #04528d; font-family: Calibri;">"Vozes Reforço: Busca de Soluções" Tribunais da Mulher, uma série de 15 tribunais e audiências na África, Ásia e América Latina</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Summary of Main Recommendations:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">The Tribunal spent a substantial amount of time on educating the base of grassroots women on the Rio+20 issues and processes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">The women discussed the Durban proposals and the road to the Rio20+, including local coordination and how to best incorporate grassroots women’s voices.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">There was agreement by all in attendance for continued follow up in order to fully participate and help coordinate the alternative forum.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">The group prioritized outreach to other social movements, particularly the cooperative<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">women’s movements.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Everyone agreed that further educational workshops and meetings need to take place in order for grassroots women to better understand environmental issues, carbon credits, and who is profiting from the global climate issue.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Primary Concerns:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Inequitable and unfair development that relies on the operation of women who work little or no money.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">"Crisis of care" and its impact on women, environmental justice and environmental racism.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Priority to make contact with national and regional networks-particularly global women in rural and urban areas indigenous women, black, maroon, the solidarity economy, and lesbians.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Follow Up:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Participation and Meeting with regional women at the Social Forum in Rio Grande do Sul in late January. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Network meeting with Co-Creative New Earth<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">(</span><span style="color: #00009a; font-family: Calibri;">www.portalnovaterra.tv </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">/ news_criativa) and <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">participation in monthly meetings with GT <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Civil Society towards Rio +20.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;">. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 26px;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: BRAZIL</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date: October 29, 2011</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location: Rio de Janeiro</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Organizers: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cidadao Global</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Contact: Ramona Ortega, ramona.ortega@gmail.com</span></div><br />
<i>For more information, contact Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at <rosaencasa@aol.com></i><br />
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</i></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i>The Feminist Task Force was established under the umbrella of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in March, 2005, emphasizing gender equality as central to poverty eradication.</i></div></div></div></div>Gender and Climate Justice Tribunalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265691760078083056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850553740039350588.post-40577176778068998702011-10-14T08:34:00.001-07:002012-02-27T08:33:54.411-08:00Nigeria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Women's Tribunal: Gender and Climate Justice: NIGERIA</span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Date: October 5, 2011</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="apple-style-span"></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Location: Ughelli, Niger Delta, Nigeria</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Organizers: Niger Delta Women's movement for Peace and Development</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Contact: (Mrs.) Caroline Usikpedo-Omoniye, National President, NDWPD ndwpd2005@yahoo.com</span></div></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><b>Tribunal Report: Nigeria</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #262626;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Niger Delta Women's movement for Peace and Development (NDWPD) is a non-governmental/Rural Women’s Organization comprised of rural women in Niger Delta region of Nigeria, long known for the environmental degradation due to oil extraction in the area. The organization is based in Delta State and has been in existence since 2005 with a vision to empower the Niger Delta women, the most vulnerable people in the region. NDWPD is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of the most disturbing ironies in the Niger Delta today is that pipelines are laid across farms, waterways, fishing grounds, communities and living quarters. Not enough care is given to the technical integrity of the pipes. As result they corrode, burst and cause a deluge of oil spills and fires that devastate the environment and human lives, especially that of women and children.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Adaptation to climate change is no longer a secondary or long-term solution, it is the needed next step. Rural communities in the Niger Delta like Burutu, Forcados, Foutorugbene are very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to the many years of environmental degradation affecting the soil, the waterways, livelihoods and economies of those living in the Niger Delta region.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Impact of Climate Change:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Flooding</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">- Excessive flooding in Foutorugbene region has severely effected education and day-to-day life of people in the region. Floodwater annually cover the locals schools resulting in children being unable to attending school during the first term. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oil Spills: Frequent oil spills are ruining the natural environment in the Niger Delta’s. Seismic blasts and other chemicals are being dumped directly into the local water supply. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Water and Sanitation</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – As result of oil drilling we have no safe drinking water. Our children die of cholera and other water born diseases every year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Food security: Agriculture in the Niger Delta is highly dependent on weather patterns. The drastic changes in the rainfall pattern have severely affected agricultural yields in the region. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Change in Vegetation</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">: There is a noticeable absence of forests in the Niger Delta. Unregulated logging, agricultural activities, acid rain, oil exploration and exploitation, urbanization and mining activities all contribute to lack of vegetation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gas Flaring</span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> : The flaring of gas has been practiced in the Niger Delta region for over four decades. Today, there are about 123 flaring sites in the region (Energetic Solution Conference, 2004), making Nigeria one of the highest emitter of green house gases in Africa. Gas flaring is environmentally unethical and has significantly degraded the local environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Recommendations:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Women need support in capacity building, sensitization, awareness-raising and understanding climate adaptation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Government officials need to visit the region and see first hand the outcome of the Climate Change Tribunals in the Niger Delta. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The local governments in the Niger Delta need to develop community emergency response plans in preparation of natural disasters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Governments’ need to give agricultural loans to women farmers so they can be self-sufficient and better the livelihood of their families<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We call that the Nigerian Government and Shell Oil Company clean up our land and stop environmental exploitation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Solutions:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nigeria’s response to climate change issues must address natural resource management, agriculture, energy, economic development, health, infrastructure and transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We must adequately prepare for climate change by working within the following guidelines: <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Educate: develop adaptation trainings so that women can prepare for the impacts of climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Integrate climate change adaptation plans into national, state and local government legislations. Actualize the plans with the assistance of universities, educational organizations, civil society, the private sector and media.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="color: #333333;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Opening Presentation by the National President of the Niger Delta Women's Movement for Peace and Development, (Mrs.) Princess Caroline Usikpedo-Omoniye, October 5, 2011, Ughelli, Delta</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">An update from Port Harcourt-Niger Delta Nigeria!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">November 9, 2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> Hundreds of Ogoni people, Monday, marched round major roads in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, protesting the failure of Federal Government to take any concrete measure to address the challenges identified by the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, report on Ogoniland three months after the government received the report.</span></div><div style="width: 422px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">MOSOP PROTEST: Members of Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, protesting the non-implementation of the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, report on Ogoniland in Port Harcourt, yesterday.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">President, Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, Mr. Ledum Mitee, who led the protesters to Rivers State Government House, presented a letter from the Ogoni body to Governor Chibuike Amaechi for onward transmission to President Goodluck Jonathan.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Ledum said it was disturbing to note that three months after the Federal Government received the UNEP’s report, it was yet to take any concrete step to address the life-threatening issues identified by the report.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Noting that it was the height of insensitivity on the part of government, MOSOP called on government and oil firms to tackle the problems brought about by oil exploration in the area.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Mitee said: “It has been three months since the report was submitted to the Presidency with details that demanded immediate action. Since then, we had been told of high level meetings and the formation of inter-ministerial committees. Yet Ogoni people have not heard from Federal Govern-ment on the report.”</span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium;">Yours Truly,<br />
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<br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Princess (Mrs.) Caroline Usikpedo Omoniye,MCIA, B.Sc</span>. </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium;"><i>National President NDWPD</i><br />
<span style="color: blue;">(Niger Delta Women's Movement for Peace & Development). </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small; font-style: italic;">Honorary Ambassador ( Special Envoy) CCLP Worldwide - Nigeria</span></span></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: small;">African Representative GCAP - Feminist Task Force ( Nigeria)</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: small; font-style: italic;">Member, Delta State Committee on CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small; font-style: italic;">African Coordinator Ways Women Lead</span></span></span></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"> </span></div></div><div style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><i>With all sense of humility and gratitude to God Almighty, I warmly welcome you all on behalf of the <b>Niger Delta Women's Movement for Peace and Development</b> to this Global warming event. I send my appreciation to you all for finding time to grace this Occasion. Today is a very special day in the history of the Niger Delta Women especially women at grassroots and rural communities.</i></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PMkSU4CL8wQ/TphXp2_6c1I/AAAAAAAAAAs/Z2ZlYiPpdPw/s1600/SDC12267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><i></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l_h4Dx-LEnQ/Tp25w8KohbI/AAAAAAAAAEE/89XbIf2Kwq4/s1600/Nigeria-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l_h4Dx-LEnQ/Tp25w8KohbI/AAAAAAAAAEE/89XbIf2Kwq4/s400/Nigeria-2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;">Niger Delta Women's Movement for Peace and Development (NDWPD)</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"> has been in existence since 2005 with a vision to empower the Niger Delta Women, the most vulnerable people in the region. After being hit by rising poverty levels, environmental degradation, corporate exploitation and the debilitating impact of HIV/AIDS, our primary mission is to promote enduring peace in the Niger Delta, with a strong focus on women’s empowerment, conflict mediation, peace building, gender and climate change issues, girl-child education, ecological imperatives, HIV/AIDS prevention, caring for orphans and vulnerable children, economic and social advancement of the women and people in the rural areas of the Niger Delta region.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="Default" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PMkSU4CL8wQ/TphXp2_6c1I/AAAAAAAAAAs/Z2ZlYiPpdPw/s1600/SDC12267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PMkSU4CL8wQ/TphXp2_6c1I/AAAAAAAAAAs/Z2ZlYiPpdPw/s200/SDC12267.JPG" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><i>As an organization determined to provide quality humane services that will ensure sustainable development in our rural communities, NDWPD is poised to allow people, especially women have access to safe and healthy environment and making sure that the environmental resources are managed in the most sustainable way to achieve socio-economic development. For us, we subscribe to the fact that development cannot be achieved where information about the environment and environmental resources are lacking; hence NDWPD will provide up-to date Information<span style="color: black;"> and strengthen women voices to search for solutions</span> on the state of the Environment, Climate Change and Environmental resources.</i></span><br />
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</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"><i>Within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals, policies and innovations to enhance adaptation to climate change cannot be viewed in isolation from current development priorities: indeed many key stakeholders recognize the need to focus on ‘climate resilient’ policies and innovations that address both current development priorities as well as providing greater livelihood resilience in the face of future climate change.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"><i><br />
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;">The aim<b> </b>of the Climate Justice Hearings is to up-scale local solutions and bringing the voices of those most affected – women and traditionally excluded groups – to influence negotiations and plans of action on climate change at the national as well as the international level during COP17 and Rio+ 20.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"><i>Using the model of the Feminist Task Force GCAP women’s tribunals, in 2009, we organized two Tribunals and <b>PUBLIC HEARING ON WOMEN, WATER, POVERTY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA focusing </b>on <b>Sustainable Adaptation: Women, climate change and poverty reduction</b> (Odi and Jesse ) which feed into the final results presented at the Klima Forum 2009 in Copenhagen.<b><o:p></o:p></b></i></span><br />
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</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"><i>In the Niger Delta, women and Children are generally more disadvantaged because of cultural factors, women need to be empowered economically to strengthen their resilience and with a special intervention programme in place to target women and men equally with adequate attention on the special needs of children. By having these tribunals, the women who are directly affected will be able to give live stories and these will be drafted and presented to the appropriate authorities for necessary actions to reduce poverty on women in Nigeria especially the Niger Delta region but most unfortunately, on the right of fair-hearing in respect to the environmental rights, the constitution has remained silent.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;">Food security:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"> Agriculture in the Niger Delta is highly dependent on rain and irrigation is seldom practiced. The changes in the rainfall pattern have greatly affected the agriculture in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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</i></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3pt; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><i>The Hearing will involve authentic, specific and exemplary testimonies of women who have experienced climate change related problems - and their search for innovative, inspiring or successful solutions to them. The testimonies will explore the relationship between individual experiences with the manifestations of climate change and the action taken at the local or regional level to address the climate change issues faced by women.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><i>The Hearing and its results will connect with GCAP’s broader mobilization efforts including GCAP Global Mobilization Weekend ( 15 Oct Rural Women Day, 16<sup> </sup>Oct World Food Day and 17 Oct International Day for<sup></sup>Eradication of Poverty). Key events will also be organized at COP 17 (GPAf) at Durban, Johannesburg (Dec 2011) and later at the Rio+20 Summit (Jun 2012) – and with scope for the participation of women whose testimonies have been recorded at this Hearing.</i></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 3pt; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;">Permit me to use this opportunity to request a minute of Silence in honor of Our Great Woman Environmentalist / Nobel Laureate 2007, </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;">a civil society and women's rights activist, and a former parliamentarian <b>Late <a href="http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/">Dr. Wangari Maathai</a> </b>who was the founder of the Green Belt Movement. My encounter with her in Copenhagen 2009 gave hope to the future of the Niger Delta Women’s movement and she was expected to visit the movement later this year but she died of Cancer. (Please, may I request we rise for a minute in her honour- <b><u>May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace) Amen.</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"><i>However, contrary to the Reports on the Environmental state of the Niger Delta as being conclusive, I want to leave us with this consideration that the area has become an ecological wasteland.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 17px;"><i>Climate is a fundamental element of the environment and a change in climate, which has consequently caused and still causing a change in the entire environment, affecting other elements of the environment. Solution should not only be made visible, it must be seen as evident and resourceful in the lives of our women, who are undoubtedly the base of any environment that yearns for growth and development. Thank you for your time, you are all mostly appreciated!!!</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">Princess (Mrs.) Caroline Usikpedo Omoniye, MCIA, B.Sc</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">.<br />
<i>National President NDWPD</i><br />
<span style="color: blue;">(Niger Delta Women's Movement for Peace & Development). </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
<i>Honorary Ambassador (Special Envoy) CCLP Worldwide - Nigeria</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">African Representative GCAP - Feminist Task Force ( Nigeria)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;">African Coordinator Ways Women Lead</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NFUYtbY9TjQ/Tp26tRS2ifI/AAAAAAAAAEk/DI596CgiDyU/s1600/SDC12265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NFUYtbY9TjQ/Tp26tRS2ifI/AAAAAAAAAEk/DI596CgiDyU/s1600/SDC12265.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<b>Background:</b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Climate Change in Nigeria: Country Assessment Review by Kejekpo Omonade, Executive Director, PAFPI</span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Climate change or global warming has become a new reality, with deleterious effects: seasonal cycles are disrupted, as are ecosystems; and agriculture, water needs and supply, and food production are all adversely affected. Global warming (climate change) also leads to sea-level rise with its attendant consequences, and includes fiercer weather, increased frequency and intensity of storms, floods, hurricanes, droughts, increased frequency of fires</span><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">; </span><b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">all of these leads to</span></b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><b> poverty</b>, malnutrition and series of health and socio-economic consequences. It has a cumulative effect on natural resources and the balance of nature.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The issue of climate change in Nigeria is an aspect of environmental rights which in turn is an aspect of human rights. Environmental right is said to be violated when an individual experiences an environmental quality that fall short of an expected standard.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial;">Impact of Climate Change on Nigerian Women</span></b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Climate change affects both men and women in Nigeria; however it is believed that the impact is more felt by women than their male counterpart. This is because, in Nigeria, women constitute the larger percentage of farmers with little or no modern skill of agricultural equipments. Although the Nigerian Constitution makes it an obligation for the state to protect and improve the environment</span><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">-</span></b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> water, air and land in Nigeria, however, the law did not envisage any environmental constraints that are likely to prejudice the enjoyment of fundamental human rights provided under the Nigerian Constitution.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">It may be interesting to note that women work more than men in the field of agriculture but receive less pay. This case is not only peculiar to Nigeria but globally. Women cultivate, plough, and harvest more than half of all the food in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ivVKwTHWFnM/Tp23OPnfdWI/AAAAAAAAAD0/q2X0zIK_xnQ/s1600/SDC12282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ivVKwTHWFnM/Tp23OPnfdWI/AAAAAAAAAD0/q2X0zIK_xnQ/s320/SDC12282.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="Default" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial;">Impacts of climate change on Agricultural products</span></b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">In the contemporary Nigeria, agriculture is still the mainstay of a majority of the population, many of whom work in subsistence food production. Agriculture still provides a large percentage of the GDP and employment. Agriculture and food production are generally dependent on climate. It is also a known fact that farmers in Nigeria depends on the unpredictable weather pattern to grow and harvest their crops. As a result of this, Nigerian farmers are generally facing a tremendous challenge. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">Agriculture is part of the climate change problem and a foremost effect of it is felt by the agricultural sector. It is therefore correct to say that climate change threatens agricultural production through higher and more variable temperatures, and increase in floods, droughts or rainfall.</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="Default" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial;">Food Security and Climate Change</span></b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Nigeria is reported at the last census to have an estimated population of 140 million, 70% of this population resides in rural areas and engaged in agricultural production, majority of who are women. Despite her enormous natural and human resources, Nigeria is still ranked 159 out of 177 in terms of economic indices. The reason for this is probably due to the fact that agriculture is the main stay of Nigerian populace, and agricultural production and livelihood are increasingly becoming more susceptible to climate change. Women farmers in Nigeria rely mostly on their agricultural produce as a means of livelihood. Heavy reliance on the dwindling rainfall may lead to a reduction in crop yield and other agricultural products; occurrence of this makes live unbearable for women and their family.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Gas flaring contributes to climate change, which has serious implications for both Nigeria and the rest of the world. The burning of fossil fuel, mainly coal, oil and gas - greenhouse gases - has led to warming up the world and is projected to get much, much worse during the course of the 21st century, according to The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The harmful effects of oil spill on the environment are many. Since the discovery of oil in Nigeria in the 1956, the country has been suffering the negative environmental consequences of oil development. Oil kills plants and animals in the estuarine zone. Oil settles on beaches and kills organisms that live there; it also settles on ocean floor and kills benthic (bottom-dwelling) organisms such as crabs. Oil poisons algae, disrupts major food chains and decreases the yield of edible crustaceans. It also coats birds, impairing their flight or reducing the insulative property of their feathers, thus making the birds more vulnerable to cold. Oil endangers fish hatcheries in coastal waters and as well contaminates the flesh of commercially valuable fish.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">In the Nigerian coastal environment a large areas of the mangrove ecosystem have been destroyed. The mangrove was once a source of both fuel wood for the indigenous people and a habitat for the area's biodiversity, but is now unable to survive the oil toxicity of its habitat.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Oil spills in the Niger Delta have been a regular occurrence, and the resultant degradation of the surrounding environment has caused significant tension between the people living in the region and the multinational oil companies operating there. </span><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The Idoho oil spill traveled all the way from Akwa Ibom state to Lagos state dispersing oil through the coastal states, up to the Lagos coast. This culminated in the presence of sheen of oil on the coastal areas of Cross river, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa,</span><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Delta, Ondo and Lagos state</span><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">s.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">In many villages near oil installations, even when there has been no recent spill, an oily </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">sheen can be seen on the water, which in fresh water areas is usually the same water that the people living there use for drinking and washing. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">On several occasions, people interviewed by Human Rights Watch said that spills in their area had made people sick who drank the water, especially children.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Results from a hypothetical simulation with the model from a point around OPL 250<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Located about 150km off the Nigerian coastline shows that the simulated oil spill for wet<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Season reached the shore (around Penington River) after 104hours (about 4.5 days).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Adaptation Strategies for Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">From the climate analyses and vulnerability assessment, the need for adaptation is very obvious. Water supply from rain could reduce in many areas as evaporation losses increases and rainfall reduces. In other places, risks of floods are higher as rainfall increases. Furthermore, the vulnerability assessment shows that the country has weak adaptive capacity. For example most farmers become completely helpless if any harvests fail. The Sokoto flood of 2010 which washed away large acreages of farm crops left many local farmers economically devastated as they had no significant alternative sources of livelihood. Suggested adaptation <b>strategies, strengthening voices and searching for solutions</b> may be completely new to a community or they may simply be an improvement on what the community is already familiar with. Essentially, they are procedures that can engender or enhance socio-economic wellbeing of societies. </span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><b><br />
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<h2><span style="color: #1d1b11; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For more information, contact: </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> Caroline Usikpedo Omoniye, National President, NDWPD ndwpd2005@yahoo.com or Rosa Lizarde, Global Coordinator, Feminist Task Force at rosaencasa@aol.com</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br />
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