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The United Nations has tried to make the Warsaw Climate Summit, in which some 9,000 participants made a last effort this Friday to reach an agreement that contributes to curbing carbon emissions, lead by example. That is why during these last two weeks 17 projects have been revealed – awarded together with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the World Economic Forum – that show how small actions can make a difference: changing a kitchen made of wood and charcoal for energy-efficient ones, reduce waste sent to landfills or encourage the construction of low-carbon homes.
The positive example has been preached every day during the event, with events of all kinds, talks, debates, concerts... As if that were not enough, this Friday, in a last attempt, Koko Warner, UN migration specialist, social vulnerability and adaptation, and author of one of the chapters of the latest report of the IPCC scientific panel, the UN advisory body on climate change, recalled the tragedies that numerous communities that were not prepared for the worst face have had to overcome. of extreme weather events: droughts, floods, typhoons. “I remember the faces of the people I have spoken to in my investigations, and they need help,” he asked, aware that there were very few hours left for the countries to agree on the famous loss and damage mechanism, designed to compensate to developing States in these situations, and that nations like the United States or Canada do not fully accept. In this debate, developing countries are demanding that a new body be created, with legal powers and capacity for action, to compensate for these damages. Richer nations want it to be included in other long-term measures, such as adaptation and mitigation, and not to create new bodies.
At noon this Friday, the three areas in which work is carried out were still not closed. The final agreement was not expected until early Saturday morning.
The results of Warner's latest research, in which he has Europe Cell Phone Number List collected testimonies from communities in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Micronesia and Guatemala, show that more measures are needed to mitigate these effects. Agustín, one of the farmers she interviewed, who lost his greenhouses and his house after a storm in 2007, did not demand big things. “He told me: I just need someone to send me a message on my cell phone and tell me when a storm is coming,” he said.
In the same countries in which the researcher did her field work there are positive examples. In Guatemala, the UN has distinguished the work of a group of women farmers who promote the planting of trees to improve agricultural techniques. This prevents erosion and improves crop yields and increases crop diversity. The group also builds efficient brick stoves that reduce smoke inhalation and the need to chop firewood for fuel. In Darfur, a similar low-smoke stove project has received further recognition.
We need major international decisions and changes in national regulatory frameworks but we cannot wait for this to happen to act,” urges Teresa Ribera, former Secretary of State for Climate Change from 2008 to 2011 (PSOE), who has been part of the jury and member of the UN Advisory Council that has chosen the awards. “The constant population growth in megacities poses impressive challenges for their citizens, many of them living in very precarious conditions,” she adds. On Thursday, Ribera led one of the round tables, the one related to urban poverty, in which five of the winners recounted their experiences.
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發表於 2024-3-9 19:03:53
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