Vincent Yu, Chinese Delegate COP 20
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Less than 1000 days to the 2015 deadline. CAN is calling for a formal process to develop an Equity Reference Framework that embodies the Convention's core equity principles, and is designed to maximize ambition and participation. Such an Equity Reference Framework would give us, finally, a workable framework with which a successful 2015 treaty can be agreed.
Speakers:
Christian Aid (Mohamed Adow)
Germanwatch (Rixa Schwarz)
CAN-Europe (Meera Ghani)
CAN-International (Julie-Anne Richards, Moderator)
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CLIMATE ACTION AND ADVOCACY IN THE SOUTH:
Civil society activist share achievements and challenges
Hall 5, Side Event Room 2
As results from international climate negotiations have a distant horizon, civil society push governments to take domestic action to increase resilience and protect the vulnerable against the effects of climate change. Achievements and challenges from around the globe are shared in this side-event.
Speakers:
Climate change advocacy in the South – successes, challenges and lessons learnt
By:Peter With, Care Danmark, Southern Voices on Climate Change
Malawi: Monitoring the National Budget for Funding for Climate Change Adaptation
By Vitumbiko Chinoko, Christian Aid and CISONECC
Indonesia: National policy dialogue as a tool for awareness raising on climate change
By Henriette Imelda, CAN Indonesia
Pacific: Campaigning at the Summit for Most Vulnerable Countries
By Ben Namikin, CAN Kiribati
Niger: Campaign against the World Bank financing adaptation by loans (PPCR)
By Garba Tahirou Issa, African Youth Initiative on Climate Change
Central America: A civil society movement to promote regional action to climate change
By Mónica Lopes Baltodano, Sustainability Watch
Half an hour discussion between the panel and the audience.
Moderator:
Mr. Raju Pandit Chhetri, CAN-International
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Tim Gore
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Wendel Trio, CAN Europe; Wael Hmaidan, CAN International; Niranjali Amerasinghe, CIEL; Time Gore, Oxfam; and Mahlet Eyassu, Forum for Environment Ethiopia made up the CAN panel at the side event.
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Wael Hmaidan outlines the mitigation aspects of the pathway to COP18 and beyond.
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Wendel Trio speaks about the milestones towards 2015.
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Mahlet Eyassu presenting on finance.
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