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Join us for a film screening of new upcoming short films of the #WorldWeWant campaign on climate impacts, followed by a discussion from Egyptian and global experts and civil society leaders.
- Tuesday, 21 June 2022
- 4:00PM – 6:00PM CEST
- House of Cairo, Fustat City, Cairo, Egypt
- Or online by live stream on the CAN Youtube channel
Background
A long term partnership between Climate Action Network (CAN) and If Not Us Then Who? brings you an in-person and live event for the #WorldWeWant Campaign on Climate Impacts. This campaign amplifies the voices of people fighting on the frontlines of multiple emergencies through visceral new films and events that show local climate impacts and solutions.
The #WorldWeWant Campaign works to deepen relationships with CAN’s grassroots voices connecting them to a global audience, engaging them in a common vision on the World We Want. The campaign uses every opportunity, space and event to forefront the affected voices sharing their narratives about their fight on their terms.
Five months ahead of COP27 in Egypt this unique event will explore the impact of the climate crisis, extractive practices and colonialism on people and the right of frontline communities to protection, compensation and reparation through direct finance. This will be discussed following the screening of locally sourced films and a panel discussion gathering affected communities,. science and youth from Egypt and other countries.
Why Egypt?
- With COP27 being held in Egypt this year, there is a particular need to raise awareness on key issues to ensure an informed local engagement around the demands of frontline communities and civil society on loss and damage and adaptation.
- The event is an important opportunity to align civil society on key asks relating to impacts, loss and damage, climate and social justice.
- It is an opportunity for networking and collective preparation for COP27.
- The CAN Secretariat, CAN Arab World and its member Ain El Beeah are organizing a screening event on June 21st, followed by panel discussion featuring international voices from the frontlines and youth, academicians, scientists and civil society from Egypt
- The main event will be preceded by a series of events led by Ain El Beeah and the Faculty of Higher Studies and Environmental Sciences at Ain Shams University under the hashtag the #EgyptWeWant.
Objectives
- Raise awareness on climate impacts and priorities of frontline communities and civil society and create engagement and preparedness in the lead up to COP27
- Raising the urgency of compensating Indigenous social and cultural losses, reparation and direct finance for indigenous and local communities.
- Advancing advocacy objectives favoring positive outcomes at COP27, especially on the global goal of adaptation and loss and damage finance.
- Connecting CAN members and civil society actors nationally, regionally and internationally
- Mobilization, movement building and building power to effect change.
