By Kaah Aaron in Paris
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
As
the negotiators of the Paris climate deal got to work today a series of outdoor
events were staged to bring their attention to the obligations of striking an
equitable and ambitious climate deal on Paris
A
campaign calling itself “keep it safe do
your share” urged industrialized
countries and big manufacturing companies to rethink their strategists and to
help the world deal with the impacts of climate change rather than the horse
trading that has existed over heels of
the climate change negotiations in the past. “We want France to be fair and to
end this climate dead luck for the good of humanity” the campaigners chanted.
Animated
by youths from mostly the global South, the gear of this campaign called on the
COP21 negotiators and the world leaders to respect the Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions INDCS for each country according to their capabilities
and vulnerabilities in a bid to strike a meaningful deal at the end of this
Paris rendez vous .
Maria
Alenjandra of the Peru Women Environment and Development Organization told the
press and PAMACC that differentiating responsibilities in the drawing up of a
climate agreement was a stepping stone on to recognizing the disparities caused
by climate change in the world. “The world needs a common attention and
responsibility to these issues “Maria said.
These
campaigners added that it was their priority
to see world leaders and those in
authority holding to a fair climate
deal. “We must see justice done without compromise” Maria and her colleagues
remarked. These youths took time off citing Floods, weather events, sea rise, and
loss of bio diversity in the global south as impediments to the development of
not only the youths but vulnerable groups around planet earth.
Yaris
Aldi who represented Africa from the Angolan youth organization cited the
shrinking of the lake Chad river basin and the unseasonal rainfall patterns as the
consequences of the climate change. In
Yaris words, Africa was hit the hardest and needed compensations to cope. “This
is why this campaign is about a shared distribution of responsibilities” He
added.
The
placards displayed ran messages like the future of development is in risk if
heavy polluters do not compensate for the damages they have caused the
developing countries.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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