climate change
Seal a JUST Deal - The MDG Path to a Climate Change Solution

Climate change is a pressing global challenge that requires global cooperation at unprecedented scaleand speed. However, at the core of this relatively new area of focus lies the long-standing imperative ofglobal poverty. Not only will climate change impact poverty and threaten the achievement of the MDGs,but addressing poverty, MDGs and development inequalities represent an essential step in tackling theimpacts of climate change.

CNN International Debate on Climate Change

December 15, 2009- In this CNN International Debate on climate change, Minar Pimple, the Millennium Campaign’s Deputy Director for Asia, argues that addressing climate change and eradicating poverty go hand in hand. He poses the question of what word leaders can do to achieve a just deal in Copenhagen which integrates the eradication of poverty and achievement of the MDGs. His question is answered by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Minar Pimple, Deputy Director for Asia, UN Millennium Campaign
Climate Change has a disproportionate impact on the poorest countries, who have contributed the least to the problem. Africa, for instance, accounts for less than 3 percent of global emissions, yet its 850 million inhabitants face some of the biggest challenges from drought and disrupted water supplies. Moreover, poor countries lack the basic infrastructure and financial means to respond adequately to these challenges. Decades of development gains are under threat due to climate change.
Sering Falu Njie Deputy Director Policy
Climate Change has a disproportionate impact on the poorest countries, who have contributed the least to the problem. Africa, for instance, accounts for less than 3 percent of global emissions, yet its 850 million inhabitants face some of the biggest challenges from drought and disrupted water supplies. Moreover, poor countries lack the basic infrastructure and financial means to respond adequately to these challenges. Decades of development gains are under threat due to climate change.
Climate Change and the Millennium Development Goals

Climate change and global poverty have attracted considerable attention in recent years as key global justice challenges of our times. Both are serious challenges to the future health and prosperity of our planet. They must be combated simultaneously; we cannot take care of one without addressing the other. An effective attack on poverty and the ill-effects of climate change requires taking comprehensive action that encompasses both issues.

Dec 20
UN-backed meeting on climate change's impact on agriculture wraps up
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With climate change threatening agriculture in Asia, 10 nations met in a three-day United Nations-sponsored meeting in Hanoi, Viet Nam, to discuss sustainable farming practices to feed growing populations.

The UN World Meteorological Organization held its Regional Association Asia Working Group on Agricultural Meteorology meeting from 17-19 December, which was attended by representatives from China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam.


Dec 15
Secretary-General Welcomes Bali Breakthrough
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the outcome of the landmark United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, in which 187 countries today agreed to launch a two-year process of formal negotiations on strengthening international efforts to fight, mitigate and adapt to the problem of global warming.

After almost two weeks of marathon discussions, delegates have agreed on both the agenda for the negotiations and a 2009 deadline for completing them so that a successor pact to the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions can enter into effect in 2013.


Dec 14
Climate change has no respect for borders and affects all, says Ban Ki-moon
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Global warming impacts everyone regardless of national borders, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on negotiators at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, to overcome differences and agree on a road map to tackle the issue.

Climate change “doesn’t care if you are coming from developing or industrialized countries,” he told reporters during a visit to Timor-Leste, warning that poorer nations will be hit hardest by the phenomenon.


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