ActionAid Press Release
“If a fair deal is to be reached here in Copenhagen, it must reflect Africa’s right to survive,” said Dominic Walubengo Wandera, from one of MS ActionAid’s partners in Kenya.
“African countries are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change so their voices must be heard.”
At a press conference this morning, a spokesperson from the Africa Group said: “When the Kyoto Protocol came into force, it set a speed limit for getting results. It’s as though somebody woke up one day and said we don’t need those rules any more.”
The Africa Group wants to see new commitments on emission reductions from rich countries. They are concerned that rich countries are attempting to move away from the Kyoto Protocol, the only existing legally-binding climate treaty.
The Copenhagen round of negotiations launched a twin track approach back in 2007.
One track was designed to secure a second period of emission reductions from rich countries under the Kyoto Protocol.
The second track was designed to include the US in an international framework and provide developing countries with finance and technology to combat climate change.
“To date, rich countries have failed to come up with targets so progress under the Kyoto talks has been slow to non-existent. They need to act now to prevent Copenhagen from turning into a farce,” said Tom Sharman, ActionAid’s climate justice coordinator.
Africa deserves world’s backing, says ActionAid
ActionAid today backed the African group’s call for the Kyoto Protocol to be strengthened.
15. December 2009“If a fair deal is to be reached here in Copenhagen, it must reflect Africa’s right to survive,” said Dominic Walubengo Wandera, from one of MS ActionAid’s partners in Kenya.
“African countries are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change so their voices must be heard.”
At a press conference this morning, a spokesperson from the Africa Group said: “When the Kyoto Protocol came into force, it set a speed limit for getting results. It’s as though somebody woke up one day and said we don’t need those rules any more.”
The Africa Group wants to see new commitments on emission reductions from rich countries. They are concerned that rich countries are attempting to move away from the Kyoto Protocol, the only existing legally-binding climate treaty.
The Copenhagen round of negotiations launched a twin track approach back in 2007.
One track was designed to secure a second period of emission reductions from rich countries under the Kyoto Protocol.
The second track was designed to include the US in an international framework and provide developing countries with finance and technology to combat climate change.
“To date, rich countries have failed to come up with targets so progress under the Kyoto talks has been slow to non-existent. They need to act now to prevent Copenhagen from turning into a farce,” said Tom Sharman, ActionAid’s climate justice coordinator.
