Barro Blanco hydro dam: time is running out for affected communities

by Pierre-Jean BrasierGlobal markets, Human rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

In February 2015, the Panamanian government suspended construction of the Barro Blanco hydro dam after recognising shortcomings in the agreement with affected stakeholders. One year later, and with the suspension now lifted, construction of the dam nears completion with some local communities fearing forced eviction from their homes. Supporters are calling on the Panamanian President to ensure that the affected communities are free from repression.

Watch This! NGO Newsletter #14: Barro Blanco – construction nears completion without agreement with affected stakeholders

by Pierre-Jean Brasier2050 climate strategies, Global markets, Human rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

In February, 2015, the Panamanian government suspended construction of the Barro Blanco hydro dam after recognising the absence of agreement with affected stakeholders. One year later, the suspension has been lifted and the construction is close to completion. However, no dialogue or agreement with the affected local communities is within sight. One year ago, in …

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Watch This! NGO Newsletter #14 Member Spotlight – Tezulutlan Peoples’ Council

by Guest ContributorHuman rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish In this edition Maximo Ba Tiul, the head of international relations, presents the Tezulutlan Peoples’ Council, a member organisation of the Network that represents indigenous communities in Guatemala.  Could you introduce your organisation? The Tezulutlan People’s Council (Consejo de Pueblos de Tezulutlan, CPT) is a network of Q’echi, Poqomchi’, …

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Watch This! NGO Newsletter #14: Lessons from the CDM for the SDM and climate finance

by Juliane VoigtGlobal markets, Human rights in climate action, Sustainable developmentPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish In a historic step, the Paris agreement recognized the interconnectivity of climate change and human rights, specifying in its preamble that “Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights.” This also sets the foundation to make the newly established sustainable …

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Paris builds recognition for Human Rights obligations in climate action

by CMWGlobal markets, Human rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

HR -Protect Human Rights in all climate actionsIn Paris, governments recognized the interconnectivity of climate change and human rights. With a detailed preambular language that specifies that Parties, when taking action to address climate change, have to respect, promote and consider respective human rights obligations, the Paris agreement sets the foundation to make the new sustainable development mechanism accountable to human rights obligations.

WATCH THIS! NGO Newsletter #13: Member Spotlight – Paryavaran Mitra: Friends of Environment

by Pierre-Jean BrasierGlobal markets, Human rights in climate action, Sustainable developmentPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish This section aims at putting a network member under our newsletter spotlight! In this edition, Mahesh Pandya introduces Paryavaran Mitra, an Indian voluntary organization working in the field of environment and pollution issues using environmental laws as an advocacy tool. You would like to be in the next Member …

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WATCH THIS! NGO Newsletter #13: Why Paris needs to deliver strong human rights language in the core agreement

by Juliane VoigtGlobal markets, Human rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

Scroll down for French and Spanish Climate change exacerbates global injustice for present and future generations, and poses one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. In order to deliver for the most vulnerable and marginalized people in the world, Paris must include a strong recognition of human rights in the operative text …

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Parties will head to Paris with strong human rights language in the draft agreement

by CMWHuman rights in climate actionPosted on Comments are Disabled

Last week in Bonn, several Parties showed again overwhelming support for the desire to keep human rights language in the Paris agreement. The draft text that will now be the basis for negotiations in Paris, includes strong references to human rights- especially in the operative part of the agreement. This is an important step to make sure that the new climate treaty will also deliver for the most marginalized and vulnerable people.