CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK - SOUTHEAST ASIA (CANSEA) CONFERENCE-WORKSHOP
The Road from Bali: Crafting a Regional Action Agenda Towards Climate Justice and Sustainable Development
SEAMEO Innotech Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines March 10-12, 2008
The Road from Bali: Crafting a Regional Action Agenda Towards Climate Justice and Sustainable Development
SEAMEO Innotech Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines March 10-12, 2008
In year 2002, the Climate Action Network International (CANI) held a back-to-back CAN Governance and Equity Summit with the objective of developing a sound organizational framework for CAN and of gaining better understanding of climate change and equity issues. The Summit yielded a draft governance paper outlining the appropriate organizational structure, systems and processes that will govern the network in the succeeding years. The Equity Summit focused on the different dimensions of equity i.e., the adequacy of commitments, allocation of costs associated with climate change, sustainable development policies and measures (SD-PAMS), adaptation and global justice. These discussions were helpful in providing a broad conceptual and analytical framework for examining the core issues of climate change and equity.
The past few years have been marked by advances in understanding the climate change issue from different perspectives-i.e., technical, scientific, social, economic and ecological, within the context of sustainable development. Since 2004, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released three reports of its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) which deal with the physical science basis of climate change, aspects of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and mitigation issues. This IPCC report has unequivocally confirmed that climate change is real and poses serious threats to the economy, environment and the society, particularly the poor and vulnerable. It thus provides a firmer and more conclusive basis than ever before for taking strong and prompt actions and solutions to address the problem. Along with this development is the publication of the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework by Eco-Equity and Christian Aid, which offers a more elaborate climate protection framework designed to support an emergency climate stabilization program, while at the same time preserving the right of all citizens of the world to achieve sustainable human development and poverty reduction.
In this context, CANI, having been in the forefront in the advocacy of climate change issues at the global level, needs to take a proactive role towards making a positive contribution in development policy and practice at the global and national levels This then calls for further re-examination of its present overarching vision, direction and strategies and tactics. To achieve this, the importance of the role and contribution of CAN regional and national nodes based in developing countries to this process cannot be overemphasized.
For its part, through the funding support of Rockefellers Brothers Foundation and the Kiko Forum-Japan, the CAN Southeast Asia (CANSEA) had organized CANSEA Steering Committee meetings in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines for the period from 1998-2000. These activities somehow provided a mechanism for coordination and discussion of regional and national issues affecting the network at that time. It was also able to take part in the CANI Equity Summit held in Bali. However, in subsequent years, resource mobilization efforts of CANSEA did not bear fruit. Consequently, this situation also led to the weakening of the regional network, particularly some its national networks.
In CANI discussions during the just-concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Bali this December 2007, the role of CANSEA as a CAN regional node and the need for its revitalization and strengthening was recognized in the context of advancing climate change work in the region in general and in its potential contribution to the proposed CAN Summit, in particular. This conference-workshop provided the opportunity for CANSEA to respond to these imperatives.
The past few years have been marked by advances in understanding the climate change issue from different perspectives-i.e., technical, scientific, social, economic and ecological, within the context of sustainable development. Since 2004, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released three reports of its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) which deal with the physical science basis of climate change, aspects of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and mitigation issues. This IPCC report has unequivocally confirmed that climate change is real and poses serious threats to the economy, environment and the society, particularly the poor and vulnerable. It thus provides a firmer and more conclusive basis than ever before for taking strong and prompt actions and solutions to address the problem. Along with this development is the publication of the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework by Eco-Equity and Christian Aid, which offers a more elaborate climate protection framework designed to support an emergency climate stabilization program, while at the same time preserving the right of all citizens of the world to achieve sustainable human development and poverty reduction.
In this context, CANI, having been in the forefront in the advocacy of climate change issues at the global level, needs to take a proactive role towards making a positive contribution in development policy and practice at the global and national levels This then calls for further re-examination of its present overarching vision, direction and strategies and tactics. To achieve this, the importance of the role and contribution of CAN regional and national nodes based in developing countries to this process cannot be overemphasized.
For its part, through the funding support of Rockefellers Brothers Foundation and the Kiko Forum-Japan, the CAN Southeast Asia (CANSEA) had organized CANSEA Steering Committee meetings in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines for the period from 1998-2000. These activities somehow provided a mechanism for coordination and discussion of regional and national issues affecting the network at that time. It was also able to take part in the CANI Equity Summit held in Bali. However, in subsequent years, resource mobilization efforts of CANSEA did not bear fruit. Consequently, this situation also led to the weakening of the regional network, particularly some its national networks.
In CANI discussions during the just-concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Bali this December 2007, the role of CANSEA as a CAN regional node and the need for its revitalization and strengthening was recognized in the context of advancing climate change work in the region in general and in its potential contribution to the proposed CAN Summit, in particular. This conference-workshop provided the opportunity for CANSEA to respond to these imperatives.
Name of Participants and Organization
1. Atty. Ma. Ronelyn D. B. Sheen - Tanggol Kalikasan
2. Ms. Roslyn Arayata - PNCC
3. Garrie David - Presidential Task Force on Climate Change
4. Ramon Y. Dones - Department of Energy
5. Gurmit Singh - CETDEM 6. Raf Senga - WWF
7. Fitrian Ardiansyah - WWF-Indonesia
8. Yeb Sano - WWF- Philippines
9. Prof. Ma. Rosario G. Wood - Miriam Peace
10. Wanun Permpibul - REITF
11. Lot Felizco - OXFAM HK
12. Fritzielyn Palmiery - Tanggol Kalikasan (TK)
13. Helen N. Mendoza - SOLJUSPAX
14. Isagani Serrano - PRRM/Social Watch
15. Henriette Imelda - Yayasan Pelangi Indonesia
16. Erina Mursanti - IESR Indonesia
17. Nithi Nesadurai - EPSRA/MCCG
18. Leoncio Amadore - PAGASA
19. Letty G. Abella - ECCD-DOE
20. Hemantha Withanage -NGO Forum on the ADB
21. Sr. Ma. Aida M. Velasquez, OSB - LTK-PNCC
22. Neth Darion
23. Nonoy Cacayan - YAMOG-PNCC
24. Jun Sales - PRMM/PNCC 25. Mary Ann Mayo - PNCC 26. Atty. Ron Gutierrez -ULAN 28. Red Constantino - GRIPP 29. Neth Dano - TWN
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