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De: Jochen Link [ Profil ]
Sujet: Nairobi Climate Change Negotiations: Open Letter from Youth
Envoyé: Nov 17th, 2006 - 12:28:19
 





Hi all
 I just
received the a Newsletter from some mostly African youth delegates in Nairobi and
thought it
might be interesting for all off us.
Sunny Greetings from the
southwest of Germany
(Freiburg),
Where I am temporally doing some researches and hope fully soon
finishing my
master thesis about the optimized control of  decentralized renewable
Energy systems at the ISE Fraunhofer Institute)
 
Jochen






Climate
Change Negotiations: Open Letter from Youth


November
16, 2006


Nairobi, Kenya


 


 


Dear
Ministers at the COP12/COPMOP2:


 


As the
negotiations of the high level
segment of COP12/COPMOP2 come to a close, we, the youth, are concerned
that
little has been accomplished. The decisions agreed to by this body
concern all
of us; it is our future you are negotiating. Over the past two weeks,
we have
been presented with varied excuses for inaction. You made a step
forward in Montreal,
but that does
not justify the stagnation of the past two weeks. The outcomes of this
COP
must, in the very least, result in a compromise that leads to a
tangible,
time-bound, and effective decision for a post-2012 mandate at COPMOP3.


 


Over
the next year, action is required
on the part of all parties. The principle of ‘common but differentiated
responsibilities’ must guide the efforts of the UNFCCC while ensuring a
long-term vision encompassing short-term goals. Several issues need to
be
addressed and put into operation.


 


This
conference in Nairobi,
in sub-Saharan Africa, has the
severity of
impacts on vulnerable regions. We know that some impacts of increased
atmospheric CO2 concentrations are unavoidable, that human populations
will
suffer immediately and that natural disasters will be compounded and
have
lasting effects. We applaud the efforts of delegates to define the
principles
and modalities of the Adaptation fund that will eventually deliver some
of the
resources needed to adapt to these effects, but this is just the
baseline and
greater work lies ahead.


 


We need an
operable fund by COP/MOP3.  This
requires undertaking a great deal of work
in a very restricted amount of time. We ask that you give your
negotiators good
direction and spur on their efforts. Delegates require the autonomy to
move
beyond heavily politicized rhetoric to create a strong fund with clear
priorities, managed by a fair and transparent institution.


 


Parties
are
committed to protecting forests under Article 4.1(d) of the Convention,
however
this commitment is not enough. Domestic and unilateral initiatives in the
conservation and sustainable management of forests have shown progress
and
provide insight into best practices; yet much more action is needed.  Trees are falling, biodiversity is
disappearing, ecosystems are failing, access to water is decreasing,
the
climate is changing: people are suffering.  


 


Tropical forests
have repeatedly failed to receive the protection they require.
Correspondingly,
we now must resort to assigning economic value to the carbon-storing
capacity
of trees. Compensation for the environmental services of forests must
be
provided through carbon credits within the Protocol as well as through
financial incentives outside of the Protocol. 
Developing countries already conserving their forests must be
rewarded.  The integrity of current
efforts through the CDM must not be compromised; they must be protected
against
incentives that would perversely increase deforestation. It is
imperative that
we take into account socio-economic factors and local variability; we
must
support communities that rely on forest services and we must compliment
other
IEAs.  In order to create the demand and
generate the funds necessary to protect forests, we require immediate,
deep and
far-sighted emissions reductions.


 


The
decisions of the ad hoc Working Group on Further
Commitments by Annex I Parties are of utmost importance to us. The
post-2012
period not only represents a major challenge for the international
community,
but also an enormous opportunity – a chance to improve and build upon
the Kyoto
protocol in order to meet the real and pressing need for climate
stabilization.
For us, these challenges and opportunities are not abstract. They are
very
real.


 


This is
our future. As such, we insist
that our voices be heard. For the security of our livelihoods,
environments and
cultures – and those of our brothers and sisters around the world – we
demand
the following from the immediate post-2012 process:


 


 

That a firm
goal be agreed upon by all parties to remain below a 2˚C rise above
pre-industrial temperatures. This level is not without its dangers, but
surpassing this point will bring with it significant and irreversible
damage. In keeping with this target, we believe that atmospheric
concentrations of GHGs must be stabilized at 450ppm CO2e.
In order
achieve this goal the AWG must complete its plan of work by no later
than 2008 to assure that a mandate for the second commitment period can
be adopted at COP/MOP5. This will require substantial and sustained
efforts commensurate with the task at hand.
It is
crucial that the review under Article 9 be conducted in a comprehensive
and timely manner. The review of Article 9 must allow for the AWG to
draw on its conclusions and have a post-2012 mandate by 2008 in order
to ensure the absence of a gap between the first and second commitment
periods. Therefore, we insist that a broad Article 9 review be
concluded by COP/MOP3. To this end, the COP must leave Nairobi with a
strong and effective work plan capable of delivering on this rigorous
timeline.



The
effects of climate change are
severe and demand immediate international cooperation to avoid
humanitarian and
economic crises. We worry that the lack of direction and leadership at
COP12
negotiations will delay a timely response to the climate crisis.  We urge you, Minister, and your delegations
to adopt a spirit of goodwill and cooperation in order to establish a
post-2012
mandate.  The ongoing process of the Kyoto
mechanisms, such as
the CDM and the emissions trading system, demand market certainty, made
possible by a strong mandate to develop effective tools to mitigate GHG
emissions and fund adaptation projects.


 


The
world wants and needs a strong plan
to stabilize our climate. We ask that you consider this request now, at
the
negotiation table next year and in the interim, with of the goal of
creating a
mandate for a post-2012 regime.  We
uphold the international youth declaration signed in Montréal 2005.


 


The
world has learned a lot since COP3,
and those lessons should help us expedite the process for further
action for a
regime post-2012.  We must avoid getting
caught up in politics and rhetoric. The science is clear; we have
learned from
our mistakes and triumphs, and we know what needs to happen.


 


The
costs of inaction will fall upon
your children, it will fall upon us. 


 


This is
our future – the time to act is
now.


 


Do not
turn your back on us.


 


 


-The
International Youth Delegation at COP12/COPMOP2





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