11 November 2012, Khulna: More than 100 green
organizations declared week-long mobilization on Climate Justice Week 2012 today
(11 November 2012). They declared the program in a press conference organized
in a hotel in Khulna city. Humanitywatch, collaboration with Campaign for
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL), Climate Finance Governance Network
(CFGN) and GROW, is observing the week from
11-17 November with more than 100 organizations in 23 districts of Bangladesh.
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| CSOP-Khulna Convener Shamim Arfeen is reading the texts |
CFGN Khulna convener Shamim Arfeen read out the written speech in the
conference. Coordinator of the campaign Hasan Mehedi, civic leader Advocate
Feroz Ahmed and Shamima Sultana Shilu is present in the press conference.
The civil society
organizations are observing the week because the developed countries are trying
to bypass their responsibility to reduce carbon emission though they are
historically liable for devastating global warming, the organizers said in the
written speech.
The organizers also
blame the developed countries for delaying in delivering adequate finance for
adaptation. They declared 9 point demands including deep cut of emission, stop
debt-business of multilateral development banks by using climate-crisis, ensure
transparency, equity and justice in climate finance, allowing climate forced
migrants in developed countries, include population and reproductive health in
climate adaptation, ensuring new and additional fund for most vulnerable
countries, keeping out world bank from climate funds and ensuring local ecology
based adaptation.
The organizers declared that
the week will be organized by media stunt, human projection, gathering and mock
in 23 districts of Bangladesh. The programs will recall the death and damage in
1970's Gorky (cyclone on 12 November 1970) and cyclone Sidr (15 November 2007).
The districts include
Bagerhat, Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Chittagong, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka,
Feni, Gaibandha, Jessore, Khulna, Kishorganj, Narail, Natore, Noakhali, Patuakhali,
Pirojpur, Rangamati, Satkhira, Sunamganj and Sylhet.
The organizers inform that right groups in India,
Indonesia, Pakistan and USA expressed their solidarity with the initiative.
