Category Archives: Latin America

30November 2016: “While there was some small cause for optimism at Marrakesh, the major issues were shuffled off, either never to be seen again or put aside for further ‘negotiation’ in the future. Overall, a disappointing result”, said Azeb Girmai, LDC Watch Climate Lead. Continue reading →

(November 23, Marrakech) – As U.N. climate change negotiations concluded several hours over time after countries grappled with how to work out the rule book for the Paris Agreement, climate justice advocates issued the following reactions. “At the end of these two weeks we just want to express our extreme disappointment that no clear and concrete increases in climate finance pledges have been put forward by developed country governments,” said Lidy Nacpil of the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development. Continue reading →

Marrakesh, 17 November 2016: Least Developed Countries, Most Vulnerable Countries and Small Island Developing States are experiencing the effects of climate change far quicker than originally forecast. Each year sees increasing flooding, more droughts, desertification, salination of agricultural land and extreme weather events like hurricanes so severe they are threatening the long-term future of some of the poorest countries. Continue reading →

Marrakesh, 15 November: “It seems that while discussions proceed at a snail’s pace, developing countries burn, are flooded and destroyed by the effects of climate change”, says Azeb Girmai, LDC Watch climate lead. Continue reading →

(Marrakech, 11 November) – As government ministers meet in Marrakech to assess global ambition towards addressing climate change in the near-term, a diverse coalition of social movements, including LDC watch, an umbrella group of NGOs from civil society, released a startling new report, Setting the Path towards 1.5°C Continue reading →

LDC Watch statement, 9-11-16: “Finance is the key” to mitigate the effects of climate change on Least Developed Countries, and help them adapt to the threats it poses,” said LDC Watch, the umbrella group of civil society organisations in Least Developed Countries, at the start of the UN Meeting on Climate Change in Marrakesh. Continue reading →

Ian Johnston, Independent, 6-11-2916: On the eve of the climate change meeting in Marrakesh, starting Monday, 7 November, a new report details how the world’s wealthiest countries are paying far less money to the poorest nations to help them cope with the effects of climate change than they claim. Continue reading →