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NL This Thursday: The launch of "Climate Justice: African Perspectives & EU Policies"
This Thursday at 16:00, FEPS & FEMS will present the research "Climate Justice: African Perspectives & EU Policies." Following the presentation of the research findings, European and African policymakers will shine their light on the results and policy recommendations for climate justice policies.
"The climate crisis is essentially an injustice."
In the run-up to the publication of our report Climate Justice: African Perspectives, the FMS interviewed several activists, politicians and experts working on climate justice (climate justice). For what does climate justice mean to them? And how are they committed to it? The second in this series is Bertram Zagema, policy advisor and researcher at Oxfam Novib.
"It's time we stopped worrying so much about ourselves, and also looked around us."
In the run-up to the publication of our report Climate Justice: African Perspectives, the FMS interviewed several activists, politicians and experts working on climate justice (climate justice). For what does climate justice mean to them? And how are they committed to it? The first interview in this series is with Joris Thijssen: Member of Parliament on behalf of the Labour Party (PvdA) and former director of Greenpeace.
Letter to the informateur: International solidarity in the coalition agreement
The Hague, 23 June 2021
The corona crisis has once again demonstrated our global dependency. This calls for our solidarity. We must now commit to a sustainable global recovery. That means tackling growing inequality with the aim of a better future for future generations. This requires ambitious international policies. OS has a crucial role in tackling climate change and promoting democracy, human rights and fair trade systems. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) guide this nationally and internationally.
Online climate summit in the Netherlands: biggest problem remains unsolved
Last week, the Netherlands hosted the first ever Climate Adaptation Summit: a meeting with world leaders, companies and organisations on climate adaptation. Good steps were taken, but a critical look at results of the summit reveals that the biggest problem - climate finance - remains unsolved.
Climate justice: flooding in Beira, Mozambique
Beira, Mozambique's second-largest city, is only a few metres above sea level. Climate change and rising sea levels have made the city vulnerable to flooding and extreme weather. Consequently, in 2019, Beira was hit hard by Cyclone Idai. The cyclone destroyed and flooded large parts of the city.
The impacts of climate change in Africa
Last Monday, we were live on Facebook with Andrew Mambondiyani, Hala Burma, Irene Dankelman, Laurie van der Burg and Kirsten Meijer to discuss the impacts of climate change on the African continent. Why is that African people are hit so hard by climate change? What is the impact they see and feel? What can we do in the Netherlands to support these people? And why is it so important to also look at gender in this regard?
The impacts of climate change: what's happening on the African continent?
The climate is changing: it's getting hotter, we experience periods of droughts alternated with heavy rainfall and extreme weather. In the Netherlands, this means that we can enjoy our beaches more during the summer, that we have less snow and more rain in the winter, and will there ever be another Elfstedentocht for iceskating? We adapt to these circumstances, buying air conditioners for in the summer and preparing our rivers to take up more water. The impacts of climate change are not really hindering our lives... yet.
Climate justice: Hydropower and energy in Zimbabwe
Hydropower is Zimbabwe's main source of energy. In a country where only 40-45% of the population has access to energy, this source is now also threatened by climate change. Thus, power cuts are becoming more frequent. This has major implications for the people of Zimbabwe and the country's economy.
Netherlands supports fossil exports with destructive consequences
Recently, the Monitor Export Credit Insurance 2019 was released, reporting on financial and policy developments in the field of Dutch export credit insurance. It was accompanied by a letter from State Secretary Vijbrief. In this letter, State Secretary Vijbrief mentioned the contribution to the SDGs and referred no less than 30 times to the 'greening' and green transactions of the usually mainly 'grey' insurances. Beautiful and positive developments, but behind these words lies a great deal of ambiguity and, above all, a lot of contradiction.