The 2011 Climate Vulnerable Conference will take place in Bangladesh on November 13th and 14th, 2011.
The goal is to share ideas and elevate climate change awareness amongst countries most vulnerable. As well, as engage countries creating the most man-made climate change. (China and United States).
Low Carbon Leadership Is Needed
Creating leadership on low-carbon development is another pressing goal to be emphasized.
On this note, I saw President Clinton on Jon Stewart's Daily Show last night. Clinton referenced Germany's success with solar energy. He said that with little sun, especially compared to America's Southwest, Germans' were able to harness the sun and create an economic and "climate change" success!
Why can't we?
The 2011 Climate Vulnerable Conference was assisted by DARA, an independent, international organization founded in 2003 based in Madrid and dedicated to improving assistance to vulnerable communities suffering from disasters, conflict and climate change.
“Absence of a clear will and concrete steps to reduce emissions place our countries at the risk of peril. So, we must raise our voice unitedly and demand accountability for inaction. While doing so, we, as the most affected, ought not to simply wait for international support. We must manifest our firm resolve to act, to the extent possible, autonomously and pursue green growth paths in our endeavours.”
According to DARA Trustee and Former President of Costa Rica, Mr. José María Figueres:
“The CVF first spoke out in 2009, just prior to the UN climate conference at Copenhagen, when its leaders confronted us with one voice on the painful reality of our climate crisis. They also outlined a compelling commitment of their own to lead the low-carbon transition. We’ve seen only cautious global progress since that time; emissions are still rising nearly everywhere. Countries at the front-line increasingly suffer from the impacts of climate change. We should be paying close attention to the Forum’s message, because with this particular challenge the fate of the world is firmly tied to the fate of its most vulnerable groups.”
The Forum’s Dhaka ministerial meeting, at the threshold of the Durban climate change talks, will provide a significant platform for the growing activities of the participant states, with global powers including China, the US and the UN taking part as observers.
The Dhaka meeting aims to lay the path for what will become a series of regular interactions for raising awareness on the dangers of climate change and expressing the shared concerns of vulnerable countries in all relevant global forums.
Photo of a flooded Aweil in Sudan is by UN photographer, Tim McKulka.
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