In this book, Praful Bidwai presents an insightful and stern view on climate change and presents corresponding advocacy to prevent this change. The author has succinctly put forward documented facts about the science and politics of global warming, particularly those of climate change. The attempt is to reveal the plight of poverty stricken but biodiversity rich people of the global south led... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
As crucial climate talks begin in Durban, attention is focused on the likely role of the major country groupings. The outcome of the UN climate conference will be largely decided by the interplay of forces between the Basic (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) group formed two years ago, the EU, and the umbrella group of developed countries, led by the US and comprising Russia, Japan, Canada... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Irreversible, catastrophic climate change represents the greatest threat to humankind’s survival today. Yet, the world has failed to reach agreement on this. The ecological crisis is intimately linked through the prevalent iniquitous development model to grave economic, social and political crises in evidence globally.
This unique book has a dual focus and a unique Southern perspective: examining first the impacts of climate change, and the politics of the international climate negotiations; and second, India as an example of an ‘emerging economy’ major polluter, which can potentially both aid or obstruct the fight against climate change. It analyses the role of the new BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) grouping and proposes a way forward out of the current impasse that threatens humanity.
Praful Bidwai is a political columnist, a social science researcher, and an activist on issues of human rights, environment, global justice and peace. He currently holds the Durgabai Deshmukh Chair in Social Development, Equity and Human Security as a Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development, Delhi. Bidwai is a Fellow of the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam.
‘Climate change is an unprecedented threat … and Praful Bidwai is the most valuable guide to its intricacies. Combining cool analysis and passionate advocacy, he knows the hard science, the inadequate players, the petty politics and the dire stakes, not just for his native India but internationally.… You won’t find a better companion for the most important negotiations ever undertaken in the history of humankind.’ Susan George, Fellow, Transnational Institute, Amsterdam
The Obama Presidency hit a new low in the run-up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations. One group that were not celebrating are the Polar Bears or their supporters. This is especially ironic, as in early December 2010, a new study published in the prestigious science journal Nature, indicated that despite the ominous prospects for the Polar Bears, including possible extinction, the... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
In English at least, “waste” as a noun means rubbish, whatever can’t or won’t be used and is only good for the waste bin. The verb “to waste” has more subtle varieties: one meaning is to be profligate, to squander or make inefficient and uneconomical use of a resource. But to “lay waste” is to devastate, for example when an army or a barbarian horde lays waste a city. In gangland slang, to... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The disclosure by the Centre for Science and Environment that 11 of the 12 leading brands of honey sold in India contain high levels of harmful antibiotics should make us acknowledge our failure to evolve and enforce environmental and health standards. Similar disclosures were made about pesticides in soft drinks and coliform bacteria in 'safe' bottled water. More distressing is the... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The "free market" (capital market) system is giving signs of urgently needing replacement by a better one. That replacement I call the social market.... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The Copenhagen summit highlighted the dilemmas facing negotiators coming from either side of the North-South divide: the question of financial resources and technology to deal with mitigation and adaptation, the issue of developed countries' climate debt, global inequity, and the unsustainable nature of dominating forms of economic development. The EU-China Civil Society Forum aims to strengthen cooperation between the two regions, looking at possibilities, conditions and limitations for European-Chinese civil society cooperation in promoting low carbon economies. It discusses conflicting interests and trade-offs as well as the social implications of transforming growth oriented economies to low carbon economies.
The International Civil Society Conference builds on the June 2009 workshop “Global Concerns Global Cooperation” in Guangzhou. This workshop brought up the strong wish for building European-Chinese civil society networks. The International Civil Society Conference is a step towards the realisation of this wish.
The International Civil Society Conference brings together people from European and Chinese civil society organisations concerned by climate change. In addition, it is open to the public, though places are limited.
Sponsors: Heinrich Boell Foundation, European Climate Foundation, Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Church Development Service), European Union and Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World).
In the aftermath of the dismal outcomes of the Copenhagen climate summit, US chief climate envoy Jonathan Pershing was quick to blame the failure on the UN's inclusive approach and proposed that some future meetings should be restricted to major countries. “[It is] impossible to imagine a negotiation of enormous complexity where you have a table of 192 countries involved in all the detail,”... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
