As the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) takes place, we add our voice to the global climate justice movement calling for divestment from fossil fuels and investment in effective long-term solutions to climate change. In consultation with our members, we have produced a statement outlining our position on climate change, together with a set of recommendations.
We recognise that climate change will have profound impacts on communities with the likelihood of negative consequences affecting those most vulnerable. In particular, we are concerned with the “Vulnerable Twenty” (V20) representing close to 700 million people from 20 countries around the globe that are most vulnerable to climate change – low and middle income, least developed, arid, isthmus, landlocked, mountainous and small island developing countries from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.
We call for more action and investment in policies that support community resiliency and low-emissions development with significant attention to individual and organizational capacity-building related to addressing community vulnerability and adaptability.
Please view the full position statement here.
