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Ashwini Prabha
aprabha@wwfint.org
M :+41798741682
Office: :+41223649111
(CET)
Martin Hiller, Head Climate Policy Communications
mhiller@wwfint.org
M: +41793472256
Office: :+41223649226
(CET)
WWF Media Page
Climate change - the true cost start to show
Recent catastrophic floods in Parkistan and wildfires in Russia were an unsettling illustration of the disruptions that will become more frequent as the planet heats up, and the catastrophic economic and human costs they will bring.
Copenhagen did not deliver the global deal that is needed, but the urgency of forging such a deal has not diminished – a just and effective response to climate change needs a global agreement that ensures ambitious action to prevent dangerous climate change and that protects the victims, especially the weak and vulnerable.
To further the proposal for climate finance, Ministers and representatives from more than 30 countries are gathering at the invitation of the Swiss and Mexican governments to discuss key climate finance issues in the lead-up to the next UN climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010.
WWF urges Ministers to maintain commitments of an adequate level of public financing for the funds promised in Copenhagen to help developing countries reduce emissions and cope with climate change impacts.
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What we are doing
World leaders barely managed to agree on a minimal Global Climate Change Accord in Copengagen last December.
This political agreement, however, is a list of promises that countries have made, and it can and will be used as a yardstick to test how serious they are.
Our work now is to ensure they improve on this first timid step.
To get real action on the clean energy economy, and a strong, fair and ambitious agreement we will travel along two roads - both at the local and global level.
Copenhagen did not deliver the global deal that is needed, but the urgency of forging such a deal has not diminished – a just and effective response to climate change needs a global agreement that ensures ambitious action to prevent dangerous climate change and that protects the victims, especially the weak and vulnerable.
To further the proposal for climate finance, Ministers and representatives from more than 30 countries are gathering at the invitation of the Swiss and Mexican governments to discuss key climate finance issues in the lead-up to the next UN climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010.
WWF urges Ministers to maintain commitments of an adequate level of public financing for the funds promised in Copenhagen to help developing countries reduce emissions and cope with climate change impacts.
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What we are doing
World leaders barely managed to agree on a minimal Global Climate Change Accord in Copengagen last December.
This political agreement, however, is a list of promises that countries have made, and it can and will be used as a yardstick to test how serious they are.
Our work now is to ensure they improve on this first timid step.
To get real action on the clean energy economy, and a strong, fair and ambitious agreement we will travel along two roads - both at the local and global level.
