As we all know, the current generation is dealing with a number of climate crises, particularly those who lack the capacity to adapt or accept changes in natural phenomena. Due to the effects of climate change, peasants are one of the most impacted groups and are being forced to choose unsustainable corporate-based solutions. Similar to these, there are a number of concerns and agendas that demand clear understanding and cooperation from numerous stakeholders to support grassroots just and sustainable agriculture solutions that have been primarily impacted by climate change.

Coorganizers:

1. FIAN Nepal

2. National Farmer's Group Association (NFGF)

3. Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC)

Peoples Climate Justice Assembly is a convergence of movements, People's organizations fighting for climate justice. 

The event will be focused to build power from the ground resisting false on climate change in solidarity to our fight for climate justice.

FINANCE FOR REPARATIONS : JUSTICE, EQUITY AND SYSTEM CHANGE

Finance for Reparations, Justice Equity and System Change

17th February, 2024    11:30-13:00  Balmiki Campus-BLOCK A-Ground Floor- Room-3

In view of the intensifying multiple crises that continue to wreak further havoc on the lives of our people and communities already burdened with long-standing social, economic, and political injustices.  The mobilisation of finance to meet the rising scale and urgency of need is now being given much greater prominence in global and regional arenas and generating various responses and ideas - most not really new at their core but recycled, retweaked, and dressed up.  Not surprisingly a lot of momentum, narratives, and proposals are coming from northern governments and international financial institutions. And the few southern governments who are raising their voices are not going far enough beyond the still very narrow frameworks and pathways being offered.

We need to intensify our efforts to assert Southern movements' perspectives, calls, and demands on the whole range of issues and themes under Finance - which we as a community have been campaigning on for more than 2 decades. We should even more vigorously engage and reshape the public and policy discourse, strengthen our resistance to anti-people and anti-planet policies, and step up our pressure and interventions for immediate reforms and system change.

Towards this, “Finance for Reparations, Justice Equity and System Change” is convened to re-affirm, update and refining our unities around a comprehensive platform that articulate our common Analyses, Critique, Strategic Demands and Immediate Policy Agenda for the mobilisation of finance that address the multiple crisis and the requirements for economic, development and climate actions.

Speakers:

Joe Athialy, India -  Centre for Financial Accountability

Wanun Permpibul, Thailand- Climate Watch Thailand 

Harjeet Signh, India, The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

Claire Miranda, Philippines, Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD)

Sharif Jamil, Bangladesh, Waterkeeper Bangladesh 

Joe:  Overview and Critique of Current Responses in Global Economic, Financial Architecture,IFI’S  and responses of international community

Claire:    Climate Finance and State of Play

Harjeet:  Reparations our demand on Finance for Justice Equity and System Change

Wanun: The reality of finance at the community level

Sharif:    How do we change the system  while fighting for wins that raises the finance needed for addressing the crisis

“Building a Strong Movement for a Rapid, Just and Equitable Fossil Fuel Phase Out”

Time and Venue: 18th Feb - 2:00 - 3:30 PM (Kathmandu Time) 

Balmiki -BLOCK B-Floor 1- Room(Big Hall)

Short Description: The Side-Event brings together climate and energy movements and campaigners in Asia and around the globe to share updates of their ongoing fights and initiatives in phasing out fossil fuels in their respective countries and communities. It also aims to draw out ideas and recommendations in strengthening the movement for Rapid, Just and Equitable Fossil Fuel Phase Out with the push for Transition to 100% Renewable Energy as a key area in the campaign to phase out fossil fuels at the national and regional/global levels. The event is proposed to  serve as the first of a series of discussions following the WSF in Nepal. 

The event will be in a Panel Discussion format and will take place physically and virtually (via Zoom) to enable engagement and participation among climate and energy  campaigners in the region.   

Joint Organizers: Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), Waterkeepers Bangladesh, DOHRA, Philippine MOvement for Climate Justice (PMCJ),  mines, minerals and People (mmP), Fossil Free Japan/Oil Change International, Climate Watch Thailand, WALHI (Friends of the Earth Indonesia), Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) and Digo Bikas Institute 

1. SHARING OF COUNTRY/REGIONAL/GLOBAL UPDATES & RECOMMENDATIONS (5-6 mins)

BANGLADESH - Sharif Jamil, Waterkeepers Bangladesh

JAPAN - Makiko Arima, Oil Change International & Fossil Free Japan

THAILAND - Wanun Permpibul, Climate Watch Thailand

INDONESIA - Rere Christanto, WALHI -Indonesia (virtual) 

PHILIPPINES - Ian Rivera, Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) 

PAKISTAN - Farooq Tariq, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC)

NEPAL - Avishek Shrestha, Digo Bikas Institute, NEPAL

INDIA - Ravi Rabapragada, mines, minerals and People (mmP)

KOREA - SFOC/AGN 

CHINA  

Regional - Glenn Ymata, Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development & Asian Energy Network, Don’t Gas Asia

Global - Harjeet Singh, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

2. OPEN FORUM  (30)

3. WRAP-UP & Next Steps

Moderator: Malou Tabios Nuera, APMDD

Gender and Climate Justice 

This workshop /exchange will explore the role of resistance to corporate globalization through free trade policies and transnational corporate supply chains, and the role of localization, globally, for making systemic change