I am providing you with 2 articles. As 1 is in Spanish, from the
Argentine media, I will provide an overview of the points it makes
1)
The effects of Climate Change already being felt
in Africa
2)
Science, Equity and Justice: Capitalism and the
Climate Change regime http://www.ecoportal.net/Temas_Especiales/Cambio_Climatico/DURBAN_COP17_Ciencia_Justicia_y_Equidad._Principios_para_arrancar_el_clima_de_manos_del_capitalismo_salvaje
The first article, published by the Guardian, outlines the
effects climate change is already having in the African region. We’ve al heard
it before, however it is important for these things to resurface in the dawn of
annual negotiations, as it refreshes concepts in civil society.
Extensive droughts, loss of crops and potential increase of
diseases are affecting the African continent. Unseasonal weather patterns
threaten the livelihoods of cities and rural areas. The events will continue in
the short term regardless of the Durban outcome, however long term events and
intensity can be reduced if agreements are reached in the immediate future.
The second article poses a more ideological stance on
climate negotiations and the climate regime. It argues that the process is
heavily managed and supervised by the industrialised world, living little room
for developing countries to have input into the decision making. Along with
this, it argues that the processes, such as the green climate fund, ought to be
managed by sources such as the World Bank, due to their history of vested
interests. Finally, it proposes that military and defence funding should be
reduced and transferred to climate change mitigation, research and adaptation.
Let's bear in mind that this second source is from a left-leaning source. Their reports on climate negotiations usually revolve around the ideological and political context of the world.
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