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At this official COP17 side event, Fair Climate Networks in India and Africa and Fairtrade Africa joined forces to explore how climate finance could and should work for the sustainable development of poor communities and farmers in developing countries.
These groups are most affected by climate change, but are least likely to benefit from finance instruments. Fairtrade prioritizes adaptation in the agricultural value chain. ICCO establishes Fair Climate Networks that start pro-poor carbon projects in developing countries, to make the carbon market work for sustainable development of poor communities.
Together, ICCO and Fairtrade are conducting a feasibility study to develop instruments that make the carbon market more fair. After the initial presentations, the panel and the audience, which consisted of more than 80 people, engaged in a fruitful discussion about fairness in climate and carbon finance.
More information:
Fairtrade Africa:
www.fairtradeafrica.net
Fair Climate Program:
http://www.icco.nl/en/what-we-do/climate
Fair Climate Network SA:
www.fairclimateafrica.com
Presentations can be donwloaded on the UNFCCC website:
http://regserver.unfccc.int/seors/reports/events_list.html?session_id=COP17/CMP7
The panel, from left to right: Carlos Vargas (COOPETRABASUR), Carlos Canales (Fairtrade), Wim Hart (ICCO), Rob Cameron (Fairtrade), Jaap de Jong (Fair Climate Network Southern Africa), Toby Quantrill (Fairtrade), Essam Y. Mohammed (moderator).
Events
The Fair Climate Network Southern Africa (FCN SA), The Civil Society Network on Climate Change (CISONECC) and The Gold Standard organise
'Making the carbon market work for the poor'
24 and 25 April 2012, Lilongwe, Malawi.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL, IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO REGISTER. The objectives of this workshop are:
• To educate NGOs about climate change and carbon markets and discuss how local communities and projects can benefit from access to carbon finance;
• To show how NGOs can work with Gold Standard and FCN SA;
• To train NGOs on the Gold Standard certification, with special attention to most relevant steps for an NGO, such as stakeholder consultation;
• To identify potential projects that can be taken further with the assistance of the FCN SA.
Workshop overview (preliminary program)
Day 1: Tuesday 24 April (8.00–17.30)
• Climate Change. Importance of climate change for the poor in Africa, possibilities to mitigate.
• Carbon market. The markets, how carbon trading works, principle of offsetting. Focus on the Voluntary Carbon Market, the need for standards, project types.
• Gold Standard: what is it, what is a GS project? What is eligible? What is GS doing in (Southern) Africa? Roles of NGOs & the Fair Climate Network.
• Best practice: an example of a Voluntary Gold Standard project.
• Project identification. How to identify a project? What skills and expertise is needed at NGO level?
• Break out groups: what potential do you see for projects?
Day 2: Wednesday 25 April (08.00–13.00)
• Project cycle: The simplified Gold Standard project cycle.
• Stakeholder consultation. Background, how to organise, tips and tricks, do’s and dont’s.
• Do-No-Harm Assessment. Background, why important, how to perform.
• Break out groups: revise and further develop most promising projects.
• Plenary reporting from break out groups.
More information and registration:
Organisations can register for this workshop by first sending an email to jaapdejong@nova.org.za.
The workshop will take place at the Pacific Hotel in Lilongwe, see http://www.pacifichotelmw.com/ .
There is no cost to attend the workshop. Lunch (first day), dinner (first day) and drinks will be provided. Attendees will need to pay for their own travel and accommodation.
For more information, please contact:
Jaap de Jong jaapdejong@nova.org.za,
Heba Rabie heba@cdmgoldstandard.org or
Chisimphika Mphande chisimphika@cepa.org.mw
The Fair Climate Network Southern Africa (FCN SA) assists organisations to implement carbon projects for the sustainable development of poor communities. The Civil Society Network on Climate Change (CISONECC) wants to develop communities resilient to the impact of climate change.
The Gold Standard is an award winning climate finance framework used by low carbon projects to verify that they are benchmarks for quality, rigour and ethics, in reducing CO2 emissions and contributing to sustainable development.
Workshop Fair Climate Network Southern Africa: 24 and 25 November 2011
The first workshop of the Fair Climate Network Southern Africa which will be held in Pretoria on 24 and 25 November 2011.
The objectives of this workshop are:
1) The launch of the Fair Climate Network Southern Africa
2) Identification of potential pro-poor fair climate carbon projects
3) Workshops on institutional and organisational topics of the network
This workshop brings together organisations that represent all the key factors that are necessary for a successful carbon project, such as grassroots NGOs, financial institutions, knowledge & research institutions, and carbon specialists.
Who will be there?
Organisations from different countries in Southern Africa, Europe and India:
- Grassroots organisations and carbon project implementers, such as NGOs and consultancies
- Climate and carbon experts
- International NGOs from Africa and Europe
- Financial institutions and carbon credit buyers, such as banks and funds
- Knowledge institutions, such as universities and R&D organisations
- Bodies with strong roots in communities, such as church organisations
Confirmed participants are ICCO Southern Africa and Madagascar, The Fair Climate Fund, Climate Neutral Group (The Netherlands), Hoarec (Horn of Africa), Worldvision, the Nova Institute, the Africa Institute of South Africa, Operaf, University of Pretoria, University of Johannesburg, Farmer Support Group, Lamosa, (South Africa), Christian Aid (Malawi), and other (international and local) NGOs.