........The major issues that are of great concern to Africa as represented in PACJA considerations include the drastic reduction of Green House Gases (GHG) that are responsible for global warming as provided for in the Kyoto Protocol, unimpeded access to global adaptation and mitigation funds, finance, technology transfer and capacity building . Other concerns include the structure and allocation of global climatefunds, unredeemed pledges made by the developed industrial countries, [Annex 1] since Copenhagen, composition of governing boards for the implementation of the Africa Green Fund and other ancillary issues. Regarding global warming, PACJA insists that global temperatures caused by polluting countries in the North be drastically reduced to well below 1.5 degrees as prescribed by climate scientists under the UNFCCC. PACJA further argues that any increase beyond 1.5 is injurious to Africa which is already reeling under the current levels and will have dire consequences for agriculture, health and food security. Climate science has proved that any further increases in global mean temperatures will result in temperature rise which is one and half times more in Africa than any other continent. Africa is therefore in the frontline of the devastating effects of climate change as already being experienced through persistent floods, extensive coastal erosion, prolonged droughts, very low agricultural yields and crop failures in some African countries even though it is the least emitting continent of Green House Gases.
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http://uploads.ecocongregationscotland.org/assets/roadmap-to-durban-final1.pdf
If you are interested in the Durban conference, one of our supporters called Claire is travelling with the Caravan of Hope. You can read about what she is doing here.
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