Climate change, desertification and drought

Creating the climate for participation and justice

Climate change id the greatest environmental threat whch faces humanity.  The goernments are slowly “negotiating” how to confront this serious situation.  And it is for this reason that they will meet next December in Copenhagen to define agreements to reduce CO2 emissions, a principle cause of global warming.

Chile,  considered to be one of the most vulnerable countries to glocal warming, should recognize and demand payment for exological and climatic debts.  Chile should insist that structural causes of the glocal crisis be confronted, and reject false solutions, which promote the same unsustainable model of development responsablefor the crisis and continue giving strength to an unjust international order.

It is in this vein that the increase and strengthening of our country’s position through a unified society is indispensible.  This position should take into accout those causes which have caused climate chage: exploitation of fossil feuls, deforestation and energy projects. The mechanizms through whic these projects are financed and sustained are the debt and agreements of free commerce; and the repression of communities which oppose these said projects, which are threatening their local economies and lifestyles.

Now is the moment to take part and demand justice.

Wednesday, 18 Nov

Where: CONFERRE, San Ignacio 135

When: 9:00 – 18:00

Organized by:

Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales- OLCA

Comité Defensa Flora y Fauna- CODEFF

Observatorio Ciudadano

Calling upon:

Alianza por la Justicia Climática

Red de Acción por la Justicia Ambiental y Social – RAJAS

Red Internacional de Organizaciones frente a la Desertificación- RIOD

Please confirm by calling: 274 57 13

Objectives:

- Analyze the impacts of climate change and desertification from the point of view of the Justice

- Evanluate the international position of the chilean government in front of these topics an the current mechanisms which have been determined to combat the crisis.

- Define and agree upon a strategy for the Civil Society to focus the country’s position in fighting climate change and desertification.

- Insist and denamd that the gvernment take a stronger more dgnant position and declare itself creditor of the climate debt contracted by developed countries.

Program for the Citizen’s Reuinion

Creating a climate for  participation and justice

9:15                 Welcome

Lucio Cuenca – OLCA

José Alwyn – Observatorio Ciudadano

Bernardo Zentilli - CODEFF

9:30-11:00      Chile, a highly vulnerable land  To what point will we accept the threat?

Chair: Lucio Cuenca OLCA

Video: Chilean voices for climatic justice (18’)

Politics and national strategy to confront climate change and desertification

Álvaro Sapag, Director – CONAMA (to be confirmed)

False solutions for reducing CO2 emissions

Eduardo Giesen – CODEFF

The Role of Civil Society in the fight against Climate Change and Desertification

Viviane Castro, RIOD, Acción por la Tierra

11:00-11:30    Coffee Break

11:30-13:30    Thoughts on local injustices demanding global justice

Chair: Paulina Acevedo – Observatorio Ciudadano

Mining:water and glacial retreat

Roxana Bórquez-Investifgator for water ad glaciers – Universidad de Chile

The consequences of a Non-planification in Santiago

Paola Jirón – Investigator from the  Instituto de la Vivienda INVI, Universidad de Chile

Forest Plantations: Planting Deserts

Lucio Cuenca – OLCA

Energy

Juan Pablo Orrego – Ecosytems

Peasant Agriculture and Climate Change

Camila Montesinos – ANAMURI

Implications of Climate Change on Marine and Coastal Eosystems

Juan Carlos Cárdenas, Ecoceans

13:30 -15:00   Lunch

15:00               Workshop: “Creating the climate for Copenhagen with participation and justice“

16:15               Coffee

16:30              Complete report of the results of the Workshop.

Modera: Eduardo Giesen – CODEFF Amigos de la Tierra

18:00              Debate and Conclusions

18:30               Artisitic Presentation

PARTICIPATE AND SPREAD THE WORD!!

NOTICEBOARD “CULTURAL CARNAVAL FOR THE WATER”

“Chile is confronted with a complex situation regarding the use and abuse of water

in our territory.  The numbers of social conflicts caused by the large industries,

the concentration of the right-wing in trans-national positions of power and their

abuses of river resources, the dificult access to resources in the north, the use and

contamination by the industry, the effects of climate change and other situations

call us to unite in one voice ..  we need to defend our water – a resource for all

chileans which needs to be preserved for future generations”.

Ecosystems invite you to grow the citizen front which today is workingin defense of

Chile’s waters, for the recuperation of the property rights for our waters, for the

defense of Patagonia and the rio Maipo, for the defense of the Valley of Huasco

and other localities.

We unite in one day of demonstration for the conservation and defense of this

vita resource in the “Cultural Carnaval for Water.”

Date: Saturday, Noviembre 21.

Where: Parque Almagro de Santiago.

Starting in the Plaza de la Ciudadanía

(Ex llama de la Libertad).

Callin upon the Participation of: Citizens in general, NPOs, Student bodies,

Social Organizations, etc.

We count upon the perticipation of the musical group which produced the

disk “Voces X Patagonia” along with other artists.

We call upon: Ecosistemas, CODEFF, Corporación Chile Ambiente, Consejo de Defensa

de la Patagonia (CDP), Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile. (Por confirmar FEUDP, FEUC, FEUAH, Movimiento de los Pueblos y los Trabajadores MPT)

Program (1° draft)

16:00 . March from  la Bronca y la Esperanza to la Alameda.

Community Carnaval – Plaza de la Ciudadanía, March to

the stage for the final act.

17:00 a 20:00 hrs. Final Act: Arte al Servicio de la Vida, Parque Almagro.

With the comaign Artists

We hope you can join us and participate in this form of planting LIFE

Cultivating our WATER in hope of constructing acollectively a more

SUSTAINABLE Chile.  A Chile which bets on a change in the paradigm

in the model of development in the present and the future.

Contact and information: contacto@ecosistemas.cl

Cheers,

Marisol Frugone y Matías Arce

Coordinadores Carnaval

Patagonia Ríos Vivos – Patagonia SIN Represas

ECOSISTEMAS.

www.ecosistemas.cl

of. (56 02) 4940233

CDP:

www.patagonaisinrepresas.cl

Tenemos el placer de invitarle a ver las siguientes actividades:

MARTES: LA VENGANZA DE RAMÓN RAMÓN
Documental sobre el atentado del anarquista Antonio contra del general
Silva Renard en venganza por la masacre en el Escuela Santa María de
Iquique. Proyección y debate con la directora Ximena Salazar. Martes 15 de
diciembre a las 18 horas en la librería de Le Monde Diplomatique San
Antonio 434 Local 14. (Entrada libre)

Miércoles 16: CAMBIOS CLIMATICOS. 
Copenhague Los desafios para los ciudadanos y ciudadanas. 
El analista internacional y periodista Raúl Sohr junto a la diputada del
Partido de Izquierda de Francia, Martine Billard debaten sobre las medidas
a adoptar ante la crisis medioambiental. 
Miércoles 16 de diciembre a las 18 horas en Le Monde Diplomatique San
Antonio 434 Local 14.

INVISIBLES poetas y escritores del CHOAPA un documental de Sergio Olivares
Martes 22 de diciembre a las 18 horas en la librería de Le Monde
Diplomatique San Antonio 434 Local 14. (Entrada libre) Este DVD forma parte
de una trilogía de documentales de poetas y escritores del norte Chico. 
A la venta TRES DVDs en $17.850

Más actividades: http://www.lemondediplomatique.cl/AGENDA-Encuentros.html

Toda al información sobre las luchas contra la minería a gran escala en
Argentina y resto de Latinoamérica

Artículos destacados:

•  MUCHO MÁS DINERO EN UN GALEÓN QUE LAS REGALÍAS DE UN AÑO
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-argentina/mineria-santa-cruz/mucho-mas-dinero-en-un-galeon-que-las-regalias-de-un-ano

•  EL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL Y SOCIAL DE MINERA ALUMBRERA SOBRE CINCO PROVINCIAS
DE ARGENTINA
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-argentina/mineria-general/el-impacto-ambiental-y-social-de-minera-alumbrera-sobre-cinco-provincias-de-argentina

•  BAJARON DESDE LOS VALLES PARA CONTAR CÓMO LOS AFECTA MINERA ALUMBRERA 
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-argentina/mineria-tucuman/bajaron-desde-los-valles-para-contar-como-los-afecta-minera-alumbrera

•  VECINOS PRESENTARON JURY CONTRA EL FISCAL DE ESTADO
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-argentina/mineria-neuquen/vecinos-presentaron-jury-contra-el-fiscal-de-estado

•  GOLDCORP DEVORA EL TERRITORIO POR LA FIEBRE DEL ORO
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-latinoamerica/mineria-guatemala/goldcorp-devora-el-territorio-por-la-fiebre-del-oro

•  EMPLEADOS DE MINERA BLACKFIRE INTERROGADOS POR HOMICIDIO
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-latinoamerica/mineria-mexico/empleados-de-minera-blackfire-interrogados-por-homicidio

•  BARRICK GOLD: MINERÍA IRRESPONSABLE TAMBIÉN CON SUS TRABAJADORES
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-argentina/mineria-san-juan/barrick-gold-mineria-irresponsable-tambien-con-sus-trabajadores

•  MARCHA DE SIETE AÑOS POR EL NO A LA MINA
http://www.noalamina.org/mineria-esquel/mineria-noticias-esquel/marcha-de-siete-anos-por-el-no-a-la-mina

Como siempre, más noticias en http://www.noalamina.org

Géiseres del Tatio deberían ser declarados Monumento Natural y Santuario de la Naturaleza