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COP15 / Klima: Klimaendringene rammer millioner av mennesker verden over. Mange tvinges på flukt. Flyktninghjelpen minner om klimaendringenes menneskelig ansikt i København 15. og 16. desember.
SE PRESSEKONFERANSE FRA COP15 ONSDAG 15. DES KL 10.00
DER FLYKTNINGHJELPEN DELTOK
Foto: IFRC/Jakob Dall
Flyktninghjelpen er opptatt av hvordan verden kan hjelpe dem som rammes av flere og mer intense flommer, stormer og tørke. En ny klimaavtale må beskytte de mest sårbare og hjelpe land med å tilpasse seg klimaendringer. Både en politisk og en juridisk avtale må anerkjenne flukt som en konsekvens av klimaendringer.
Flyktninghjelpen er denne uken i København for å øke oppmerksomheten om de humanitære konsekvensene av klimaendringene og behovet for å handle nå. Organisasjonen har et særlig fokus på flukt og klimaendringer. Flyktninghjelpen deltar på en rekke arrangementer sammen med ikke-statlige organisasjoner, FN, Røde Kors og internasjonale organisasjoner.
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PROGRAMME - COP15 HUMANITARIAN DAY - DECEMBER 15-16 |
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| Tuesday, 15 December 2009 |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Humanitarian Day opening |
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The heads of the leading humanitarian organisations and youth representatives present the human impact of climate change on the most vulnerable. |
| Venue: |
Exhibition site ‘100 Places to Remember’
Kongens Nytorv Square, central Copenhagen (Metro Kongens Nytorv) |
| Key speakers: |
Robert Glasser Care International, Secretary-General
John Holmes United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
Josette Sheeran Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP)
Elisabeth Rasmusson Secretary-General, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Eric Laroche Assistant Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO)
Bekele Geleta, IFRC Secretary-General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |
| 11:00-13:00 |
Walk for Water |
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Young women volunteers from the Danish Red Cross carry water from Kongens Nytorv Square to the Climate Change Summit in Bella Center in solidarity with women in developing countries who are on the frontline dealing with the increased shortages of water. |
| 13:30-15:00 |
Public dialogue: ‘Leaders of Today, Y oung Leaders of Tomorrow’ |
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Humanitarian leaders join the young leaders of tomorrow from around the world to discuss solutions to the challenges of climate change. |
| Venue: |
Politiken newspaper auditorium, Vester Voldgade 33, Copenhagen
(COP15 shuttle bus to town hall) |
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Opening remarks will be given by Ulla Tørnæs,
Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark
Youth and children from China, Denmark, Greenland, Indonesia, Kenya and Senegal
Bekele Geleta Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
John Holmes United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Jet Li Founder of the One Foundation, WHO Goodwill Ambassador
Mary Robinson President, Realizing Rights
Josette Sheeran Executive Director, World Food Programme
Moderated by Charlotte Petri Gornitzka Secretary General, Save the Children
> For security reasons, it is necessary to register for the event. Please send your name to sarah.tyler@save-children-alliance.org |
| 17:00-17:30 |
Press conference: ‘We must help the most vulnerable to adapt’ |
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We need to look beyond Copenhagen to the critical measures, commitments
and resources needed now to help national governments help their people adapt. |
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UNFCCC main Press Conference Room, Bella Center (Hall A) |
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John Holmes United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Barbara Stocking Chief Executive, Oxfam International
Dr. Dessima Williams Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN for Grenada |
| Wednesday, 16 December 2009 |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Press conference on Migration/Displacement |
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Already today, climate change is contributing to human migration and displacement across the world. In the years to come, increased human mobility might well become one of the major impacts of climate change. |
| Venue: |
UNFCCC main Press Conference Room, Bella Center (Hall A) |
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Mr. William Lacy Swing Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Prof. Konrad Osterwalder Rector, United Nations University (UNU)
Mr. Antonio Guterres United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Prof. Walter Kälin, Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Ms. Elisabeth Rasmusson Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) |
| BARCELONA NOVEMBER 2009 |
| Side event on "Climate Adaptation, Human Migration and Displacement", 4 November |
In the autumn 2009 and on way to Copenhagen, negotiation sessions have been held in Bonn, Bangkok and Barcelona. Different groups were set up to edit and shorten the 200 pages initial negotiation draft. The inclusion of migration and displacement issues received explicit support, by the G77 and China during the Bangkok session. Significantly, no states have opposed it.
After Barcelona, the reference to migration and displacement featured in the non-paper 53 on adaptation in paragraph 12 c. In addition to the displacement-specific text, key language on risk management and disaster risk reduction was prominent.
While these were significant steps in the right direction, the overall negotiation climate was not very good. Little progress was made on the more contentious issues such as greenhouse gas emission targets and funding, and there was a widening gap between developing countries and developed countries.
Hopefully, Copenhagen results in a political agreement with clear commitments on all the key elements, and we will see a binding legal agreement within 2010. It remains to be seen whether and how this agreement incorporates displacement and other humanitarian issues. |
| Presentations: |
 NRC Secretary General speech presentation disaster displacement report 11 02 2009.pdf |
| Displaced by climate change; protected by law presentation at unu sideevent Barcelona.pdf. Vikram Kolmannskog, NRC |
| Climate Adaptation Continuum, Human Migration & Displacement.pdf Dr. Koko Warner |
| Migration, Environment and Climate Change - Assessing the Evidence.pdf. Frank Laczko, IOM |
| Barcelona OCHA IDMC report.pdf |
| Climate change and human displacement - white.pdf Jean-Francois Durieux, UNHCR |
| Climate change, human mobility & societal resilience.pdf Robin Mearns, SDCC/The World Bank |
| BONN II. 1.-12. JUNE 2009 |
| The June negotiating session (Bonn II, 1 to 12 June) will be of crucial importance towards the historic UN climate change agreement in Copenhagen. |
NRC high-level sideevent:
Persons Displaced by the Effects of Climate Change: Protection Imperatives and Commitments |
The overall aim of the side-event was to strengthen the recognition of the humanitarian consequences of climate change, including displacement and migration, and strengthen commitments to protection of the displaced persons.
NRC Participation:
Secretary General, Elisabeth Rasmusson
NRC focal point on climate change, Vikram Kolmannskog |
| Presentations: |
Elisabeth Rasmusson, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council,
Presentation of the topic, incl. key messages of the joint submission, and other panelists. |
Craig L Johnstone, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees,
Cross-border displacement and statelessness. |
Walter Kälin, Representative to the Secretary General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons,
The protection of internally displaced persons. |
Janos Bogardi, Director of United Nations University, Environmental Change and Human Security,
Key empirical research findings on the climate change-migration nexus. |
Philippe Boncour, Head of the International Dialogue on Migration, International Organization for Migration,
The joint letter of concern from the humanitarians to the climate change negotiators. |
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Non Paper
Comments and Proposed Revisions to the negotiating text prepared by the Chair of the UNFCCC Ad Hoc Working Group on long-term cooperative action |
Press Relase:
AID AGENCIES CALL FOR STRONG AGREEMENT TO ADDRESS ‘HUMANITARIAN SHOCKS’ OF CLIMATE CHANGE |
Statement:
NRC Statement by Elisabeth Rasmusson, Secretary General, NRC. At press briefing 8 June 2009 Bonn |
Presentation:
NRC Secretary General Elisabeth Rasmusson's presentation on climate change and forced migration, Bonn 08 June |
Draft:
Draft Negotiating text. Note by the Chair. |
Policy Brief:
Natural disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change (Policy brief based on the findings of the OCHA-IDMC study) |
Joint Letter:
Joint IASC Letter |
Submissions
The following submissions from humanitarian agencies, including NRC, to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change specifically address climate change, migration and displacement: |
| “Change, Migration and Displacement: Who will be affected?” Working paper submitted by the informal group on Migration/Displacement and Climate Change of the IASC – 31 October 2008 to the UNFCCC Secretariat, available at http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2008/smsn/igo/022.pdf |
| “Climate change, migration and displacement: impacts, vulnerability and adaptation options” Submission by the IOM, UNHCR and UNU, in cooperation with NRC and the RSG on the Human Rights of IDPs, 6 February 2009, available at http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2008/smsn/igo/031.pdf |
| “Forced displacement in the context of climate change: Challenges for states under international law” Submission by UNHCR in cooperation with NRC, the RSG on the Human Rights of IDPs and UNU, 15 May 2009, available at http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2009/smsn/igo/049.pdf |
| “Climate change and statelessness: An overview” Submission by UNHCR supported by IOM and NRC 15 May 2009, available at http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2009/smsn/igo/048.pdf | |
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