Africa's climate negotiators led by Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, threatened to walk out of talks if the December climate summit in Copenhagen failed to consider Africa's position.
"If need be we are prepared to walk out of any negotiations that threaten to be another rape of our continent," he said.
Zenawi told Africa ministers and European partners gathered in Addis Ababa yesterday to consolidate the continent's position for the next global climate negotiations.
Financial flow
Meles hinted his delegation will not claim compensation but fight for global action to reduce the impact of climate change "We will never accept any global deal that does not limit global warming to the minimum avoidable level, no matter what level of compensation and assistance we are promised" he argued.
Zenawi was elected by the AU as a chair of African Environment ministers to head the delegation which includes Algeria, DRC, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa.
African Union chief Jean Ping and current AU chairman Muammar Gadaffi will accompany the team to the Copenhagen talks.
Africa needs an estimated $300 Billion in financial support and technology transfer to mitigate the impact of climate change, according to an AU position paper. The continent demands that developed states should commit 0.5 per cent of their GDPs for climate action in developing countries.
Mr Ping said the upcoming negotiation should ensure a sustainable financial flow to deal with climate change.
"Existing financial mechanisms are inadequate, complex and fragmented and have constrained African countries from gaining access to these resources" Ping said.
Technology transfer
Africa needs to create an African climate change fund through collaboration amongst African institutions such as the African Union Commission, the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank.
According to the AU's Common position document, rich nations need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 and at least 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. Africa also demanded a better climate change adaptation fund worth $67 billion per year by 2020.
Developed countries should commit to the transfer of technology to developing countries, based on principles of equity.
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It is indeed a healthy agitation. of what benefit will is it to kill someone and pay his or her relatives some compensation? let the rich nations get down to the business of implementations on International agenda as they do on their respective national programmes. A Walk Out from a room that house decision on inflicting injuries and pains on innocent souls, is one to be emulated.
SADA says Euro Arabs would not care a dime what happens to us as a people until we are able to motivate our members to see the plight that needs to be corrected. Our leaders must be blamed for not uniting to tackle the climate change and degradations and degeneration of our environment. When I visited my farm lands in Ghana last year, I noticed that four small rivers have vanished. My sisters have farmed the protective forest that my grand father Akwasi Adowia had left around the small rivers due in part to population explosion in my family. Even my grand father who lived 125 years and died in 1994 knew how to protect the rivers but the miseducated Europeanized and Arabized Africans do not know that the tropical sun would suck the rivers when exposed to the sun. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME. Now Ghana is almost a desert land. The impenetrable forest lands that I saw when I was growing up is all gone due to timber contractors. What will the future be with so much indifferences in Africa to our natural feelings. God bless Africa and God bless Africans. Kofi Agyapong 240-417-0299 In a message dated 09/04/09 03:35:01 Eastern Daylight Time, tegga_lendado@yahoo.com writes: tegga lendado (tegga_lendado@yahoo.com) has sent you a news article. (Email address has not been verified.) ------------------------------------------------------------ Personal message:
As an Africa environmetal advocate, I can simply say climate crisis is one of Africa's worst woes. I am not sure if the damage can be deterred, repaired, corrected or even, whether any monetary value can be attached to it. I had seen this coming when I was working for the UN in Mozambique in 1980s'as a forestry engineer and pleaded with the government then. In fact, that was one of the reasons why I abandoned the profession trying to be true to my conscience. Any sound-minded person should support this cause to avert Africa's inhumane destruction. I believe it is time that Africans stand united more than ever to counter any move that aggravates Africa's worsening climatic and ecological conditions. I wish to call upon all Africans and concerned cosmic citizens, community and religious leaders to stand against any global warming provocations, (plus 2 degrees, etc.) in general and Africa's environmental degradation resulting from adverse immoral and greedy political decisions in Copenhagen or any where else. Any irresponsible exploitation of God's creation would dethrone man from his God-given stewardship position and force him to be victim of his own environment. Can any financial deal compromising the Africans' life be made at any time or any place or by any person? A serious assessment on the damage of continental African life and property should be made for the past devastation so as to pave the way for the future peaceful coexistence of all humanity in this terristrial village. My request for Mr. Meles and concerned leaders now is not to make any obscure deal that might haunt us later. Transparency not obscurity, fairness not favoritism, equal partnership not colonial supremacy and mutual cooperation, not monopolistic exploitation should be the way to advance for the sake peace and justice.
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SADA says Euro Arabs would not care a dime what happens to us as a people until we are able to motivate our members to see the plight that needs to be corrected. Our leaders must be blamed for not uniting to tackle the climate change and degradations and degeneration of our environment. When I visited my farm lands in Ghana last year, I noticed that four small rivers have vanished. My sisters have farmed the protective forest that my grand father Akwasi Adowia had left around the small rivers due in part to population explosion in my family. Even my grand father who lived 125 years and died in 1994 knew how to protect the rivers but the miseducated Europeanized and Arabized Africans do not know that the tropical sun would suck the rivers when exposed to the sun. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME. Now Ghana is almost a desert land. The impenetrable forest lands that I saw when I was growing up is all gone due to timber contractors. What will the future be with so much indifferences in Africa to our natural feelings. God bless Africa and God bless Africans. Kofi Agyapong 240-417-0299 In a message dated 09/04/09 03:35:01 Eastern Daylight Time, tegga_lendado@yahoo.com writes: tegga lendado (tegga_lendado@yahoo.com) has sent you a news article. (Email address has not been verified.) ------------------------------------------------------------ Personal message:
As an Africa environmetal advocate, I can simply say climate crisis is one of Africa's worst woes. I am not sure if the damage can be deterred, repaired, corrected or even, whether any monetary value can be attached to it. I had seen this coming when I was working for the UN in Mozambique in 1980s'as a forestry engineer and pleaded with the government then. In fact, that was one of the reasons why I abandoned the profession trying to be true to my conscience. Any sound-minded person should support this cause to avert Africa's inhumane destruction. I believe it is time that Africans stand united more than ever to counter any move that aggravates Africa's worsening climatic and ecological conditions. I wish to call upon all Africans and concerned cosmic citizens, community and religious leaders to stand against any global warming provocations, (plus 2 degrees, etc.) in general and Africa's environmental degradation resulting from adverse immoral and greedy political decisions in Copenhagen or any where else. Any irresponsible exploitation of God's creation would dethrone man from his God-given stewardship position and force him to be victim of his own environment. Can any financial deal compromising the Africans' life be made at any time or any place or by any person? A serious assessment on the damage of continental African life and property should be made for the past devastation so as to pave the way for the future peaceful coexistence of all humanity in this terristrial village. My request for Mr. Meles and concerned leaders now is not to make any obscure deal that might haunt us later. Transparency not obscurity, fairness not favoritism, equal partnership not colonial supremacy and mutual cooperation, not monopolistic exploitation should be the way to advance for the sake peace and justice.
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This Global Warming Stuff Is A Complete Hoax . Man has so arrogantly told
God, by inference, that God the Creator didnt Create things quite right. The United
Nations is just another attempt by Satan to build another Tower of Babel .
If you want to know some real truth tune in to Alex Jones Infowars broadcast.
You can listen 24 hours a day. Its live for 4 hours and on continuous re-broadcast for the
other 20 hours. Heres a link to articles on the Hoax of Global Warming.
[http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi]
What is this hype of Global warming for ? Its designed to give these phony
scientists ( who actually act like they were taking part in the Creation itself ) and the
organizations they represent control of the worlds natural resources. The GEORGIA
GUIDESTONES is consistent with United Nations goals for the world.
Here is a synopsis of the GEORGIA GUIDESTONES :
[The Agenda Of The Antichrist aka The Georgia Guidestones (GG) ]
10 POINTS LIKE THE 10 HORNS OR RELIGIONS OF THE BEAST
[Revelations 13:1]
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having 7
heads (Kings) and 10 HORNS (Religious Kingdoms), and upon his horns ten crowns, and
upon his heads the name of blasphemy
THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES
1) MAINTAIN HUMANITY'S POPULATION UNDER 500 MILLION IN
PERPETUAL BALANCE WITH NATURE
2) GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY
3) UNITE HUMANITY WITH A LIVING NEW LANGUAGE
4) RULE PASSION FAITH TRADITION AND ALL THINGS WITH
TEMPERED REASON
5) PROTECT PEOPLE AND NATIONS WITH FAIR LAWS AND JUST COURTS
6) LET ALL NATIONS RULE INTERNALLY RESOLVING EXTERNAL DISPUTES
IN A WORLD COURT
7) AVOID PETTY LAWS AND USELESS OFFICIALS
8) BALANCE PERSONAL RIGHTS WITH SOCIAL DUTIES.
9) PRIZE TRUTH BEAUTY LOVE SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE
INFINITE
10) BE NOT A CANCER ON THE EARTH LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE
LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE
In conclusion the directives for these GEORGIA GUIDESTONES call for : a) b) c) Elimination of around 7 billion residents d) e) f) Control of how many people are born g) h) i) The return of the system of ONE LANGUAGE as it was during the construction j) k) of the TOWER OF BABEL l) m) n) The other goals seem to infer that there isnt currently a choice available to us that o) p) can help us to be better people. And there is a choice. q) r) s) But as the prophecy said in Daniel , The Beast/Antichrist will not allow any other t) u) worship, but of himself.
Global Warming and all this false human-directed unity is designed to appeal to our
personal pride , our lustful flesh and our unsatisfied eyes. But we cant save our
selves. We children need OUR FATHER GOD to fight for us against our evil older
brethren Satan (formerly known as Lucifer) and His Fallen Followers.
CHECK OUT THIS EYE-OPENING VIDEO ON THE SCAM SWINDLE OF GLOBAL WARMING 1) T
HE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE
- URL [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMA6sszChwQ]
Revelations 11:18
And the nations were angry, and your wrath is here, and the time of the dead, that they
should be judged, and that you should give reward to your servants the prophets, and to
the saints, and them that fear your name, small and great; AND SHOULD DESTROY
THEM WHICH DESTROY THE EARTH.
- FEED YOURSELVES SUGGESTION -
WE ARE MAKING HUNDREDS WHILE GIVING AWAY BILLIONS TO OUR ECONOMIC SLAVE MASTERS !!!
THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T TAKE CONTROL OF OUR OWN COUNTRY !
NEIGHBORHOOD COOP GREENHOUSES
ANOTHER SUGGESTION IS FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE CITY TO POOL
THEIR RESOURCES TOGETHER AND MAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COOP
GREENHOUSES . HERE YOU CAN GROW SOME KIND OF FOODS AND NOT
BE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON GROCERY STORES.
Scientists Debunk UN Global Warming [ http://www.infowars.com/scientists-debunk-un-global-warming/ ]
WAKE UP ! STAY UP MY BROTHERS & SISTERS ! BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
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- Life Is a Game. Have Fun. [ Luke 18:17 / Isaiah 11:6 ]
SO PLEASE WAKE UP MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. GOD IS ALL WE NEED. You are In My Prayers. God Bless Us. God Bless Africa.
He (Meles Zenawi) is definitely right that the issue is policies and action rather than compensation. African economies do not need more foreign money. Foreign money favors importation over domestic production, and hurts your workers and businesses.
Africa's main climate problems can be more directly handled without outside help. Fix your waterways. Clear them of weeds and the silt the weeds produce. Picture the North African aquifers again watering their lands, Lake Chad and its tributaries all restored, the Sahel a healthier color, the Nile tributaries flowing copiously- All of that CAN BE! And with those things, an end to malaria and yellow fever, an end to Quelea infestations, and a sharp reduction in flooding. What is in the way is weeds and silt, millions of hectares of them. All of it is biomass waiting to be made into fuel.