Climate change negotiation moves us in the right direction but more work must continue, World Vision warns
The outcome of the Conference of Parties 21 (CoP21) conference in Paris has brought us closer to tackling climate change, however more work needs to be done, World Vision has said.
Maggie Ibrahim, World Vision UK’s resilience manager said: “Unfortunately, we cannot go back to those who are currently facing climate risks and report that the global community has fully heard their plea. The issues on financing are not clear and not enough funds have been committed to address climate change adaptation and vulnerability. The loss and damage mechanisms are also not clear how to work on proper identification of the displaced or climate-migrant people.
“We see the outcomes of the negotiations moving the global community in the right direction. However, we are not yet fully seeing the commitments on carbon emissions reduction and financing to meet the needs of communities in developing countries that we serve. This means that we must all continue to work for climate justice – communities, government and private sector leaders, to demonstrate how we can achieve the goals set out for climate mitigation and adaptation," she explained.
As an international development and relief organisation serving children with the greatest needs as well as poor communities in the developing world, World Vision is committed to working in partnership with governments to scale up climate change adaptation work. World Vision’s efforts include reforestation programmes, weather forecast dissemination and monitoring, climate smart agriculture, child-centred adaptation.
The charity says it will continue to lobby governments to help them achieve their contributions and most importantly serve the needs of those who are most impacted by climate change.
To learn more about our work on reforestation, see an example from Ethiopia, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration Mitigates Affects of Drought In Ethiopia here
To learn more about our work on child centred climate adaptation, see our latest briefing document: Child Centred Climate Adaptation: Realising Children’s Rights in a Changing Climate.
To learn more about our work on climate smart agriculture, see: The Africa Climate-Smart Agricultural Initiative