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Asia Climate Change Statement |
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
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A PLATFORM for CLIMATE JUSTICE
of Asian Movements, Organizations and Networks
August 2009
We believe that solving the climate crisis and injustice – requires basic transformation of the global system -- economic, political, socio-cultural. Given the narrow window of time to prevent catastrophic, irreversible consequences of the climate crisis – we must work even harder to hasten the process of profound social transformation, relying first and foremost on the collective strength, action and solidarity of peoples movements within our countries and across borders.
Part of this process is compelling the UN, other inter-governmental institutions and all governments today to take urgent and immediate steps to address the climate crisis. Challenging governments and inter-governmental institutions is important not only for specific gains that may be achieved -- it is part of the process of exposing the issues, promoting our alternatives, building movements, gaining political strength, weakening the forces defending the status quo. All of these serve the longer term goal of the fundamental change of the system.
We will build and strengthen our movements and struggle in various fronts and arenas. Our movements consist of basic sectors, grassroots communities, the marginalized and most vulnerable, including women, indigenous peoples, fisher folk and coastal communities, farmers and rural communities, forest communities, formal and informal workers, migrants and climate refugees, youth, urban poor, and others. We build alliances with scientists, academicians, experts and progressive policy-makers.
We do so to realize the strategic goals of transforming the system and building alternatives and carry out the immediate tasks of defending our rights, resisting policies that exacerbate the crisis, and fighting for urgent demands. Together we are building our common platform as basis for our joint struggles, campaigns and actions.
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