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IBON International will be holding two side-events on climate finance in the coming Durban climate summit. “Improving development effectiveness in climate finance: challenges and opportunities” is an official COP17 side-event. “Financing climate justice: voices from the South” is a side-event in the summit’s alternative space called the “People’s Space.” People from government and civil society are invited to speak. The two side-events are co-organized with several other civil society organizations. For more information, please contact Tetet Lauron at tlauron[AT]iboninternational.org.
COP17 side-event
Improving development effectiveness in climate finance: challenges and opportunities
Venue: Indwe River Room, Durban Exhibition Center
Date and time: December 3, 2011, 11:30am–1:00pm
Invited speakers: Undersecretary Naderev Sano (Philippine Climate Change Commission), Ms. Bernarditas Muller (G-77 and China), Martin Krausse (UNDP), Murray Worth (World Development Movement), Md. Shamsuddoha (Participatory Research Development Insitute), Moses Shaha (East and South Africa Farmers’ Forum), Michelle Pressend (Economic Justice Network), Ivan Torafing (Asia-Pacific Indigenous Youth Network), Ayele Kabede (HBF Ethiopia), South African NGO Coalition
Organizers: IBON International, People’s Movement on Climate Change, The Reality of Aid Network, Pesticide Action Network – Asia-Pacific, People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty, Equity BD, Asia-Pacific Indigenous Youth Network, CDP, Voice
People’s Space side-event
Financing for climate justice: voices from the South
Venue: Shepstone Bldg. 4, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
Date and time: December 4, 2011, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Invited speakers: Undersecretary Naderev Sano (Philippine Climate Change Commission), Roger Rashi (Alternatives International), Reza Chowdhury (Equity BD), Georgine Kengne Djeutane (WSCF Africa), Kristy Wright/Murray Worth (World Development Movement), Michelle Pressend (Economic Justice Network), Gebremedhine Birega (Ethioscop), Ivan Torafing (Asia-Pacific Indigenous Youth Network), Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, South African NGO Coalition
Organizers: IBON International, People’s Movement on Climate Change, The Reality of Aid Network, People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty, Pesticide Action Network – Asia-Pacific, Voice, Asia-Pacific Indigenous Youth Network, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Philippine Society for Consumer Protection, Economic Justice Network, Alternatives International, South Africa NGO Coalition, Equity BD
