Respondents: Oxfam International Delegation COP15 Asian Communication Manpower Wang Binbin (hereinafter referred to as the
Sun: Oxfam's position on climate change issues what?
Wang: climate change issues, most people think it is an environmental issue, it is not only an environmental issue, but also in environmental protection question on the final analysis, a development issue, is a right to development. As General Secretary Hu Jintao said, is a development institution, rather than the environmental agency, as distinct from the is directly linked to climate change, the intensification of extreme weather, which led directly to the lives of poor people poorer. because they are dependent on the weather, the day has changed, they have no rice to eat. Therefore, the views of Oxfam is should be for the poor to fight climate change.
Sun: Oxfam also stressed that there are differences between developed and developing countries bear the responsibility?
Wang: Yes. In the climate change issue, which is two levels advocacy, the first aspect in reducing emissions in developed and developing countries need to address climate change have the same responsibilities, but developed countries should shoulder more in reducing emissions, as developed countries is the initiator. Secondly, to adapt. People in developing countries have become victims of climate change, climate change has been living in extreme weather, affected. This time we should help those who live in the passive to adapt to climate change. so this is also a well-developed the requirements of countries, developed countries should provide adequate funding and technology to help developing countries to adapt to climate change.
Sun: The Copenhagen talks Oxfam many times to participate in such international negotiations?
Wang: I was the first time. for Oxfam, we have a staff of 89 began with the negotiations, and after 2000, the development of climate change more and more problems, Oxfam invited every year by the United Nations as a special delegation of observer organizations involved in the negotiations.
Sun: Copenhagen climate conference to Oxfam to do preparatory work for what? these preparations whether the work of late to play a significant role?
Wang: ready with a lot of . in Copenhagen prior to Oxfam's appeal is to make more people understand poverty and the relationship between climate change, so that more people into action for the poor to reduce emissions. For example, turn off the lights we all know that this action This is a reduction, we hope to work through a series of actions and let more people know, turn off the lights is not only emissions, but also in reducing poverty. reduction is a process, the ultimate goal is to reduce poverty.
June 7, 2009, Oxfam and Greenpeace, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, issued a report, China and even the world's first elaborate on the relationship between climate change and poverty report. The report selected three places in China, made a detailed case study, Gansu, Guangdong and Sichuan. have come to the conclusion that, in China, has more than 95 % living in ecologically fragile areas of the poor people have become direct victims of climate change. This figure is very shocking.
report concludes that China is already the victims of climate change, especially in China's poverty people. Next, we planned a large-scale public advocacy, called the some of the world in reducing poverty levels on the international level, a general goal is to eradicate poverty. Since the climate change and poverty with such a direct link, through scientific discovery, it has become a cause of poverty and the key to return to poverty. If you want to eliminate poverty and achieve the goal of zero poverty, we have to integrate climate change perspective. climate change is to control the temperature rise of keywords 2 degrees Celsius, which is a dangerous figure. we took degrees Celsius inside the the Change a meeting point?
Wang: Yes. fell in love with zero poverty, people to combat climate change. It is primarily for people age in 15m45 city between the ages of people. activities of the main line is selected from the general public, a person, please go to Copenhagen, he represented ordinary people witness to history, and then he in Copenhagen to see the feedback to the domestic public. This is not just climate change negotiations from the government level, but also allow the public to truly participate.
Sun: that is only launched into the active participation of the general public, so that can influence expansion?
Wang: Yes. This three-step process. The first step, July 23 event was officially launched in Beijing turret location, Oxfam held a launching ceremony, about five from all walks of life a dozen participants, including the media executives, NGO representatives and the Modern Sky Music Festival as the creative staff that some of Shen Li Hui who loves public. I do we form a coalition, everyone is willing to promote through their own power to the surrounding people, make them aware of climate change for the poor .7 23 to mid-August, we Sohu and Phoenix launched a round of selection. I do have two thirty cooperation activities in the media, their full attention to this activities. strategic partner of Phoenix Community and Sohu public. The two media also issued a nationwide selection of announcements, there are two themes, one that climate change and poverty, you have to do it, and you think there is any behavior can help poor fight climate change. around these two points, the public can write articles, draw a picture or take pictures, videos, choose the good at body language, or various forms of written expression, uploaded to the specified site. the first month received to the hundreds of works by participants in the age span is also very large, all walks of life have .8 conducted in mid-first round selection, in accordance with the subject fit the level of understanding of the issues selected out of 10 I do ambassadors not a particular place, but she submitted articles on the platform in a lot of papers submitted to the jury that she, as a very small age of the participants, not only the perspective of this area and English is very good, I feel she is worthy of cultivation is recommended , so the jury recommended she also became a joint an old man.
Next, we provide a capability for these masters to enhance the platform, such as in the Danish embassy we had a Elite Council (the Chinese community of some celebrities), and to offer free EF English language training opportunities; 9, when special arrangements for mid-to late them to the point of climate change projects in Gansu study and experience the climate change impact on the poor, etc., to improve their comprehensive ability.
emphasize here, Oxfam do more than 20 provinces in China, helping the poor, in 2003 into the poverty alleviation work in the climate change perspective, such as to help them to change the slope field as a terrace, solar, biogas transformation, construction of reservoirs These measures are in response to climate change, extreme weather, energy saving and emission reduction to help them. as compared Gansu frequency of extreme weather, the response is more significant. Oxfam to the 11 ambassadors were invited to visit Gansu three villages, the village they went to observe the effects of climate change in the end the people's life, which saw .11 ambassadors have been about to harvest the corn because of a sudden large hail caused crop failure, also seen as debris flow landslide caused houses to collapse and other animals die due to climate change and generally poor condition. but also to see the Oxfam to help the villagers together with the Government's vision, such as helped the villagers to build roads, build warm canopy (the case of extreme cold in winter Livestock Buzhi Yu freezing), invited members to teach local farmers to plant drought resistance technology alfalfa crops. Ambassadors project sites in Gansu Province has strong feelings, improve their return on-line work, and their own personal feelings and how to help poor people ways to combat climate change and so write blog.
10 mid-May, the final jury selected from 11 ambassadors girl who came from Tianjin, ecological science from Nankai University Shawsheen as a sophomore the final candidates.
before the meeting in Copenhagen, our main job is to do ; Stand up, I do stand up I Pledge NGO advocacy is more public attention through the media and participate in our topics.
Sun: Let the media involved, so the public better understand and participate in these activities, the significance of this, where?
King: This is the NGO the usual way and the media to .11 mid-January, Obama paid a state visit to China, we expect that the United States as the primary responsible party to climate change, how do we let it know that we Chinese have been aware of the need to combat climate change , and realized that developed countries should assume more responsibility. to some extent, this is helping the Chinese government, the Chinese government's official view is developed and developing countries have common but differentiated responsibilities, developed countries must first have a commitment. In the correlation analysis, we in the week before Obama visit the Great Wall at Simatai organized an event, eight volunteers put on (meaning food and clothing problem: more and more because of climate change in poor people have no rice to eat) put Barack Obama five letters, and even it is, The action invited Reuters, BBC, china daily, the Beijing News the scene the next day, the activity on the china daily headlines, china daily newspaper is a must-see Obama's visit to China, Obama will be able to see to this action and call for Chinese youth. by promoting similar activities, indirect actions to promote the developed countries, let them know that developing countries already have such awareness.
Sun: An Invitation to media attention and to convey through the media activities, meaning, and promote policy changes Obama. This is very creative communication activities.
Wang: tacit understanding with the media and organizations, mutual support, increasing pressure of public opinion outside Obama .11 after the event in mid- Oxfam to threw himself into preparations for Copenhagen, the .6 month have issued reports to the theoretical basis, and then made the report based on some external advocacy .11 In late May, Oxfam organized a final activity, most of the media in promoting environmental protection and emission reduction, the media and the public on this issue have their own assessment, all newspapers are talking about low-carbon good, but in adapting to level it? no sound. so we invited the Southern Weekend, the new Beijing reported that the CPPCC is reported that First Financial Daily, The Bund and other items directly to the point of Gansu, so that they understand climate change and poverty cases live, explore a new perspective.'s visit to point after the media has done a special report at least two editions, How the village poor, the relevant situation, what, and so Yuanyuanbenben unfolds.
Sun: This is a new perspective, the previous media attention that environmental protection is to protect the environment, and Oxfam will show a new perspective, the climate change due to poverty, development issues and environmental organic links up.
Wang: Yes, that is adaptation. including United Nations officials, government officials of our country more and more people realize that climate change is not only is an environmental issue, ultimately a development issue. We are doing this year is an associated work, 11 late in the media circle that we created a small wave, everyone is talking about advocates of this new perspective, and invites us to do a different interview.
Sun: a new perspective to the media received a better dissemination of results, because there are more people to pay attention.
King: Media and NGO is a win-win, two demands are the same, are better for social progress.
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