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Earth is home to many forms of life. We are committed to
ensuring their well-being and proposing civil society
ACTIONS to prevent irreversible climate-caused
catastrophe. This means addressing the fundamental issue
of sustainable energy as a long-term strategy in
combination with shorter term strategies and ACTIONS
needed to cope with existing threats. A Report to the
Secretary General called for in the Declaration of the
60th UN DPI/NGO Conference and this collaborative
website are "partner tools" aimed at helping civil
society understand and respond to current and potential
threats, as well as advocate corrective and
collaborative action by all sectors of society,
including governments, industry and individuals.
The 60th UN DPI/NGO Conference, adopted by acclamation a
Declaration, CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS: AN NGO FRAMEWORK
FOR ACTION, in which participants committed to work
collaboratively over the next twelve months to prepare a
report for the UN Secretary General. The Declaration
strongly recommends that all sectors of society partner
to implement concrete solutions based on recommendations
that will emerge from the report. To be
"climate-sensitive," the report will be widely
distributed by electronic means. It will also build
upon, update, and further refine the exchange of views
held during the 60TH DPI/NGO conference.
To develop this process, the DPI/NGO Executive Committee
has established an Editorial Working Group, which will
create a report, supporting working groups and a website
(www.climatecaucus.net). Online “working groups” will
report current effective strategies employed by civil
society as well as proposed actions to combat the
effects of climate changes. They also act as “focused
networks to refine approaches and FURTHER outreach
information and recommendations gathered for inclusion
in the Report. They are intended to last beyond the life
of the official report, as a permanent feature..
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