(Beijing, November 12th) Today, 11 Chinese young volunteers presented a unique gesture by spelling the five-letter-word ‘OBAMA’ with rice bowls in a suburban farmland under the biting-cold Beijing weather. The move called for theUS President Barack Obama to keep his public promises and ensure the US plays a key leadership role in the climate negotiations [...]
ASIAN PEOPLE’S CLIMATE TRIBUNAL Rich countries put on trial for damages caused by climate change Witnesses give evidence of climate change impacts Prince Palace Hotel, 488/800 Bo Bae Tower, Damrongrak Road Tuesday 6 October 2009 9am – 1pm Thai and Bangladeshi farmers, a Nepalese mountain climber, a Filipino fisherman and an Indonesian women’s advocate will put a human [...]
More than 3000 people from the coal communities, people’s organizations, social movements and international organizations took part in the Asian Peoples’ Solidarity march for Climate Justice in Bangkok. The march culminated in a programme right outside the UNESCAP building where Climate Talks were being held.
Bangkok, THAILAND – Celebrities will march with more than 100 women from throughout Asia today (Thursday 1October) in Bangkok to highlight the bigger burden women face from climate change and demand better representation in the UN climate negotiations. The event, marked by colorful costumes, flashy umbrellas and fans to symbolize erratic weather patterns, and traditional [...]
Bangkok, 28 September 2009– Five Thai children hand little elephant “piggy banks” containing “small change for the climate” to Yvo de Boer, the UN’s top climate official, at the start of the latest round of climate negotiations in Bangkok. The event was the final step in Greenpeace’s 15-day 250 kilometer Chang(e) elephant caravan through Thailand [...]
Media Release – UN Climate Meeting in Bangkok 28 Sept. to 9 Oct. 2009 Bangkok, Thailand –Recent floods in the Philippines should remind delegates gathering for the United Nations climate talks in Bangkok that what they are discussing is not only a pile of papers but a document which could decide over lives of millions [...]
Added on 10 October 2009
Overview of the Bangkok Climate Talks – tcktcktck in the news
12 October 2009
Each year, millions of lives are in danger because of climate change. Climate change isn’t just about sea level rise or higher temperature. It affects health particularly the body’s immunes system, crop production that soon affects their food stability and eventually livelihoods. The following stories will provide you a glimpse of what it is like [...]
01 October 2009
Bangkok, THAILAND – Celebrities will march with more than 100 women from throughout Asia today (Thursday 1October) in Bangkok to highlight the bigger burden women face from climate change and demand better representation in the UN climate negotiations. The event, marked by colorful costumes, flashy umbrellas and fans to symbolize erratic weather patterns, and traditional [...]
07 October 2009
ASIAN PEOPLE’S CLIMATE TRIBUNAL Rich countries put on trial for damages caused by climate change Witnesses give evidence of climate change impacts Prince Palace Hotel, 488/800 Bo Bae Tower, Damrongrak Road Tuesday 6 October 2009 9am – 1pm Thai and Bangladeshi farmers, a Nepalese mountain climber, a Filipino fisherman and an Indonesian women’s advocate will put a human [...]
10 October 2009
Overview of the Bangkok Climate Talks – tcktcktck in the news
07 October 2009
Bangkok, THAILAND – Major greenhouse gas emitters must help poor countries cope with climate change while recognizing the human rights and gender aspects of climate change, a panel of judges ruled at the Asian People’s Climate Court in Bangkok on Tuesday. The verdict outlined that there is a legal basis for reparation claims on the basis [...]
30 September 2009
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF EARTH JUSTICE GLOBAL CLIMATE TRIBUNAL Bangkok, THAILAND To download the full petition, please access this link: https://www.yousendit.com/download/ZW9CZGlrQXB6NEkwTVE9PQ x————————————————–x The Children of Asia, among them the Children of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, and Thailand, acting for themselves and on behalf of their Generations and Generations yet Unborn Represented by their Parents and by their Counsels ad litem MC Mehta, A. Oposa, et al., Petitioners, -versus- The Governments and [...]
31 August 2009
Climate change already causes global economic losses of US$125 billion per year, with 90 per cent of the burden falling on developing countries.
