Comments for Climate Change Media Partnership http://www.climatemediapartnership.org Improving media coverage and public debate on climate change in the developing world Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Eucalyptus trees deadly for Africa – Nobel Laureate by IRMELA B KARLEIN http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/eucalyptus-trees-deadly-for-africa-nobel-laureate/comment-page-1/#comment-13944 IRMELA B KARLEIN Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:23:07 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=1620#comment-13944 WE LIVE IN ONRUS NEAR HERMANUS, THE AREA USED TO BE A CARAVAN PART SOME 25 YEARS AGO, LOTS OF MYRLE TREES AND GUM TREES, (EUCALYPTUS) ARE THERE.MOST PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF THOSE AILIENS AND CREATED LOVELY GARDENS, YET ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOUR WHO BOUGHT THE PROP ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE NEW LAW OF ALIEN TREES, ALL OF WHICH CRATE A GREAT MESS AND WATER USAGE ON 4 ADJACENT PLOTS. WHAT CAN BE DONE? DO WE HAVE TO TAKE THE LEGAL ROUTE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE BYLAWS OF OUR AREA ARE CLEARLY STATING THAT AT THE POINT OF SALE OF A PROPERTY THE AILIEN TREES HAVE TO BE REMOVED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. WE LIVE IN ONRUS NEAR HERMANUS, THE AREA USED TO BE A CARAVAN PART SOME 25 YEARS AGO, LOTS OF MYRLE TREES AND GUM TREES, (EUCALYPTUS) ARE THERE.MOST PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF THOSE AILIENS AND CREATED LOVELY GARDENS, YET ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOUR WHO BOUGHT THE PROP ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE NEW LAW OF ALIEN TREES, ALL OF WHICH CRATE A GREAT MESS AND WATER USAGE ON 4 ADJACENT PLOTS. WHAT CAN BE DONE? DO WE HAVE TO TAKE THE LEGAL ROUTE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE BYLAWS OF OUR AREA ARE CLEARLY STATING THAT AT THE POINT OF SALE OF A PROPERTY THE AILIEN TREES HAVE TO BE REMOVED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

]]> Comment on Agriculture bids for deforestation money by Allen Jerome http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/agriculture-bids-for-deforestation-money/comment-page-1/#comment-13869 Allen Jerome Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:17:09 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=5817#comment-13869 The true secret of Deliberate Growth is in fact remarkable. And it really is the very best selection. The Western Australia Chamber of Commerce has joined the heated dialogue on immigration to Australia. A formerly crucial matter in the approaching elections for pm, the Essence Of Argan issue has acquired the chamber of commerce involved. The true secret of Deliberate Growth is in fact remarkable. And it really is the very best selection. The Western Australia Chamber of Commerce has joined the heated dialogue on immigration to Australia. A formerly crucial matter in the approaching elections for pm, the Essence Of Argan issue has acquired the chamber of commerce involved.

]]> Comment on Climate refugees of the future by J. Doherty http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/features/climate-refugees-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-13853 J. Doherty Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:45:03 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/redesign-2009/?p=17#comment-13853 United Nations Ambassador Phillip Muller of the Marshall Islands said there is no sense of urgency to find not only those answers, but also to address the causes of climate change, which many believe to be responsible for rising ocean levels. “Even if we reach a legal agreement sometime soon, which I don’t think we will, the major players are not in the process,” Muller said. Those players, the participants said, include industrial nations such as the United States and China that emit the most carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases. Many climate scientists say those gases are responsible for global warming. Mary-Elena Carr of Columbia University’s Earth Institute said what is now an annual sea level rise of a few millimeters will increase dramatically by the year 2100. “The biggest challenge is to preserve their nationality without a territory,” said Bogumil Terminski from Geneva. International legal experts are discovering climate change law, and the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is a case in point: The Polynesian archipelago is doomed to disappear beneath the ocean. Now lawyers are asking what sort of rights citizens have when their homeland no longer exists. t present, however, there appear to be at least three possibilities that could advance the international debate about ‘climate refugee’ protections and fill existing gaps in international law. The first option is to revise the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees to include climate (or environmental) refugees and to offer legal protections similar to those for refugees fleeing political persecution. A second, more ambitious option is to negotiate a completely new convention, one that would try to guarantee specific rights and protections to climate or environmental ‘refugees`. United Nations Ambassador Phillip Muller of the Marshall Islands said there is no sense of urgency to find not only those answers, but also to address the causes of climate change, which many believe to be responsible for rising ocean levels.
“Even if we reach a legal agreement sometime soon, which I don’t think we will, the major players are not in the process,” Muller said.
Those players, the participants said, include industrial nations such as the United States and China that emit the most carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases. Many climate scientists say those gases are responsible for global warming. Mary-Elena Carr of Columbia University’s Earth Institute said what is now an annual sea level rise of a few millimeters will increase dramatically by the year 2100. “The biggest challenge is to preserve their nationality without a territory,” said Bogumil Terminski from Geneva. International legal experts are discovering climate change law, and the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is a case in point: The Polynesian archipelago is doomed to disappear beneath the ocean. Now lawyers are asking what sort of rights citizens have when their homeland no longer exists.
t present, however, there appear to be at least three possibilities that could advance the international debate about ‘climate refugee’ protections and fill existing gaps in international law.
The first option is to revise the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees to include climate (or environmental) refugees and to offer legal protections similar to those for refugees fleeing political persecution. A second, more ambitious option is to negotiate a completely new convention, one that would try to guarantee specific rights and protections to climate or environmental ‘refugees`.

]]> Comment on Nigeria plans how to cope in a warmer world by Tiro http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/nigeria-plans-how-to-cope-in-a-warmer-world/comment-page-1/#comment-13852 Tiro Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:24:46 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=1856#comment-13852 Well done Uloma very proud of you please keep up the good work.This Tiro Trinity the great. Well done Uloma very proud of you please keep up the good work.This Tiro Trinity the great.

]]> Comment on How many delegates did your country bring to the climate conference? by Hak Membangun vs Hak Hidup | Berita Terpopuler http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/how-many-delegates-did-your-country-bring-to-the-climate-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-13645 Hak Membangun vs Hak Hidup | Berita Terpopuler Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:50:53 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=7182#comment-13645 [...] delegasi negosiator yang besar untuk datang ke Konferensi ini.  Analisis yang dilakukan oleh Hoy Chicago menghitung bahwa Indonesia adalah negara dengan jumlah delegasi ketiga terbesar di Konferensi [...] [...] delegasi negosiator yang besar untuk datang ke Konferensi ini.  Analisis yang dilakukan oleh Hoy Chicago menghitung bahwa Indonesia adalah negara dengan jumlah delegasi ketiga terbesar di Konferensi [...]

]]> Comment on Indian recyclers lose jobs to green economy by Christina Mac http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/indian-re-cylers-lose-jobs-to-green-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-13575 Christina Mac Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:04:47 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=7085#comment-13575 I loved the way you highlighted how trash pickers are also recycling and fighting climate change in their own way. That's a very beautiful thing to say and thank you so much for that. Its sad that in India they are treated so badly. But its good that they are uniting in the global level. We need more journalists like you to keep our hopes alive! I loved the way you highlighted how trash pickers are also recycling and fighting climate change in their own way. That’s a very beautiful thing to say and thank you so much for that. Its sad that in India they are treated so badly. But its good that they are uniting in the global level. We need more journalists like you to keep our hopes alive!

]]> Comment on Indian recyclers lose jobs to green economy by Gabi Mucatta http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/indian-re-cylers-lose-jobs-to-green-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-13574 Gabi Mucatta Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:57:39 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=7085#comment-13574 This is a fantastic example of reporting the 'lost' stories from an event as big as the climate summit. I congratulate for doing that job so well. As a woman, I feel proud of what these two women are trying to do and I thank you sincerely for writing it so well. Keep sharing! This is a fantastic example of reporting the ‘lost’ stories from an event as big as the climate summit. I congratulate for doing that job so well. As a woman, I feel proud of what these two women are trying to do and I thank you sincerely for writing it so well. Keep sharing!

]]> Comment on Go vegetarian, reduce your carbon footprint by vegetarian http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/go-vegetarian-reduce-your-carbon-footprint/comment-page-1/#comment-13532 vegetarian Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:06:18 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=6708#comment-13532 agree! vegetarian is not only a healthy choice for ourself, it's a healthy choice for the planet! proud to be vegetarian! agree! vegetarian is not only a healthy choice for ourself, it’s a healthy choice for the planet! proud to be vegetarian!

]]> Comment on Nine journalists in one truck learn to adapt by Stella Paul http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/nine-journalists-in-one-truck-learn-to-adapt/comment-page-1/#comment-13519 Stella Paul Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:20:30 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=6691#comment-13519 @Richard Perry: I am glad to know that you liked the story and especially excited that you found it worth sharing with your students. I do believe there is a huge demand among ordinary citizens for stories that they can relate to and I hope your students do join that tribe of story tellers. @Kdrah: I am guessing that your question is directed to Audrey Wabwire, who probably is reading it too and might get back to you. Meanwhile, I thank you for reading my story and do hope that you come back and read other stories on this site. I have just posted a second story on ragpickers of India and their role as climate fighters. You can read it here -http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/indian-re-cylers-lose-jobs-to-green-economy/ @David Oteni, Ndnya, Lily and Edna: Thank you so much for taking your time to read through and comment. Together, we can indeed bring in the much needed change in media and make it more relevant to all, not just in Africa, but all over the world. @Richard Perry: I am glad to know that you liked the story and especially excited that you found it worth sharing with your students. I do believe there is a huge demand among ordinary citizens for stories that they can relate to and I hope your students do join that tribe of story tellers.

@Kdrah: I am guessing that your question is directed to Audrey Wabwire, who probably is reading it too and might get back to you. Meanwhile, I thank you for reading my story and do hope that you come back and read other stories on this site. I have just posted a second story on ragpickers of India and their role as climate fighters. You can read it here -http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/indian-re-cylers-lose-jobs-to-green-economy/

@David Oteni, Ndnya, Lily and Edna: Thank you so much for taking your time to read through and comment. Together, we can indeed bring in the much needed change in media and make it more relevant to all, not just in Africa, but all over the world.

]]> Comment on Jamaica’s voice absent in high level discussions by Jamaica’s Voice Absent in high Level Discussions at Climate Talks in Durban, South Africa – Upcoming Elections Prevents a Government Representative from Attending | PANOS Caribbean http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/reporting/stories/jamaica%e2%80%99s-voice-absent-in-high-level-discussions/comment-page-1/#comment-13508 Jamaica’s Voice Absent in high Level Discussions at Climate Talks in Durban, South Africa – Upcoming Elections Prevents a Government Representative from Attending | PANOS Caribbean Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:23:28 +0000 http://www.climatemediapartnership.org/?p=6992#comment-13508 [...] published on the Climate Change Media Partnership website. View article on that website here. Jamaican Reggae artistes and community members from Portland Cottage re-planting 400 mangrove [...] [...] published on the Climate Change Media Partnership website. View article on that website here. Jamaican Reggae artistes and community members from Portland Cottage re-planting 400 mangrove [...]

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