A Rio et la lutte contunie

Depuis hier, je suis a Rio avec quelques collegues de la delegation nigerienne et ce matin nous aurions une reunion entre nigeriens pour les questions pratiques et assoir une strategie de participation dynamique du Niger a ce sommet.
Je suis au quartier IPENAMA.
keep in touch for the future we want that's our present also.

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“Governments and the UN should support a more ambitious, accountable and people-driven Sustainable Energy for All initiative in Rio …

…The initiative as it stands is inadequate and non-inclusive and will not achieve the level of change required to tackle both energy poverty and dangerous climate change. To date, multinational corporations have been given the biggest role, while the very voices of those it intends to help have been excluded at the highest levels. We call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure a meaningful, accountable and people-driven process at global and national level that involves the energy poor, affected communities and vulnerable and marginalised groups. In turn, this can deliver the higher levels of ambition needed to bring about effective change. Without such engagement, the initiative risks being ineffective and illegitimate…

…SE4ALL must avoid being captured by corporate interests and become a truly transformational initiative if it is to meet the urgent challenges of energy poverty and climate change.”

There is also a complimentary initiative from some civil society groups, calling for the rejection of SE4All as it stands. It aims to build external pressure on the UN and the High Level Group and discredit the current corporate model of SE4All. See the letter here, and can groups that also want to sign on to that letter please email biofuelwatch@ymail.com.