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World Social Forum -- Day of Action
The Assembly of Social Movements, held at the WSF in Porto Alegre in Brazil, has called on social movements throughout the world to take collective action on 5 June 2012.
Brazil: a prize the government won’t be bragging about
For the first time a Brazilian company -- the mining giant Vale -- has been elected 'the worst company in the world'.
The Future They Want - A Critique of the Rio+20 Zero Draft
Twenty years ago, with a view to the implementation of Agenda 21, some hope was raised that the road to poverty eradication, social justice and the protection of the environment could be built. Now, in the run up to the Rio+20 Summit much, if not all hope seems to evaporate.
The ‘Fiscal Compact’ Has Not Solved the Euro Crisis (Triple Crisis Blog)
The ECB is not prepared to perform the proper role of any central bank, namely the ‘lender of last resort’ function. EMU governments have not made progress on the ‘eurobond’ idea, whereby the EMU members would share the troubled economies burden of debt.
Preliminary comments by Third World Network on the zero draft of the Rio+20 outcome document
The zero draft of the outcome document for Rio+20 is clearly an attempt by the Secretariat to produce a document that can be widely accepted in time for adoption in June, with the hope that its generality will not give rise to difficult intergovernmental negotiations.
China on the verge? (Triple Crisis Blog)
China might be on the verge of a collapse, and with it the last bastion of economic growth in the world economy would also be gone. Not only the center is stagnant, but also the periphery of the global economy is very fragile. But the probability of a Chinese slowdown is greatly exaggerated.
China’s coming crises (Triple Crisis Blog)
With economic crashes and ecological calamities so prevalent in 2011, concluding with a do-little November G20 meeting in Cannes and a do-nothing December climate summit in Durban, January has opened with intense fear of eurozone deterioration. In this uncertain context loom the two most potent forces shaping the period ahead: China’s capital accumulation process and class struggle.
Call for building and mobilizing for Peoples Assembly at Rio+20
We call organizations, Networks and movements in the struggle for Environmental Justice, against the greening of capitalism and mercantilization of life and in defence of common goods, to join this call and the process of building and mobilizing for the Peoples Assembly at Peoples Summit Turing Rio+20, between 15 and 23 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio+20 Zero Draft Outcome Document released
Although the text will be extensively negotiated in the coming months and will most likely be modified, the zero draft in its current stage reaffirms Member States commitment to work together for a prosperous, secure and sustainable future for both people and the planet.
Inesc establishes a partnership with Triple Crisis Blog
The blog is designed to contribute to a more open and worldwide dialogue about these global issues and reunites a network of specialists on the subject of the economic, environmental and development crises.
After Durban: It must be created a Supranational Democratic Climate Authority
Durban 2011, adds even a greater failure to the one already built up since Copenhagen where, studied from the current perspective, it makes clear that not just a battle was lost against the climatic crisis, it was much more.
G20: More Fodder for the Food Price Debates: Ethanol, speculation drove prices (Triple Crisis)
Now that finance ministers on their gilded steeds have turned and fled from the dragons of commodity speculation, the G20 is unlikely to slay any of the monsters threatening global food security – biofuels expansion, land grabs, speculation, price volatility, low public investment.
Spotlight G20: Emerging markets and Europe (Triple Crisis Blog)
the European banking crisis could trigger a global crisis, not just in banking but in the financial sector generally, given the multiple institutions and instruments through which financial markets are interlinked today
Spotlight G20: What should developing countries demand? (Triple Crisis Blog)
China wants to be the new International Monetary Fund (IMF). If this is true, it is exactly what China and the other developing countries in the G20 should NOT do!
Spotlight Durban: A REDD and green paradox (Triple Crisis Blog)
Although expectations have been low for a successful outcome of the UN climate change talks in Durban, there has been cautious optimism about the potential for further agreements at Durban concerning REDD+.
Macroeconomic Policies and the Costs of Climate Change (Triple Crisis Blog)
Stabilizing concentrations of greenhouse gasses (GHG) in the atmosphere, and adapting to the impact of climate change, have significant economic costs. Can these costs be met under the macroeconomic policy posture currently embraced by most countries?
Statement from Civil Society of the OGP Steering Committee on the South African Protection of Information Bill
The coalition expresses concern that the bill compromises the progress that South African has made in guaranteeing basic rights and freedoms, including its pioneering right to information law
Durban News Update No. 24 - Negotiations intensify on Durban final outcomes
On the final day of the climate negotiations in Durban, negotiations intensify over critical issues, which include the future shape of the climate regime as well as the outcome on the Green Climate Fund.
COP17: The Great Escape III
After 9 days of negotiations there is no doubt that we saw this movie before. It is the third remake of Copenhagen and Cancun. Same actors. Same script. The documents are produced outside the formal negotiating scenario . In private meetings, dinners which the 193 member states do not attend.
Thematic Forum’s methodology
The Group of Reflection and Support to the World Social Forum Process (GRAP- WSF) and the Thematic Social Forum Organizing Committee are now launching the initial proposal of the process- which should be complemented at the International Seminar during October 22nd and 23rd.
