Warsaw Climate Change Conference 2013
The 11 of November, Climate Change Conference began with a real impact on the members,Typhoon Haiyan had devastated the Philippines.
Since 1995, the UN gathers together to try and solve climate change problems, which are no longer a secondary issue. The big deal around climate change, right now, is the possibility of reaching 2C0 more on global temperature, which could cause such big problems in the climate that there are high possibilities of being unable to turn back, and try and amend the situation.
COP19 has given poor solutions for the next coming period. Despite the poor result, there were two issues of great interest undertaken during this conference: funds for loss and damages on vulnerable countries and the progress in The Durban Platform.
Countries like the US were reluctant to the approval of the loss and damage mechanism, because of the possible claims of developing countries. They proposed to include them under the existing climate adaptation measures of the UN, although vulnerable nations argued that some of their climate impacts cannot be situated under this wing. Finally the “Warsaw International mechanism” was created under the UNFCCC but with no clear mechanism on how it will be funded.
On the other hand, the Durban Platform, which tried to set the path for the creation of a new Kyoto Protocol in Paris 2015, was concentrated in the process of meeting deadlines. Being the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Durban Platform (ADP) the responsible for its development. This program will be applicable to both developed and developing countries, although they will have different levels of commitment. Hence being a controversial issue.
Parties asked for a flexible and adjustable agreement for every country, trying to keep building over the Kyoto Protocol. There was a request on part of the countries to prepare national contributions information for April 2015 and on those more developed (that are able to anticipate) for early 2014. Finally, this agreement was diluted within the talking’s around “commitment” towards “contribution” because of a last minute petition from India.
The future?
Until now the Warsaw International mechanism have only been words, there has not been any real commitment. Deliberations in Peru 2014 around the funding will be crucial.
On the Durban Platform decision should be made as quick as possible. Paris 2015 is just around the corner; we have 2 years from now to break barriers between the developed and developing world and move towards a common ground in Climate Change. If not the big target of not increasing the earth´s temperature in 2 C0 will be difficult to be met…making ourselves question such as: Will we have a future?
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