viernes, 22 de noviembre de 2013

"Africa Is Being Pushed Closer to the Fire": Africans Say Continent Can’t Wait for Climate Action | Democracy Now!

"Africa Is Being Pushed Closer to the Fire": Africans Say Continent Can’t Wait for Climate Action | Democracy Now!


“We in Africa are greatly impacted by climate change,” says Mithika Mwenda, Secretary General of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance.

"“We are really agitated. We have Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia, Russia, countries which have the biggest obligation to make in terms of emissions reductions and transition to low-carbon development. What we have seen here is that they are backtracking on their earlier commitments and we don’t see why we should continue with these negotiations," Mwenda says.