Insights from South East Asian Civil Society Workshop held in Bangkok (Newsletter #17)

by Miriam Vicente MarcosSustainable developmentPosted on Comments are Disabled

The CDM Watch team organised the first Civil Society Workshop on Carbon Markets in South East Asia between 12-14 October with our Network member Focus on the Global South. The three-day event provided a forum for civil society to discuss the problems of the CDM, how they could be addressed and what the role of …

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The Mandate to Protect Human Rights in the CDM (Newsletter #17)

by Miriam Vicente MarcosEU carbon market, Human rights in climate action, Sustainable developmentPosted on Comments are Disabled

Over the past months, allegations about CDM projects related to human rights violations have increased pressure on international policy makers to address this issue at the upcoming UNFCCC conference in Durban. CDM Watch believes that the United Nations, including the CDM Executive Board, as well as the European Union and other buyers have a mandate …

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