MEMBERS
A workshop on National Climate Finance Structures, Processes and Policies was held on April 1 at the Ibis Sathorn Hotel. The workshop is aimed at 1) further developing a common platform for national structures, processes and policies on Climate Finance, to the extent possible and helpful, and 2) providing a venue for exchange of ideas and experiences in campaigning on national climate finance issues, with special focus on the Philippines and Bangladesh.
Bert Martin of Oxfam International provided a presentation on Country-Level Governance of Adaptation Finance. He shared the initial results of a study in 7 countries namely Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Philippines, Tajikistan and Viet Nam. He presented the study's recommendations which included that government leadership must be placed at the center of the program.
A three-day Study and Strategy Seminar dubbed "On Cancun Agreements and Developments and the Road to Durban and Beyond" was organized by JSAPMDD from March 29 to 31 at the Ibis Sathorn Hotel in Bangkok. Participants included members of JSAPMDD as well as the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice.
The seminar sought to (1) collectively discuss the Cancun agreements, trends and dynamics, positions of governments and major blocs and their implications; (2) gain deeper understanding of the scientific and technical aspects of the issue; (3) further develop the platform on climate finance in the light of Cancun developments; (4) develop specific strategy and calls regarding emission cuts through domestic measures; and (5) come up with a collective plan for key tasks, common activities and joint actions on key issues.
A Regional Committee (RC) Meeting of JSAPMDD was held at the Ibis Sathorn Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand from February 25 to 26, 2011, right after the meeting of the Working Groups. The agenda of the meeting included a review of the RC tasks and functions, formation of an Executive Committee and election of RC officials, report on finances, updates on the global situation of Jubilee South and planning of 2011 activities.
The incoming and outgoing RC members adopted motions to grant two seats for regional member organizations and another two seats for the representatives of the Women and Gender Working Group in the Regional Committee. The new RC members were SAAPE and Asian Migrant Centre from the regional organizations and Solidaritas Perempuan and Jagaran Nepal from the Women and Gender Working Group.
Working groups on each of the JSAPMDD program areas namely: 1) Global and Public Finance, 2) Ecological Debt, Environmental Justice and Climate Change, and, 3) Rights to Essential Services and Natural Resources met in Bangkok, Thailand from February 22 to 24 to discuss campaigns and activities. The Working Group on Gender and Women was also convened leading to a Regional Committee resolution to create a Gender and Women Program.
The Working Groups were formed to increase participation of member organizations in the conceptualization, planning and implementation JSAPMDD programs and campaigns.
A delegation from the Jubilee South – Asia Pacific Movement on Debt and Development (JSAPMDD) participated in various workshops and activities of the World Social Forum held in Dakar, Senegal from February 6 to 11, 2011.
The JSAPMDD delegation consisted of JSAPMDD Regional Coordinator Lidy Nacpil, Hamong Santono of KRUHA-Indonesia, Sreedhar Ramamurthi of mines, minerals and People-India, James Miraflor of Freedom from Debt Coalition-Philippines and Ma. Lourdes Tabios-Nuera of the JSAPMDD Secretariat. Other JSAPMDD members who came as part of the LDC Watch delegation were Arjun Kharki, Sarba Khadka, Abhas Ghumire, Rachita Dungel – all from South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) and Rural Reconstruction Nepal – and Mohiuddin Ahmad of Community Development Library-Bangladesh. VINOD Raina of BGVS-India also participated in the activities.
