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This statement is inspired by the knowledge, stories and experiences of other citizens, organizations and collectives who are committed to a world full of love, respect and understanding.
We express our condolences to the countless families who have lost their loved ones, the countless sleepless nights, the countless panic and anxiety attacks, the countless energy-sapping discussions. Your resilience, love, perseverance and energy are a source of inspiration to us. You create hope in a world where everyone is waiting for hope. You create understanding in a world where everyone is individualistic. You create poetry, stories, theatre, and so much more that give meaning to life.
Through a policy of colonisation and apartheid, the Israeli government has restricted the freedom of movement, human rights and sovereignty of Palestinian citizens for decades. Since 7 October 2023, the Israeli army's violence knows no bounds. Tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, have already died because of the genocide. There is a systematic destruction of the Palestinian agricultural and food system. In Gaza, access to the most basic necessities (food, water, health care, electricity, etc.) is severely cut off and there is an almost complete collapse of the agricultural and fishing sectors. This is causing an unprecedented level of food insecurity and acute famine. At the same time, Palestinian citizens in the West Bank experience continued economic oppression, territorial fragmentation and obstacles to sustainable food production.
1. Stop all direct and indirect support to Israel as long as there is a genocidal and apartheid regime, freedom of movement is suppressed, and the right of return for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees is not respected.
2. Undertake steps to protect Palestinian civilians from acute famine by putting pressure on the Israeli government so that humanitarian aid is allowed on a large scale.
3. Actively promote Palestinian food sovereignty, land justice and farmers' rights. This should be done bottom-up, i.e. from Palestinian civic initiatives and not from geopolitical and economic interests of a minority. The right to healthy food for all through agroecology can play an important role in this.
1. Pressuring governments to implement the above measures.
2. Pressuring companies that profit from the occupation and apartheid regime to cease their activities.
3. Continuing to share Palestinian stories, their struggles and their demands for freedom and an end to the occupation.
End of statement
August 29, 2018
The Climate Change Network for Community based Initiatives, Inc.( CCNCI ) in partnership with the University of the Philippines Institute of Human Rights (UPIHR) held Kwentuhang Klima (Climate Change Stories): A Summit on Climate Change Adaptation.
Attended by more than 150 individuals representing 44 organizations and institutions, the activity was the culmination of a series of forums initiated by CCNCI to hear stories from the most vulnerable sectors of society, such as the farmers, fisherfolk, women, children, and indigenous peoples, on the effects of climate change, adaptation and mitigation practices, and their calls for climate change actions.
“The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report projects an increase in the number of displaced over the course of this century. The risk of displacement intensifies when vulnerable populations experience higher exposure to extreme weather events, in both rural and urban areas, particularly in low-income countries. According to the IPCC, there is an emerging consensus that greater variability of climatic factors will have an increasing impact on the livelihoods and safety of the most vulnerable members of communities.”(1)
Read more about "Climate Change stories: How CC affects the most vulnerable"
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