The Pending EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement: RISKS & OPPORTUNITIES

This study was commissioned to explore in more detail the risks that an EU-Myanmar IPA may pose to local communities, particularly in relation to land. The study takes a rights-based approach and focuses first of all on implications of the agreement for land related human rights, particularly the right to food and its fair distribution, the right to adequate housing, and the right to self-determination including the rights of indigenous people.

This report was commissioned by DanChurchAid, ICCO Cooperation (as lead of the Civic Engagement Alliance Myanmar), ACT Alliance EU, and the ACT Forum in Myanmar. The report has been written by Emilie Röell, as an independent assignment, and the content does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the commissioning organisations.

Read the publication HERE

Dignity and resilience in conflict situations: ACT Alliance’s response in the Middle East

In the midst of the situation facing the peoples of the Middle East, ACT Alliance members are working to bring hope, dignity and resilience to crisis affected populations and those living in deprivation.

This photo-book is an attempt to bring the stories of hope amid the gloomy context that populations of the Middle East have had to endure, some having lived as internally displaced persons and as refugees in both host communities and camps within the region and beyond.

See the pdf HERE

 

Dignity and resilience in conflict situations: ACT Alliance’s response in the Middle East

In the midst of the situation facing the peoples of the Middle East, ACT Alliance members are working to bring hope, dignity and resilience to crisis affected populations and those living in deprivation.

This photo-book is an attempt to bring the stories of hope amid the gloomy context that populations of the Middle East have had to endure, some having lived as internally displaced persons and as refugees in both host communities and camps within the region and beyond.

See the pdf HERE

 

Dignity and resilience in conflict situations: ACT Alliance’s response in the Middle East

In the midst of the situation facing the peoples of the Middle East, ACT Alliance members are working to bring hope, dignity and resilience to crisis affected populations and those living in deprivation.

This photo-book is an attempt to bring the stories of hope amid the gloomy context that populations of the Middle East have had to endure, some having lived as internally displaced persons and as refugees in both host communities and camps within the region and beyond.

See the pdf HERE

 

Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations

Precious time that could have been used to take action has already been lost over the past few decades because of the lack of political will and opposition by major carbon emitters. We no longer have the time to rely on action taken in small steps. Rather, we need long-term policy frameworks, a change of path dependencies, and new business models and livelihoods. We will only be able to contain the biggest risks linked to climate change by transforming the energy, transport and agricultural sectors and finally reaching a carbon-free and resilient stage of development.

The transformation must start by ensuring that the human rights of the people most affected by climate change are secured. Such an approach turns victims of climate change into rights-holders who can participate and are empowered; and it enables them to become agents of transformational change.

Human rights have to be mainstreamed in societal discourse and translated into regulatory political frame- works and binding rules for the business sector. Moreo- ver, we need to make technological choices that minimise the threats posed to human rights.

We are committed to fostering the human rights- based approach in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Moreover, we intend to work towards including the most vulnerable people and seeking cooperation with civil society and governments, globally, nationally, and locally.

Read the study HERE

 

Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations

Precious time that could have been used to take action has already been lost over the past few decades because of the lack of political will and opposition by major carbon emitters. We no longer have the time to rely on action taken in small steps. Rather, we need long-term policy frameworks, a change of path dependencies, and new business models and livelihoods. We will only be able to contain the biggest risks linked to climate change by transforming the energy, transport and agricultural sectors and finally reaching a carbon-free and resilient stage of development.

The transformation must start by ensuring that the human rights of the people most affected by climate change are secured. Such an approach turns victims of climate change into rights-holders who can participate and are empowered; and it enables them to become agents of transformational change.

Human rights have to be mainstreamed in societal discourse and translated into regulatory political frame- works and binding rules for the business sector. Moreo- ver, we need to make technological choices that minimise the threats posed to human rights.

We are committed to fostering the human rights- based approach in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Moreover, we intend to work towards including the most vulnerable people and seeking cooperation with civil society and governments, globally, nationally, and locally.

Read the study HERE

 

Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations

Precious time that could have been used to take action has already been lost over the past few decades because of the lack of political will and opposition by major carbon emitters. We no longer have the time to rely on action taken in small steps. Rather, we need long-term policy frameworks, a change of path dependencies, and new business models and livelihoods. We will only be able to contain the biggest risks linked to climate change by transforming the energy, transport and agricultural sectors and finally reaching a carbon-free and resilient stage of development.

The transformation must start by ensuring that the human rights of the people most affected by climate change are secured. Such an approach turns victims of climate change into rights-holders who can participate and are empowered; and it enables them to become agents of transformational change.

Human rights have to be mainstreamed in societal discourse and translated into regulatory political frame- works and binding rules for the business sector. Moreo- ver, we need to make technological choices that minimise the threats posed to human rights.

We are committed to fostering the human rights- based approach in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Moreover, we intend to work towards including the most vulnerable people and seeking cooperation with civil society and governments, globally, nationally, and locally.

Read the study HERE

 

Tokatoka declaration on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

A Workshop on Climate Change Disaster Risk reduction & Adaptation in the Pacific Region was held in Nadi, Fiji, from 14 to 17 September. Co-hosted by the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) and ACT Alliance, the workshop was supported by ACT members Brot für die Welt and Church of Sweden.

Representatives from PCC secretariat; member churches from French Polynesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu; ACT secretariat and regional office, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Forum (PANZ) and Germany, and international experts have attended the workshop

According to the ACT Regional Representative, Asia and the Pacific, Anoop Sukumaran, “the workshop succeeded in bringing together member churches, institutions and organisations of ACT Alliance and the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) to discuss and build up capacity on climate change associated disaster risks, and challenges and approaches to foster climate resilience and climate protection in terms of both, policies and programs at local, regional and international levels”.

Furthermore, the workshop enabled exchanging lessons learned, identifying synergies and entering into a dialogue on possible future co-operations between ACT and PCC members to better protect the most vulnerable due to climate change.

The Tokatoka Declaration n Climate Change Disaster Risk reduction & Adaptation has been developed at the end of the workshop.

Read the document here: tokatoka-declaration-final

Tokatoka declaration on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

A Workshop on Climate Change Disaster Risk reduction & Adaptation in the Pacific Region was held in Nadi, Fiji, from 14 to 17 September. Co-hosted by the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) and ACT Alliance, the workshop was supported by ACT members Brot für die Welt and Church of Sweden.

Representatives from PCC secretariat; member churches from French Polynesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu; ACT secretariat and regional office, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Forum (PANZ) and Germany, and international experts have attended the workshop

According to the ACT Regional Representative, Asia and the Pacific, Anoop Sukumaran, “the workshop succeeded in bringing together member churches, institutions and organisations of ACT Alliance and the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) to discuss and build up capacity on climate change associated disaster risks, and challenges and approaches to foster climate resilience and climate protection in terms of both, policies and programs at local, regional and international levels”.

Furthermore, the workshop enabled exchanging lessons learned, identifying synergies and entering into a dialogue on possible future co-operations between ACT and PCC members to better protect the most vulnerable due to climate change.

The Tokatoka Declaration n Climate Change Disaster Risk reduction & Adaptation has been developed at the end of the workshop.

Read the document here: tokatoka-declaration-final

Tokatoka declaration on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

A Workshop on Climate Change Disaster Risk reduction & Adaptation in the Pacific Region was held in Nadi, Fiji, from 14 to 17 September. Co-hosted by the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) and ACT Alliance, the workshop was supported by ACT members Brot für die Welt and Church of Sweden.

Representatives from PCC secretariat; member churches from French Polynesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu; ACT secretariat and regional office, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Forum (PANZ) and Germany, and international experts have attended the workshop

According to the ACT Regional Representative, Asia and the Pacific, Anoop Sukumaran, “the workshop succeeded in bringing together member churches, institutions and organisations of ACT Alliance and the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) to discuss and build up capacity on climate change associated disaster risks, and challenges and approaches to foster climate resilience and climate protection in terms of both, policies and programs at local, regional and international levels”.

Furthermore, the workshop enabled exchanging lessons learned, identifying synergies and entering into a dialogue on possible future co-operations between ACT and PCC members to better protect the most vulnerable due to climate change.

The Tokatoka Declaration n Climate Change Disaster Risk reduction & Adaptation has been developed at the end of the workshop.

Read the document here: tokatoka-declaration-final

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