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Davos Open Forum 2009 - Climate Justice: Basis of a New Global Solidarity?
Over three-quarters of the world's greenhouse gas emissions - the principle cause of climate change -- come from the EU, the United States, China, Russia, India and Japan. The 49 least developed countries account for just 1% of global emissions. Though they are certainly not responsible for climate change, the world's poorest are suffering from it the most since poverty increases vulnerability to its effects.
1) What would be the most equitable solution to the injustices of climate change?
2) What overlap exists between adaptation and development? To what extent can compensation and assistance in dealing with climate change also contribute to development?
3) What scope is there for action at the international level to ensure protection of the most vulnerable populations and to reduce emissions sufficiently to deal with climate change and the suffering it causes?
4) How can such responsibility -- "climate justice" -- be established as a guiding principle in the ongoing negotiations for a successor to the Kyoto Protocol?
This session is co-organized with the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (SEK-FEPS) and the Global Humanitarian Forum.
Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations (1997-2006); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009
Howard B. Dean III, Governor of Vermont (1991-2003), USA
Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Construction Company, India
Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana
Raj Singh, Member of the Executive Board, Chief Risk Officer, Swiss Re, Switzerland
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