This Friday my class had a Skype lecture with Tom Sharman the Climate change specialist in Action aid who is currently in Bangkok on last chance talks before an expected year –end global deal in Copenhagen. Just like many other analysts, he indicated to us that it was not going to be easy for the COP15 to yield concrete solution to the Climate situation because of the dynamics involved which even includes different stands and interests of the EU, US and some developing countries not forgetting the pressure of Denmark to have it successfully done.

In this same class we have been working tirelessly in designing a campaign with focus on ‘Climate debt’. Together with some classmates we have debated and agued about the focus of our campaign focus since some felt that this was not the main issue at the COP15 which is mainly working along Carbon emissions and payment as the agenda. Further still, that little or nothing is coming out clearly on the Climate dept payment. The COP15 will surely come up with figures for financing towards mitigation by reducing the carbon emissions but for the developing countries that have already been hit hard and have passed this stage, there certainly is need for adaptation financing now.
Sharman says that a country such as Bangkok for example, should demand for what it feels as needed regardless of what is available from the expected financing for climate change. He cited out that countries have different requirements for mitigation and adaptation.

Just like Sharman thinks developing counties should set high targets for their Climate financing requirements, I would like to draw the attention of my colleagues and classmates to this good news that in fact our campaign on Climate debt is relevant, unique and it sets our target high because of its nature. Many are not saying a word about it remember?