COP15 AND CLIMATE JUSTICE, December 2009
Siemenpuu Foundation, KEPA (Service Centre for Development Cooperation) and Citizens Global Platform organised a seminar on Forests and climate justice. Issues tackled were:
- What is at stake in the Copenhagen negotiations at the moment and what are the possibilities to make the deal, or at least some progress towards real climate justice?
- How is the Finnish position taking into account issues of global justice?
- What kind of a deal on REDD would be socially and environmentally credible? Are there chances to achieve this kind of deal in Copenhagen?
Keynote speakers and their presentations when available:
- Ms. Nicola Bullard, Focus on Global South, Thailand: “Finance for Socioeconomic and Climate Justice”
- Ms. Ana Filippini, World Rainforest Movement, Uruguay: “From REDD to HEDD: Halting Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in all countries” (PDF, 200 Kb)
- Ms. Kate Dooley, FERN, UK: “Principles of justice in REDD proposals” (PDF, 200 Kb)
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MEKONG SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS, November 2008
Siemenpuu Foundation organised a seminar titled: "The Mekong region: Energy policy, climate change and ecological democracy" in November 2008. The seminar was organised in collaboration with the Service Centre for Development Cooperation (Kepa), Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) and Helsinki University of Technology TKK.
Seminar presentations in pdf format:
- Opening words by Anu Lounela, Chair person of the Siemenpuu Foundation (pdf document 57 Kb)
- Regional coordinator Masud Hossain: Civil society and international development financing in the Mekong region (pdf document 83 Kb)
- Prof. Jyrki Luukkanen: Drivers of energy future in the Mekong region: prospective development paths (pdf document 682 Kb)
- Director Witoon Permpongsacharoen: The alternative energy policy future (pdf document 5 Mb)
- Researcher Marko Keskinen: Challenges with water development in the Mekong - What are the impacts? (pdf document 2.1 Mb)
- Researcher Hanna Kaisti: Intended and Unintended Outcomes of RE Projects in Laos and Cambodia: Stories from the field (pdf document 4.26 Mb)
- Siemenpuu´s vice chair person Mira Käkönen: Ecological Democracy and Mekong (pdf document 156 Kb)
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NORTH SOUTH PERSPECTIVE NEWSLETTER
Siemenpuu Foundation´s partner networks in India have started a newsletter to be used as an information channel related to the key themes of their work. Pdf versions of the newsletter are available for downloading:
North South Perspective, August 2009 (pdf document, 4 Mb)
North South Perspective, July 2008 (pdf document, 1 Mb)
North South Perspective, April 2008 (pdf document, 1 Mb)
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SIEMENPUU AND THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
Siemenpuu Foundation commissioned a study on the World Social Forum to inform the organisation on the processes and workings of the WSF. The study first describes the WSF process including important current issues and debates. A description of the WSF Africa process is given. The study then looks at the past experiences of Siemenpuu and the WSF process and also has a closer look at the environmental issues within the WSF. The report also explores the future challenges to participating in the WSF process. The study concludes by putting forward concrete recommendations and further suggestions for consideration by Siemenpuu Foundation.
"Siemenpuu and the World Social Forum (Africa) process. A description of the WSF (Africa) process and the possibilities for Siemenpuu’s participation" [PDF] September, 2005