From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 3 02:16:09 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 03:16:09 +0400 Subject: [Enwl-eng] Free download: truth about solar power Message-ID: The Climate Reality Project Download our free new e-book with the facts about solar energy. To view this email as a web page, click here Did you know scientists estimate that more than enough solar energy strikes the Earth every hour to power the planet for an entire year? Yes, really. Or that the cost to produce solar power fell an incredible 86 percent between 2009 and 2017? Yes, that too. But thanks to Big Polluters, there?s a lot of misinformation out there. In our new e-book, we set the story straight and give you the facts, so you know what to say the next time you hear a Big Polluter talking point about solar power. 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Download our latest free e-book now and share the facts about solar energy?s sunny outlook. - Your friends at Climate Reality Share the Facts About Solar Energy Check out our newest E-book Download now Contact Us | Join Reality DONATE Privacy Policy | ? 2019 The Climate Reality Project From: The Climate Reality Project Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 10:29 PM Subject: Free download: truth about solar power . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 5 20:34:23 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2019 21:34:23 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Baltic Sea Award 2019 Message-ID: <44B2C54736F3457BB3F99189AB5474E9@evol.sp.ru> Baltic Sea Award 2019 ???? ??????????? ???? ? ???? 30-?????? ?????? ?????????? ? 2019 ???? ?????? ??????????? ???? (Baltic Sea Award) ????? ????????? (?????????), ????? ???????? (?????????), ?????? ????? (????????) ?, ????? ?????? (??????). ????? ?????? - ???????????? ???????????? ??????????? "?????? ???????", ? 1996 ???? ?????????? ? ?????-?????????? ? ????????????? ???????, ? ???????????? ????????????? ????????? ??????????? ?????????-?????????????? ?????. https://ostersjofonden.org/the-baltic-sea-award/#prizewinners Olga Senova, St. Petersburg, Russia, is one of the earliest frontrunners in the environmental movement in Russia. She has been involved in a variety of Baltic Sea issues, including waste water treatment in rural areas, the impact of climate change on the Baltic Sea and environmental education. Olga Senova continuously strives to build bridges, create networks and horizontal structures and exchange information and experiences. Interview with Olga Senova BALTIC SEA AWARD 2019 Jochen Lamp Jochen Lamp, Stralsund, Germany, has worked nationally and internationally within the NGO sector for the long-term conservation of the Baltic Sea nature and natural resources. He has contributed to reducing the impact on nature in several large infrastructure projects. He is internationally recognized as an expert in marine spatial planning who also works in the field of restoring coastal zone wetlands. Jochen Lamp makes visions come true, finds successful paths, shapes strategic alliances and convinces local communities, national authorities and international bodies. Interview with Jochen Lamp BALTIC SEA AWARD 2019 Mikko Jokinen Mikko Jokinen, Turku, Finland, was one of the first municipal environmental directors in Finland and has participated in first building up and later developing environmental protection practice in Finland. He has also actively contributed to cooperation between the Baltic Sea Region?s municipalities and cities. Mikko Jokinen has come up with innovative initiatives in water protection through his extensive network of authorities, academia and science, NGOs and the business sector. He has been a broad-minded promoter, active developer and practical implementer of environmental initiatives and collaborations throughout his career. BALTIC SEA AWARD 2019 Erik Bonsdorff Professor Erik Bonsdorff, Turku, Finland, has contributed with his research to an increased understanding of the character of the Baltic Sea, as well as its sensitivity and ability to recover after disturbances. He has been a driving force in the public debate on what measures to take for the Baltic Sea environment. He has also determined the need for measures through his involvement in environmental monitoring and interpretation of long time series. Through his extensive teaching activities in Finland and Sweden, he has trained a new generation of Baltic Sea researchers. Hence he has been a principal actor in marine biology cooperation in the Baltic Sea region and all Europe. Interview with Erik Bonsdorff LASSE WIKL?F AWARD 2019 Pertti Salolainen Pertti Salolainen, Helsinki, Finland, is rewarded with the Lasse Wikl?f Award of 10,000 euros for his work for the Baltic Sea and its nature as member of the parliament, minister, party leader and ambassador, where he prioritized environmental issues in all his roles. As a parliamentarian he has questioned the work of the government regardless of who has been in power and made sharp statements in the public debate. He takes every opportunity to emphasize the importance of a cleaner Baltic Sea, sometimes at the expense of welfare and comfort. RSEU Climate Secretariat www.rusecounion.ru Tel.mob: +7 921 9117986, +7 9217444255 e-mail: rseu.climate at gmail.com From: RSEU Climate Secretariat Sent: Friday, April 05, 2019 12:41 PM Subject: Baltic Sea Award 2019 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Networking is still key for us to help foster reforms and make real progress so I ask for your help and thank you for it. With regards, Arn Specter (arnpeace) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Arn H. Specter, P.O. Box 5857, Phila. Pa. 19128 (267) 693-5185. TWITTER as Arn Specter arnpeace at gmail.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Arn specter Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:20 PM Subject: Fund Raising Appeal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 12 18:51:30 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:51:30 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Sponsorship to cover UNCCD Events in Ankara, Turkey, and New Delhi, India Message-ID: Sponsorship to cover UNCCD Events in Ankara, Turkey, and New Delhi, IndiaMEDIA CALL: Applications for Media Sponsorship to cover UNCCD Events View this email in your browser Call for Applications: Media Sponsorship to cover UNCCD Events Bonn, 12 April 2019 - The UNCCD welcomes requests from seasoned journalists for sponsorship to cover and report on two global events. A high-level global observance event on 17 June 2019, to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and a celebration of 25 years since establishment of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. The event will take place in Ankara, Turkey, and will be held in conjunction with the International Soil Congress. The second event is the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties will take place on 2-13 September 2019, in New Delhi, India. This is a long capacity-building initiative, therefore journalists with an interest in drought, land use and management issues that are available to cover these events are especially encouraged to apply, and indicate their availability. Sponsored journalists are expected to publish independent articles as long as they pertain to these events and their issues of focus. However, they will be required to participate in all the media activities taking place at the venues, which are designed to enhance their reporting, for example, workshops, briefings, press conferences and field trips. Detailed information about COP14 will be issued later. These capacity-building activities will be developed with experienced independent media trainers. Journalists from Turkey are also encouraged to apply. A number of seats at the workshop and the field trip are reserved for successful applicants based in Ankara. Selection Criteria A: Journalists meeting the criteria below stand a high chance of selection. 1.. A demonstrable history of publishing media stories about desertification, land degradation and/or drought, and related issues, subjects and topics 2.. Ability to publish for global media 3.. Proficiency in English (the main language of the WDCD and Soil Congress). Ability to publish in a second UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian) will be a clear advantage. 4.. Evidence of publishing articles after conferences 5.. Availability to cover the UNCCD Conference of the Parties in New Delhi, 2-13 September 2019 is an advantage B: Each applicant must submit a complete application: 1.. A self-introductory letter with a request for financial support, specifying which events s/he will cover 2.. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 12 23:48:28 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 00:48:28 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Article on logging by Chinese companies in Russia with my quote Message-ID: China?s Voracious Appetite for Timber Stokes Fury in Russia and Beyond After sharply restricting logging in its own forests, China turned to imports, overwhelming even a country with abundant resources: Russia. Logs from Russia stacked outside Manzhouli, a Chinese border town, where the wood is processed and then shipped throughout the country and the world.CreditCreditLam Yik Fei for The New York Times By Steven Lee Myers ?????????????? ? April 9, 2019 >From the Altai Mountains to the Pacific Coast, logging is ravaging Russia?s vast forests, leaving behind swathes of scarred earth studded with dying stumps. The culprit, to many Russians, is clear: China. Since China began restricting commercial logging in its own natural forests two decades ago, it has increasingly turned to Russia, importing huge amounts of wood in 2017 to satisfy the voracious appetite of its construction companies and furniture manufacturers. ?In Siberia, people understand they need the forests to survive,? said Eugene Simonov, an environmentalist who has studied the impact of commercial logging in Russia?s Far East. ?And they know their forests are now being stolen.? Russia has been a witting collaborator, too, selling Chinese companies logging rights at low cost and, critics say, turning a blind eye to logging beyond what is legally allowed. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/world/asia/chinas-voracious-appetite-for-timber-stokes-fury-in-russia-and-beyond.html -- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "seu-international". From: eugene simonov Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 5:01 AM Subject: Article on logging by Chinese companies in Russia with my quote. ?????? ??? ????????? ????????????? ? ??? ???? ????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Apr 16 00:15:52 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:15:52 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Birds don't book hotel rooms Message-ID: This petition was launched on our YouMove platform by EuroNatur Foundation, BirdLife International, CZIP and MSJA. We think you might be interested in it. Migrating between Africa and Europe, flamingos and pelicans find rest in a beautiful wetland in Montenegro. Now, the entire area might be turned into a luxury tourist resort. So where will the birds stay? Call on the government of Montenegro to stop this project! Sign the petition Hi Vladimir, Flamingos and Dalmatian Pelicans, some of Europe?s most majestic water birds find refuge on their yearly journey between Africa and Europe in a beautiful wetland in Montenegro. Now, this area might be covered with concrete and turned into a luxury tourist resort. [1] Birds do not know borders. What happens in Montenegro will affect the ecosystems of distant regions in Europe and Africa where Flamingos and Pelicans dwell over the year. But the country?s authorities have the power to stop this project. Montenegro is an EU-candidate country and tens of thousands of people are on the streets protesting against the corrupt practices of the current government. [2] The situation is right for the Prime Minister to be swayed by massive pressure from people from all around Europe who care about the nature of our common continent. Together, we can be that massive pressure. Sign the petition to save the wetlands for the birds The Ulcinj Salina is a vast former salt works where for nearly a century salt was produced in a nature-friendly way. [3] It has offered birds a rich habitat and safe place to nest and raise their offspring. Recently, the salt harvest stopped and the new owner is attempting to build a luxury resort on this valuable hotspot of biodiversity. Soon, Montenegrin Prime Minister Du?ko Markovi? will attend a major international conference, where the activists trying to save the site will address him. They will urge him not to let the developers build hotels - and even a marina! - on the wetland, but instead to ensure that Salina stays a thriving habitat for thousands of birds. Sign the petition and let Flamingos have a rest! Ulcinj Salina is a 1,500-hectare salt works in southern Montenegro, close to the Adriatic coast. It is the most important resting, wintering and breeding site for many species of water birds along the Adriatic Flyway. [4] More than 250 different species rely on the salina each year, including Great Flamingos, Black-winged Stilts and Dalmatian Pelicans which come to feed in its shallow waters. [5] Our community has shown many times ? for example in the campaign to save the gorge of the Kresna river in Bulgaria - that we can mobilise to protect unique natural sites in all corners of Europe. Let?s do it again ? sign the petition for the birds! In the name of European wildlife, Olga (Bologna), Fatima (London), Marta (Warsaw), and the entire WeMove team PS: Salt production in Ulcinj Salina was privatized in a non-transparent process in 2005. Since then, the Salina has been deliberately run-down by its operator who claims that they purchased not only the concession to harvest salt, but the land itself. Now, they try to sell it for millions of Euros. Yet, it remains unclear who actually owns Ulcinj Salina. [6] The authorities must put safeguards in place so that Ulcinj Salina remains the property of the people and is managed in the best interest of the nature. Sign! References: [1] https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/save-salina-hotel-complex-threatens-waterbird-paradise [2] https://www.politico.eu/article/montenegro-needs-overhaul-not-reshuffle-milo-dukanovic/ [3] https://savesalina.net/for-salt/ [4] https://www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-do/endangered-species/migratory-birds/campaign-on-bird-hunting/adriatic-flyway/ [5] https://balkangreenenergynews.com/ulcinj-salina-a-birds-airport/ [6] https://savesalina.net/the-story/ http://thebalkanista.com/2018/10/28/save-ulcinj-salina-from-corruption-and-development/ WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove.EU is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 4:27 PM Subject: Birds don't book hotel rooms -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 17 01:09:28 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:09:28 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] Fwd: [CAN-talk] CAT webinar: Transformation points 17 April Message-ID: <7E93F1AD2F384D7B8D3F17C135EC01A6@lewpostnew> ??????? ??? ?????????????? ????????? ?? Climate Action Tracker Hi There?s still time to register for our webinar on Wednesday on ?Transformation points: achieving the speed and scale required for full decarbonisation?. Niklas and the CAT team REGISTER NOW Details: When: April 17th at 17:00 CET (8:00 am Pacific, 11:00 am Eastern) Speakers: Niklas H?hne, NewClimate Institute Lisa Luna, NewClimate Institute Robert Brecha, Climate Analytics Yannick Monschauer, Ecofys - A Navigant Company Content: Reaching a ?transformation point??the moment when new technologies, behaviours or market models achieve critical mass and take off?can deliver the speed and scale needed to get to the zero-carbon future we need to meet the Paris Agreement?s 1.5?C warming limit. We?ll dive into the details of what?s needed to reach that point for three key solutions: ? storage for renewable energy, ? electric vehicles in passenger road transport, and ? the decarbonisation of high temperature heat in cement production We?ll also introduce you to our newly redesigned decarbonisation data portal, where you can track decarbonisation progress yourself for 34 countries and 6 regions through 41 indicators. In case you can?t join, you can also download the main report and summary from our website. MAIN REPORT Climate Analytics Climate Analytics is a non-profit institute based in Berlin, Germany, with offices in Lom?, Togo and New York, USA, that brings together inter-disciplinary expertise in the scientific and policy aspects of climate change with the vision of supporting science-based policy to prevent dangerous climate change, enabling sustainable development. Climate Analytics aims to synthesise and advance scientific knowledge in the area of climate, and by linking scientific and policy analysis provide state-of-the-art solutions to global and national climate change policy challenges. Contact: Dr. h.c. Bill Hare, +49 160 908 62463 www.climateanalytics.org NewClimate Institute NewClimate Institute is a non-profit institute established in 2014. NewClimate Institute supports research and implementation of action against climate change around the globe, covering the topics international climate negotiations, tracking climate action, climate and development, climate finance and carbon market mechanisms. NewClimate Institute aims at connecting up-to-date research with the real world decision making processes. Contact: Dr. Niklas H?hne, +49 173 715 2279 www.newclimate.org -- ---------- Cindy Baxter Piha, New Zealand Phone/Whatsapp +64 21 772 661 Twitter: @cindybax -- CAN-talk Listserv | CAN-talk at listi.jpberlin.de | https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/can-talk | Emails received through CAN-talk are confidential and should not be circulated beyond CAN members unless otherwise stated. -- Subscribe to CAN's ECO Newsletter @ http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters -- -- Olha Boiko, Climate Action Network Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia ???????????? ???????? ???????? ?? ????????? ??????? - ??: cindy baxter Date: ??, 16 ???. 2019 ?. ? 11:32 Subject: [CAN-talk] CAT webinar: Transformation points 17 April From: Olha Boiko Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 12:56 PM Subject: [can-eecca] Fwd: [CAN-talk] CAT webinar: Transformation points 17 April -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 17 14:10:42 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:10:42 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Tell US Senators: No False Solutions for Nuclear Waste--NO to Yucca, CIS and hot cargos Message-ID: <733F9EF471C842A5A6208E581B1652F4@lewpostnew> Nuclear Information and Resource Service Dear Friend, Bad nuclear bills could be introduced soon in the US Senate--to push dangerous nuclear waste dumps that cannot isolate the waste and that will put us all at risk for decades, from radioactive transport. These false solutions only make the nuclear waste problems worse. Take Action now. Without bringing us any closer to isolating nuclear waste permanently, both Yucca and Consolidated ?Interim? Storage sites, expected to be in the upcoming bills, would trigger decades of potentially deadly radioactive waste transport through nearly 90% of Congressional districts including cities, farmland and waterways. Tell your Senators: NO nuclear transport back and forth across the country to inadequate or "interim" sites! NO Yucca Mountain funding--take it off the table!* NO funding or authorization for Consolidated ?Interim? Storage (CIS or MRS) Nuke Dumps. Consolidated "Interim" Storage sites would be supposedly temporary, but are very likely to become permanent. These sites are not designed for long term isolation, threaten major water sources, nearby communities, and local economies as well as residents and travelers along transport routes across the country. *NO funding to restart licensing of the proposed and previously-cancelled Yucca Mountain site, near volcanoes, seismic fault lines and precious water, on sacred Native American land whose indigenous rights and treaty rights would be violated. The State of Nevada remains steadfastly opposed in order to protect Nevada?s water rights and other rights that the Yucca Mountain project would violate. Be sure your US Senators know of your opposition to Yucca Mountain and Consolidated ?Interim? Storage Dumps and urge them to support Hardened On-Site Storage HOSS in monitored, inspectable storage systems, hardened against attacks or natural disasters. At the end of the March 27, 2019 Appropriations Hearing on Department of Energy Appropriations, Senator Alexander, R, TN, stated that the Senate committee and subcommittee leaders in committees with jurisdiction over nuclear waste (Senators Feinstein D-CA, Alexander R-TN, Murkowski R-AK, and Manchin D-WV) would meet with DOE Secretary Perry in the next two weeks to develop legislation to resolve the stalemate over nuclear waste and Yucca Mountain, to cancel it or decide to proceed with it. Let your Senators know NOW how you feel about huge amounts of high level radioactive waste being shipped throughout the country for decades to ?temporary? sites such as in New Mexico and Texas and to the unsuitable, inadequate Yucca Mountain site that will not isolate nuclear waste permanently or even long term. Thanks for all you do! Diane D'Arrigo Nuclear Information and Resource Service Radioactive Waste Project Director Contact Us: Nuclear Information and Resource Service 6930 Carroll Ave, Ste. 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (301) 270-6477 www.NIRS.org Connect with Us: Email Preferences: From: Nuclear Information and Resource Service Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 4:22 AM Subject: Tell US Senators: No False Solutions for Nuclear Waste--NO to Yucca, CIS and hot cargos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 17 14:19:42 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:19:42 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_=E2=80=9CWater_is_Under_Assault_in_?= =?utf-8?q?Mesopotamia=E2=80=9D_=E2=80=93_Final_Declaration_1st_Mes?= =?utf-8?q?opotamia_Water_Forum?= Message-ID: <088DC4714A974EA0B5AA7330F72110B8@lewpostnew> ??? ????????? ?? 1? ?????? ????? ??????????? ? ?? ????? ??? ?????? ? ???????? ?????????. ? ?????????? -??????????, ??????? ? ?? ????? ??? ????????, ??? ??? ???????? ????????? ? ???????????? ? ?????????? ???? ?? ???????. ? ??????? ????? ??????, ?? ????????????? ??????????? ????????. ????? ????? ?????? ???????. ???????? ?? ????????, ???? ???????? ??? ??? ?????? ??????????. ??? ??? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Toon Bijnens Date: Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 4:02 PM Subject: ?Water is Under Assault in Mesopotamia? ? Final Declaration 1st Mesopotamia Water Forum ?Water is Under Assault in Mesopotamia? ? Final Declaration 1st Mesopotamia Water Forum Herewith the final declaration of the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum, which was held on April 6-8, 2019 in Sulaimani (Sulaymaniyah) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. More than 180 water activists from the Mesopotamia region and other countries gathered for the 3-day forum at Sulaimani University. Several civil society organizations from all over Mesopotamia ? in particular members of the Save the Tigris Campaign ? organized this water forum, which consisted of several plenary sessions and nine workshops. It was an open space to give voice to civil society of the region, too often excluded from decisions on water. The forum was accompanied by a photo exhibition on the upper Tigris River. The activists denounced the grave impacts of dams and other water infrastructures on social structures, river ecosystems, cultural heritage, and local economies. The lack of democratic, decision-making mechanisms was highlighted. Another important aspect that was critiqued is the use of dams as weapons of hegemony by upstream states and powers against downstream communities. Strong alternative approaches were proposed to counter these developments. After a vibrant discussion of the final declaration, it was decided to organize the 2nd Mesopotamian Water Forum in Diyarbakir (Amed). Water for Life and Water for Peace! Below the final declaration in English. Water is under assault in Mesopotamia Declaration 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum (MWF) University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq 6-8 April 2019 Over-extraction; the draining of marshes and wetlands; deforestation; too many irrigation projects, poorly-drained land; pesticides and fertiliser run-off; contamination by poorly or often un-treated discharges from industry as well as households; the widespread building of large and cascade small dams; the increasing exploitation of groundwater aquifers; stream channelization; inter catchment water transfer schemes; and the ravages of fossil-fuel-induced climatic change have variously disrupted hydrological cycles and created conditions of severe local and regional scarcity. For human and non-human beings, such physical scarcities have been exacerbated by policies aimed at commodifying and/or politicising water, denying access to the common good of water. Taken separately, each of those assaults would be cause for grave concern. Taken together, they pose a threat to the collective survival of humans and non-humans alike. Defending water and the right of all forms of life to access to water, in Mesopotamia, is now a critical civic duty: without water, there can be no life. Water is a crucial element of our culture and spirituality. Many legends, myths, songs, poems, prayers, and dances are centered on water. This has been the case since humans settled in Mesopotamia up to 13.000 years ago. Within Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran ? the four states through which the rivers of the Mesopotamian Basin flow ? the multiple crises affecting water are no accident. For the past century or more, governments, business interests and the military have recklessly pursued policies that have polluted and degraded the region?s rivers and ecosystems. Hundred of thousands have been forcibly displaced from their homes to make way for dams and water transfer projects. The riverine environment has been severely degraded, threatening the survival of many species of flora and fauna; the health of citizens has been put at risk; and economic and social inequalities have increased. None of this has gone unchallenged. Throughout the Mesopotamian region, vibrant movements for environmental and social justice have long sought to exercise their constitutional rights to campaign for access to clean and safe water. In many instances, they have been met by arrest, imprisonment or worse. Committed to working for peaceful, sustainable and equitable solutions to these multiple injustices, over 150 water activists from the region, together with like-minded colleagues from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe, gathered at the University of Sulaimani in the Kurdistan region of Iraq from 6-8 April 2019 to participate in the first ever Mesopotamian Water Forum. We met in the spirit of solidarity and mutual learning. We interrogated the many causes of water scarcity, exploring the complex ways in which demand for water is mediated through economic and social systems. We learned how the intensive construction of dams and other water infrastructure schemes have created water scarcity. We explored alternative ways of managing water in the interests of the many, not the few. We heard of new initiatives, notably in the Rojava/Northeastern region of war-torn Syria, to evolve new participatory approaches to water governance, involving all citizens ? regardless of ethnicity, gender or religion ? in bottom-up, consensual approaches to decision-making. We people of Mesopotamia ? and the allies present at the Mesopotamian Water Forum ? affirmed that, despite our diverse cultural, social, political and environmental realities, our struggles are one, and we expressed our solidarity with all those who struggle for water justice in the region and internationally. We resolved to: 1.Challenge destructive and exploitative water policies in the region, recognising the particular burden on women and other oppressed identities, and addressing their underlying causes. 2. Mobilise support for negotiated agreements under legally binding international law that would ensure the equitable sharing of water of the Euphrates and Tigris for the benefit of all life, both human and non-human, in the region; 3. Stand against the use of water as a weapon for hegemony and to work to ensure that water is a tool for cooperation and sustainable peace. Upstream states in Mesopotamia must ensure the rights of people downstream to water. 4. Call for an end to the recent cutting of water flows by Turkey and Iran to Syria and Iraq. 5. Call to prevent the flooding of the 12000-year-old city of Hasankeyf caused by the Ilisu Dam and to preserve the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Iraqi Mesopotamian Marshlands from degradation. 6. Build alliances, nationally, regionally and internationally to evolve policies and practices that would democratise water management. 7. Ensure that water is used in ways that prioritise the collective right of all, rather than the few, to survival; 8. Considering that most diverted water goes to irrigation, the following points are crucial: For farmers in a subsistence economy, clean water is vital, which is why in areas close to water no chemicals should be used. As hybrid seeds and GMO seeds require too much water and harm the ecosystems, local seeds should be used. Animal shelter should not be built close to water so that no serious harm is caused to waters. The water used in agriculture should not be contaminated by industry. Irrigation close to the water course is feasible, but no water should be transferred to areas far away from the water course. Thus, instead of transfering water to plants, plants appropriate to the climate and precipitation regime should be cultivated. 9. The pollution and destruction of the Tigris River starts in an intensive way far upstream. One reason for this is that the river has no river status in the upstream stretch until Bismil city. We call for an international campaign to declare the river status for the upper-most stretch of the Tigris River. To strengthen the Save the Tigris Campaign (STC) as a network through which water activists in Mesopotamia can exchange information and analysis, explore commonalities and differences, prepare common statements and reports and organize common activities/campaigns. 10. Develop the Mesopotamian Water Forum as an open space for advocating for new decision-making processes at municipal, national and regional levels through which environmentally and socially just water policies can be inclusively formulated and promoted. 11. Implement the specific recommendations made by workshops at the Forum. 12. We have committed to organise the 2nd Mesopotamian Water Forum in Diyarbakir (Amed) / Turkey in the near future. Main contributing organizations: Save the Tigris Campaign (STC) Humat Dijla (Tigris Keepers), Iraq Mesopotamia Ecology Movement, North Kurdistan Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), Iraq Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive, Turkey People?s Campaign to Save the Kind Zagros, Iran Waterkeepers Iraq, Kurdistan Region of Iraq Make Rojava Green Again Campaign, Rojava/Northeast Syria Ecology Union, TurkeyMountain Watch, Iran DOZ international, Northeast Syria Union of Turkish Chambers of Engineers and Architects (TMMOB), Diyarbakir (Amed) Branch, Turkey KAREZE Environmental Organization, Iran Lebanon Eco Movement, Lebanon Rivers Without Boundaries, East and North Asia Movement of Defence of Water, Land and Environment (MODATIMA), Chile Un Ponte Per, Italy Corner House, UK International Rivers, USA Ecosocialist Horizon, North America Water Grabbing Observatory, Italy Italian Forum of Water Movement, Italy For more information: https://www.savethetigris.org/international-mesopotamian-water-forum -- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "seu-international". From: eugene simonov Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 12:55 PM Subject: Fwd: ?Water is Under Assault in Mesopotamia? ? Final Declaration 1st Mesopotamia Water Forum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MWF-banner-FINAL.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1322209 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Declaration_Mesopotamian-Water-Forum.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 130780 bytes Desc: not available URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 18 16:00:32 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:00:32 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Giving birth in a cage Message-ID: <5D98F67870D94D52B47F8629E0DF73B0@lewpostnew> A life squeezed in a cage is no life at all. Without action from the European Union, pigs, rabbits, birds, and other farm animals are condemned to lives of misery. SIGN NOW! Imagine being imprisoned for weeks, and having to feed your newborn children through cage bars. The majority of mother pigs in the EU have to endure a life like this, and once they are finally released from their cages, they are re-inseminated and the caged cycle begins all over again. [1] In Europe alone, hundreds of millions of animals spend most of their lives, some from birth to death, in a cage. Cages keep animals isolated or tightly packed in confined areas. In the worst cases, the cages are barren, provide minimal space and prevent even moderate exercise. [2] Just like you and me, other animals also feel bored, anxious, and sick. None of us could live in a cage without extreme suffering. With the European elections taking place in just a few weeks, people all over Europe are mobilising to tell candidates that a growing number of citizens in Europe don?t want animals to live in cages. More than 750,000 people have already taken action. [3] But to truly make this a hot topic and grab candidates' attention during busy campaigning days, we need to reach a massive number: 1 million! Could you help with your signature? Sign now to free farm animals from cages! EU legislation already stipulates that ?the freedom of movement of an animal... must not be restricted to cause unnecessary suffering.? [4] It also states that ?where an animal is continuously or regularly confined, it must be given the space appropriate...? [5] Confinement systems used on farms throughout Europe breach this EU legislation, yet these cage systems continue to be routinely used in many EU member states. If more than 1,000,000 EU citizens sign the European Citizens Initiative (ECI), the EU Commission and MEPs will be obligated to meet us and reply to the initiative in detail. It could even result in the Commission proposing a new EU law ? just like what happened after our ECI to ban glyphosate reached 1,000,000 signatures. We?re over 75% of the way there, but now we need a big push from the WeMove community! Sign now to free farm animals from cages! The way animals are caged in Europe often doesn't allow them to interact with others, to socialise properly ? a fundamental need for them, as it is for us humans. Moreover, some have to constantly keep the same artificial postures to fit in their cages! Basic needs like stretching or even looking around are denied. The WeMove community has been at the forefront of the push for sustainable and humane farming in Europe. There are many things wrong with the way our farming system is currently run, and cages in farming is just one of those things. Together we?ve already taken action to call for an end to industrial meat production that leads to animal suffering, monoculture and the massive use of pesticides in our farming. Now we have a real chance to make cages a thing of the past in European farming. Will you join us? In solidarity, Olga (Bologna), Virginia (Madrid), Alex (Marseille), and the entire team at WeMove.EU PS: Because this campaign is a European Citizens? Initiative, you?ll have to enter your details in a two-step process. The ECI is like an official EU petition, so it requires more information than we?d normally ask from you to sign a petition. Please fully complete the ECI form in order to have your signature counted and verified by your national government. References [1] Until 2013, in most of the European Union, sow stalls could be used throughout pregnancy. Now, the EU Pigs Directive prohibits the use of sow stalls after the first four weeks following insemination. However, the farrowing crate is allowed and used routinely for up to 5 weeks per pregnancy in many EU member states. [2] Extreme confinement is still a feature of farming systems for many different species ? from pigs forced to nurse their piglets in crates, to rabbits and quail enduring whole lives in barren cages, and ducks and geese caged for force-feeding to produce foie gras. https://www.ciwf.org.uk/media/7434596/end-the-cage-age-why-the-eu-must-stop-caging-farm-animals.pdf [3] http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/initiatives/open/details/2018/000004 [4] ?Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes? https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31998L0058:EN:HTML [5] ?European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes? https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/animals/docs/aw_european_convention_protection_animals_en.pdf WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove.EU is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 2:26 PM Subject: Giving birth in a cage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The training workshop is aimed to train representatives of national and local authorities from countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia in approaches to developing policies on affordable and energy efficient housing, urban planning, land administration and smart cities. The events are organized by the Ministry of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus, Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus, UNECE Housing and Land Management Unit and Sustainable Energy Division, UNDP Office in Belarus, and UN-Habitat. Draft agenda in English and Russian and the link to the registration are available at: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=51650. More information will be posted at the website as it becomes available. If you have questions please contact Ms. Gulnara Roll, Ms. Izabel Bairamukova (in copy on this message) or me. We are looking forward to your participation in the workshop. I am also using this opportunity to remind you of the Workshop Promoting Industrial Energy Efficiency in Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries, to be held on 27-28 May 2019 in Kiev. Please see my earlier message below. Best regards, Oleg Dzioubinski Regional Adviser Sustainable Energy Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Email: oleg.dzioubinski at un.org Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 23 60 Mob: +41 (0) 79 277 5671 Office S-374 Palais des Nations 8-14 avenue de la Paix CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Twitter Facebook Youtube UNECE From: Oleg Dzioubinski Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 4:33 PM Subject: Invitation to the Workshop ?Promoting Industrial Energy Efficiency in Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries?, 27-28 May 2019, Kiev Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to participate in the capacity-building workshop ?Promoting Industrial Energy Efficiency in Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries? on 27-28 May 2019 in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine. The event is jointly organized by UNIDO and UNECE in partnership with the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE). The venue of the event is InterContinental Kyiv Hotel. Taking into consideration the status of industrial developments in Ukraine and countries of South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, the workshop aims at creating an effective platform for dialogue between policy-makers and industries to facilitate the development of common understanding about challenges facing widespread industrial energy efficiency implementation. Engagement between energy intensive companies (the policy end-user) and policymakers is of paramount importance for implementation of National Energy Efficiency Action Plans and other energy efficiency policies and strategies in the countries. Through peer-learning and exchange of experience the workshop will demonstrate how taking into consideration the perspectives of the policy end-user concerning technical, business, and confidence challenges can contribute to the development of effective policy and national strategies. The event will include the Policy-Industry high-level dialogue, formal presentations, panel discussions and break-out sessions. Workshop materials will be posted at: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=51482. A draft agenda is posted and will be regularly updated. If you are interested in participating, please register at this link. If you have questions please contact Mr. Alexey Paschenko at a.paschenko at unido.org (UNIDO) or me at oleg.dzioubinski at un.org (UNECE). We are looking forward to your participation in the workshop. Best regards, Oleg Dzioubinski Regional Adviser Sustainable Energy Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Email: oleg.dzioubinski at un.org Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 23 60 Mob: +41 (0) 79 277 5671 Office S-374 Palais des Nations 8-14 avenue de la Paix CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Twitter Facebook Youtube UNECE -- Best regards, Tatiana Shauro I support #FridaysForFuture. Lets Unite behind the science. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 25 01:48:56 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 02:48:56 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] controversial from climate change perspective project has been suspended in Kazakhstan Message-ID: ??????? ????? ???? THE PROJECT OF SKI RESORT ?KOKZHAILAU? CONSTRUCTION IS postponed IN KAZAKHSTAN. In April 2019, the mayor of Almaty city Bauyrzhan Baybek announced the suspension of the ski resort ?Kokzhailau? construction project for several years. ?In my opinion, we don't have to be in a hurry. We have to consider all the expert opinions and prospects of new locations. Therefore, I offer to finalize the draft and postpone it for the time being. Moreover, according to the experts, developing of the existing resorts will take at least three to five years. During this time we?ll gain the necessary experience, prepare personnel, study the opinion of residents and guests of the resorts, and only after that we will deal with it, we will be able to start the construction work of the ski resort ?Kok-Zhailau?, - said Bauyrzhan Baybek at a meeting of the city?s public council. The president of the Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev also supported the decision to postpone the construction of the sky resort. ?Akim of Almaty Bauyrzhan Baybek proposed to postpone the construction project of the ?Kokzhailau? ski resort to study expert assessments, opinions of city residents. I support this decision made on my recommendation. There should be no rush on this important issue,? the president of Kazakhstan wrote on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/TokayevKZ/status/1115162463689936898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1115162463689936898&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finformburo.kz%2Fnovosti%2Ftokaev-podderzhal-priostanovlenie-proekta-kokzhaylyau-v-almaty-87983.html At the same time, environmental activists from the ?Save Kok-Zhailau? group do not consider the decision of the authorities as ?victory?, but only as a pause that allows them to intensify the campaign to protect the mountain natural boundary from the construction. ?We believe that delaying of the project for several years is not a way to solve this important problem. The main reason why we oppose this construction is that the Kok-Zhailau natural boundary was part of the Ile-Alatau National Nature Park and is currently surrounded by the lands of the National Park. The baseless transfer of the Kok-Zhailau natural boundary from the category of specially protected natural territories to the category of reserve lands has already led to a significant environmental degradation of the tract and surrounding territories of the national park?- activists are writing in the open letter to the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev. The barbarous using of national parks in Kazakhstan for allegedly ?developing tourism? is becoming a mass phenomenon today and threatens to the environmental well-being of Kazakhstan, environmental activists say. But it is not only about the economic use of the national parks? territories. 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The election only happens once every five years, and it decides who will lead the EU and vote on EU-wide laws for the next five years. But this year?s election is different. There?s a powerful rising threat, hungry for a different direction. Hateful extremists who want to divide us with their agendas of hate have their eyes fixed on this election. If the election results go in favour of the likes of those who want to destroy Europe, it would have a profound impact on both European and national politics for years to come. How can we stop this? Well, the more people like us who turn out to vote, the harder it will be for the people who preach hate as a solution for everything to win. So, we can ruin their chances if we get a huge number of people to vote on election day! If you pledge to vote publicly, you can inspire your family, friends, and even total strangers to do the same! Pledge to vote in the EU election this May While holding off hateful extremists at the ballot box, we can also use our vote to start changing how decisions are made in Europe. Too many of our current batch of EU leaders ? particularly our own heads of states ? still make policy and decisions based on fear of losing votes to the extremists or to appease corporate lobbyists. A new European Parliament could change that equation, depending on the kind of leaders we vote in there. Many of us hope for change. We want a more equal, welcoming and happier Europe where all kids can grow up to meet their potential. We want nature to be treasured and climate change prevented to protect us all. But to achieve this kind of Europe, hope is not enough. We need to act, and that means getting people out to vote in May. Pledge to vote in the EU election this May The first step is to sign the pledge above. Then inform your family and friends about the election, and get them to pledge to vote too. A better European Union is worth fighting for and the fight starts here. We need to vote for those who join us in saying: "No to hate, yes to change!" Will you join us? With hope, Olga (Bologna), Alex (Marseille), Marta (Warsaw), and the entire WeMove.EU team PS: In the last European election in 2014, turnout was the lowest ever of any European election. [1] When turnout is very low, extremists who want to divide us with their agendas of hate can come out the loudest. Don?t give them the chance ? pledge to vote next month. References: [1] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2014-results/en/turnout.html WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. WeMove.EU is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Olga - WeMove.EU Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 1:29 PM Subject: Do you choose hope over fear? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 26 22:42:38 2019 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 23:42:38 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] CALL FOR PAPERS Message-ID: Dear Colleague(s), It is with great pleasure to inform you that we are inviting papers, articles, short-contributions for our quarterly GRASSROOTS JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES [ISSN: 2581-6853]. It is an open access, blind peer reviewed International Journal covering wide range of topics related to natural resource, natural resource management and environment. 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The Grassroots Institute aims to undertake innovative research, strengthen human development initiatives and take appropriate grassroots field action to empower marginalized communities and Indigenous people to bring about environmental and social consciousness as a societal change agent. From: GRASSROOTS INSTITUTE Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 5:48 PM Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2.CALL-FOR-PAPERS-GJNR-2019.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 270549 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We've set up a meeting with Karl-Johan Persson, CEO of H&M right before the meeting. Now we need your help to confront him in the most powerful way possible. Can you chip in to help cover the costs of designing and printing a booklet to give to H&M?s CEO? It would display moving messages from WeMove members across Europe. Your donation will also help cover travel and basic accommodation so we can get to the meeting! Can you chip in? I can donate I cannot donate How many more years do people slaving away in factories making H&M clothes have to wait? Many of them skip meals so their kids have enough to eat. When they?re at work, supervisors control everything and say when they?re allowed to go home. [1] In 2013, H&M promised they would make sure all workers had fair wages and conditions within the next five years. They haven?t. And worse, they?ve quietly changed the wording on the promise they made. Documents have mysteriously disappeared from their website. We?ll try to persuade H&M?s CEO face to face. But if that fails we?re hoping to win a shareholder vote that would force his hand. If enough shareholders vote for our resolution, H&M will have to use profits to pay people more. Can you help cover the costs of getting to the meeting? I can donate I cannot donate We?re working with three activists who own shares in H&M ? they?ll spend every minute at the meeting persuading every shareholder to vote for the resolution for fair wages. You have the power to give H&M workers a voice at the meeting in Sweden in just two weeks time. Already WeMove.EU members have signed a huge petition and sent messages to build the pressure on H&M. If we make a big splash at the meeting, it could turn things around for the hundreds of thousands of people working for pennies, to make the clothes lots of us enjoy. Can you chip in ?8 to help people fight back against poverty wages? I can donate I cannot donate Thank you, Olga (Bologna), J?rg (L?beck), Virginia (Madrid), and the rest of us at WeMove.EU PS. ?A fellow worker was fired after she fainted? ? person working in H&M?s Bulgarian factory. Fainting from exhaustion is common in H&M?s factories. People are put on glucose drips to recover before being sent back to work. [2] Let?s end this. I can donate. References [1, 2] https://turnaroundhm.org/static/hm-wages-september2018-full-107815e8a7bc3bd4ffbfeca3426f1dcd.pdf WeMove.EU is a citizens? movement, campaigning for a better Europe; for a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy. We are people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home whether we were born in Europe or elsewhere. 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