IMPLEMENTING THE DECLARATION OF THE  60TH ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE

ADMIN & EDITORS

CHAPTERS & WORKING GRPS

WELCOME

      MISSION STATEMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS: 

AN NGO FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION

Earth is home to many forms of life. We are committed to ensuring their well-being and proposing civil society ACTIONS  to prevent irreversible climate-caused catastrophe.  This means addressing the fundamental issue of sustainable energy as a long-term strategy in combination with shorter term strategies and ACTIONS needed to cope with existing threats.  A Report to the Secretary General called for in the Declaration of the 60th UN DPI/NGO Conference and this collaborative website are "partner tools" aimed at helping civil society understand and respond to current and potential threats,  as well as advocate corrective and collaborative action by all sectors of society, including governments, industry and individuals.

The 60^th UN DPI/NGO Conference, adopted by acclamation a Declaration, CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS: AN NGO FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION, in which participants committed to work collaboratively over the next twelve months to prepare a report for the UN Secretary General.  The Declaration strongly recommends that all sectors of society partner to implement concrete solutions based on recommendations that will emerge from the report.   To be "climate-sensitive," the report will be  widely distributed by electronic means.   It will also build upon, update, and further refine the exchange of views held during the 60^TH DPI/NGO conference.  

To develop this process, the DPI/NGO Executive Committee has established an Editorial Working Group, which will create a report, supporting working groups and a website (www.climatecaucus.net). Online “working groups” will report current effective strategies employed by civil society as well as proposed actions to combat the effects of climate changes.  They also act as  “focused networks to refine approaches and FURTHER outreach information and recommendations gathered for inclusion in the Report.  They are intended to last beyond the life of the official report, as a permanent feature..

The NGO/DPI Executive Committee, the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) will oversee progress by the Editorial Working Group toward the final production of the Report and its Working Groups.   Richard Jordan, Chair of the 60^th DPI/NGO Conference, is the Liaison between the Editorial Working Group and the DPI/NGO Executive Committee.   CONGO will also have a liaison officer. 

Larry Roeder, who led the drafting team for the Declaration, is the Editor in Chief of the Editorial Working Group.  Mr. Roeder is also the UN Affairs Director for WSPA, the World Society for the Protection of Animals.

 FURTHER BACKGROUND     For Minutes of Meetings of the Editorial Working Group, go to Minutes.

Kick the Habit logo provided by permission of Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP, letter to Larry Roeder, UN Affairs Director, WSPA, World Society for the Protection of Animals. (WSPA), Dec 17, 2007

CLIMATE CAUCUS.NET IS A SELF-SUSTAINING JOINT EFFORT OF NGOS IN ASSOCIATED STATUS WITH ECOSOC AND THE UN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.  THE WEBSITE IS PAID FOR BY Larry Roeder, Editor in Chief, as well as WSPA, THE WORLD SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS AS A GIFT TO CIVIL SOCIETY.