Whereas tote favourite Kyoto held the lead for the first 3 legs of COP17, Thursday saw outsider the Green Climate Fund [GCF] gaining ground steadily. While the bookies take bets on the US and China, newcomer GCF is hot on everyone's lips.
Having undergone intense debate on Wednesday evening without a resolution, the question now is what future does the GCF face?
Mbarak Diop, Chief Safeguard Policy Officer, African Development Bank: “Millions of people’s lives are threatened. If we don’t agree on establishing the GCF quickly, the numerous problems we face in Africa now will grow. The gap in funding will spread and lives will be lost."
“Look at our coastal regions, agriculture, low-frequency high-magnitude events, floods, droughts, groundwater issues. This is a matter of survival. The world must conclude an agreement on the climate fund. This is the voice of Africa.@
Is GCF off-the-board or out-of-the-money? Let's hope not.
And now... may these pictures speak 40,000 words - one for each of us who has, is or will visit COP here in Durban:
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| They arrived in their droves |
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| Government, business... |
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| NGOs |
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| They negotiated... |
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| They held public debates. |
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| They got frustrated... |
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| They heard the youth speak. |
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| And the youth learned from them - |
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| They saw pictures; |
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| They learned their limitations... |
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They are a week away from DEADLINE.
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For those looking ahead to week 2 #COP17, and to those reflecting on a week passed:
Work Together; Save Tomorrow Today - Please.
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