Make a change on climate change: Global network calls for comments

The Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Risk Reduction is calling for comments on a crucial part of the deal on climate change in the lead up to the Copenhagen conference in December 2009.

Three issues have been selected by the network, based on their experience in disaster risk reduction policy formulation and implementation, and on the current UNFCCC negotiating text, that they believe should be taken into account by the negotiators when drafting the deal on climate change:

1. Give priority to addressing underlying drivers of vulnerability

2. Adopt participatory community-based approaches (supported by decentralised governance processes) as primary strategy to reduce vulnerability

3. Establish innovative funding strategies to encourage local partnerships and provide direct access to resources at the local-, community-level

The issues are broadly based on the Views from the Frontline experience of assessing progress towards the implementation of disaster risk reduction and will be taken forward at the UNFCCC Intercessional Climate Change Meeting taking place in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of September 2009.

Building on the network's experience in disaster risk reduction, what do you think the key messages are to be expressed at the climate change negotiations? Add your voice to the blog below and read what others are saying.