Climate

The world’s top-emitting companies should be made accountable for their role in global warming, according to the "Carbon Majors Funding Loss and Damage" report, published today by The Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Climate Justice Programme.

Andrew Chibuzor Iloh, Nigeria – Future Workshop Nigeria Research Scientist

Resource issues are affecting Western countries. But even more severe are the effects these countries cause on the environment elsewhere. In this interview Lennart Kümper-Schlake explains why.

Ting Xu is Project manager of Beijing New Century Academy on Transnational Corporations and took part at the Future Workshop Thailand/Myanmar/China/Cambodia where also this interview was conducted.

Ana Di Pangracio is Deputy Director at Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales FARN. She was one of the participants of the Future Workshop Chile/Argentina/Brasil where this interview was conducted.

Saeeda Gouhari is Gender & Livelihoods Officer at Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). She was one of the participants of the Future Workshop India and Afghanistan where this interview was conducted.

A major obstacle in conflict-ridden countries is related to the centrality of the markets. During the Future Workshop in Cono Sur participants discussed the linked socio-environmental conflicts.

The claims and arguments in this essay have been inspired by exciting discussions during the “Future Workshop on Resource Equity" organized in Hasankeyf (Turkey) in Fall 2012.

In the Horn and East African region, there are many conflicts over natural resources at community and even national levels. The bigger part arises from deficient water supply and pasture for livestock.

Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the individual? Some of the most heated arguments during the Future Workshop in Prague originated from this conflict.

The momentum to re-empower people and re-establish their connection to natural resources is inevitable today. Participants of the HBS-Workshop in Hasankeyf worked on the chances of enviromental activism.

Food and agricultural policies are one of the main concerns for the people from México, Central America and the Caribbeans. New frameworks should f.e. respect ancestral farming practices.

The Future workshop in Hasankeyf, Turkey, with participants from Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt focused on solutions that could improve the current environmental situation in the Middle East.

To ensure that the oil, gas and mining sector is a blessing for all Cambodians, transparency is the key.

In the Future Workshop: "Resource Governance in 21st Century" participants from India and Afghanistan discussed possible solutions to key natural resource management problems.

In the Horn and East African region many conflicts arise over natural resources at community and even national level. Only a policy and legal framework could ensure protection of all the citizens' rights.

The predominant models of growth are completely misleading. The authors therefore are calling for a new approach that is "Rethinking Everything" that is linked with resource politics.

The production and distribution of natural resources are complex and multi-level. The participants of the Bangkok Future Workshop therefore discussed difficulties and solutions for the commons.

Resource-rich but low-income countries often lack a sustained and equitable development. Now an initiative for the extractive industry aims to support governments with new policies and practice.

Water as a main natural resource is severely stressed in Afghanistan, as many other natural resources in the country. Yet the economy is too weak to overcome current and future challenges.