From Bangkok to Doha: UN climate talks hang in the balance

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Issue No. 264/265 (Aug/Sept 2012) Click on cover to download the magazine (PDF) COVER: From Bangkok to Doha: UN climate talks hang in the balance* Climate talks at new crossroads The future of global climate change talks hangs in the balance. By Martin Khor Sandy storms into US political agenda The devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy has forced the US political class to lift its taboo on discussion of climate change. By Tom Mitchell Climate change and the Caribbean The plight of the Caribbean countries is almost completely ignored as they try to weather the ravages of one hurricane after another. By Kevin Edmonds Kyoto Protocol second commitment period remains elusive Developed countries are not willing to meet their legal obligations to make deep greenhouse gas emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol. By Chee Yoke Ling and Hilary Chiew Kyoto Protocol central to international response to climate change - G77 Developing countries are emphatic in their insistence on a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol. By Chee Yoke Ling and Hilary Chiew Developing countries call for resolution of outstanding issues under Bali Action Plan The unresolved issues under the Bali Action Plan must be addressed before work begins on a new post-2020 climate agreement. By Hilary Chiew and Meena Raman Parties divided over way forward on Durban Platform The Bangkok climate negotiations revealed sharp procedural divisions over the way forward from the agreement reached in the 2011 Durban climate talks. By Meena Raman Work programme on long-term finance concludes activities Finance is crucial to the success of international efforts to counter climate change. By Marjorie Williams 'Loss and damage' - the next frontier of climate change Lessons learned from the regional climate meetings, key issues for Doha and recommendations for future action on loss and damage. By Juan P Hoffmaister and Doreen Stabinsky Agriculture, food security and climate change The need to get the framing right By Lim Li Ching 'We demand climate justice now!' The call for the ‘Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice’. ECOLOGY Mining for gold: A 'pact with the devil'? El Salvador's experience holds important lessons for developing countries thinking of imposing a moratorium on gold mining because of the environmental fallout. By John Cavanagh and Robin Broad	HEALTH & SAFETY Developing world has 80% of tobacco-related deaths The health impact of tobacco use has been 'devastating' to the world economy. By Carey L Biron ECONOMICS IMF-WB meetings end with heightened anxiety on global situation The mood at this year's annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group was sombre. By Martin Khor Africa is rising! At least its 1% is... Africa's booming economy will not help unemployment and poverty if growth is jobless and its spoils are limited to the few. By Zainab Usman WORLD AFFAIRS Reinforcing Washington's Asia-Pacific hegemony The Asia-Pacific region has now become one of the key geostrategic concerns of the US. By Joseph Gerson The Cuban missile crisis in retrospect Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of a nuclear war, Washington's policies which created the crisis still continue. By Jane Franklin HUMAN RIGHTS Giving women land, giving them a future Customary laws and practices that discriminate against women's land rights have taken a heavy toll on the well-being of Cameroonian women. By Ngala Killian Chimtom WOMEN Girls determined to fight guns with books Not even the attempted assassination by the Taliban of a Pakistani schoolgirl has undermined the determination of young girls in that country to acquire an education. By Ashfaq Yusufzai MEDIA A hall of shame for Venezuelan elections coverage If Hugo Chavez emerged triumphant in October's Venezuelan presidential elections, the Western media which carried out a vicious campaign against him only suffered a further loss of credibility. By Keane Bhatt VIEWPOINT The Syrian conflict: Echoes of the 1930s? The writer takes issue with Fouad Ajami's spurious comparison of the Syrian conflict with the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. By Jeremy Salt OBITUARY Norodom Sihanouk dies A look back at the turbulent life of Norodom Sihanouk. By Sebastian Strangio For subscription and enquiries: THIRD WORLD NETWORK 131 Jalan Macalister, 10400 Penang, Malaysia. Tel: 60-4-2266728/2266159; Fax: 60-4-2264505; Email: twnet@po.jaring.my Third World Resurgence Page Third World Resurgence Page
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