Congress members debate over climate changes and human settlements

23/03/2010

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Congress members of several countries participated, on this Tuesday (23) afternoon, of the debate “Parliamentarians of the world about climate changes and human settlements”, coordinated by Peter Goetz, President of GPH (Global Parliamentarians on Habitat).  

Only woman present at the event and member of the Parliament of Uganda, Mariam Nalubega reminded that her country had an earth slip, in the eastern region, that killed 80 people. “We have to make sure that human settling is a nationwide matter, since 67% of the 30 million inhabitants of the country are unemployed youngsters. The issue is that they move to cities with no planning at all” claims her. According to the congresswoman, women live out of agriculture and have no safety whatsoever. For this reason, a Women’s Fund was created, supported by UN-Habitat, for them to be settled in the cities. “Underprivileged people are less and less safe within the cities and are moving to the hills, that suffer from constant flooding”. She singled out the creation of local councils in order to help those more affected by poverty in urban areas and the victims of climate. “All citizens are protected, and the congress has an important role in tackling the problems caused by climate changes” says she.

 

 

Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Valverde, from the state of Rondônia, member of the National Congress’ Amazon Comission, mentioned the areas that are being burnt and, as a result, affecting all the indian population in the region. Valverde told about some of the projects being discussed in the congress, like the creation of an Amazon Fund, gathering international resources to finance sustainable activities in the Amazon. Other project creates a social fund to fight deforestation with resources from the pre-salt. “There are some segments of society, although, that are against these actions, mainly the ones defending the expansion of cattle livestock creation and the soy monoculture in agriculture”, remembered him.

 

 

Iran’s Development Minister, Ali Niksad, made it clear that well developed countries need to do their share in dealing with climate changing matters. “They have to provide resources, transfer technological know-how and create financing funds”.