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Don't let the World Bank to Manage Climate Fund
People around the Globe Don’t Want to See WB’s
Involvement in MDTF : We Bangladeshi’s also
Bali Action plan and Climate
Financing
13th Conference of the Parties held in Bali in Dec
2007 adopted an action plan for future negotiation;
these are…
Reduction of Carbon Emission
Emission Balance
Emission Trading,
Carbon Store
Clean Dev. Mechanism
New Energy Sources
Technology Transfer
Adaptation to the adverse climatic events
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Agreed Structure of
Adaptation Fund at UNFCCC
Bali meeting agreed for separate AF Board,
independent from the GEF
The organization set-up of the AF also different from
that of other UN funds;
Vulnerable countries will get direct access to that fund
without having involvement of the World Bank, UNDP
etc.
!!! :
This news does not seem to have reached 1818 H Street in
Washington, the headquarters of both the WB and GEF,
even not been considered by the G8 leaders.
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MDTF: Disparity with UNFCCC
Adaptation Fund
MDTF is a parallel structure of mobilization and
disbursement of climate finance under UNFCCC
Will bypass existing multilateral negotiations of
establishing adaptation fund under the
UNFCCC.
This ‘new and additional financial resources’
would divert of any existing or likely resources,
Substantial part of the MDTF will be counted as
ODA by donor countries, especially of the
UK/G8
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MDTF: How it Get Started
In March 2008 UK/DFID organized a consultation
in Dhaka ‘UK-Bangladesh Climate Conference’
This conference proposed a Multi Donor Trust
Fund for climate change adaptation in
Bangladesh
The 2nd UK-Bangladesh Climate Conference
held in London in September 2008.
Bangladesh government presented ‘Climate
Change Strategy and Action Plan for Bangladesh
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MDTF:
Proposed Management
There will have a separate governing committee
called the ‘Trust Fund Committee’ made up of
contributors to fund.
Trust Fund Committee will be responsible for
overall governance, strategic decisions and
resource allocation of each trust fund.
UK government proposed the WB to manage this
fund; Bangladesh government also accepted
WB’s managerial role to the proposed fund
Context :
To get access to this fund Country has to show
progress in the implementation of PRS and other
development planning
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IFI’s Investment on CC
Double Standard & Hypocritical
IFI’s, major investment is in energy sector;
exploration of fossil fuel & exporting to the Northern
countries
From 1992 Earth Summit to 2004, the WB Group
approved USD 11 b in 128 fossil fuel extraction
projects in 45 countries- which contribute over 43 b
tons of carbon
Now IFIs are trying to ‘mask their dirty image’
through supporting country’s adaptation projects/
strategies.
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Our Position
NO to IFIs in Climate Financing
Globally the IFIs ; the IMF, the WB, ADB, other
regional banks, northern governments etc.
desperately engaged in fossil fuel exploration &
creating huge environmental loss, economic loss
and corruption. Example NIKO, Occidental gasfields blow-out in Bangladesh
ALL THESE SHOULD PAY BACK
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Again, part of the MDTF will be providing as ODA,
which is against the UNFCCC’s funding guideline
This fund also would be as loan/grants; this means
that the recipient countries will have to pay for
dealing with a problem that has been caused by
developed countries !
Why should LDCs and developing countries seek
Bank’s Adaptation/Climate Resilience Pilot Fund as
concessional loans as today’s climate crisis and
sufferings of the poor countries are largely created by
rich countries in the first place. ..............?
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The UK government offered 75 m pound sterling to
MDTF for a 5 year period ( 60 m as Grant, 12 as DFID
financed development projects and 3 m for Research)
Bangladesh government will contribute 45 pound
sterling to MDTF in a year ( 2008-2009);
Why Bangladesh government would contribute to the
MDTF; while it is clearly stated that climate financing
will be based on ‘polluter pay exploiter pay’ principle.
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Our Position
Climate financing must be based on ‘polluter
pay exploiter pay’ principle.
Bangladesh government should not
contribute to MDTF rather should increase
financing in the public service sectors
World Bank should not be involved in the
management of MDTF
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Campaign in Favor of Our Position
Formation of Campaign Alliance with other likeminded organization in national and international
level; Campaign activity includes
Sending post cards to the Chief Adviser to the
government of Bangladesh and to the UK
minister
Internet and Web Campaign to mobilize
international NGO/CSOs
National/ district level seminar to sensitize
NGO/CSOs and political opinion
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Campaign Outcome
Raised people’s opinion against the
involvement of the WB in the management
of MDTF both in national and international
level.
Political party leaders made commitment to
take position against WB’s role
National/ Intl CSOs took strong position
against the WB’s such role.
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Signature Campaign
Golam Motuza
Editor, The Saptahiki
Signature Campaign
Advocate Sultana Kamal;
Ex Adviser to the Care Taker
Government of Bangladesh
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Signature Campaign
Shuvo Kibria
Special Correspondent
The Saptahiki
Signature Campaign
Hasan Imam;
Eminent Cultural personality
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Signature Campaign
Faruk Ahmed
Special Correspondent
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha
Signature Campaign
Dr Alauddin Ali
Ex-MP and Law Maker
Bangladesh Awami League
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Signature Campaign
Minar Mansur
Staff Reporter
The Daily Ittefaq
Signature Campaign
Samsuzzaman Dudu
Ex-MP and Law Maker
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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Thank You All
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