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Morocco: Climate change is our shared problem
From my perspective, I see that the most relevant targets proposed in SDG#13 are the second and third ones:
"13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning" because if we really want to creat change, we need to acknowledge the problem of climate change and make a priority of it by integreating it in countries' development strategies. This way, action will be taken more effectively and rapidly.
"13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning". Well this goal is definetly the most important . Improving education is the ultimate way to improve the world. If we want to heal the world from the harm we've caused and move towards a generalized sustainable development all over the planet, we need to make sure the next generation will follow our footsteps towards a better world, and we can do this through education by teaching students about the dangers our world is facing, how they can be tackled, and most importantly teach them to take action and to be active contributors in the global community. And one thing is certain, the more people are aware of the urgency of the situation, the more comittment there is in this trip towards sustainable development.
As the SDG#13 targets adress climate change, they all respond to it's effects over water in a way or another. But whether these responses concern both indigenous and non indigenous communities depend on the situation. In 13.3 target, education is involved, but most of the indigenous tribes do not have access to schools. Whereas, in the SDG#13 second target, both indigenous and non indigenous people are concerned, because the protection of nature and water resources to fight climate change has a direct relation with both communities.
So, if i had to add something to these targets, i guess it'd be to try and adapt them more to indigenous communities, and to insist a little more on the internationnal collaboration, apart from the financial one, something more concrete, more human, like working on projects aiming global sustainable development, or setting a day with no car use...
And if i had to adress water problems, indigenous and non-indigenous people in an action/target, it'd be based on the voices of both communities. Today, we do not include indigenous peoples voice into the process of finding solutions to global challenges, but we need to, we are all affected by climate change, and we need everyone to feel included and commited to solve this problem in order to achieve concrete results
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Meriem,
This was an incredibly thoughtful blog positing. It is incredibly important to be critical of the language used in proposals such as this. Who does it leave out? Who is being called to account? What tangible actions are being suggested? What is the scope of this goal?
You are very right that there are basic human rights concerns that need to be addressed so that certain sections of the global population can be involved in climate justice conversations on a global scale. Additionally, you suggest that Indigenous voices need to be included in the conversations which is a very important point. Are you aware of indigenous groups or communities who are already contributing to this conversation in a substantial way? Inside and outside of this particular global conversation?
UalbertaKendra
Oct 6, 2017