The following guiding questions are aligned to each of the three main Leadership Dialogues planned for the Stockholm+50 meeting and will be integrated into the overall consultation agenda and report. Please refer to the question number in your comment.
|
LD3: Accelerating the implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development:
|
Hello! Please share your thoughts below by creating an account and posting a comment - you can think of it a little bit like a facebook comment section. You can respond to and add to other people's comments as well as add your own, once posted, other people can like and respond to yours!
All ideas, thoughts and insights shared in this discussion will be compiled and used in a national report for Zimbabwe. This report will directly feed into discussions and reports being produced at the high level international environmental meeting that is taking place in Sweden in June - Stockholm +50.
We are very much looking forward to following the discussions going forward! If you want to read more about the global meeting and why it is important in Zimbabwe and beyond, you can do so here!
12. There is poor investment towards the implementation process, countries, organizations, communities and people are not invested in equally as done the crafting of these MEA.
There are no follow up resources to ensure no one is left behind. And cash flow should be facilitated fairly
Thank you for your contribution Jean! The question of funding and investment is indeed a crucial one! Do you have any further insights on or examples of when this has been done in a good way - something that can be seen as a good practice that can be scaled up (linking to question nr 13)?
Hello and thank you for opening this forum.
I represent CarbCred, a Zimbabwe based project with special interest in this field: Our Vision is "
Zimbabwe is loosing its natural resources at a staggering rate. The harvesting of indigenous woodland goes on unabated. Conventional agriculture has lost and is loosing our topsoil to the rivers and ocean. Unmanaged grazing is destroying our rangelands. Our wetlands are under threat. Left unabated, we will suffer a resource disaster of unimaginable proportions.
We need to do something. Now! Who will stand in the gap?
We, CarbCred, are here to facilitate the adoption of carbon credits and regenerative practices to help fight this onslaught through engaging with communities and corporations to adopt sustainable change.
Sustainability. Regeneration. Responsibility.
Many thanks for your contribution Stuart! Could you perhaps give some examples of what type of partnerships from the UN and beyond are needed to accelerate a green and sustainable economic transformation that leaves no one behind?
Emelie Isaksen Thank you. May I suggest as a collateral parner?
Funding is always an issue, however I would like to rather suggest that the UNDP stand as guarantor to certain projects that apply for private funding (as opposed to just asking for money)
Is there a possibility that carbon credits could be used as collateral to loans on projects?
Our small scale projects may be able to achieve this as a way to release capital for developments. UNDP guaranteeing this would assure investors.
Emelie Isaksen Education is another issue. Especially in rural areas. Efforts to sensitize issues of climate change. Focussing on Regenerative agriculture which is proven to be more resilient to climate change challenges that traditional agriculture. Issues like water conservation, mulching, planting methods, using composting alternatives to fertlilizer
Emelie Isaksen Information: fits with education, but bringing power and internet to remote villages is key to balancing inequality issues. Please see attached on of our projects for consideration
We are focussing on
- agriculture
- reforestation
- rural communities
Poor environmental education is one of the major reasons especially in rural areas people don't know much about MEA. They don't really understand the importance of conserving resources like wildlife conservation , water utilisation management, biodiversity management and all even climate change.In Zimbabwean rural areas over 90% rely on wood fuel, poaching is high, illegal miners etc because some people don't really understand why authorities stops them from using resources. Therefore I think environmental education must be thoroughly done from the grassroots. Also MEA cannot be achieved when people's livelihoods aren't enhanced for example people won't stop using firewood unless rural development projects like rural electrification are done. financing is needed in environmental education and awareness programmesband conduction of livelihood improvement projects.
Super glad to be in this forum. I’m Nikki, hi everyone! I couldn’t agree more about the need for Education for Sustainable Development being a critical factor that is largely lacking in Zimbabwe. Well educated people in the country don’t even understand what sustainability truly is never mind how to access or implement sustainable solutions. If they are aware and want to make these choices, who can afford a biodigester or solar panels instead of chopping down trees to cook? Not the average Zimbabwean. We need to focus on empowering people to make sustainable choices and on getting the solutions that exist to the people who need them most at affordable prices. We need subsidies on sustainable products and services. We need municipalities that actually collect trash AND recycling. Or we need private entities to fill the gaps but be supported by organisations that make these services affordable to ordinary people. I have a lot to say about all of this but I’ll leave it at that for the time being!
Question 13. A more inclusive approach that ropes in local/community media organisations that are involved in environmental journalism. Community media can play an important role of cascading the information about the the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the Decade of Action context in a much simplified, easier to understand manner. Community media can leverage the power of citizen journalism to ensure that grassroots ideas and concerns are accommodated in any agenda of action.