Drivers of climate change, global impacts, climate justice, and thinking out of box for soltions

1. CLIMATE EQUITY
A Perspective
Presented at:
2016 PUAN International Conference
Changing Minds for Climate Change
November 11-14, 2016, Islamabad, Pakistan
By: Izhar Hunzai

2. Humans are Changing the Climate

3. Warmest Years on Earth
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14 out of 15 warmest years occurred in 21st century

5. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS?
Greenhouse
Gases
Aerosols
Landuse
Urbanization
AnthropogenicNatural
Land
Volcano
Solar
Activity
Natural
Variability
Ocean

6. GHGs & Global Warming

7. The Unprecedented Rise of GHGs

8. Current CO2 Level
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10. Separating Natural and Human Causes

11. Wolrd’s Cumulative Emissions (1850-
2011)

12. Top Ten Emitters of GHGs

30. Politics of Denial

31. Solution?

32. Connecting the Dots

34. Common but Diffrenetiated Responses and
Respective Capabiities (CBDR-RC)

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Pakistan’s Vulnerability to
Climate Change
These threats may lead Pakistan to major concerns in
terms of its:
 Water Security
 Food Security
 Energy Security
 National Security -Pakistan is among
the top 8- countries most vulnerable to
climate change (Global Climate Risk
Index-2016)

55. Think Globally, Act Locally
Community based adaptation,
mitigation and green development
examples from northern Pakistan

56. Gilgit-Baltstan and Chitral
KYRGYZSTAN
AFGHANISTAN
CHINA
PAKISTAN
INDIAN HELD KASHMIR
TAJIKISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
Districts:
10
Area:
87,250 sq km
Coverage:
74,200
Population:
1.536 million
No of Villages:
1,121
No of
households:
192,104

57. Social Mobilization for Collective Actions

58. Climate Compatible Irrigation Infrastructure

59. The First Community-based CDM in the World
• Over 400 community-owned clean energy utilities
• Innovative financing: community equity (20%), donor contribution (50%),
loan (30%)
• Registration with UNFCCC as a CDM Project, and carbon income to
repay the loan

61. Community-based Agroforestry in fragile environments (60 million trees in 10
years; 6% of the land area, while natural forest cover in 3% of the land area)

62. Green Construction: Women Masons

63. Green Wood Processing: Women
Carpenters

64. Community Response to Disasters

65. “Green Oscars” Award from
HRH Prince Charles for its work in community based clean energy in 2004

66. GLOBAL INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
• Green Climate Fund (GCF)
• Adaptation Fund
• Global Environmental Facility
• Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM)
• Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation
(REDD+)
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67. Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions (INDCs)
 COP 21 (Paris Conference Decision1 CP.21 ) provides that
Parties to Conference come up with INDCs that are based on
National needs and Capacities
 They should be based on national context, needs and policy
priorities
 They should spell out policies, actions and tools, quantified
goals and time frames, budgets and the technical and financial
support they need from global partners

68. Acknowledgement
For the preparation of this presentation, I have used material available in the
public domain. Specifically, I have benefitted from the research material
produced by the following organizations, and thank and acknowledge their
contribution to the state of the art.
 UNFCCC
 IPCC
 UNDP
 EU
 ICIMOD
 NASA
 WRI
 Others