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Several grassroots organizations were absent from COP30 this year. This does not mean that they kept quiet: they spoke up, from the very lands they seek to protect, hand in hand with those most affected by climate change and the exploitation of their natural resources.
Global Voices, in collaboration with AWID, interviewed movement leaders from Cameroon, Philippines, Nigeria Pakistan and the Caribbean who held COP30 hubs and climate activism demonstrations parallel to the events in Belém this past November.
Cameroon: |
“We shall remember the role forests have always played for humans and insist on the need to preserve them for present and future generations and mitigate climate change.” - Marie Crescence Ngobo, RADD Read Marie Crescence’s conversation with Jean Sovon, and learn more about RADD’s mission and commitment to the Cameroonian forest. The article is also available to read in French, Spanish, Italian and Serbian. |
Philippines: |
Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, MASIPAG, a network of over 500 organizations for agroecology in the Philippines, organized a series of initiatives to highlight land reform and climate justice’s inexorable connection. "These activities underscore the need to critically interrogate the techno-scientific solutions promoted in global climate fora and to prioritize farmer-led, ecological, and socially just approaches to food and climate resilience." - MASIPAG's Eliseo Ruzol Jr and Nay Nena |
Nigeria: |
In Nigeria, the Women Initiative for Sustainable Development (WISE) organized the Nigerian Resistance Hub for Climate Justice, themed “COP Missing Voices.” "I have heard so many leaders saying that women are the most impacted by the effect of climate change and they are the first responders, but sadly, at the decision-making tables, their voices are missing." - Olanike Olugboji-Daramola, WISE |
Pakistan: |
In Pakistan, in the absence of adequate laws and government policies to protect trans communities, a network of grassroots and allied NGOs is providing services, legal support.
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