Food sovereignty offers us a way out of not only unfit-for-purpose food systems, but also the oppressive and extractive world systems at the root of the multiple crises faced by Asia and the Global South.

Read more about #FoodSovereignty here: bit.ly/foodsovbriefer

Food Sovereignty envisions a world free from hunger, where people eat first and trade second. It puts an end to the exploitative global trade relations that have historically deprived Asia of its own food, land, & water.

Read more about #FoodSovereignty : bit.ly/foodsovbriefer

Asian peoples have long had an alternative to profit-driven and planet-wrecking food systems: #FoodSovereignty . Its solution to the food and climate crises is simple - food systems where the people, who care about the planet, are in charge.

Read more: bit.ly/foodsovbriefer

Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage ( #BECCS ) requires massive lands - lands that Asia can't afford to lose to disproven technologies.

Asian gov'ts, heed the evidence: There are 0️⃣ BECCS facilities that produce negative emissions anywhere in the world. #NoToFalseSolutions !

There is no future with fossil fuels. Asian Development Bank #GasIsNotATransitionFuel and not a solution to energy poverty.

#DontGasAsia !
We demand a total fossil fuel phaseout!

The safeguards provisions in Asian Development Bank's latest draft ESF fails even more to keep people and planet safe from harmful projects!

To the @adb_hq Board of Governors at the #ADBAnnualMeeting in #ADBTbilisi

Fossil fuels, false solutions, harmful projects and unsustainable & illegitimate debts exacerbate the climate and economic crises.

#EndFossilFuelsNow
#DontGasAsia
#Cancelthedebt

🧑‍⚖️ Adopted: decision on observer participation in LDF Board.

✅ Consensus on importance #PublicParticipation , participatory process to move process forward, enhanced Global South representation
❓ Yet to be seen: commitment for enhanced participation framework beyond the Board

1/36. 📜 It is the second day of the first meeting of the Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund in Abu Dhabi, UAE 🇦🇪. Here are some of our key takeaways 🤔 and some important messages 🗣️from today's discussions. 🧵

1/2. “As the Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund works on the arrangements for Active Observer participation, we expect the Fund to follow the practices of other UN Climate Change funds that allow self-selection-and -management processes of accredited observer organizations*.” Claire Miranda.

Now happening: Claire Miranda from APMDD addressing the #LossAndDamage Fund Board with key points on #CSOparticipation , as part of a conversation with the Board rather than a statement at the very end.

Kudos to Richard Sherman for inviting her to come in at this stage.

1/3.⚠️At its first meeting, the Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund is discussing setting up a committee to work on the additional rules of procedure for the Board. Some of these rules will apply to #CivilSociety , it is essential that we are able to input into committee work!

1/2. 📩In an important letter to the Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund led by APMDD, #CivilSociety organisations from across the world make it clear that their presence at #LossAndDamage Fund Board meetings is essential to ensure that policies reflect real-world needs!

Stand with civil society! ✊🏽

The Fund for #LossAndDamage Board must ensure:

✅robust #CSOparticipation
✅inclusivity
✅transparency and access

Hold decision-makers accountable for their obligations! 👊🏽 Read: bit.ly/CSOLetterLDF

🚨ATTN: The Board of the Fund for #LossAndDamage meets today. CSOs face severe restrictions in participation—limiting the voices of those most affected by the climate crisis.

📣We demand robust #CSOparticipation , especially for the Global South!

Read: bit.ly/CSOLetterLDF