Who Pays for the Climate Crisis?
Understanding Climate Finance, debt, and reparations through Climate Justice lens
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Who pays for the Climate Crisis?
The event will dive into the topic of climate finance and debt from the perspective of relations between Global North and Global South. The participants will not only understand the structure of international climate finance and adaptation financing, but also learn how to look at it through a climate justice lens.
Another objective is to challenge the fairness of international climate financing structures and the growing demand for climate reparations from the Global North to the Global South. We will also provide a short debrief on COP30.
Speakers
Dr. Ruth Carlitz
Ruth is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on the politics of public goods provision in low-income countries, from the perspectives of both governments and citizens. In addition to her academic research, Ruth has worked on studies commissioned by UN Women, Ladysmith, USAID, Twaweza, the International Budget Partnership, the World Bank, and other practice-oriented organisations. Ruth holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Duke University.
Elsa Kivinen
Elsa has been an active member of the local Finnish chapter of the Debt for Climate organisation since its inception in 2022. Her tasks have ranged from outreach communication and event organising to foster knowledge exchange about the topics of debt and colonialism for various interested groups. As the movement aims to bring a decolonial perspective to the questions of development, a strong portion of the outreach efforts is directed to countries that are directly impacted by colonially enforced debt crises or their consequences. I have been maintaining notable partnership efforts with the civil society in the DRC and Kenya.
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YEE aims to unite environmental youth non-profit organisations in Europe in order to enhance international cooperation, increase knowledge about the climate crisis, raise awareness of environmental problems and to strengthen participation of youth in environmental decision-making.
Financially supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Council of Europe.
