{"id":12691,"date":"2021-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/ict-rights-based-climate-approach-needed-at-cop26\/"},"modified":"2021-10-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T22:00:00","slug":"ict-rights-based-climate-approach-needed-at-cop26","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/ict-rights-based-climate-approach-needed-at-cop26\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT: Rights-based climate approach needed at COP26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the eve of COP26, the UN climate conference beginning on 31 October in Glasgow, the International Campaign for Tibet is calling for the inclusion of a strong rights-based approach in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICT is also calling for the adoption of the \u201cecosystem approach\u201d that understands climate change as an issue that spans across borders. This is particularly true for Tibet. As an ecosystem of regional and global importance, Tibet needs to be opened up to international scientific research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tibetan experience is crucial as it underscores the importance of local knowledge and meaningful inclusion, both of which are largely ignored by the Chinese authorities in Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tibet is currently warming two-to-four times faster than the global average. This has accelerated glacial and permafrost melt and exacerbated desertification, which results in the loss of a major carbon sink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate change in Tibet is therefore threatening the livelihood of more than 1 billion people, as well as the region\u2019s rich biodiversity, which strengthens the Earth\u2019s resilience to environmental stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor centuries, Tibetans have lived in a sustainable way with nature, making skilful use of the highland as they rear their livestock,\u201d<\/em> said Palmo Tenzin, advocacy and research officer at the International Campaign for Tibet in Germany, who will be present in Glasgow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTibetans speak not only as people struggling against occupation and environmental devastation, but also as people with unique and valuable insights into what a sustainable relationship between humankind and the environment can look like. As more and more people wake up to the need to preserve our planet, we hope to find a receptive audience at COP26.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICT recommendations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on the Tibetan experience, ICT proposes three recommendations for shaping a meaningful and sustainable global climate policy at the COP26 meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n