Civil Society Activities during the UNFCCC April 2011 Bangkok Talk

ORGANIZATION: Thai Working Group for Climate Justice (TCJ) & partners and alliances

Pertaining to the UNFCCC’s next round of workshops/negotiations to be organized in Bangkok during April 3rd – 8th 2001 (AWG-KP 16 and AWG-LCA 14) referring here as ‘April 2011 Bangkok Talk’.  The Thai Working Group for Climate Justice (TCJ) together with the Philippines Movements on Climate Justice (PMCJ), Focus on the Global South (Focus) together with partners and alliances in Thailand, Mekong region, and Southeast Asia are organizing a series of activities and actions.

The aims of these events are campaigning climate justice to the general public and strengthening network of civil society calling for climate justice in the region while sharing and discussing current situation on significant issues of concern. These issues include carbon trading especially in the forest sector (REDD) and the concept of ‘Rights of Mother Earth’ advocated by the People’s Agreement of Cochabamba.

VENUE (3 DAYS): Royal Hotel (Rattanakosin), Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue
Address: 2 Ratchadamnoen Klang Rd., Khwaeng Wat Bawonniwet, Khet Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Tel: +66 2 222 9111-26, +66 2 622 3101-9
http://www.hotelsguidethailand.com/normal/?code=216&l=en
Travel from SVB Airport: Airport Bus line AE2 Suvarnabhumi to Khao San Road
http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/node/55