EVENT: Dialogue Forum 3 & 4 I Year 5: Post COP29 and Climate (In) Justice?

A policy forum on development and environmental challenges and policies to “bridge the gap” and “connect the dots” to create one big picture for better understanding and decision-making in the society

In times when society has widened with gaps and differences of views and opinions, one issue could escalate into a crisis if there are no platforms available for appropriate discussion among all concerned.

The media, while informing and inspiring their audience, could also educate and facilitate the public by providing platforms to help “bridge the gap” and “connect the dots” to create the big picture for better understanding in society.

Realising such critical roles, Bangkok Tribune, in collaboration with its partners and with the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Thailand Office (KAS Thailand), comes up with a regular policy forum on critical development and environmental issues under the project, Dialogue Forum.

This is to facilitate and provide a space for discussions and exchanges of dialogues and views on development and environmental issues up to the policy level both in Thailand and the Mekong region. It not only bridges the gap but also connects the dots, helping forge better understanding among the parties concerned and the public at large as well as facilitating them to make a better decision about the issues or even find common ground or seek solutions together.

COP29 (The 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)) drew controversy since the first day it was convened.  First, the venue of the meeting was located in Azerbaijan, the world’s 18th largest oil exporter and 24th largest oil producer. 

Second, the event was highly expected from the first day that it would help deliver a replacement of the current climate finance, which remains vague since its birth in COP15 in 2009. This prompted the event to be dubbed as “finance COP”. 

The so-called New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) was aimed at reframing the climate finance, which was first set at around US $100 billion a year out of the promises from developed countries to support climate action of developing countries. With climate disasters taking place more intensely, the needs for climate finance, however, are growing five times or more, or at least US $500 billion to one trillion a year.

Last but not least is the so-called “fossil fuel fights”, under which countries lockhorned in the future of what agreed in COP28; “transitioning away from fossil fuels”. All these have come down to a broad term of climate justice, under which policymakers as well as climate justice advocates are trying to come to terms with it at all fronts amid all differences they have.

Realising what the outcomes of this COP mean to the future of the planet and people, including Thai citizens, the Dialogue Forum would cordially like to invite you to take this opportunity to explore Post COP29 and the way forward together in a series of forum at the end of the year; Dialogue Forum 3 l Year 5: Post COP29 and the Way Forward (November 29, 10.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m.) and Dialogue Forum 4 l Year 5: Climate (In) Justice?, A Reflection of Civil Society (December 12, 12.30-3 p.m.) (in Thai) at SEA-Junction, 4th Floor, BACC.

Objectives

• To produce critical and constructive content and policy recommendations that are of the public interest in order to raise public awareness and boost public knowledge and understanding as well as inspiration_all to mobilise desirable “social forces” that can help address issues of importance in the society and sustain a free and fair society (Inform & Inspire)
• To create a space and body of in-depth knowledge as well as an innovative media platform (Dialogue Forum) that is independent and in-depth for the public (Indie & In-depth)
• To empower the public to be able to keep up with developments as well as repercussions in the society, and level up meaningful conversations and discussions for better understanding among the public here and abroad (Empowering)
• To promote public participation in problem-solving and decision-making processes (Inclusive & Participatory)
• To promote the development of innovative and constructive media so that it can remain open and accessible to all (Open & Accessible)

Organised by

• Bangkok Tribune Online News Agency
• Decode.plus, Thai PBS
• The Thai Society of Environmental Journalists (Thai SEJ)
• SEA-Junction

Supported by

• Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Thailand Office (KAS Thailand)

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Contact

Piyaporn Wong l Bangkok Tribune: 089 920 8027/ [email protected]/ 

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Please confirm in advance for a seat at the forum@ https://forms.gle/FG6JiqWZBsdMgx1T8

Hygienic hand-cleaning and other related measures are encouraged throughout the event.

***You can also watch the event live via FB Live@ FB Page: Bangkok Tribune News, Decode.plus, Thai SEJ (ชมรมนักข่าวสิ่งแวดล้อม), and  SEA-Junction.