Africa voices missing in Cancun so far?

Published 05th December 2010 - 1 comments - 774 views -

Cancun Summit on Climate change is is four days old today. something is missing to me-African voices. several speakers i guest have spoken extensively on climate change and its impact on global development. i however haven heard voices from Africa whose people including my good self is suffering the brunt of climate change.

Are Africa reps there at all? i am not sure they are hooping from one shop to the other spreeing taxpayers money on wrest watches, and quality shoes and christmas hampers. Our leaders over the years take opportunities on international duties like Cancun summit of climate change to blowing the nations' revenue at the expense of development. The summit which to me is serious business and provides opportuniies for Africans to be heard aloud through our leaders should not be toyed with or else lives would be on fire.

Climate Change, global warming and it confirmed evidences are in Africa so glare that one not use telescopes or scientific chemicals to determine their intensity. The sun is scorching each day, extreme flooding is rocking villages, storm rains and winds enormous in Africa, waters drying up in streams and river bodies, increased in heat related diseases causing deaths, food shortages and prolong droughts and loss of biodiversity among other things are emprical evidences-available in Africa.

With these so pronounce in the continent that our African reps in Cancun do not need any other evidence to convince world leaders the need for radical action to at least halt or reduce climate change effects on the continent. Their silence over the issues i outlined here and many others including youth migration, conflicts, armed robbery at the summit would mean that Africans non serious people and deserve nothing but to be "colony".

African poor and suffering more subtle to the word vulnerable and the summit in Cancun provides a unique opportunity for the continent to present itself to the world-blame if necesary developed nations and praise if the need arises.  The long silence of the world leaders over climate change brought the world to stage and this is a perfect time to take action or never. My hope, my dream, and my expectations; all nations must be bury their selfish interest and agree on a common thematic plan to save humanity from looming disaster as a result of climate change.

Has somebody seen Africans' reps in Cancun? And where are they? at summit grounds or in shopping malls? 

  

  

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Npong Balikawu Francis
Ghana
Journalist

EDUCATION Certificate, Climate Change Diplomacy May - July 2010 Diplo-Foundation Certificate, Decentralized Governance 15, March-13, May 2010 United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) Diploma, Journalism 2002-2004 Institute of Business Management and Journalism Diploma, Marketing 2002-2004 Institute of Business Management & Journalism Certificate of participation, Strategic Business Development 4 – 7the Sept. 2003 Future Leaders International Certificate of participation, Human Rights and Journalism 31-May 2006 Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Certificate of participation, Media Training July 26, 2007 Community Development & Advocacy Centre (CODAC) Senior High Sch. Certificate, Tatale E.P Senior High School, 1998- 2001 Basic Sch. Certificate, Tatale Junior High School 1994-1996 Tatale L/A primary School 1984-1993 WORK EXPERIENCE The Enquirer- Northern Region Correspondent 2005 to date Duties and responsibilities News reporting, editing and gathering Distribution and Marketing, Manage finances, Marketing survey, Direct link between newspaper vendors and Accra business office The Pen Magazine Senior reporter 2005 to 2007 Duties and responsibilities News gathering, assigning personnel (journalists) to duties Proof reading and editing personnel works Reporting directly to news editor/editor in chief Deputy news editor Head of news department, Responsible for front and back page of the paper Fiila FM Deputy News editor Oct. 2005-Sept. 2006 Duties and responsibilities News gathering, assigning personnel (journalists) to duties Proof reading and editing personnel works Report directly to news editor Select news stories for broadcast Arranging personal interviews with stakeholders Monitoring news broadcast on air Nkosuo FM Reporter/Marketing Executive Jan. 2004 - Oct 2 Duties and responsibilities Reporting: gathering news for broadcast Marketing: canvass for prospective advertisers Hantag Memo. Int. School Classroom Teacher 2002- 2003 Duties and responsibilities Supervise Children to clean sch. Compound Prepare lesson notes Mark class register Teach selected topic Supervise children to do class work Mark class work Revise class work with pupils Give home work Manhyia Int. School Classroom teacher 2003 – 2004 Duties and responsibilities Supervise Children to clean sch. Compound Prepare lesson notes , Mark class register Teach selected topic Supervise children to do class work Mark class work Revise class work with pupils Give home work Staff Secretary, Manhyia Int. Sch. 2003-2004 Chief Deacon Tatale S.D. A Church 1999-2001 Financial Sec. Student Representative Council (IBM&J) 2003- 2004 Concurrently Fin. Sec. Assoc. of Student Journalists (ASJ) 2003- 2004

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