Rafa Aybar WFD

Environmental Democracy Adviser @WFD_Democracy. Passionate about all creatures and ecosystems and the fragile climates that allow them to flourish. 🌏

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

@Lineamadrid #citapreviaLM empadronamiento

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

Meanwhile criminalisation of environmental activism is on the rise in mature democracies, with a 'chilling effect on civil society and the exercise of fundamental freedoms' in the words of @ForstMichel UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders.

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

Another year, another depressing update of the @Global_Witness tally of land and environmental defenders murdered around the world, 196 in 2023. Report here https://t.co/Y7GVyKLYyL

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

... social and economic inequalities at home and globally'. People are keen to participate in the response to climate action, and expect it to be just and inclusive #climatejustice

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

https://t.co/O5q1DWxwow
'The latest EIB Climate Survey underlines people’s profound awareness of climate change and their commitment to tackle it head on. They recognise that a successful transition to a climate-neutral world goes hand in hand with addressing...'

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When the #COP28 dust settles, delivering the soon-to-be-adopted Global Goal on Adaptation effectively will require rolling out ambitious adaptation planning & programming underpinned by democratic practices - this is why:

[Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) @WFD_Democracy]

"Strong democratic practices form the bedrock of effective climate adaptation"

In her foreword to our new report, @theCCCuk's Baroness Brown underscores how our response to climate change needs to be swift, effective, and democratic.

Read the report at https://t.co/cMQBkQXDtG

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

Whether or not you are attending COP28, this will bring you up to speed:

[GLOBE Legislators @GLOBE_intl]

@amirasabersd @SvVeldhoven @Mabeytweet @CSkidmoreUK @e3g @COP28_UAE @Calivillalonga @OnuigboSI @LaurenceTubiana @IISD_ENB @UNFCCC @climatemegan @LFFriedman @CarbonBrief @graemekcook 📣If you missed our webinar to prepare Parliamentarians 4 #COP28UAE catch up now 🎥 ⬇️

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Great tips & insights on what matters & why 🌍 @Mabeytweet @SvVeldhoven @CSkidmoreUK @amirasabersd @malinimehra

#ParliamentsMakeCOPSCount #ClimateAction @ZiaWeise

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

... and that it assists municipalities to integrate citizens' climate education and participation as they design and deliver their local climate plans... This could bring democratic synergies to ensure climate action to another level! @isa_bori #ClimateAction

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

The second generation of Climate Acts increasingly put citizen participation officially at the heart of climate action. After the climate laws of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Spain 🇪🇸...here comes Georgia 🇬🇪?

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

Georgia's 🇬🇪 White Paper for a Climate Act proposes that the national Aarhus Centre https://t.co/KJ8pXdwjQ5 leads the preparation of ACE work plans (action for citizens' climate empowerment) strategically aligned with national multi-annual action plans...

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

How are democracies managing climate risk? IPCC Group III Co-Chair @DianaUrge draws attention to @pnas paper exploring catastrophic climate scenarios, a timely message as scientific evidence suggest so-called "high-impact, low-probability events" may not be so wholly improbable

[Diana Urge-Vorsatz @DianaUrge]

"Prudent risk management requires consideration of worst-case scenarios. Such futures r poorly understood for #climateChange. Could anthropogenic CC result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction? This is a dangerously underexplored topic." @pnas 🧵 1/4

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

The transformation we need to face climate change is disruptive. We need to focus on inclusion and equity to increase ambition rather than resistance to change.

My new blog on why our planet depends on democracy and climate action coming together: https://t.co/NbdWxRsx08

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

Ecuadorians were given a chance to vote to stop oil extraction in a national park and a comfortable majority said NO to said oil extraction. Cheers to you, Ecuadorians! #environmentaldemocracy
https://t.co/BmcXypdT71

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"Humanity depends on the boundless energy, ideas and contributions of youth everywhere. Today and every day, let’s support and stand with young people in shaping a just and sustainable world, for people and planet." - @antonioguterres - SG of United Nations

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

Last week's International Youth Day theme was Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World. While green skills are relevant for people of all ages, they are especially for younger people (who also can contribute to the green transition for longer). Here's why⬇️

[Rafa Aybar WFD @WFD_Environment]

Action on jobs, skills and regional disparities vital for the green transition - https://t.co/9fhrVTTlhM, says OECD