{"id":9363,"date":"2023-08-08T19:01:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T19:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdes.org.ec\/webantigua\/?p=9363"},"modified":"2023-08-08T19:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T19:17:37","slug":"reparacion-de-los-danos-y-justicia-climatica-para-america-latina-y-el-caribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdes.org.ec\/webantigua\/reparacion-de-los-danos-y-justicia-climatica-para-america-latina-y-el-caribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Reparaci\u00f3n de los da\u00f1os y justicia clim\u00e1tica para Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Posicionamiento de Latindadd y organizaciones implementadoras del proyecto \u201cDeuda, Clima y Extractivismo en Pa\u00edses Amaz\u00f3nicos\u201d en el marco de la Cumbre de presidentes de la Amazon\u00eda<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe frente a la crisis clim\u00e1tica y la deuda<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La crisis clim\u00e1tica es un desaf\u00edo global con<strong>\u00a0impactos cada vez m\u00e1s devastadores que afectan de manera desproporcionada a los pa\u00edses y grupos que ir\u00f3nicamente son menos responsables de causarla<\/strong>, ubicados principalmente en el sur global. Pese a que los \u00faltimos\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/syr\/\">informes de la comunidad cient\u00edfica<\/a>\u00a0alertan que\u00a0<strong>quedan menos de 3 a\u00f1os\u00a0<\/strong>para frenar oportunamente la crisis clim\u00e1tica, los\u00a0<strong>esfuerzos internacionales por combatirla son insuficientes y promueven falsas soluciones<\/strong>\u00a0basadas, por ejemplo, en mecanismos de mercado que s\u00f3lo profundizan las desigualdades y no resuelven el problema.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe (ALC) genera s\u00f3lo el 11% de las emisiones globales de gases contaminantes\u00a0<\/strong>que causan la crisis clim\u00e1tica; sin embargo<strong>, es una regi\u00f3n altamente vulnerable a sus impactos y no cuenta con recursos suficientes para enfrentarlos y para ser m\u00e1s resiliente.\u00a0<\/strong>Asimismo, al ser clasificados por el Banco Mundial\u00a0<strong>como pa\u00edses de ingreso medio o alto<\/strong>, en base a un \u00edndice que esconde una serie de vulnerabilidades econ\u00f3micas, sociales y clim\u00e1ticas, los pa\u00edses de la regi\u00f3n tienen limitaciones para<strong>\u00a0acceder a financiamiento concesional y a alternativas de alivio de deuda.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Producto de la crisis m\u00faltiple y un sistema financiero internacional injusto y neocolonial,\u00a0<strong>la deuda ha alcanzado niveles r\u00e9cord en el mundo<\/strong>, llevando a 54 pa\u00edses en desarrollo a enfrentar severos problemas de deuda, de los cuales\u00a0<strong>10 son pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La deuda p\u00fablica total de ALC a 2022 alcanz\u00f3 USD 4 billones y\u00a0<strong>en varios pa\u00edses de ALC, el pago de intereses supera el gasto p\u00fablico en salud, educaci\u00f3n e inversi\u00f3n p\u00fablica<\/strong>, acentuando el dilema entre deuda y la agenda de desarrollo sostenible y derechos humanos. Por otro lado, el contexto financiero internacional encarece el acceso a financiamiento externo. Actualmente,\u00a0<strong>la tasa de inter\u00e9s que pagan los pa\u00edses de ALC<\/strong>, en promedio 7.7%,<strong>\u00a0es superior a la tasa de inter\u00e9s que pagan pa\u00edses ricos, como Estados Unidos<\/strong>, que es de 3.1%<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(UNCTAD 2023)<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Deuda, crisis clim\u00e1tica y extractivismo en la Amazon\u00eda<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La Amazon\u00eda, compartida por nueve pa\u00edses Latinoamericanos, es la\u00a0<strong>mayor regi\u00f3n de bosque tropical del planeta, alberga gran biodiversidad, es una gran fuente de agua dulce y juega un rol fundamental para regular el clima a nivel global<\/strong>. Sin embargo,\u00a0<strong>la deforestaci\u00f3n, las actividades extractivas y el cambio clim\u00e1tico est\u00e1n llevando a la Amazon\u00eda a un punto de no retorno, alterando su capacidad de absorci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0de di\u00f3xido carbono y de resiliencia, lo que pone en riesgo a la humanidad y la supervivencia de especies. Por ello, ser\u00e1 estrat\u00e9gica la<strong>\u00a0acci\u00f3n preventiva<\/strong>, de manera que se pueda frenar la deforestaci\u00f3n y la crisis clim\u00e1tica.<\/p>\n<p>Los niveles de\u00a0<strong>deuda p\u00fablica en los pa\u00edses de la Amazon\u00eda est\u00e1n alcanzando niveles similares a los observados en los primeros a\u00f1os de los 2000<\/strong>, antes de los procesos de alivio de deuda multilateral, con excepci\u00f3n de Per\u00fa. Surinam representa un caso cr\u00edtico en la regi\u00f3n. En t\u00e9rminos agregados, entre 2019 y 2021 la deuda p\u00fablica total de Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana y Per\u00fa se increment\u00f3 en 14 puntos porcentuales del PIB. En los pa\u00edses para los que se tiene informaci\u00f3n,\u00a0<strong>el pago del servicio de deuda tambi\u00e9n ha aumentado y es ampliamente superior al gasto p\u00fablico en protecci\u00f3n del medio ambiente<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Los nueve pa\u00edses Amaz\u00f3nicos se encuentran enfrentando serios desaf\u00edos derivados de la actual crisis m\u00faltiple. Si bien han sido llamados por otros pa\u00edses a preservar la Amazon\u00eda,\u00a0<strong>hist\u00f3ricamente han sido dependientes de un modelo econ\u00f3mico extractivista<\/strong>, basado en la exportaci\u00f3n de materia prima. La necesidad de estos pa\u00edses de continuar en el camino del extractivismo e incluso de acelerar la velocidad de las extracciones, se profundiza cuando los recursos extra\u00eddos son necesarios para pagar su deuda.\u00a0<strong>Ello pone en riesgo la transici\u00f3n energ\u00e9tica y la posibilidad de realizar una transformaci\u00f3n de su matriz productiva<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>El c\u00edrculo vicioso entre la crisis clim\u00e1tica y la deuda<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Una serie de estudios afirman que, a\u00a0<strong>mayor vulnerabilidad clim\u00e1tica de un pa\u00eds deudor, mayor ser\u00e1 la tasa de inter\u00e9s<\/strong>, lo que repercute negativa e injustamente en la capacidad de ese pa\u00eds de invertir en medidas de resiliencia clim\u00e1tica, y se convierte en un\u00a0<strong>c\u00edrculo vicioso entre deuda y crisis clim\u00e1tica<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Por otro lado, ante\u00a0<strong>la ocurrencia de eventos clim\u00e1ticos extremos que generan da\u00f1os y millonarias p\u00e9rdidas econ\u00f3micas<\/strong>, y considerando que a\u00fan no existe en operaci\u00f3n un fondo para da\u00f1os y p\u00e9rdidas,\u00a0<strong>los pa\u00edses optan por un mayor endeudamiento externo para recuperarse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Al no contar con recursos fiscales suficientes para combatir la crisis clim\u00e1tica,<strong>\u00a0los pa\u00edses de ALC acuden al financiamiento clim\u00e1tico internacional<\/strong>\u00a0en el marco del compromiso incumplido de movilizar USD 100.000 millones anuales desde 2020 desde pa\u00edses ricos, accediendo al<strong>\u00a017% de lo que se logra movilizar anualmente<\/strong>. Lamentablemente, estos\u00a0<strong>fondos son de dif\u00edcil acceso,<\/strong>\u00a0especialmente para poblaciones con mayor grado de vulnerabilidad, como comunidades ind\u00edgenas, mujeres, ni\u00f1ez y juventudes, familias de escasos recursos, discapacitados, etc., y los procesos de postulaci\u00f3n de proyectos a fondos clim\u00e1ticos demoran a\u00f1os. Adem\u00e1s,\u00a0<strong>s\u00f3lo el 25% del financiamiento clim\u00e1tico internacional se destina a proyectos de adaptaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0que, sin duda, deber\u00edan ser una prioridad en regiones como la nuestra.<\/p>\n<p>Es realmente alarmante que<strong>\u00a0m\u00e1s del 80% de dicho financiamiento llega a la regi\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de pr\u00e9stamos, en su mayor\u00eda no-concesionales<\/strong>, que aumentan la deuda externa de pa\u00edses que son altamente vulnerables a la crisis clim\u00e1tica, y cuyos acreedores son los principales responsables de este problema global.\u00a0<strong>La hist\u00f3rica deuda clim\u00e1tica del Norte Global est\u00e1 siendo injustamente pagada por pa\u00edses del Sur, incluso con altas tasas de inter\u00e9s, como en ALC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Un pa\u00eds en desarrollo no podr\u00e1 salir de este c\u00edrculo vicioso en el que la \u00fanica alternativa disponible es recurrir a m\u00e1s deuda.\u00a0<strong>Para garantizar la preservaci\u00f3n de la Amazon\u00eda, una transici\u00f3n energ\u00e9tica justa y mayor resiliencia frente a la crisis clim\u00e1tica, los pa\u00edses de ALC requieren<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>alternativas de financiamiento que respondan al principio de Responsabilidades Comunes pero Diferenciadas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nuestras demandas y propuestas para promover un financiamiento clim\u00e1tico justo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Considerando el incumplimiento a los compromisos de financiamiento clim\u00e1tico de los pa\u00edses ricos, las limitaciones de los mecanismos financieros de la Convenci\u00f3n Marco de Naciones Unidas frente al Cambio Clim\u00e1tico (CMNUCC) y las necesidades de los pa\u00edses en desarrollo para hacer frente a la crisis clim\u00e1tica, estimada en 5.8-5.9 billones de d\u00f3lares hasta 2030,\u00a0<strong>se necesitan soluciones distintas, \u00e1giles y que garanticen acceso a FINANCIAMIENTO JUSTO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>LATINDADD y las organizaciones que forman parte del proyecto \u201cDeuda, Clima y Extractivismo en Pa\u00edses Amaz\u00f3nicos\u201d instamos a los gobiernos de los pa\u00edses de la Amazon\u00eda a que esta Cumbre sea la oportunidad de unir voces y demandar a la comunidad financiera internacional una transformaci\u00f3n en favor de la vida, que respete los derechos humanos as\u00ed como los l\u00edmites planetarios, mediante los siguientes puntos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alinear un pedido regional para\u00a0<strong>promover una gobernanza econ\u00f3mica global m\u00e1s democr\u00e1tica y justa, donde los pa\u00edses del sur tengan una mayor participaci\u00f3n en la toma de decisiones, y reformar la actual arquitectura financiera internacional, poniendo al centro la vida y no el capital.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Exigir a los pa\u00edses del Norte el urgente cumplimiento de sus compromisos<\/strong>, tanto en materia de financiamiento clim\u00e1tico, como en la reducci\u00f3n de sus emisiones de gases contaminantes principalmente de fuentes f\u00f3siles, sin que ello profundice el extractivismo en otras regiones.<\/li>\n<li>Exigir una\u00a0<strong>reforma de la arquitectura de financiamiento clim\u00e1tico en el marco de la CMNUCC, que promueva financiamiento no-reembolsable y altamente concesional para pa\u00edses de ingreso medio y bajo<\/strong>, de fuentes p\u00fablicas y adicionales a la Ayuda Oficial al Desarrollo (AOD), y con nuevas ventanas de acceso directo para poblaciones con mayor vulnerabilidad clim\u00e1tica, especialmente para adaptaci\u00f3n y para cubrir da\u00f1os y p\u00e9rdidas.<\/li>\n<li>Llevar a las instancias internacionales un pedido regional com\u00fan para\u00a0<strong>nuevas emisiones de Derechos Especiales de Giro (DEG)<\/strong>, idealmente bajo nuevos criterios de distribuci\u00f3n que prioricen la asignaci\u00f3n a pa\u00edses con mayor vulnerabilidad.<\/li>\n<li>Exigir la\u00a0<strong>cancelaci\u00f3n del servicio de deuda y moratoria para pa\u00edses afectados por eventos clim\u00e1ticos extremos<\/strong>\u00a0y acceso inmediato a recursos que no generen deuda para la recuperaci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>Promover\u00a0<strong>el alivio de deuda<\/strong>\u00a0para liberar recursos que financien la adaptaci\u00f3n y conservaci\u00f3n de la Amazon\u00eda. Ello podr\u00eda incluir canjes de deuda por naturaleza o clima que prioricen esquemas bilaterales o multilaterales, que no prioricen intereses de intermediarios privados.<\/li>\n<li>Exigir la pronta operativizaci\u00f3n del nuevo Fondo para Da\u00f1os y P\u00e9rdidas, que deber\u00eda garantizar\u00a0<strong>acceso directo, adicional y sin deuda a los grupos de la poblaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s afectados por la crisis clim\u00e1tica<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Promover y exigir un\u00a0<strong>mecanismo de reestructuraci\u00f3n de la deuda justo, independiente, oportuno, transparente y vinculante a todos los acreedores, a realizarse en el seno de Naciones Unidas<\/strong>, y no bajo el liderazgo de los acreedores, como el G20, el FMI o Club de Par\u00eds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demandar que el an\u00e1lisis de sostenibilidad de deuda considere adecuadamente la variable clim\u00e1tica<\/strong>, aspectos sobre g\u00e9nero y la Agenda 2030, y no s\u00f3lo la capacidad de pago de la deuda.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No a falsas soluciones basadas en instrumentos de mercado<\/strong>, por ejemplo, los mercados de carbono, que permiten mayor contaminaci\u00f3n bajo la narrativa del \u201ccero-neto\u201d, o que promueven tecnolog\u00edas altamente costosas, como la captura de carbono.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demandar que la arquitectura financiera internacional sea parte de la agenda de la CMNUCC y el financiamiento clim\u00e1tico debe ser parte de la agenda del proceso de Financiamiento para el Desarrollo<\/strong>\u00a0en el marco del Consejo Econ\u00f3mico y Social (ECOSOC) en Naciones Unidas.<\/li>\n<li>A nivel global, demandar la implementaci\u00f3n de<strong>\u00a0impuestos verdes internacionales a corporaciones de combustibles f\u00f3siles y de otras actividades altamente contaminantes, gravar las sobreganancias y aplicar impuestos a la riqueza<\/strong>, cuya recaudaci\u00f3n pueda aportar al financiamiento clim\u00e1tico de los pa\u00edses que m\u00e1s necesidades tienen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demandar la consideraci\u00f3n de nuevos indicadores que reflejen las vulnerabilidades econ\u00f3micas, sociales y clim\u00e1ticas de los pueblos de la Amazon\u00eda,<\/strong>\u00a0m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del indicador de Ingreso Nacional Bruto (INB) per c\u00e1pita, para contar con criterios integrales que permitan acceder a un financiamiento justo para la Amazon\u00eda, priorizando el acceso para las comunidades ind\u00edgenas que la protegen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>No se trata s\u00f3lo de solidaridad entre pa\u00edses ricos y pobres, se trata de responsabilidad, reparaci\u00f3n de los da\u00f1os y justicia clim\u00e1tica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u00a1EL TIEMPO SE ACABA, EL FUTURO ES YA!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Firmantes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Organizaciones implementadoras:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Social y Econ\u00f3mica (LATINDADD)<\/li>\n<li>Instituto Popular de Colombia \u2013 IPC (Colombia)<\/li>\n<li>Stichting Projekta (Surinam)<\/li>\n<li>Plataforma Boliviana Frente al Cambio Clim\u00e1tico \u2013 PBFCC (Bolivia)<\/li>\n<li>Movimiento Ciudadano Frente al Cambio Clim\u00e1tico \u2013 MOCICC (Per\u00fa)<\/li>\n<li>Centro de Derechos Econ\u00f3micos y Sociales \u2013 CDES (Ecuador)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Miembros del Consejo Asesor:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andr\u00e9s Arauz (Ecuador)<\/li>\n<li>Rishikesh Ram Bhandary (Nepal)<\/li>\n<li>Jose Carlos Silva (Per\u00fa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre>\r\nEnglish version<\/pre>\n<h2 id=\"anclaingles\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>FAIR CLIMATE FINANCE FOR THE AMAZON<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Statement of LATINDADD and implementing organizations of the project \u201cDebt, Climate and Extractivism in Amazon Countries\u201d in the framework of the Summit of Presidents of the Amazon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The climate crisis and debt in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The climate crisis is a global challenge with increasingly\u00a0<strong>devastating impacts that disproportionately affect countries and groups that are ironically least responsible for causing it<\/strong>, and which are located primarily in the global south. Even though the latest reports from the scientific community warn that there are\u00a0<strong>less than 3 years left<\/strong>\u00a0to stop the climate crisis in a timely manner,\u00a0<strong>international efforts to tackle it are insufficient and promote false solutions\u00a0<\/strong>based, for example, on market mechanisms which not only don\u2019t solve the problem, but also deepen already existing\u00a0 inequalities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) generates only 11% of the global emissions of polluting gasses that cause the climate crisis<\/strong>; however,<strong>\u00a0it is a region that is highly vulnerable to its impacts and does not have enough resources to face them and to be more resilient.<\/strong>\u00a0Likewise, being classified by the World Bank as\u00a0<strong>medium -or high- income countries<\/strong>, based on an index that hides a series of economic, social, and climatic vulnerabilities, the LAC countries have limitations in\u00a0<strong>accessing concessional financing and debt relief alternatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Product of the multiple crisis and an unfair and neocolonial international financial system,<strong>\u00a0debt has reached record levels in the world,<\/strong>\u00a0leading 54 developing countries to face severe debt problems, of which\u00a0<strong>10 are countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total public debt of LAC by 2022 reached USD 4 trillion and<strong>\u00a0in several LAC countries, interest payments exceed public spending on health, education, and public investment<\/strong>, accentuating the dilemma between debt and sustainable development, and fulfillment of human rights . On the other hand, the international financial context makes access to external financing more expensive. Currently,<strong>\u00a0the interest rate paid by LAC countries<\/strong>\u00a0is on average 7.7%, which\u00a0<strong>is more than twice as high\u00a0as the interest rate of 3.1 % paid by rich countries, such as the United States.<\/strong>\u00a0(UNCTAD 2023).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Debt, climate crisis and extractivism in the Amazon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Amazon region, shared by nine Latin American countries, is the\u00a0<strong>largest tropical forest on the planet; it is home to great biodiversity, a great source of freshwater and plays a vital role in regulating the global climate.\u00a0<\/strong>However,\u00a0<strong>deforestation, extractive activities and climate change are taking the Amazon forest to a point of no return, altering its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide<\/strong>\u00a0and to be more resilient, putting all of humanity and the survival of species at risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public debt levels in Amazon countries are reaching levels similar to those observed in the early 2000s,\u00a0<\/strong>before the multilateral debt relief processes, with the exception of Peru. Suriname represents a critical case in the region. In aggregate terms, between 2019 and 2021 the total public debt of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru increased by 14 percentage points of GDP. In the countries for which information is available,<strong>\u00a0debt service payments have also increased and are much higher than public spending on environmental protection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The nine Amazon countries are facing serious challenges derived from the current multiple crises. Although they have been called, by other countries, to preserve the Amazon,<strong>\u00a0historically they have been dependent on extractivism<\/strong>\u00a0as an economic model, based on the export of raw materials. The need for these countries to continue on the path of extractivism and to even accelerate the speed of extractions, deepens when extracted resources are needed to pay their debt<strong>. This puts the energy transition and the possibility for transformation of their productive matrix at risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The vicious circle between debt and climate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A series of studies affirm that\u00a0<strong>the greater the climate vulnerability of a debtor country, the higher the interest rate will be,<\/strong>\u00a0which has a negative and unfair impact on that country\u2019s ability to invest in climate resilience measures and becomes a\u00a0<strong>vicious circle between debt and climate crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, given\u00a0<strong>the occurrence of extreme climate events that generate damage and million-dollar economic losses<\/strong>, and considering that there is still no fund for loss and damage in operation,\u00a0<strong>countries opt for greater external indebtedness to recover.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By not having sufficient fiscal resources to combat the climate crisis,\u00a0<strong>LAC countries resort to international climate financing<\/strong>\u00a0within the framework of the unfulfilled commitment to mobilize USD 100,000 million annually from rich countries from 2020, accessing<strong>\u00a017% of what is mobilized annually.\u00a0<\/strong>Unfortunately,\u00a0<strong>these funds are difficult to access,<\/strong>\u00a0especially for populations with a higher degree of vulnerability, such as indigenous communities, women, children, youth, low-income families, the disabled, etc., and the processes for applying projects to climate funds take years. In addition<strong>, only 25% of international climate financing goes to adaptation projects<\/strong>, even though it is undisputed that adaptation should be a priority in regions like ours.<\/p>\n<p>It is truly alarming that m<strong>ore than 80% of this financing reaches the region through loans, the majority of which are non-concessional,\u00a0<\/strong>increasing the external debt of countries that are highly vulnerable to the climate crisis, and whose creditors bear the main responsibility of this global problem.\u00a0<strong>The historic climate debt of the Global North is being unfairly paid by countries of the South, with high interest rates, such as in LAC, adding insult to injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A developing country will not be able to get out of this vicious circle in which the only alternative available is to resort to more debt.\u00a0<strong>To guarantee the preservation of the Amazon, a fair energy transition and greater resilience in the face of the climate crisis, LAC countries require financing alternatives that respond to the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our demands and proposals to promote fair climate financing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Considering the failure of rich countries to comply with their climate finance commitments, the limitations of the financial mechanisms under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the needs of developing countries to face the climate crisis, estimated at 5.8-5.9 trillion dollars until 2030,\u00a0<strong>different and agile solutions are needed to guarantee access to FAIR FINANCING.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LATINDADD and the organizations that are part of the project\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cDebt, Climate and Extractivism in Amazon Countries\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0urge the governments of the Amazon countries to make this Summit an opportunity to unite voices and demand the international financial community a transformation in favor of life, respecting human rights as well as planetary limits, through the following points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Align a regional request to\u00a0<strong>promote a more democratic and fair global economic governance, where Southern countries have a greater participation in decision-making, and reform the current international financial architecture, putting life at the center and not capital.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Demand the urgent fulfillment of global North countries\u2019 commitments,<\/strong>\u00a0both in terms of climate financing, and in the reduction of their emissions of polluting gasses, mainly from fossil sources, without deepening extractivism in other regions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demand a UNFCCC climate finance architecture reform which should promote non-reimbursable and highly concessional financing for low- and middle-income countries,<\/strong>\u00a0from public sources and in addition to Official Development Assistance, and with new direct access windows for populations with greater climate vulnerability, especially for adaptation and to cover loss and damage.<\/li>\n<li>Submit to international bodies a common regional request for\u00a0<strong>new issuances of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)<\/strong>, ideally under new distribution criteria that prioritize the allocation to countries with greater vulnerability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demand the cancellation of debt service and a moratorium for countries affected by extreme weather events,\u00a0<\/strong>and immediate access to resources that do not generate debt for recovery.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Promote debt relief to release resources<\/strong>\u00a0to finance the adaptation and conservation of the Amazon. This could include debt-for-nature or climate swaps that prioritize bilateral or multilateral schemes that do not prioritize the interests of private intermediaries.<\/li>\n<li>Demand the prompt implementation of the new Fund for Loss and Damage, which should guarantee\u00a0<strong>direct, additional and debt-free access to the groups most affected by the climate crisis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Promote and demand a\u00a0<strong>fair, independent, timely, transparent and binding debt restructuring mechanism for all creditors, to be carried out within the United Nations,<\/strong>\u00a0and not under the leadership of creditors, such as the G20, the IMF or Paris Club.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demand that the Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) adequately consider the climate variable<\/strong>, gender aspects and the 2030 Agenda, and not only the ability to pay the debt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Say no to false solutions based on market instruments,<\/strong>\u00a0for example, carbon markets, which allow more pollution under the \u201cnet-zero\u201d narrative, or which promote highly expensive technologies, such as carbon capture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demand that the international financial architecture must be part of the UNFCCC agenda and climate financing must be part of the Financing for Development<\/strong>\u00a0(FdD) process agenda within the framework of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations.<\/li>\n<li>Insist at a global level, that\u00a0<strong>international green taxes should be implemented on fossil fuel corporations and other highly polluting activities, as well as taxes to super-profits and wealth,<\/strong>\u00a0the collection of which can contribute to climate financing for the countries that have the most needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demand the consideration of\u00a0 new indicators that reflect the economic, social and climatic vulnerabilities of the peoples of the Amazon,<\/strong>\u00a0beyond the indicator of Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, to have comprehensive criteria that allow access to fair financing for the Amazon, prioritizing access for the indigenous communities that protect it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>It\u2019s not just about solidarity between rich and poor countries, it\u2019s about accountability, climate justice and reparations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>TIME IS RUNNING OUT, THE FUTURE IS NOW!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Signatories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Implementing organizations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Social y Econ\u00f3mica (LATINDADD)<\/li>\n<li>Instituto Popular de Colombia \u2013 IPC (Colombia)<\/li>\n<li>Stichting Projekta (Surinam)<\/li>\n<li>Plataforma Boliviana Frente al Cambio Clim\u00e1tico \u2013 PBFCC (Bolivia)<\/li>\n<li>Movimiento Ciudadano Frente al Cambio Clim\u00e1tico \u2013 MOCICC (Per\u00fa)<\/li>\n<li>Centro de Derechos Econ\u00f3micos y Sociales \u2013 CDES 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