Smallholder farmers, agricultural workers and fishermen in countries of the Global South are particularly affected by the consequences of climate change. They manage their soils under increasingly difficult conditions, react to droughts, forest fires and increasingly scarce water reserves. For many people, every square meter of soil counts to secure their existence.
Every square meter counts
Governments are increasingly advocating that fertile farmland be allocated to investors for the construction of solar or wind farms. These energy projects are rarely geared to the needs of the local population. Instead, energy production is at the heart of exports – often to industrialised countries such as Germany. In some countries, the expansion of solar and wind energy is accompanied by massive human rights violations.
These developments threaten local food systems, exacerbate social inequalities and reproduce colonial dependencies.
Climate justice means soil justice
We stand up for an energy transition that breaks with the expropriation and resource looting of fossil energy production. In order to achieve this, the land question must be re-posed: Who gets access to soil and other natural resources? Whose needs are these resources used for – and at whose cost?
We are committed to ensuring that the energy transition does not come at the expense of traditional land rights, regional food production or respect for human rights. To this end, we bring together people working on the ground for fair land and climate policies – farmers, climate movers, civil society groups and development organisations.
For equitable access to soil – for those who till, care for and maintain it.
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