Evo Morales and Palestinian Authorities in New York: The Right to Water

By Brenda Norrell
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Bolivian President Evo Morales and Palestinian Authorities will speak in New York on Wednesday, on "The Right to Water for Occupied Palestine," as President Morales presses the nations of the world to guarantee the right to water for humanity.

The right to water is one of the fundamental rights stated in the declarations produced by those attending the World Peoples' Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in April. Of the 35,000 people attending, the majority were Indigenous Peoples.

President Morales has carried those concepts to the United Nations, as the governments of the world prepare to negotiate at the UN Climate Conference in Cancun, Nov. 29—Dec. 10.

President Morales announced today that he would join high-level Palestinian Authorities in New York to speak on the Right to Water, while in New York for the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Continuing to speak out for the rights of nature, President Morales' address at a gathering on Tuesday is, “Nature is not for sale: The Rights of Mother Earth."

In Cochabamba in April, Morales demonstrated his message of living well and living free from the disposable plastic and Styrofoam items that pollute the earth. Morales invited the foreign press to accompany him for a soccer game and traditional feast in the mountains of Bolivia. After playing soccer, Morales joined news reporters for a feast of locally grown potatoes, corn and beans, and fresh fish, all served on locally made clay plates.

Since then, Morales has been successful in carrying the standards formulated in Cochabamba to the United Nations and initiating change.

In July, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution submitted by Bolivia declaring that the right of access to water and sanitation is an essential human right, without which other human rights cannot be fully enjoyed.

Native American delegations from the United States and Canada are now preparing to join Indigenous Peoples from around the world for the UN Climate Summit in Cancun in November, pressing for the protection of the land, forests and oceans, while upholding the Rights of Mother Earth and exposing the scams of the carbon credit market.

As President Morales and Palestinian Authorities speak out on the right to water in New York, Navajos continue their battle against secret negotiations by the Navajo Nation government for the sale of their ancestral water rights, vital for future generations.

President Morales announced the following key elements within the declarations of Cochabamba are now in the United Nations documents for climate change negotiations:

50% reduction of greenhouse gasses emission by developed countries for second period of commitments from the Kyoto Protocol years 2013 to 2017.

Stabilize the rise of temperature to 1 C and 300 parts for million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

To guarantee an equitable distribution of atmospheric space, taking into account the climate debt of emissions by developed countries for developing countries.

Full respect for the Human Rights and the inherent rights of indigenous peoples, women, children and migrants.

Full recognition to the United Nations Declaration on of Indigenous Peoples Rights.

Recognition and defense of the rights of Mother Earth to ensure harmony with nature.

Guarantee the fulfillment of the commitments from the developed countries though the building of an International Court of Climate Justice.

Rejection to the new mechanisms of carbon markets that transfer the responsibility of the reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases from developed countries to developing countries.

Promotion of measures that change the consumption patterns of the developed countries.

Adoption of necessary measures in all relevant forums to be excluded from the protection of the intellectual property rights to technologies and ecologically sustainable useful to mitigate climate change.

Developed countries will allocate 6% of their national gross product to actions relatives to Climate Change.

Integrated management of forest, to mitigation and adaptation, without market mechanics and ensuring the full participation of indigenous peoples and local communities.

Prohibition the conversion of natural forest for plantations, since the monoculture plantations are not forest, instead should encourage the protection and conservation of natural forests.