not in my lifetime

have i seen something like this

not in my lifetime

has such disruption happened before

every nation

almost all people of earth

in some way or the other

having to adjust their life in unpredictable ways

scrambling in places

nonchalant in others

desperate sometimes

to counter the invisible threat

and yet i see

that all that is still a child’s game

compared to the things to come

when climate change will strike in full force

the training wheels will be off

and we will clearly see

if we have learned our lessons

droughts, hurricanes, floods and fires

coastlines disappearing

millions migrating

food shortage

uprisings

viruses

there will be no waiting

for vaccination

there will be no cure

and no let-up

it will be the new normal then

now, what about now?

what’s the training?

whats the lessons not learned?

i think that a global crisis needs … a global response

every man, every woman for him/her self, this does not work here anymore

every tribe, every city, every county, every country, every nation, every continent, every race …

i guess a child can see that we are one human race in that, one humanity

more than that, we are one planet facing a common crisis

climate is worldwide

no places to hide

i propose that international institutions need to be re-formed, re-shaped

streamlined, made functional and efficient

all those institutions that support and foster an united approach to the world and its many challenges

UN -United Nations

UNICEF – United Nations International Children’s Fund

WHO – World Health Organization

IMF – International Monetary Fund

MSF – Doctors Without Borders

ICC – International Criminal Court

ICJ – International Court of Justice

UNHRC  – United Nations Human Rights Council 

UNESCO  – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 

WBG – World Bank Group

WFP – World Food Program

IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 

CD –  Conference on Disarmament

IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency 

Amnesty International

Oxfam 

Greenpeace

And so many more …..

I just mention a few, probably most well-known ones.

You can check out the Yearbook of International Organizations in case you are interested in some uplifting news.

The Yearbook contains profiles of over 67,000 organizations active in about 300 countries and territories in every field of human endeavor. It profiles both international intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, all non-profit organizations that have – to some extent – one thing in common:

The betterment of the conditions on the planet in their chosen area of focus.

So many institutions already in place

imperfect, flawed even

but still, they are in place

groundwork has been done

all that can be utilized

stripped of bureaucracy

streamlined into action

put to work

go!

There is sooooo much to do!

What’s missing?

In my opinion, whats missing is humanity’s will to act as one.

The willingness to let go of individual tribal gain, go beyond national agendas for the sake of the whole.

Put the ego aside ;  )

Whats missing is also a effective mechanism for global, inter-national co-operation, decision-making and action.

The UN, the so called United Nations has been a wonderful attempt to create just that – unite the nations of the world in a council for globally beneficial action.

But the reality is just so far from that!

Its just a club now where a few superpowers making anything impossible thru a mind-numbing veto system. Putting their agenda before the betterment of the whole.

Honestly i am getting a little depressed when i think of all of that.

Fortunately (for my sanity ;  ) there is a lot of good work being done on lower levels by all those many people contributing their intelligence, energy & heart in those 67,000+ organizations mentioned above.

But still i want to ask and raise this question again:

How to create a unified action, a intelligent coordinated approach to this unprecedented challenge facing the world?

Human-induced global warming and climate change?

i must confess that i have no idea

my mind is drawing a blank

my intuition fails me

my eyes

wet with tears

i think of all those children

growing up now

being born 

innocent