We can not impose our model of development, which is not bearable for the planet, to the poor countries, writes the collective Vigilance solidarités 35, which gathers several associations in Ille-et-Vilaine. And to invite to change our behavior.
"While we celebrate international solidarity (Festisol), especially in Rennes, everyone can question the relations of our country with the countries of the South, especially with Africa, writes the collective Vigilance solidarités 35, which brings together several associations (1).
The member of Côtes-d'Armor Hervé Berville, wrote, at the request of the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, a report on the modernization of the development aid policy he entitled: "A Common World , A Future for Everyone ". We met him and we share his observation on the shortcomings of the current development aid policy, and on the need for a partnership approach. "
Our development model is not bearable by the planet
"We are convinced that poor countries, more than aid, need first and foremost that we stop imposing on them rules of exchange, which are almost exclusively designed for our own growth, without any real consideration of the consequences for them. Can we really support the countries of the South if Europe imposes trade liberalization, particularly through trade agreements?
We know that our development model is not bearable by the planet. Do not impose it on the poor countries while it must also be rethought at home. Our agro-industry condemns family farming to the detriment of the consequences on ecology, product quality and employment (peasants are more than 50% of the population in Africa). Our continued growth in consumption and waste can not be sustained or generalized in a world with limited resources (fossil resources, land, etc.). The so-called developed countries are primarily responsible for climate change, but desertification, rising water levels and pollution will primarily affect the countries of the South. "
"Leave a livable world to our children"
"If we want to avoid an increasingly unfair and conflictual world, it is time to evolve: to change our regulations, our public policies, our relations with poor countries, to change our behavior. It is not a call to give up living better but to live differently to leave a livable world to our children. "
(*) Artisans of the World; Attac Rennes; Attac Saint-Malo-Jersey; Agronomists and Veterinarians Without Borders; Agronomists Without Borders, Welcome; Brittany CENS; CCFD Solidarity Earth 35; COSIM Bretagne; Coordination of the African diaspora; CRIDEV; LDH 35; International House of Rennes; Faith and Justice Africa-Europe; Peace movement; Solidarity Peoples / Action-Aid 35; Terre des Hommes France 35; Survival 35; A Roof A Right.