Kyoto, Japan and Fossil of the day
With the ending of the second conference day I’m not sure whether I feel more enlightened or confused. The UN conference is an alphabet soup of committees, sub groups and plenary sessions all taking...
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Similar processes different contexts: What is different between the Bali and...
In 2006, I attended the climate talks – COP 12 in my home city, Nairobi. Twelve months down the line I am attending another climate talks – COP 13 in Bali, hundreds of miles from my home country –...
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Outside the meeting rooms
A cry of childish laughter pierced the seriousness of the UN conference today as a gaggle of children from a local school toured the conference centre carrying messages for the decision makers. Whilst...
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Pushing adaptation up the agenda
Saturday morning saw us hosting a meeting on the vital issue of how the UN conference should help poor communities adapt to the impact of Climate Change [more ...]. Our projects staff spoke of how the...
View ArticleLet the games begin…
Footballers often insightfully declare that ‘it’s a game of two halves’, well here at UN negotiations the teams have come back on for the second half and things are getting heated. National delegates...
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Happy 10th Birthday Kyoto
Tuesday marked the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Kyoto Protocol. Delegates from across the world celebrated the Birthday of the first international agreement on Climate Change with a huge...
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Will the real Hilary Benn please stand up?
Wednesday saw the arrival of high-level ministers from around the world. Practical Action greeted the decision makers by delivering a huge postcard emphasising the importance of tacking climate change...
View ArticleThe Wrecking Crew
I have to admit I started Thursday’s negotiations with a heavy heart. A few country governments, now christened the ‘wrecking crew’, appeared to be prepared to sacrifice all the time, energy and not to...
View ArticleThe Waiting Game….
As the sunsets on the final day of the UN Conference negotiations look set to extend through the night in an effort to reach consensus. The US has continued to be the main sticking point in continually...
View ArticleLess of a roadmap and more of an orienteering challenge
Nail-biting drama UN conferences are certainly not, but I’m sure a film maker somewhere might be considering dramatising the final hours of these protracted negotiations. Bleary-eyed government...
View ArticleKyoto, Japan and Fossil of the day
With the ending of the second conference day I’m not sure whether I feel more enlightened or confused. The UN conference is an alphabet soup of committees, sub groups and plenary sessions all taking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Similar processes different contexts: What is different between the Bali and...
In 2006, I attended the climate talks – COP 12 in my home city, Nairobi. Twelve months down the line I am attending another climate talks – COP 13 in Bali, hundreds of miles from my home country –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outside the meeting rooms
A cry of childish laughter pierced the seriousness of the UN conference today as a gaggle of children from a local school toured the conference centre carrying messages for the decision makers. Whilst...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pushing adaptation up the agenda
Saturday morning saw us hosting a meeting on the vital issue of how the UN conference should help poor communities adapt to the impact of Climate Change [more …]. Our projects staff spoke of how the...
View ArticleLet the games begin…
Footballers often insightfully declare that ‘it’s a game of two halves’, well here at UN negotiations the teams have come back on for the second half and things are getting heated. National delegates...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy 10th Birthday Kyoto
Tuesday marked the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Kyoto Protocol. Delegates from across the world celebrated the Birthday of the first international agreement on Climate Change with a huge...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Will the real Hilary Benn please stand up?
Wednesday saw the arrival of high-level ministers from around the world. Practical Action greeted the decision makers by delivering a huge postcard emphasising the importance of tacking climate change...
View ArticleThe Wrecking Crew
I have to admit I started Thursday’s negotiations with a heavy heart. A few country governments, now christened the ‘wrecking crew’, appeared to be prepared to sacrifice all the time, energy and not to...
View ArticleThe Waiting Game….
As the sunsets on the final day of the UN Conference negotiations look set to extend through the night in an effort to reach consensus. The US has continued to be the main sticking point in continually...
View ArticleLess of a roadmap and more of an orienteering challenge
Nail-biting drama UN conferences are certainly not, but I’m sure a film maker somewhere might be considering dramatising the final hours of these protracted negotiations. Bleary-eyed government...
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