Climate Change – Page 31

What do Developing Countries Request from the SBSTA in Doha this Year?

lpaulime November 29, 2012 0 Comments

by Lurette Paulime In the first plenary session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), parties called for more guidelines and technical assistance for a better implementation of the Nairobi Work Program. The Nairobi Work Program, a comprehensive work program of activities under the (SBSTA) aims “to assist all parties, in particular developing countries,...

Let Us Rise.

nzidan November 28, 2012 0 Comments

by Nada Zidan Statement given during Earth in Brackets Press Conference Wednesday November 28. "The Arab world has been through a lot of change lately, but the region is often eerily quiet on climate change.” Wael Hmaidan, CAN international. It is the Arab youth that has ignited the Arab spring. They have inspired the world once, and They are doing it again. I am an Egyptian with...

Human Rights and Equity: COP Intervention for CJN

Anjali Appadurai November 28, 2012 0 Comments

by Anjali Appadurai This tiny intervention (only 30 seconds permitted - an outrage in itself) was delivered by Anjali in the opening plenary of the COP. Nathan and Anjali collaborated on their interventions so as to have consistent, strong messaging between the two. This statement was delivered on behalf of Climate Justice Now!, a network of justice-focused organisations and movements across the...

Durban opened a new window: where do the emerging economies stand?

Angeline Annesteus November 28, 2012 0 Comments

by Angeline Annesteus The climate talks in Doha are expected to be an important step in the history of the United Nations climate negotiations. The Ad Hoc Working Group under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the Ad Hoc Working for Long-Term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) are mandated to culminate their work, and the second formal session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for...

What to do When Hope is Slim: A Sentimental Affirmation of the Equity Bottom Line

Anjali Appadurai November 28, 2012 4 Comments

by Anjali Appadurai What do you do when you finally realize the true, terrible scope of an issue you have been optimistic about for years? It's the difference between reading the word "genocide" and finally comprehending it. It's that moment when your stomach drops with a dull thud as the truth hits you and swallows you whole. Climate change is no...