Tag: adaptation

Weaving Climate Knowledge in a Torn-Apart Country: the First Guatemalan Congress on Climate Change

khristian July 22, 2014 0 Comments
by khristian méndez //   History was made today in Guatemala City: Government entities, private sector representatives, all but one of the universities in the country, international organizations, NGOs and indigenous peoples all came together for the First National Congress on Climate Change. To top off a rare collaboration: the presence and keynote address of Vicente Barros, Co-Chair from...

Before you go (or decide not to go) to the PreCOP in Venezuela, consider this

Adrian June 4, 2014 7 Comments
by Adrian Fernandez Jauregui About a week ago, I got an email from an European friend who is part of the European Youth Climate Movement. My friend was sharing his frustrations and concerns regarding the views of many Western organisations and media outlets with regards to the upcoming preCOP in Caracas, a big climate gathering organised by the Venezuelan government to bring social movements,...

The way here and the way forward: negotiating a new climate agreement

Nathan Thanki March 14, 2014 23 Comments
by nathan thanki At the end of an unseasonably warm week in Bonn, the sun set on yet another round of UNFCCC (climate change) negotiations. The session, quieter than the end of year COP (Conference of the Parties) jamboree, has only dealt with one negotiating track—the "ADP." The ADP, or Ad-hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (there's a reason we use acronyms), is a...

A Green Climate Fund as if people and the planet mattered

Crossposts February 19, 2014 0 Comments
What do climate-impacted communities in developing countries need from the GCF negotiations in Bali? A Southern Civil Society Statement issued at a media forum held this evening for the Indonesian press answers just that.  No more deception! No more excuses! Climate Finance now! A Green Climate Fund for People and Planet and not Private Profit!  The delivery of climate finance for developing...

US submits views on future climate agreement

Nathan Thanki February 17, 2014 1 Comment
by nathan thanki Since the Durban round of UN climate talks in 2011, governments have been struggling towards an eventual global agreement to address climate change (ideally, some say they're just negotiating the establishment of more markets). The negotiation process, named the "ADP" (the D stands for Durban) is mandated to conclude in Paris in December 2015 with some kind of outcome. The exact...