climate change impacts

COP12: The last two days, a plea for action

COA Admin November 16, 2006 0 Comments

by Juan Decisions of different working groups are being forwarded to the supreme body of the convention, the Conference of the Parties (COP) for final approval. Most of the decisions are fancy words plastered on paper, and the ytouth delegation refuses to let minister leave Nairobi without hearing our concerns. These mediocre decisions will affect us, it is our future they are negotiating. For...

North American youth delegation arrives in Nairobi

COA Admin November 4, 2006 0 Comments

Twenty-eight youth from North America have traveled to Nairobi, Kenya for the 12th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP12). The youth delegation has brought together leaders from across North America, and seeks to share the perspectives gained last year in Montreal with African youth present at COP12. Over the next two weeks these twenty-eight climate warriors...

Youth Delegation prepares for United Nations Climate Conference in Nairobi, Kenya

COA Admin October 22, 2006 0 Comments

-by Juan Soriano Seventy-five youth from around the world are preparing to make the case for a carbon-neutral future at the upcoming meeting United Nations Climate Change Conference. The 12th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP12) and the 2nd meeting of the Kyoto Protocol (MOP2) will convene from November 6th, to November 17th (at UNEP headquarters) in...