Tag: climate change

The search for a middle ground in Cancun

COA Admin December 6, 2010 0 Comments
by Lindsay Britton Another student wrote about the irony of having the climate change negotiations in Cancun. There are at least six buildings at two separate sites for the conference. I have not been in all of the buildings, but the ones that I have been in are typically air conditioned to the point of discomfort. This notice was published several weeks ago:   In consultation with the Host...

Young and Future Generations Day

COA Admin December 3, 2010 0 Comments
by Tara Allen Thursday was a big day for youth action here in Cancun. There were a series of events and actions planned all day to get the youth involved in the conference and to get their voices heard by negotiators. Also, press releases and side events were put on by delegations made up of youth members to show their commitment and care for the UNFCCC process and the environment. The first...

Klimaforum on the Youth and Future Generations day: a disappointment.

COA Admin December 3, 2010 0 Comments
by Moisés Flores Baca Note: I started writing this entry before Graham Reeder his about the Klimaforum, so I apologize if I repeat something he already mentioned. I think I speak  not only of behalf of my fellow COA COP16 delegates, but also on behalf of many other delegates from other youth organizations when I say that yesterday the 'alternative' forum of the civil society called Klimaforum...

No People at the People’s Forum

COA Admin December 3, 2010 0 Comments
by Graham Reeder Yesterday I spent the day at Klimaforum, an alternate forum the the UNFCCC negotiation pioneered by grassroots organisations that “rises as an opportunity within the crisis, to not only address the related issues and propose solutions, but make decisions about our involvement in the unfolding of earths destiny.” Klimaforum aims to bring different actors in civil society that...

Lost in the Jungle

COA Admin December 3, 2010 0 Comments
by Mariana Calderón Or: How Does This Whole Conference Thing Work, and What Are You Guys Doing There Anyways? ( An explanation as to how this place is set up, and how we're learning what we're learning) Just imagine: 60+ youth participants in blue shirts, scurrying in a mob down a dirt path in a pitch-dark jungle, with only a few scattered flashlights and headlamps to guide them. People were...