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Youth intervention on Synthetic Biology. CBD-COP12

Michelle Pazmino October 8, 2014 0 Comments

by Michelle Pazmiño // The following intervention was prepared by Kabir Arora (India) and Michelle Pazmiño (Ecuador) on the subject item number 24 of the Draft Decisions text for the CBD-COP12: GYBN Intervention on Synthetic Biology Pyeongchang, South Korea, October 8th 2014 Madam Chair, thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to share our position in regard to this...

Convention on Biological Diversity – COP 12. Pyeongchang, South Korea

Michelle Pazmino October 8, 2014 0 Comments

by Michelle Pazmiño // A drum performance at the Opening Ceremony marked the first day of what is going to be a series of meetings where representatives of different Parties negotiate the present and future of earth’s biodiversity: the 12th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Self-evident, this means intense work, hours of being seated at the plenary room,...

10 things that are wrong with this approach to “equity”

COA Admin September 4, 2014 2 Comments

Ever since our own Anjali Appadurai stood before world leaders at the 2011 Durban climate talks to demand “equity now,” echoing a longstanding demand of climate justice movements across the world, there has been an increasing use of the word in discussions on international climate change policy. The idea of equity is contested, as everyone from social movement leaders to former Heads of State...

We Need to Talk About Adaptation

khristian July 27, 2014 0 Comments

by khristian méndez // As the President of Guatemala walked out the room, the First National Congress on Climate Change came to an end. Behind the President, Otto Pérez Molina, came a parade of political figures: the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, the President of the Guatemalan Congress, a German Ambassador, and several other local and political authorities. Of course, they...

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,...