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The 18th Annual Circus of Global Climate Politics, COP 18, is almost upon us, and it is set to be…
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There are so many themes being discussed here, and it is clear as day to me that the only way we will achieve any of it, is to build in women’s rights and participation from the beginning.
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As the first month of the year passed by in a flash and the New Year hype came to an…
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I should be on a bus home now; instead I’m sitting in the ICC waiting for the proverbial white smoke…
Read post →On this, the final day of COP 17, a more human side to the process is beginning to slip through…
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Yesterday was an interesting day for climate discussions, however much of it was happening behind closed doors out of the…
Read post →What gives countries a sense that this might be the year for such an agreement and what is the state of play?
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An “African” COP for tourists, however, is not what I, or 1000’s of people who rallied in Durban yesterday to express their dismay at the progress of the negotiations, have in mind, even if the 15,000 delegates that have arrived in Durban have provided a local economic stimulus
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As countries such as the US, Canada, Russia and Japan push to delay agreement to a legally binding framework for…
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The largest ever financial vehicle for the distribution of climate justice is soon to be on the negotiating table at…
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Growing up with two younger sisters and two older brothers, meal times in my family were a hive of activity.…
Read post →On the 17th of November, Grahamstown, a small town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, held a roundtable on…
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