Cricket helps fight climate change
Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by Leela Raina in India
Yesterday I joined with millions of Indians all over the world, bearing witness to history in the making. A team of 15 men hailing from all parts of India defended national pride and love for cricket by playing against fellow South Asian country, Sri Lanka, for the Cricket World Cup 2011. The Sri Lankan Lions [...]
Breaking the pattern
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Leela Raina in India
Patterns at the UNFCCC and fighting a personal dilemma to break out of a pattern myself!
A Center to Defend Our Climate Stance
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in bits, U.S.A.
“No matter how you feel about them,” a friend from the Global South told me today, “the U.S. is really good at this.” She was referring to the U.S. Center here at COP15, a public diplomacy/PR/outreach venue set up by the State Department to, basically, try to show others countries that-in terms of climate change-we’re [...]
Climate Changes! Do you?
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by Ole Seidenberg in Adopt a Negotiator, Germany
Nach einer Bustour mit der deutschen Delegation und einem Interview mit Jan Kowalzig von Oxfam weiß ich: Wir müssen Zuhause aktiv werden, sonst tut sich gar nichts. Politisches Poker lässt sich nicht am Tisch gewinnen, wir brauchen die Hintermänner!
About the Secret of Diplomacy
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Ole Seidenberg in Germany
We came here to track, follow & reveal, but we still care about the process itself. My natural curiosity has brought about embarrassing situations in the past, but also some understanding of the diplomatic balance we always risk to destroy.
A little less conversation…
Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Ole Seidenberg in Germany
…a little more action! That’s what we’re all desperately waiting for: Trackers, delegates, participants of the march this morning. To give you a feeling for the pace of negotiations at UN level, I sat close to my negotiator today… accidentially, I must admit.