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Paris Must Show Global Solidarity to Tackle Climate Change
November 29, 2015Paris—Ahead of the highly-anticipated United Nations climate change conference that begins here this week, perhaps the generation’s last chance to forge…
Read MoreMaldives’ Veteran Climate Negotiator
November 19, 2015FROM REUTERS Abdullahi Majeed was a young delegate for the Maldives when low-lying island states warned for the first time in…
Read MoreClimate change doesn’t get any realer than this
November 16, 2015Photo: King Tides lapping at the doorstep in Funafuti Island, Tuvalu By Sima Enele Here we go: it’s the final stretch…
Read MoreThis is no time for complacency
November 12, 2015By Ismail Raushan Zahir Ahead of the highly-anticipated United Nations climate change conference in Paris next month commentators have been touting…
Read MoreNew: Negotiators’ Guide for COP 21
November 9, 2015This first-of-its-kind UNDP negotiators’ guide offers pertinent information about the UNFCCC for old delegates and new alike, just in time for…
Read MorePutting the Trust Back in Transparency
October 22, 2015By Rennier Gadabu The Dalai Lama wasn’t talking about the United Nation’s climate change negotiations when he said, ”a lack of transparency…
Read MoreTechnology Key to Emissions Cuts and Island Resilience
October 20, 2015By George Uzice This week delegates from around the world will meet in Bonn, Germany for the last five negotiating days before…
Read MoreSmall Islands: Co-Chairs’ Text Falls Short in Bonn
October 19, 2015“As the countries most vulnerable to climate change, we are always mindful that a weak deal could be worse than no…
Read MoreUN General Assembly offers ‘last chance’ for climate leadership
September 28, 2015FROM CLIMATE HOME By Thoriq Ibrahim The international effort to address climate change relies on a variety of disciplines to do its work:…
Read MoreAOSIS Reaffirms Climate Platform at UNGA
September 24, 2015UNITED NATIONS–AOSIS Ministers met here today on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss…
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