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Security Council Debates Small Island States and International Peace and Security
July 30, 2015

UNITED NATIONS—At an open debate today, the United Nations Security Council is discussing the security challenges facing many of the world’s…

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“Adaptation must be a central element of the Paris Deal” – Thoriq Ibrahim
July 20, 2015

With just 10 official negotiating days left before once-in-a-generation climate change talks begin in Paris, Thoriq Ibrahim, the Maldives’ Minister of…

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UNGA President Calls For Climate Leadership, World Should Follow
June 29, 2015

From Thomson Reuters Thoriq Ibrahim It’s been a landmark year for global leadership in the effort to address climate change. China…

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Progress in Bonn, But Crunch Is On
June 11, 2015

Bonn, Germany—At the closing of the latest round of U.N. climate talks, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a group of 44…

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Heavy polluters must deliver at UN climate talks in Bonn – Dunya Maumoon
June 9, 2015

From RTCC: By Dunya Maumoon Heat waves and an extended drought in the United States in 2013 caused 53 deaths and $11…

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AOSIS Fellows Meet UNFCCC Executive Secretary
June 4, 2015

Today the AOSIS Climate Change Fellows met with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres. The Fellows are in Bonn, Germany representing their respective…

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“The TEMPting world of renewable energy supply”
June 3, 2015

ECO, civil society’s daily report on the UN climate negotiations, ran an article on Workstream 2 today. WS2 is a priority…

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El Niño Builds in Pacific Ocean
May 28, 2015

As delegations converge on Bonn, Germany ahead of the latest round of UNFCCC climate talks, another strong El Niño has been…

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Deadly heat wave in India wave adds urgency to UN climate talks
May 27, 2015

The record heat wave in India this week, which sent temperatures soaring to an astonishing 50 degrees Celsius and killed more…

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ClimateWire… Maldives: Paris deal must give islands a ‘sense of security’
May 26, 2015

By Lisa Friedman, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 More than 25 years ago, the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of…

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