December 5, 2011

China Syndrome

Nathan Thanki December 5, 2011 1 Comment

by Nathan Thanki With the dirty details of week one out of the way, COP17 is changing gears into the high-level segment. Heads of State are coming to town, security is ramped up (execpt at our hostel) and the drone of talks about an outcome becomes louder and more persistent. A lot off that buzz is around a Durban deal, the so called "Durban Mandate." Most of the noise is around whether or not...

A New Adaptation Framework: Don’t hold your breath for this empty shell

greeder December 5, 2011 0 Comments

by Graham Reeder This past week (and year), I’ve been following the issue of adaptation. As many of you know, Climate Change is not just a long-term threat that is looming in the horizon; it is being experienced by people now in a very real way. The World Health Organisation estimates that climatic changes are causing 150,000 deaths annually; the vast majority of which are in sub-Saharan...