Sustainable Development

Financing the African Water Revolution

Sara Lowgren August 26, 2018 0 Comments

by Sara Löwgren Stockholm World Water Week – August 26th 2018 During the first day of the annual World Water Week, one of the most anticipated sessions was the Falkenmark Symposium. In the crowded conference room, scientists, politicians, the World Bank, ambassadors, development organizations, technical experts, and many more gathered to discuss the African Water Revolution. More...

Climate Change: a post-development and post-colonial exploration

Aura Silva Martinez June 5, 2018 0 Comments

My interest in climate justice has been constant through my four years at College of the Atlantic (COA). During my second, third and fourth years I was part of the COA delegations that attended the UN climate negations. In addition, I did my internship at the National University of Mexico in the Political and Social Sciences Faculty where I did research on different ways to promote renewable...

No se trata solo de lo que decimos sino de quien escucha

Thule van den Dam January 21, 2018 0 Comments

Original by Andrea Fontana, translated into Spanish by Maria Sanchez Esteban El primer dia en la COP 23. Con la oportunidad de dirigirnos a la sesión plenaria de apertura de los Órganos subsidiarios en la conferencia, en pleno frenesí, redactamos una declaración en representación de la coalición Climate Justice Now. Nos enfocamos en pérdidas y daños y urgimos que las naciones...

Reclaim Power 2018 Demands

Rachael Goldberg November 15, 2017 0 Comments

This morning civil society from across the globe welcomed party negotiators to the COP23 venue with Reclaim Power's demands that urge governments to start taking action to limit warming to 1.5˚C without destroying the livelihoods of those we are trying to protect. Reclaim Power has eight demands for governments to achieve within the year. It is time for greed to stop dictating the way...

The Big Fights at COP23

Thule van den Dam November 6, 2017 0 Comments

Written by Thule van den Dam, Aura Silva Martinez, and Rachael Goldberg COP23 (Fiji) in Bonn officially started today and we are caught between a rock and a hard place. The Paris Agreement is a watery, empty promise, and a Polish presidency for COP24 is promising to be as dark as the ‘Coal Summit’ that will be hosted at the same time. To hold developed countries accountable to...