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Weaving Climate Knowledge in a Torn-Apart Country: the First Guatemalan Congress on Climate Change

khristian July 22, 2014 0 Comments

by khristian méndez // History was made today in Guatemala City: Government entities, private sector representatives, all but one of the universities in the country, international organizations, NGOs and indigenous peoples all came together for the First National Congress on Climate Change. To top off a rare collaboration: the presence and keynote address of Vicente Barros, Co-Chair from...

Heat in the Room – Day 4 OWG12

khristian June 19, 2014 0 Comments

by khristian méndez // Temperature has risen in New York City, both on all of the concrete and glass surfaces of this giant man-made complex, as well as in the negotiation rooms. Everybody can agree that we need to eradicate poverty, have access to food, education and health, but as we descend down the list of goals, the views become more and more heated. Divergence on Biodiversity This morning...

COP11 Policy Round Up no. 1

mcalderon October 12, 2012 0 Comments

Policy updates from day four of the Conference by Mariana Calderon This morning, now the fifth day of the conference, I realized that there is no way I can follow everything I am interested in, nor everything that I see as most crucial to follow. Took me a while...However, with the help of the marvelous Earth Negotiation Bulletins, and by attending the CBD Alliance briefings and GYBN daily...

Youth Statement on Stakeholder Engagement

mcalderon October 10, 2012 0 Comments

by Mariana Calderon During the opening ceremonies of the COP, the Global Youth Biodiversity Network was scheduled to deliver a youth intervention, but, like many other observers, we were pushed so far down the schedule by lengthy State speeches that our moment to speak never came. So, we decided to create our own opportunity. I spent much of today drafting a statement on item 5.4, Engagement of...