Tag: climate change

Cross-post from the Washington Spectator: New Voices-Climate Change Adaptation

greeder November 21, 2012 0 Comments
This blog was originally published on the Washington Spectator's website, check out their blog at  http://washingtonspectator.org/index.php/Blog/latest.html New Voices: On Climate Change Adaptation November 16, 2012 | Graham Reeder New Voices is The Washington Spectator's blog series by guest writers under age 25. The series spotlights a diversity of...

Financing Adaptation: Who Will Pay?

Nathan Thanki July 18, 2012 0 Comments
by Nathan Thanki and Graham Reeder Given that we’re now experiencing another summer of bizarre weather events, including deadly heat waves, wildfires, and storms in the US, and increased chances of another El Nino year, many in the US are finally opening their eyes to what scientists have been telling them for years: climate change is real, but not only that, it is happening now. Climate...

Sustainable Development And The Political Treadmill Of No Will

jvelez July 2, 2012 0 Comments
By Julian Velez Rio+20 was supposed to renew political commitment to Sustainable Development (SD) and poverty eradication by integrating the social, economic and environmental “pillars,” or dimensions. It was a conference that was supposed to build on previous agreements to bring the Sustainable Development agenda to the next step. But the spotlight of the conference was taken by the...

The Point of It All

mcalderon June 25, 2012 0 Comments
Point of No Return By Mariana Calderon Sitting back in a bed in a hostel in Rio de Janeiro, trying to regain some sense of normalcy through regular sleep and regular meals, I hardly dare to think back on the last two weeks - or the last 20 years - just yet. Some time to recover, please. Unfortunately, time is something we don’t have much of anymore. In the halls of the Rio Centro convention...

[earth] in Durban

COA Admin June 16, 2012 0 Comments
June 16, 2:00 pm - As we head into a new phase of negotiations, with Brazil introducing a new text in one hour, and the degree of continued major group involvement at Rio Centro unclear, here's a look back at the power youth can have - regardless of restricted areas and closed meetings.   Durban from Devin Altobello Documentarian on Vimeo. Engaged youth today are galvanized by...