development

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...

Earth in Brackets hits the airwaves!

khristian June 13, 2014 0 Comments

by Khristian Méndez EN - Hello! As part of our work on the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals, we will by publishing a series of podcasts, the first of which can be found here. Enjoy after the jump! ES - ¡Hola! Como parte de nuestro trabajo sobre el Grupo Abierto de Trabajo sobre las Metas de Desarrollo Sostenible, estaremos publicando una serie de podcasts, de las cuales...

Before you go (or decide not to go) to the PreCOP in Venezuela, consider this

Adrian June 4, 2014 7 Comments

by Adrian Fernandez Jauregui About a week ago, I got an email from an European friend who is part of the European Youth Climate Movement. My friend was sharing his frustrations and concerns regarding the views of many Western organisations and media outlets with regards to the upcoming preCOP in Caracas, a big climate gathering organised by the Venezuelan government to bring social movements,...

Sustainable Development Glee

khristian April 7, 2014 0 Comments

by khristian méndez These eight little icons will serve to illustrate the past fifteen years in the global politics of sustainable development. These icons, along their accompanying statement, represent the Millennium Development Goals. And as we wave these eight promises goodbye from the international agenda, we are preparing for a new generation of promises to guide the work of the...

Industrial agriculture ought to move away: agroecology is the only safe option

Maria Escalante October 31, 2013 0 Comments

by Maria It is pretty clear that the planet is increasingly warming up as we keep emitting carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels and extracting natural gas from the ground. Or at least it is pretty clear to more than half the world’s population who in recent decades have been dealing with periods of abnormal rainfall, intense floods and droughts, heat waves, and loss of biodiversity. While...