In a debate broadcast by Al Jazeera, Wael Hmaidan, Director of the Climate Action Network, offers advice to the Qatari hosts of the 2012 UN climate talks.
Obama owes favour to Doha climate change talks
Many observers believe that Hurrican Sandy swung the election for President Obama. With the COP18 climate change talks set to open in Doha, it’s time for a payback.
Will Doha tolerate climate protests at COP18?
Locating the UN climate talks in Qatar may prove controversial if activists are banned from street protest. Greenpeace is in talks with the government. A new Arab Youth Climate Movement will bring a welcome new voice to COP18.
COP18 actors rehearse their lines
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, has been on a roadshow warming up for COP18 in Doha. A parallel conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa also has important messages.
UN Biodiversity Conference diminished by no-show NGOs
International green activist groups stayed away from COP11 on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad. Was this wise?
CBD COP11 News round-up – early October 19th
As COP11 negotiations enter the final day in Hyderabad, here’s a round up of the current state of play for UN efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity.
COP11 goes down to the wire
COP11 is scheduled to conclude in Hyderabad tomorrow. Will agreement on biodiversity finance be reached by CBD negotiators and how will it look?
Developing countries threaten to suspend Aichi Biodiversity Targets
The stakes are rising as negotiations at COP11 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity reach their endgame in Hyderabad. Finance is the sticking point.
High-Level Panel hits biodiversity loss with cost-benefit analysis
The High-Level Panel estimate of costs of the Aichi Targets on Biodiversity presents COP11 decision-makers with a conventional economic analysis. Is this the answer for biodiversity?
CBD COP11 News round-up for October 16th
News round-up for Tuesday October 16 at COP11 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity