By joelukhovi on December 29, 2011
Young people and environment activists from across the world took a stand, refusing to accept the prospect of a toothless treaty from leaders that claim to represent them. With their future under threat, young people are made their presence felt and their voices heard at the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa. As climate talks [...]
Posted in COP 17, youth media | Tagged 350, Africa, climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, climate negotiations, cop 17, durban, environmental justice, global warming, projectsurvivalmedia, un, UNEP, UNFCC, Youth 4 Climate Justice
By Ellen Choy on December 11, 2010
Why We Need to Raise Our Voice and Our Stories! It’s Friday night in Cancun. I just exited the UN conference for the last time – leaving closed-door-negotiations behind as they work through the text of what they will agree on coming out from this conference. After 2 weeks of organizing and navigating our way [...]
Posted in COP 16, COP 16 Youth Perspectives, New Website | Tagged Climate Change, climate negotiations, COP16, project survival media
By Chris Chang-Yen Phillips on December 17, 2009
This is an empty room. Why is it empty, and why does it matter? Well, between the coat check and any of the actual meeting rooms in the Bella Center where all the COP15 negotiations are taking place, you have to walk through this arcade. It’s where NGOs and other civil society organizations set up [...]
Posted in COP15, Stories | Tagged civil society, climate negotiations, conference, COP15, Copenhagen, participation
By senaalouka on December 12, 2009
I have listened to so many divergent ideas about what is really happening inside BC. It is surprising to see some official delegates not understanding the real game being played here. Unfortunately, some African delegates, especialy from Francophone, Africa, fall into this category. In Thursday’s negotiations of the proposed amendments to the Kyoto Protocol, small [...]
Posted in COP15, New Website | Tagged climate negotiations, COP15, Copenhagen, IYCM, Kyoto Protocol, project survival media