Speech from the ceremony witnessed by members of the UNFCCC secretariat, delegates, observers and the press: “Dearly Beloved, We are gathered here in the presence of the UN to witness and bless the exchanging of vows that will bind Annex 1 and the Kyoto Protocol together in the covenant relationship of marriage. When this ceremony…
Category: Climate Change
COP16 to be another disaster?
A number of FYEG delegates attended the contact group meeting this afternoon on Annex I Parties’ emissions reductions. When we arrived at 15:00, the start of the session, no delegates were present, only the Chair of the meeting. Eventually the discussions started thirty minutes late with less than half the delegates present. I’m finding it…
Learning from indigenous peoples
Another interesting side-event today at the climate change conference: “Learning from indigenous people on traditional forest management and REDD plus”. The organizer – Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) – wants to bring community experiences to the core of the discussions, showing why we have to increase the value of indigenous…
Global Climate Change: The FACTS
Just to remind you all of where we are regarding the science of global climate change, I have selected a few rather depressing facts, ironically all taken from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which uses the International Panel on Climate Change as its source: Climate change is already happening, is unequivocal…
Report on the Migration and Displacement side event @ Bonn Climate Talks
Migration and displacement: policy options for Para 4(f) in the AWG-LCA text (UNU and partners) United Nations University (UNU) During the side event on migration and displacement, comprehensive discussion on climate change-induced migration and displacement took place in relation to the capacity of vulnerable populations to adapt. Since the impacts of climate change leads to…
YOUNGO intervention during discussion on long-term cooperative action
During the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) session this afternoon, YOUNG, the official youth constituency at the UNFCCC, made an intervention on behalf of global youth. FYEG participated in editing the presented text – see below. “Following what you agreed upon in 1997 in Kyoto, the Protocol needs…
Brief summary of day one @ Bonn Climate Talks
YOUNGO met today before the opening meeting of the Bonn 3 Climate Talks. It was great to see such a large number of young people attending of which our delegation comprised about half, contributing significantly to the meeting. We discussed amongst other issues our “mission” at Bonn which varied from tracking delegates and relaying information…