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COP18: Day 3 Update

Day 3 of COP18 was punctuated with news of numerous hurdles hampering the progress of the search for solutions to combat climate change. Typical of most negotiations, there were parties who were keen on making it near impossibl...
by Kennedy Mbeva
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COP18: Doha Briefs – Common accounting mechanism and the status quo games

Us against them? It had just hit 2am in Doha and everybody was looking at each other with a wee bit of anger. Everyone was tired, obviously. Mugs of coffee were scattered all over the table. Thus far the negotiations have centr...
by Rubin Makomere
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COP18: Where COP18 talks are at

Week one of negotiations at the United Nations climate change conference (COP18) in Doha, Qatar have drawn to a close with disappointingly little to show for it. Ministers will arrive tomorrow to continue  negotiations with th...
by Sophie Trevitt
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COP18: Climate change and conflict – The youth constituency

The nexus… It is really hard to talk about climate change without mentioning conflict. So where is the nexus? It’s pretty easy to see the connection. See, climate change manifests itself through the effects and events that ...
by Rubin Makomere
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COP18: It’s All About the Money – LCA updates

As negotiations in Doha continue three things are glaringly obvious – the process is slow, there remains a distinct lack of trust between developing and developed countries and it’s all about the money. Yesterday, day four ...
by Sophie Trevitt
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COP18: Climate change and Africa’s health

For health anywhere to be sustained, people need clean air, safe water, adequate food, tolerable temperature, stable climate, and high levels of biodiversity. Climate change is envisaged to alter all these requirements of a hea...
by Daniel Wasonga
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COP18: Doha, a process win that won’t solve climate change

Developing countries fear that the latest climate change agreement could be just another empty promise. Climate change negotiations have concluded in Doha, Qatar as the ‘Doha Gateway’ was passed within minutes and with much...
by Linh Do
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