COP 23 marked the two years of negotiations since the Paris Agreement was struck in 2015 and later ratified in 2016. The two years of negotiations have been on technical issues on rule book that would be basis of implementation of Paris Agreement from 2020 onward. The significance of COP 23 was that it was first COP […]
2018 is a critical year in our ongoing battle to combat climate change. With the close of #COP23, we have the stage set before us. Substantial work lies ahead, and failure is not an option especially for the millions of people who are in the frontlines of climate impacts. We call on Parties to accelerate […]
By Priya Chawla
It’s a pretty existential question to ask sitting in this pavilion today, after having come all the way from India to Marrakech in Morocco (emitting much CO2) to attend this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP)
By Chandra Bhushan
I have been in Marrakech for over two days now to attend the UN climate conference (COP 22), and have heard nothing other than the word “Trump”. The discussions at Bab Ighli—the venue of the conference—are all about the Trump presidency and the chances of American withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
By Priya Chawla
A real challenge is knowing roughly what’s going on in the big game at the COP negotiations proper. There are about four games going on here. First, the formal U.N.-style negotiations in vast rooms with thousands of credentialed delegates.
By Senashia Ekanayake
This “enforcement” is a result following the “adoption” that took place at the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris last year.
By Senashia Ekanayake
Sri Lanka was selected to be the first country in South Asia to host Asia Pacific Adaptation Network’s prestigious 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN 2016) from October 17-19, 2016 that was hosted by the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment as a side event of their own Sri Lanka NEXT Conference and Exhibition.
By Anam Zeb
As the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP) gear up to meet in Morocco this November to chart out the rules of play for the Paris Climate Agreement, agreed at COP 21 last year, it is disturbing to note that the conference itself has been funded by corporate institutions responsible for more than 200 million tonnes of greenhouse gases.
By Vositha Wijenayake
NAP Expo 2016 was organised in Bonn, Germany from the 11th to the 15th of July 2016.
Water availability, scarcity and management are among the top global risks. LEAD Pakistan’s water programme aims to incorporate social, economic and environmental aspects of water discourse, policies and programmes, at national and international levels. Our focus areas of #TransboundaryWaters, #GroundWater and #Hydrodisasters, seek guidance from the crosscutting themes of Access, Equity and Hazards, for sustainable […]