Cancun to Durban via Bonn
IIED's Saleemul Huq reports back from the UNFCCC talks in Bonn, Germany. Read what he has to say about the progress of the talks, and his prediction for the forthcoming CoP17 conference in Durban, South Africa.
Baby steps on climate cooperation bring small victories, but not enough to stave off climate-related suffering
The prospects for securing an ambitious, inclusive global climate deal any time in the next two to three years are weak, and the subsequent prospects for grave climate change impacts on the world’s poorest people are a cause for deep concern. That is the message from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) on the closure of the latest UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany.
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16th June 2011
Making power generation resilient to climate change
As nations meeting in Bonn conclude talks on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions, the time is right to examine how power generation can be not only low-carbon, but also climate-resilient. Frauke Urban reports.
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9th June 2011
Postcard from Bonn - Capacity building for LDC negotiators in UN climate talks
Tristan Stubbs reports from the CDKN side event in Bonn, Germany, on capacity building for least developed country negotiators in the UN climate talks. Read what he has to say about the severe disadvantages that these negotiators face.
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8th June 2011
Seeking a cure for portal proliferation syndrome
The symptoms are familiar. You seem to hear about a new climate information portal or knowledge platform being launched every week. You check it out and it seems impressive at first glance. Nice graphics. Promising headings. Ambitious objectives. Cool tools. But as you click further you start to wonder.
voices of the vulnerable must be heard
On the opening of the UN climate talks in Bonn, CDKN Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth and Asia Director Ali Tauqeer Sheikh argue for the wide benefits that come from supporting Least Developed Countries to have a loud voice in international negotiations.
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7th June 2011
Postcard from Frankfurt 2 - CDKN Knowledge Brokers Workshop round-up
In the second blog from the CDKN Knowledge Brokers Workshop in Frankfurt, CDKN's Tristan Stubbs reports on the challenges conference participants have set themselves, and how they plan to work together in the future.