Philippines

The Rise of a Celebrity Negotiator

Jeppe Fischer | November 22nd, 2013

The Philippines has been devastated by Typhoon Haiyan with at least four million people displaced. Haiyan has also had impact beyond the Philippines though, and in a different way, at

Connecting The Dots For Tomorrow’s Agriculture

Cécile S | November 20th, 2013

The Global Landscape Forum highlighted how young people are involved in sustainable agriculture. Original ideas were put forward by engaged young entrepreneurs; including a tree-planting project for ex-soldiers in Uganda,

Climate Wins

Awa Momtazian | December 7th, 2011

Tonight at the UN Climate Talks (COP17), the UNFCCC Secretariat will launch a new initiative, “Momentum for Change” as supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Where are the goal posts? Day 3 at COP17

admin | December 1st, 2011

It was business time at COP on day 3, as dozens of informal meetings took place and the plot of COP17 began to take shape, with the developing/developed nation divide

Cancun is Big from the Moon

admin | December 11th, 2010

I’m sitting here inside Moon Palace at COP16, the heart of the climate negotiations, on the final day of the Cancun conference. It’s an eerie feeling, the place is packed