Tag: vulnerability

Pasha Carruthers on the Cook Islands and COP 17 negotiations

December 9, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Pasha Carruthers, the AOSIS Coordinator on Adaptation and a Cook Islands negotiator, discusses the various goals of the small island states, and in particular the Cook Islands. She explains how sea level rise, food security and increased storm events are climate change impacts the islands are already experiencing. She then states her frustration with the negotiations, but explains that regardless of her frustration she believes this forum is the only way the negotiations can be fair and all-encompassing.

Interviewed by Claire Tighe on December 9, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Anna Taylor on her work and her hopes for COP 17

December 5, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Ms. Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses her work through both institutions looking at vulnerability and adaptation initiatives. She explains how she is promoting their research, making connections and learning more about climate change. She then explains her hopes for the outcome of the COP and her belief in the need to lead by example. She calls for an end in the negotiations standoff.

Interviewed by Emily Bowie, Elena Capaldi and Maggie Rees on December 5, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Tetteh Hormeku on African country collaboration in the climate negotiations

December 5, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Mr. Tetteh Hormeku, Programme Officer for the Third World Network’s Africa Secretariat, discusses the Africa Group and their hopes for the negotiations. These hopes include a second commitment priod for the Kyoto Protocol and greater developed country responsibility. He explains the reasons that African countries have decided to work together to push their agendas these reasons include, among others, ecosystem vulnerability as well as economic vulnerability.

Interviewed by Anna McGinn on December 5, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Joshua Wiese calls for USA youth to act on climate change

December 2, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Josh Weise, a United States youth and Project Director of the “Adopt a Negotiator” project, calls to USA youth not to be discouraged by the lack of activity of their government on this front and to instead, mobilize at the local and state levels. He asks them not to lose sight of the bigger vision of national change, saying this will come out of the grassroots mobilization. He asks youth to make sure their efforts are adding to real change on the ground.

Interviewed by Danielle Thompson on December 2, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Saleemul Huq on the role of vulnerable countries at COP 17

November 30, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Dr. Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development Climate Change Group, explains the role of vulnerable countries in the negotiations under three main groups: AOSIS, LDCs and the African Group. He continues to explain what these countries should aspire to do in the face of no binding agreement.

Interviewed by Esther Babson, Anna McGinn, Maggie Rees and Claire Tighe on November 30, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa

Tiana Ramahaleo on Madagascar’s climate vulnerability and negotiations position

November 29, 2011 / / 0 Comments

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Mr. Tiana Ramahaleo from the Madagascar delegation and World Wildlife Fund discusses Madagascar’s alarming vulnerabilities to climate change, both in biodiversity and livelihoods. He then describes the critical issues that the delegation from Madagascar is following at COP 17.

Interviewed by Anna McGinn on November 29, 2011, COP 17, Durban, South Africa