Maputo, Mozambique
Just passed through Maputo, Mozambique and visited Simon and Ja and their family. My number for the next few days is +058 084 068 8498.
Huge Floods in Durban Days Before Climate Change Conference
On Sunday November 27th, 2011 at least ten people died in record floods in a township right outside of Durban, South Africa, called KwaMashu. This was on the eve of the 17th annual UN Climate Negotiations, where world governments would meet to discuss what to do in the face of climate change.
Occupy the COP
During the final days of the Conference of Parties (COP17) in Durban South Africa an illegal protest was organized. Youth, members of countries effected most by climate change and those concerned with the slow moving process of the United Nations event gathered outside the plenary room and marched down the hall. The protest lasted for two hours until the final two protesters were taking away.
International Youth Climate Movement is Getting Things Done
The world is acting on climate change. Young people, from Namibia, to Taiwan, to the UK, are building public support and taking concrete action to reduce pollution. You can too.
Conference of Youth 7
In November 2011, hundreds of young people came together for the Conference of Youth in the lead up to the UN climate change talks in Durban, South Africa.
US Youth message to their country at COP17
US Youth call for action from Congress and the Obama administration for strong climate action.
Kick Coal Action by CDM Watch
Durban, South Africa, 6 December. As countries are negotiating the global climate crisis, an open letter sent by a broad coalition of green groups including Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of the Earth to the COP Presidency today calls for an exclusion of coal power projects from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Groups claim such projects undermine the integrity of the CDM and the already weak climate targets.
Durban, South Africa
I've been in Durban covering the COP17 United Nations Climate Change event for the past 2 weeks with many non-governmental organizations and media outlets. My South African number is +27 761 995 969.
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