by Konstantina Pratta | Feb 26, 2025 | COP, COP CAS, COP29, Front page news, Walker Academy
Written by Theo Keeping, a PhD student at University of Reading. Last November, I attended the first week of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In format, it was much like other conferences I have been to, but more overwhelming in scale, as if a few international...
by Konstantina Pratta | Feb 3, 2025 | COP, COP CAS, COP29, Walker Academy
Written by Thea Stevens, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Reading I was lucky enough to be accepted as one of the PhD students the Walker Institute took to COP29 Baku, Azerbaijan. I almost didn’t apply to attend. After all, getting to Azerbaijan and...
by Konstantina Pratta | Jan 13, 2025 | COP, COP CAS, COP29, Front page news, Walker Academy
Written by Juan Garcia Valencia, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Reading. Attending the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku was an eye-opening experience that allowed me to be at the frontline of collective action in addressing...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 27, 2024 | COP CAS, Front page news, Uncategorized
Written by Jackie Simpson, Sustainability Officer in the University of Reading. The Walker Institute has facilitated University of Reading students attending international climate negotiations for many years and this year we were lucky enough to hold a...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 22, 2024 | COP CAS, Walker Academy
Written by Ismail Beyaz, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Surrey, UK. With COP29 ending, it is becoming clearer that things are getting more stressful as time goes on. This COP was important due to its role as ‘the finance COP’, having to...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 22, 2024 | COP CAS, Walker Academy
Written by Fatima Pillosu, PhD student in the Department of Geography; reviewed by Zarina Saidaliyeva, Research Fellow in the Walker Institute As floods ravage coastal communities and heatwaves claim lives, the urgency for climate adaptation grows...
