by rrf105 | Nov 15, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By Alex Moores, Fiona Spuler, Catherine Toolan, and Thea Stevens Yesterday was Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) and Civil Society Day at COP27 and accordingly, we heard from several speakers who shared their view of what makes for effective civil climate action...
by rrf105 | Nov 15, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By Catherine Toolan, Thea Stevens, Fiona Spuller, and Alex Moores In part one of this blog series on civil society and climate empowerment we examined the disconnect between civil society and COP negotiations. In this second part we attempt to answer the question:...
by rrf105 | Nov 14, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By Sharon Mandipe and Sarah Watson It has been argued by the United Nations that climate change is primarily a water crisis (UN Water n.d.). We all felt the effects of the relationship between climate change and water when temperatures topped 40°C for the first time...
by rrf105 | Nov 11, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By Chris Pesso The Oil and Gas Industry, over the past decades, has significantly contributed to the rise of CO2 emissions. The time has arrived for these companies to start funding the development of new technologies towards renewable energy. For this purpose, a...
by rrf105 | Nov 11, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By Laura Reeves and Nerea Ferrando Jorge DARAJA means bridge in Swahili which is fitting as this project aims to bridge the gap between urban communities and weather agencies, in order to make 1 billion people safer from climate disasters by 2025. DARAJA stands for...
by rrf105 | Nov 10, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By Alex Moores, Chris Wyver, Rana Ozturk and Shammi Akhter We are approaching the halfway mark of this year’s COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, and the key discussion threads are still developing even as negotiations begin to get underway. While much of the first few...
