by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 9, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Megan Sherlock from SCENARIO DTP Attendees at COP28’s “Traditional Knowledge: Ancestral Gardens” demonstrate just how varied traditional gardens can be, from English rolling lawns to Japanese zen gardens. A lively discussion at this...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 9, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Lynn de Miranda from FoodBioSystems DTP This year’s COP has been filled with controversies; however next year’s COP is already gearing up to be the same. As the number of fossil fuel lobbyists outweighed that of indigenous...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 9, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Penny Coulthard from SCENARIO DTP “We cannot negotiate with the melting point of ice” state the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (“ICCI”). Today, a group of scientists and youths from low lying nations held a yellow line across...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 8, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Megan Sherlock from SCENARIO DTP Children, babies, and pregnant people are at risk of heat-related mortality and long-term health effects from heatwaves, COP28 experts warn. Since the first World Climate Conference was held in 1979,...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 8, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Interview by Harley Pope, reporting by Alex Moores Nepali academic Professor Biraj Singh Thapa has called for direct compensation of climate-induced damage in talks at COP28, claiming that existing mechanisms are not able to address the hazards Nepal faces. Due...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 7, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Emmeline Smith from SCENARIO DTP The 28th COP conference has been full of debate and controversy but are those involved in proceedings starting to lose trust in the process? We are now halfway through COP28, yet many of the main...
