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Isaac Kabongo on CAN Uganda and his hopes for COP 17

[ensemblevideo contentid=rnQjnxJ2RkqCvR5k_ZFmNA] Mr. Isaac Kabongo, Executive Director of Ecological Christian Organization and Programme Fellow for Climate Action Network (CAN) Uganda, discusses his work with Climate Action Network and his hope that during this COP each country will realize what needs … Continue reading

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Isaac Kabongo on Adaptation Challenges in East Africa

[ensemblevideo contentid=bORVd-KwkU6AvpjK-D0UPw] Mr. Isaac Kabongo, Executive Director of Ecological Christian Organization and Programme Fellow for Climate Action Network (CAN) Uganda, discusses adaptation challenges in East Africa. He describes how civil societies and the private sector are currently responsible for most … Continue reading

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José Romero on key issues and Switzerland’s position in the climate negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=lU1rGQ47ykieQM6qdWUkyg iframe=false] Dr. José Romero, the Scientific Advisor to the Swiss Federal Department of Transport, Communication, and Energy, discusses the key issues in the climate negotiations. He claims the biggest challenge is finding a balance between what developing countries … Continue reading

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José Romero on climate science and policy discrepancies

[ensemblevideo contentid=bWtVV_V5dU6KKqXXo9ib8g iframe=false] José Romero, the Scientific Advisor to the Swiss Federal Department of Transport and a Switzerland national delegate, Communication, and Energy, discusses the gap that exists between the level of emissions that science says we need to stay … Continue reading

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Pasha Carruthers on the Cook Islands and COP 17 negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=HgTHwZwbykS6DZwxYQ4Kzw iframe=false] 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 … Continue reading

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Isaac Kabongo on various approaches to the challenge of climate change

[ensemblevideo contentid=5e8cH-9n1UadhPo1C7Dhdg iframe=false] Mr. Isaac Kabongo, Executive Director of Ecological Christian Organization and Programme Fellow for Climate Action Network (CAN) Uganda, discusses the necessity for climate change adaptation to be a collective intervention, involving all stakeholders and sectors. He also … Continue reading

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David Cadman on adaptation and sustainable development

[ensemblevideo contentid=eKppb8hANUqFH-wwzRILCQ iframe=false] David Cadman, the president of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, discusses his organizations beliefs that an adaptation panel should be put together with a local representative on the board and that the Kyoto Protocol should continue. … Continue reading

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David Turnbull on key issues in the climate negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=KsMJ2tqLfkWl2eVmZLz9iw iframe=false] David Turnbull, Director of CAN International, discusses the key issues of the climate negotiations, namely a second commitment of the Kyoto Protocol, long term cooperative action, and climate funding. He claims there is a more masked issue … Continue reading

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Rajendra K. Pachauri on his expectations for the climate conference

[ensemblevideo contentid=qQHfgbn5VU-5Jz99af0t2A iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how his expectations for COP17 in the areas of REDD, funding, and adaptation have not been met. He explains that if they were met … Continue reading

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Rajendra K. Pachauri on adaptation and capacity building

[ensemblevideo contentid=MQ86DuTKb0CMVlRYVzo4VA iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how adaptation is going to take a lot of involvement at the local level with state and national involvement to ensure capacity is built. … Continue reading

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Rajendra K. Pachauri on climate science and the IPCC

[ensemblevideo contentid=Z2vpfYh7TUK-BiTlkVZrqg iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how the process of intense peer review in IPCC report production, while it slows down the process, is extremely necessary in gaining trust from … Continue reading

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Rajendra K. Pachauri on the role of the host country in climate negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=kSw3Sx8BG0C8cOTQMAI-JQ iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how both the host country and the secretariat run the COP. He voices concern for the level of ambition at the last few COPs … Continue reading

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Rajendra K. Pachauri on the gap between climate change science and policy making

[ensemblevideo contentid=yHkCphAceU6ZnLpxQXDsXw iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, explains the steps he believes need to be taken to breach the gap between climate science and the policy being made. First, the science community … Continue reading

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Rajendra K. Pachauri on urgency for climate action

[ensemblevideo contentid=rupd_i2UUUq_dC3zcopHIQ iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses the need for urgency in climate change action. The AR4 report declares that in order to stabilize temperature to between 2-2.4 degrees we must … Continue reading

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Rajendra K. Pachauri on REDD+

[ensemblevideo contentid=yUuLmQh0-0yhQ9H7tiwpIg iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses his views of the REDD+ initiative. He claims REDD is important but has a lot of measurement, monitoring and institutional problems. Interviewed by the … Continue reading

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Negash Teklu on Climate Change in Ethiopia

[ensemblevideo contentid=U-PzPfUffEqwBlKB-LXGGg iframe=false] Mr. Negash Teklu from Ethiopia, Executive Director of Population, Health, Environment (PHE) Consortium Ethiopia and COP 17 Party Member to Ethiopia, discusses how climate change is affecting the environment in Ethiopia and East Africa in general and … Continue reading

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Negash Teklu on adaptation initiatives in East Africa

[ensemblevideo contentid=ZKHkkO4T5UWXVdqUJmo5mQ iframe=false] Mr. Negash Teklu from Ethiopia, Executive Director of Population, Health, Environment (PHE) Consortium Ethiopia and COP 17 Party Member to Ethiopia, discusses the adaptation knowledge that local communities in East Africa possess and the need for governments, … Continue reading

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Negash Teklu on the activities of PHE-Ethiopia and funding

[ensemblevideo contentid=XxJAuyQd00mtg-M6KlWU3Q iframe=false] Mr. Negash Teklu from Ethiopia, Executive Director of Population, Health, Environment (PHE) Consortium Ethiopia and COP 17 Party Member to Ethiopia, discusses the activities of PHE-Ethiopia including pilot sites, social research and workshops. He then explains the … Continue reading

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The Mayor of Lagos on the city’s and Nigeria’s position in COP 17 negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=Ep0FhkePa06o9TVYwFVuig iframe=false] Mayor Ayodele Adebowale Adewale of Lagos, Nigeria discusses Nigeria’s position within the negotiations and a multitude of sustainable initiatives occurring in Lagos, and calls for developed countries to help developing countries adapt and mitigate for the good … Continue reading

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Anna Taylor on sustainable development sources

[ensemblevideo contentid=Ol5EZXvaWEybYHfG6dn7lA iframe=false] Ms. Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses how funding for South Africa’s sustainable development needs to come from both internal and external sources. She voices the need to be … Continue reading

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Anna Taylor on South Africa’s sustainable development situation

Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses South Africa’s position as they move forward with sustainable development after COP 17. She notes poverty and economic inequality as the biggest obstacle for South Africa’s … Continue reading

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Anna Taylor on the effect of COP 17 on development

[ensemblevideo contentid=-8ocTlocYEux8NNuTlW8NA iframe=false] Ms. Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses how the outcomes of the COP will most likely create a downstream effect over development in South Africa that may not be … Continue reading

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Anna Taylor on her work and her hopes for COP 17

[ensemblevideo contentid=KwNM8EzR-kuA3X9p5Cbskw iframe=false] 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 … Continue reading

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Tetteh Hormeku on African country collaboration in the climate negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=cJIGnUGPzEGEEI4Ei1SmkA iframe=false] 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 … Continue reading

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Kevin C. Urama on adaptation initiatives and ATPS’s conference hopes

[ensemblevideo contentid=xXr5krhItkimYdn3-FQ68A iframe=false] Dr. Kevin C. Urama, Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), voices his desire for the government’s of the world to wise up and save the planet. He calls for a legally binding agreement … Continue reading

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Joshua Wiese calls for USA youth to act on climate change

[ensemblevideo contentid=OAUWf9T55kKnPTlq9x07vA iframe=false] 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, … Continue reading

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Joshua Wiese on “Adopt a Negotiator”

[ensemblevideo contentid=qlPV5-Row0yie3gpUE0wyA iframe=false] Josh Weise, a United States youth and Project Director of the “Adopt a Negotiator” project, explains how the project brings youth from many different countries to the negotiations to follow and put pressure on their national delegations … Continue reading

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John Ward on international climate funding sources

[ensemblevideo contentid=sQ2lZGaFFkKYaRL-z5lILg iframe=false] Mr. John Ward, Director of Vivideconomics, discusses the difference between the Adaptation Fund, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), including purposes and sources. He explains the necessity for the GCF separate from … Continue reading

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Charles K. Meshack on Tanzania’s position in COP 17 negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=x7WL2GWOnEeCbjc5jij5LQ iframe=false] Mr. Charles K. Meshack, Executive Director at Tanzania Forest Conservation Group, discusses Tanzania’s postion in the COP 17 negotiations. He says the country wants to call attention to issues other than REDD that are further behind in … Continue reading

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Charles K. Meshack on relationship between local communities and REDD+

[ensemblevideo contentid=zvRgzV6aq0Oc-Y0mEIpoFA iframe=false] Mr. Charles K. Meshack, Executive Director at Tanzania Forest Conservation Group, discusses the structure and goals of REDD+ in Tanzania and the social impacts of the program, including monetary issues. He also discusses the relationship between REDD+ … Continue reading

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John Ward on adaptation funding

[ensemblevideo contentid=pOKuIX8z2U-BPPa1NpCd-A iframe=false] Mr. John Ward, Director of Vivideconomics, discusses the different sources of funding reserved for adaptation and development initiatives. Development funding is meant to come from the Overseas Development Agency (ODA) while funding for adaptation comes from several … Continue reading

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Juan Carlos Jintiach on indigenous people’s rights and REDD+

[ensemblevideo contentid=BoVOTb20i06kl42ax-5iww iframe=false] Mr. Juan Carlos Jintiach, Coordinator in the Field of International Economic Cooperation and Autonomous Development with Identity for the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (CORCA), discusses the relationship between the indigenous people of the … Continue reading

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Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema on how to adapt to climate change

[ensemblevideo contentid=L7oehHzRYEGK49zfYM2zkw iframe=false] Mr. Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, Democratic Republic of Congo Negotiator and Research Coordinator for the Southern Africa Development Community, discusses his belief that dealing with climate change locally but with a global understanding is the most efficient way. … Continue reading

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Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s position in the climate negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=5Q69xzdUaEqb81O6gt3dTw iframe=false] Mr. Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, Democratic Republic of Congo Negotiator and Research Coordinator for the Southern Africa Development Community, discusses what climate change means for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the importance of a second period of the … Continue reading

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Tony Nyong on Africa’s adaptation initiatives

[ensemblevideo contentid=UBgOvqZ_HU6Jg-ZCPAw_6g iframe=false] Dr. Tony Nyong, Principle Climate Change Expert at the African Development Bank, discusses how local communities have been adapting to climate forever, but that adaptation to anthropogenic climate changes needs to come from a variety of sources. … Continue reading

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Saleemul Huq on the role of vulnerable countries at COP 17

[ensemblevideo contentid=-SKdUaQJoE6Dxq8_YwwQOA iframe=false] 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 … Continue reading

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Saleemul Huq on the transition to a green economy

[ensemblevideo contentid=I9sG_Yyyak28F33xIrBFmg iframe=false] Dr. Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development Climate Change Group, discusses how climate change will severely affect the development of poor countries in the near future. He says in the long … Continue reading

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Saleemul Huq on the key issues at COP 17

[ensemblevideo contentid=z5RroaSUNE2vpRuXzY57AA iframe=false] Dr. Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development Climate Change Group, names the most critical issues at the 17th Conference of the Parties to be a second period for the Kyoto Protocol … Continue reading

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Saleemul Huq on the Green Climate Fund

[ensemblevideo contentid=FB0dvplT_USj964XAehM4w iframe=false] Dr. Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development Climate Change Group, explains the Green Climate Fund and its history as well as its future in the current conference and beyond. Interviewed by … Continue reading

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Youba Sokona on the barriers in Africa for jump-start development

[ensemblevideo contentid=5jbuKeVd90q1JAfMvMSpTw iframe=false] Dr. Youba Sokona of Ethiopia, the coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) based in the UN Economic Commission for Africa, discusses the need for a new global paradigm. He also explains the opportunity Africa faces … Continue reading

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Youba Sokona on sustainable development in Africa

[ensemblevideo contentid=dmcE9sWZEU-8kXPIU6hBlw iframe=false] Dr. Youba Sokona of Ethiopia, the coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) based in the UN Economic Commission for Africa, discusses how the primary concern of all African countries is development and how through climate … Continue reading

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Abias Huongo on Angola’s position in the climate negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=FgZE-Tk5N0Wy6FCjJIZfQA iframe=false] Mr. Abias Huongo of the Angola delegation, founder and president of Angola’s biggest environmental organization Juventude Ecologica d’ Angola, discusses Angola’s interest in a second commitment of the Kyoto Protocol, long term finance, capacity building and technology … Continue reading

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Tiana Ramahaleo on Madagascar’s position in the climate negotiations

[ensemblevideo contentid=6hgjn5D4t0WI1fgVE1310A iframe=false] Mr. Tiana Ramahaleo from the Madagascar delegation and World Wildlife Fund discusses Madagascar’s role within the G77 and the African Group. He also explains Madagascar’s wishes for a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and further … Continue reading

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Tiana Ramahaleo on Madagascar’s climate vulnerability and negotiations position

[ensemblevideo contentid=tm4xF26jd0mlbRmhuiiUOQ iframe=false] 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 … Continue reading

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Deborah Roberts on Durban’s climate action initiatives

[ensemblevideo contentid=aHTf6kp8eEuU28X4cpB4xw iframe=false] Dr. Deborah Roberts from the Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department for the eThekwini Municipality in Durban, South Africa discusses Durban’s outlook on climate change action. She explains how Durban’s focus is more on adaptation than mitigation … Continue reading

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Kristie Ebi on recent IPCC Working Group II report on adaptation

[ensemblevideo contentid=v99wElQlcU-mwpdpWMCYUw iframe=false] Dr. Kristie Ebi, Executive Director of the Technical Support Unit Group II under Working Group II of the International Panel of Climate Change, discusses the recent release of a report, “Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and … Continue reading

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