Spain’s capital hosting this meeting was a last-minute change. Santiago, Chile had been scheduled to welcome the world’s climate delegates until unrest in the country caused the Chilean President to back out. And even Chile hosting the event was not the original plan as Brazil had been first slated to do so, but also backed...
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By UN Rep Ayuska Motha
The COP25 negotiations finally ended 44 hours later than they were scheduled to and it is a time to take a look at what has been accomplished. From the big picture perspective, many are disappointed since this was supposed to be a COP of action. Hopes were high...
By UN Rep Ayuska Motha
December 14th: The past two weeks attending COP25, I have been waiting for decisions to be made in order to report on it. But even now as I write from back home, it is not over. During the first week, negotiators from all the different countries were not able to come to an agreement on...
By UN Rep Ayuska Motha
After a full week of climate negotiations which were going nowhere, it was a welcome pick-me-up to attend the Gender-Just Climate Solutions Award ceremony on December 9th. The Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards are examples of diverse, impactful community projects that showcase clever, far-reaching solutions to climate change. Although only three projects are selected as...
FAWCO UN Rep Ayuska Motha (AIWC Cologne) joining a demonstration calling for climate justice at COP25 in Madrid. Photo credit: Annabelle Avril, WECF
Hello from the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. You may have already heard that the COP25 that was planned for Santiago, Chile was moved to Madrid...