On the occasion of the EU-Africa Summit, EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, the President of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) Binilith Mahenge, and the African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture Rhoda Tumusiime hosted a ministerial climate seminar in Brussels on 1 April 2014. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-97_en.htm?locale=en
(Reuters) – Closer cooperation between China and the United States, the top two greenhouse gas emitters, on combating global warming is boosting prospects for a U.N. deal meant to be agreed next year, the U.N.’s climate chief said on Wednesday. Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/05/climate-talks-idUSL6N0M23XV20140305
(IISD) The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a note on arrangements for intergovernmental meetings (FCCC/SBI/2014/6), which addresses, inter alia: the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20); the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 10); and future sessional periods…. Read More
February 25, 2014— Click to READ the full letter sent by the Constituency to the organizers of the Climate Summit: “As the Women and Gender Constituency, while we believe it is crucial to highlight positive sustainable solutions, many groups and networks have expressed concerns for the framing and transparency of the Secretary General’s Climate Summit,… Read More
In preparation for the 2012 COP in Doha, the Women and Gender Constituency launched a public petition of governments around the world to commit to the fierce urgency and ambition needed to solve climate change. This public call, from organizations representing thousands of women from around the world, demands an immediate response to the causes… Read More