Water, Climate and Development Day
ALEX SIMALABWI, SENIOR NETWORK OFFICER, GWP. KIRSTY SCHNEEBERGER, SENIOR POLICY OFFICER, STAKEHOLDER FORUM. OSELUKA ZIKORA, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, AMCOW
This blog is adapted from an article that appeared in Outreach, a multi-stakeholder magazine on environment and sustainable development published at COP17. View it here.
On Saturday December 3rd, the Water and the Climate Coalition (WCC), together with collaborative partners, arranged an all-day event on Water, Climate and Development. The day was filled with interesting and thought provoking presentations, followed by rich and dynamic discussions on how best to integrate water into the negotiations at COP, as well as address the nexus between water, climate and development.
Africa is scaling up its Capacity to respond to Climate Change
DR MATS ERIKSSON, STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL WATER INSTITUTE (SIWI)
This article appeared in Outreach, a multi-stakeholder magazine on environment and sustainable development published at COP17. View it here.
The negotiators of the UNFCCC continue to discuss with stoic persistency the management pathways for the future of our planet. Meanwhile, as this slow and cumbersome process continues, incremental steps are taken on the African continent towards increased capacity to respond to the adverse impacts of climate change.