HANNAH STODDART, HEAD OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY, STAKEHOLDER FORUM

The closing plenary of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) on Saturday 4^th December represented a major breakthrough for water in relation to the UNFCCC. Six countries, from across three continents, proposed that water be addressed as an agenda item under the next session of the SBSTA in June 2011.

HANNAH STODDART, HEAD OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT STAKEHOLDER FORUM
a co-host of the Water and Climate Coalition with the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

A year on from COP15 in Copenhagen, delegates are descending upon Cancun for two weeks to try to thrash out at least some elements of a global climate change deal. The objective remains the same - the reduction of CO2 emissions in the earth's atmosphere. The political challenge remains the same -