by pennyurquhart | Dec 3, 2015 | climate change, COP21
Walking through the streets of Paris, there are images of COP21 everywhere. Or if not of the COP, of steps Paris is taking towards sustainability and climate response. Much of this is conveyed in the stylish and creative manner we would expect from this city. Here are...
by pennyurquhart | Nov 27, 2015 | COP21
Catastrophe. The word has a terrible ring – you can almost hear the cataclysm unfolding, as you say it aloud. Previously, could it be that we used this word more rarely, to describe wars and famines that would scarcely touch many of us? Or is that just wishful...
by pennyurquhart | Nov 23, 2015 | Africa, environment
Nola, a 41-year old northern white rhino, died yesterday in a zoo in San Diego. Why should we care, in this time of terror and violence, and just a week away from COP21 in Paris – the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework...
by pennyurquhart | May 18, 2015 | adaptation, climate change, community-based adaptation
The Ninth International Conference on Community-based Adaptation – otherwise known as CBA9 – has come and gone, thankfully before the worst of the flooding experienced last week in Nairobi, where this year’s event was held. If the theme of CBA9 was...
by pennyurquhart | Mar 11, 2015 | adaptation, climate change, climate change policy, climate governance
Photo source: Joel Kramer, https://www.flickr.com/photos/75001512@N00/3603563538/ It’s important to keep a sense of hopefulness alive, when talking about climate change. Especially when you work in the field. Face the problem squarely, no blinking. But keep some...
