Mexico: Activists Prepare for Climate Change Summit in Cancun
During the build up to the latest Climate Change Summit in Cancun, activists are preparing to educate and mobilize people.
Crisis looms in the Amazon
Crisis looms in the Amazon: "In a five year period we have had the worst drought in the Amazon, the third worst drought, and the most serious flooding ever", warns Carlos Nobre, one of Brazil's leading climatologists, in an interview (
MEXICO: Cancún is indeed a nest of serpents – sitting in...
In the run up to the Climate Conference in Cancun, Mexico next week Luis Hernandez Navarro reports on Mexico's poor environmental track record.
MEXICO: Cancún climate summit: Rich accused of ‘holding humanity hostage’
Latin American leaders claim poorest nations imperilled by lack of action on global warming.
CARIBBEAN: Rising sea level threatens ‘hundreds’ of Caribbean resorts, says UN...
As climate change impacts begin to be felt it is the small island states which are already suffering the worst effects. Michael McCarthy reports from the Cancun Climate Conference.
UNDP: Latin America is “biodiversity superpower”
The United Nations urges the region to adopt a new development model, based on its extraordinary biodiversity.
Cancun: March against “false solutions”
A UN report, published this weeks, said that the number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean affected by extreme weather events grew from five million in the 1970s to more than 40 million between 2000 and 2009. Yet the official talks in Cancun
Bolivia: Cancun text is “hollow” and “false”
The Bolivian government has decried the agreement reached in Cancun. "An accord where only the powerful win is not a negotiation but an imposition", it says in a statement.
Protesters Say “No” to Climate Market in Cancun
While the climate talks continued, so did the protests. Progressive groups, concerned about the lack of a resolution, flooded the streets of Cancun on 7th December to protest against inequality and a market based solution.
Mexico: COP 16 Ends: Cancun Climate Change Talks Disappoint Global Expectations
As the climate talks in Cancun come to an end they have laid bare the fact that Northern countries are unwilling to reduce their emissions as Southern countries are left vulnerable.