Sandi Vincent is a Youth Advisor for the Canadian Advisory Committee to the Arctic Council COP 15 - Day 1 What a crazy/interesting/fantastic day. I'll go through it with you, sharing who I met so you have an idea of the many different (northern/indigenous/youth) groups in attendance. I found my way...
Climate change just like anything else that is exploited by the media is a big issue. Whether the media emphasizes the indigenous rights movements in Canada, the fight on terrorism, swine flu, climate change and other aspects of reality what ever is being emphasized becomes a bigger deal largely because...
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12-04-2009
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Filed under: Education, Youth, climate change, global warming, leaders, change, Copenhagen, CO2, carbon, government, exploration
Electricity is in the air in Copenhagen in anticipation for what some are calling the most important diplomatic gathering in human history. The 15 th Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will kick off in the Danish capital in less than a week. 17 years...
Greetings from beautiful Copenhagen! After an intense week of training in Winnipeg and a week to prepare for my move in Ottawa, I'm finally here! I am getting settled in my new apartment and am getting aquainted with my new office. I will be working with the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat...