Hey guys our latest issue of the Arctic Future Newsletter has been posted! Please check it out http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2009/arctic_future_nov_2009.pdf . In honour of this months UNFCCC COP 15 the theme of the newsletter is climate change. If you haven't seen one of our newsletters before, it is a...
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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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...
Power Shift Canada is a youth event focused on climate, taking place in Ottawa from October 23-26. As a participant of Power Shift Canada, I will be attending various keynote addresses and workshops geared toward dismantling oppression, in preparation for the march on Parliament Hill (Monday, October...
International Polar Year (IPY) has announced that October 5-9 will be Polar Week, and encourages everyone to participate in their communities. T here are many easy ways you can get involved: * Many people are organizing polar related talks in their regions to contribute to APECS’s worldwide public...
We started the day off by learning about climate change. The debate on climate change is often so polarized that it becomes an idea we're aware of, but not always aware of its facts. But this morning Teresa Fisico, from the Center for Earth Observation Science, presented compelling data that supports...
Desperate Times, Desperature Measures: Advancing the Geoengineering debate at the Arctic Council Bjornar Egede-Nissen Henry David Venema This blog post is a much shortened version of the above paper, which I co-wrote the summer of 2009 as an intern for IISD. Abstract Download the paper (PDF - 639KB)...
Declaration of the Young Leaders’ Summit On Northern Climate Change By: Pembina Institute et al. The declaration from the Young Leaders' Summit on Northern Climate Change highlights four areas of concern about the progress of climate change issues and upcoming negotiations and concludes with...
I just received the delegates/presenter package for the Young Leaders’ Summit on Northern Climate Change taking place in Inuvik in a weeks time. Over 50 young leaders will be gathering to tackle the greatest challenge facing the planet, climate change. The agenda is meant to be very action oriented...