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Rio+20: Looking forward, looking back
This week I turned 28, and am beginning to feel that I’m at a crossroads in my life. I’m not old, obviously, but I’m not that young either. It’s a good age to look back at what I have done … Continue reading
Step into the gap: An incredible journey
“Water is life,” said Sister Eunice, filling up my cup on a hot afternoon in Bolgatanga, North Ghana. And we could definitely see that. Bolgatanga is a place that sees intermittent rain for only a brief period each year, evident … Continue reading
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Thirst for change: Climate change is no joke
Everyone seems obsessed by the freezing temperatures that have reached the UK recently. But I can’t help but thinking: well, it is winter after all, isn’t it normal to be cold? Yet at Christmas the mild weather was at the centre … Continue reading
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Durban climate talks: Is an agreement in reach?
Well the dark skies are persisting over Durban for the climate change talks, but it’s nothing in comparison to the storm over the UK’s vetoing of the new European agreement over fiscal policy. Interestingly, this may work well for … Continue reading
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Durban climate talks: 1 billion Africans relying on Kyoto
Pascale Palmer writes There’s a gloomy sky over Durban today on the penultimate day of talks. Richard Black of the BBC is saying that the talks “lack urgency” and from where I’m sitting he seems to have a point. An … Continue reading
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