Across the globe, women have disproportionately fewer rights and access to land and property. Nonetheless, in some areas such as in Sub-Saharan Africa, women make up for most of the agricultural labor force . This discrepancy poses difficult challenges not only for...
This afternoon I attended a side event panel discussion entitled “Climate Science for Policy.” This panel discussed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chance (IPCC) Special report, World Meteorological Organization(WMO) statement on the state of the global...
“A transition to green energy would cost thousands of jobs. It’d be expensive. It just doesn’t make sense.” It’s a narrative that’s been pushed for decades; it’s the last stand of those still opposed to phasing out high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions industries like...
One of the biggest themes of COP 24 is a commitment to Just Transition, the ideology that as we transition to clean and renewable energy, we do so in a manner that does not further disenfranchise those who are already vulnerable. Indigenous people, people of color,...
Today, I attended a side event entitled “Paris Agreement Rule-book: Actions, Actors, and Capacity Building for Enhanced Transparency.” The panel discussed the importance of enhanced transparency as part of implementing the Paris Agreement. Currently, the most...
Water: the most precious and most endangered resource Earth has to offer. It was at the center of an event titled “Shocks and Stressors: Water’s Essential Role in Addressing Climate Change and Disaster Risk,” a discussion led by water-related climate experts from...
