Copenhagen
Climate change is not a crisis of developing countries' making, yet the impacts of global warming will disproportionately hit the world's poorest people.
Between 7-18 December policy makers will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, to negotiate a global climate deal. These negotiations will focus on reaching consensus on how to respond to climate change worldwide. It is critical that policymakers take special consideration of Africa - both to address its disproportionate need to adapt to impending climate change but also to work with the continent as a mitigation partner going forward.
News & Analysis from the ONE BLOG
Dangerous double counting
It is becoming clear that people in the poorest parts of the world will be hit first and worst by climate change. Many leaders are promising to help people living in extreme poverty adapt to the effects of climate change and to help reduce emissions. This sounds great, but unfortunately ... More
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Financing a global climate deal
As the Copenhagen climate change summit draws closer, the question of how to support developing countries in adapting to climate change, and to enable them to access clean technology, is becoming a make or break issue. On 30 October, the European Union put its numbers on the table, becoming the ... More
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What do we want from Copenhagen?
As policy makers prepare to meet to negotiate a global climate deal next month in Copenhagen everyone at ONE will be doing their upmost to ensure the best possible deal for the world’s poorest communities, especially in Africa.In advance of the meeting ONE has released a new policy ... More
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Book Launch: Climate Change in Africa
Last night ONE was lucky to attend the launch of Camilla Toulmin’s new book Climate Change in Africa, which provides a timely reminder of the damage being done to the continent by shifts in climate. The direct impacts include a rise in harvest failures in recent years as unpredictable ... More
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A starting position from the EU
The European Council has just wrapped up this afternoon. One of the aims of this European Council was to firmly establish the EU’s position ahead of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December and the conclusions from the meeting have now been published.At a time when some ... More
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‘A New Global Order’
A panel including UK Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander and Director of the Millennium Development Campaign Salil Shetty assembled at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on Tuesday evening to discuss the hope for ending global poverty in this generation.Alexander told the audience that the top ... More
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