http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen IPS Coverage of the Climate Change Summit taking place Dec. 7-18 in Copenhagen Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:14:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1609" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Civil society march in Copenhagen. Credit: Claudia Ciobanu/IPS"][/caption] By Raúl Pierri and Daniela Estrada COPENHAGEN (IPS/TerraViva)  COP15 proved to be a "spectacular failure even according to its own terms," but civil society had "some successes," such as the inclusion of certain issues on the climate agenda, and making ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/were-not-finished-yet-civil-society-warns/ [caption id="attachment_1602" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Activistas arrestados por la policía danesa antimotines. Crédito: Claudia Ciobanu/IPS"][/caption]Por Stephen Leahy COPENHAGUE (IPS/TerraViva) No se hizo historia en Copenhague. Tampoco se selló ningún pacto contra el cambio climático. Tras dos años de intensas negociaciones entre 193 países, rompe los ojos la división entre el mundo ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/no-se-hizo-historia-en-copenhague/ [caption id="attachment_1593" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Climate activists arrested by the Danish police. Credit: Claudia Ciobanu/TerraViva"][/caption] By Stephen Leahy COPENHAGEN (IPS/TerraViva) There is no Copenhagen climate treaty. History was not made here and no deal was sealed. After two years of intense negotiations by 194 countries, what is abundantly clear is the enormous divide between ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/history-was-not-made-in-copenhagen/ By Darryl D’Monte COPENHAGEN, Dec 19 (IPS/TerraViva) – Many countries treat Bangladesh as a country that is so afflicted by calamities that it is incapable of pulling itself out of dire poverty. Yet, it has blazed a trail in drawing up blueprints for community-driven climate adaptation strategies. Part of this blueprint ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/bangladesh-community-based-climate-strategies-are-key/ [caption id="attachment_1581" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Marcha de la sociedad civil en Copenhague. Crédito: Claudia Ciobanu/IPS"][/caption]Por Raúl Pierri y Daniela Estrada COPENHAGUE (IPS/TerraViva)  La COP-15 demostró ser un “espectacular fracaso en sus propios términos”, pero la sociedad civil tuvo algunos “éxitos”, como imponer temas en la agenda climática y hacer oír más ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/no-hemos-terminado-advierte-la-sociedad-civil/ [caption id="attachment_1565" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fabricio Vanden Broeck"][/caption] Mario Osava RIO DE JANEIRO (IPS/TerraViva) - "In a year's time, the Japanese archipelago will be completely under water." This official announcement was made following a violent eruption of Mt. Fuji, as a series of devastating earthquakes shook the country, forcing the world to face ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/climate-change-scientific-fact-not-political-issue/ [caption id="attachment_1559" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Activists meeting at Klimaforum. Credit: Daniela Estrada/IPS"][/caption]Daniela Estrada COPENHAGEN (IPS/TerraViva) Before the outcome of COP 15 has even emerged, Latin American social organisations are already discussing their strategies for the next climate summit, to be held in a year's time in Mexico.The primary challenge is to ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/ngos-getting-ready-for-mexico/ By Mantoe Phakathi COPENHAGEN (IPS/TerraViva) - [caption id="attachment_1554" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Protesters from local Ogaden community. Credit: Mantoe Phakati"][/caption] The Ogaden region is found in the southeastern part of Ethiopia, bordering on Somalia. It is a semi-arid region that has suffered increasingly frequent droughts, with harsh consequences for its pastoralist population. But the 100 ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/people-from-ogaden-region-have-faith-in-obama/      [caption id="attachment_1535" align="alignleft" width="350" caption=""It will take lot of us – probably in the streets" to make politicians face the truth, says climate scientist James Hansen. Credit: TerraViva/Stephen Leahy "][/caption]No Real Deal, and No Exit Analysis by Stephen Leahy COPENHAGEN (IPS/TerraViva) The roof of our house is on ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/no-real-deal-and-no-exit/ [caption id="attachment_1538" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Civil society\'s message to the leaders meeting in Copenhagen. Credit:Ana Libisch/IPS"][/caption]By Servaas van den Bosch* COPENHAGEN (IPS/TerraViva) Heads of state and government are working fervently to complete an agreement in Copenhagen, but texts coming out of their midst so far lack details on emissions cuts and ... http://www.ips.org/TV/copenhagen/draft-accord-weak-on-cuts-funding/