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The Foundation hosted a public event on 8th December at COP 17 with United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues , Melanne Verveer. The event, Unlocking the Potential of Women to Combat Climate Change: Moving from Words to Action, was a pub

The Foundation yesterday, 8 December, hosted a public event at COP 17 with United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues…

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The Foundation today, 7 December, hosted a High-Level event with Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, President of COP17/CMP7 called Forward Looking Strategies – Women and Climate Change: Durban and Beyond at COP17.

The Foundation today, 7 December 2011, hosted a High-Level event with Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, President of COP17/CMP7 called Forward Looking…

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With women also being at the heart of many households in the most climate vulnerable areas – both as care giver and as decision maker – there is a huge potential for them to act as agents of change.

As COP17 moves into its second week, heads of states and ministers join their delegations and the talks intensify, is…

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Delivering a keynote presentation on Agriculture and Rural Development Day held at Durban University of Technology today, Mary Robinson said: “While the current text is blocked due to linked agenda items on bunker fuels and issues around trade

Delivering a keynote presentation [10 pages, 360kb] at the Agriculture and Rural Development Day held at the Durban University of…

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REDD+ in Africa: Polices and Perspectives

Mary Robinson moderated a roundtable discussion Friday on REDD+ in the Africa Pavilion at COP17 which looked at the broad experience in Africa of addressing the challenges of REDD+

Mary Robinson moderated a roundtable discussion today on REDD+ in the Africa Pavilion at COP17 which looked at the broad…

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Mary Robinson met with members of the Trans African Caravan of Hope, including members of our Women’s Leadership on Climate Justice Network

Mary Robinson yesterday, Wednesday 30 November, met with members of the Trans African Caravan of Hope, including members of our…

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Will the World – Blog from COP17

The Foundation’s newest colleague Mary Faherty blogs from her first COP

“Save tomorrow today” is a phrase I’ve heard quite often over the last few days in Durban. It seems to…

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