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One step forward, two steps back in Bonn?
Instead of a quiet end to an otherwise uneventful two weeks in Bonn at the U.N. climate change talks, there were plenty of fireworks on the last day. First the entire morning session in the plenary was taken up with countries condemning the vandalism of Sa
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Namibias view from the couch
As climate negotiators gathered in Bonn's Maritim hotel last week for another round of tedious negotiations, the differences between delegations were about as numerous as the contentious items on the agenda. The United States commandeered several suites di
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Why Africas holdouts are rejecting the Copenhagen Accord
Close to 45 of the 53 countries that make up the African Union arrived at the latest round of climate talks in Bonn having signed the much criticised Copenhagen Accord. While many African nations acknowledge that the accord is not perfect, many have expres
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Map tracks international backing for Copenhagen climate accord
The Copenhagen Accord is the non-binding climate change pact drawn up by a small group of countries at December's U.N. climate summit, which failed to produce a legally binding global treaty. It sets a goal of limiting global warming to below 2 degrees Cel
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The challenges of treating malnourished children
Niger is a challenging place to work at the best of times. It's hot - the temperature rarely dips beneath 40 degrees at this time of year and is often above 45 degrees. The distances between places are vast and the environment is harsh. For example from Ni
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Diplomatic tip-toeing gives way to strong words at Bonn
The Bonn climate change talks have so far been marked by a tip-toeing diplomacy as countries attempt to re-build trust and dilute the bitterness caused by the failure of the Copenhagen summit. So the remarks of Quamrul Chowdhury, the principal negotiator f
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Cut fossil fuel subsidies to save emissions and budgets, OECD urges
It sounds like a win-win proposition: phasing out fossil fuel subsidies worldwide could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent, and save cash-strapped governments a load of money in tight financial times, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
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VIDEO: Haitis children use the camera to heal quake trauma
Stuart Shahid Bamforth produces films for Save the Children, and has recently been on location in India, Afghanistan and Gaza. He is a BAFTA-winning film-maker with many years' experience running film workshops with children and young people. Questioning o
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Demanding urgent action - but not on climate change?
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, not only spelling disaster for the seafood industry and therefore livelihoods, but also destroying one of most beautiful ecosystems on the planet. People are r
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EYEWITNESS: They were rough - activist on Gaza aid convoy
Huwaida Arraf, 34, is the Palestinian-American co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement and Chair of the Free Gaza Movement, which organised the aid flotilla that came under attack by the Israeli military on Monday. Arraf was aboard a small boat
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