Its Tuesday night and I can't wait for next twenty four hours to pass by. The reason is, on Thursday early morning, I will take a flight
to Doha, Qatar. That's the city where this year's
UN Climate change summit or COP18 as its called, is happening.
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| At COP17, I had met these small and marginal farmers' group from Bolivia. My eyes will again be looking for such groups and the developments to help farmers affected by climate change |
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| Jonathan Pershing - negotiator from the US, playing his role of a climate denier to the perfection at COP17 in Durban at 2011. Wonder if he has mellowed down a bit since then! |
It will be my second straight year at a COP. It, however, almost didn't happen. Because, the Climate Change Media Partnership fellowship, offered jointly by Internews, IIED and Panos London - which had sent me to Durban last year, was cancelled this year for lack of fund. I had applied again and was also short listed. So, when the fellowship was cancelled, my hopes were dashed.
But then, like a miracle, I got a sponsorship, from United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD).
