Posts Tagged "cop24"
Was COP 24 really a success? Jessica’s final reflections from the global climate conference
January 17, 2019
It’s been a month since COP 24 ended in Katowice, Poland. When describing my experience, I often get asked: Was COP 24 a success? In some ways it was. COP 24 finished with the completion of the Katowice Climate Package…
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Jessica’s report after the first week at COP24
December 12, 2018
It’s been an incredibly busy week of tedious negotiations, energizing side events and impactful demonstrations at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report this year showing the significant adverse effects of reaching an…
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Canadian youth speak up at COP24
December 7, 2018
Earlier this morning in Poland, Jessica Steele, one of KAIROS’ delegates to COP24 spoke at a Canadian youth press conference organized by BCCIC. Jessica spoke of how women, particularly Indigenous women disproportionately bear the brunt of climate impacts and Indigenous…
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Canadian ecumenical community supports women’s participation at COP24
December 3, 2018
Today marks the official start of COP24 – the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – in Katowice, Poland and Jessica Steele and Georgine Kengne are there representing KAIROS Canada under…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Two women frontline climate activists lend their voice at COP24
December 3, 2018
KAIROS-led delegation is sole Canadian church presence and will participate in new UNFCCC Gender Action Plan (Toronto, ON) – Two women climate activists representing KAIROS Canada under the accreditation of The United Church of Canada are in Katowice, Poland as…
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KAIROS at COP24 in Poland
October 31, 2018
KAIROS is pleased to announce that Jessica Steele and Georgine Kengne will represent KAIROS as United Church accredited delegates to COP24, the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) in Katowice, Poland from December 3-14, 2018. The United Church of Canada (UCC) is the only…
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