Who is a refugee? Who should be offered protection from human suffering? Much depends on how we define legal concepts.
By Katharina Höne on 2 May 2013 - 03:03 | From the Climate Change channel
By Katharina Höne on 16 Jan 2013 - 01:06 | From the Climate Change channel
There is general agreement that the recent climate change negotiations in Doha were a failure from many perspectives, especially with regards to making progress towards a post-Kyoto regime as well as with making the Green Climate Fund operational.
By Katharina Höne on 29 Dec 2012 - 15:40 | From the Climate Change channel
Let’s bring out the big questions: Should climate change negotiations be organised according to the “one state one vote” principle?
By Katharina Höne on 11 Dec 2012 - 18:20 | From the Climate Change channel
One of the few widely praised decisions coming out of the recent climate change negotiations (COP18) is a text on “loss and damage.” It is generally hailed as an important acknowledgement of historic responsibilities and common but differentiated responsibilities.
By Aldo Matteucci on 1 Dec 2012 - 11:11 | From the Climate Change channel
In a recent blog Katharina writes: “As much as “one state, one vote” rules or methods of consensus decision-making aim at giving the impression of resulting in a decision among equals, this is simply not the case. To anyone involved in diplomacy this statement is akin to a truism.
By Katharina Höne on 30 Nov 2012 - 16:22 | From the Climate Change channel
As much as “one state, one vote” rules or methods of consensus decision-making aim at giving the impression of resulting in a decision among equals, this is simply not the case. To anyone involved in diplomacy this statement is akin to a truism.
By Katharina Höne on 26 Nov 2012 - 17:56 | From the Climate Change channel
Today, the 18th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change begins in Doha, Qatar. Once again, the world comes together to negotiate climate change: mitigation, adaptation, finance, and governance processes.
By Aldo Matteucci on 31 Jul 2012 - 16:44 | From the Climate Change channel
Mankind is soon likely to achieve the distinction of being the first animal species that has affected climate. Before, it was the planet itself, and plants. This is the short summary of David BEERLING’s fascinating book[1].
By Katharina Höne on 6 Jul 2012 - 14:12 | From the Climate Change channel
Pictures and illustrations are an excellent tool to illustrate complexities because they allow us to incorporate metaphors and analogies more intuitively. And metaphors and analogies are, ultimately, what we use to make sense of the abstract and the complex.
By Steven Nelson on 25 Jun 2012 - 14:06 | From the Climate Change channel
It was probably at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 that I first heard about the problem of climate change. Or at least, it was certainly the first time I realised that it was an issue of major importance.