Friday concluded my two-week trip to Morocco. I sat in the flight and hipster hostel in London contemplating all that I have learned, heard, witnessed and felt during this journey. Everyone kept telling me that it was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience – and it was. Everyone kept telling me that it was going…
Nah, I just needed to get your attention. This article is about my journey to Morocco, not an analogy for my personal development and growth, but quite literally my logistical journey from Cardiff to Morocco. One of the (super) most important things to confirm you have in order, are your logistical arrangements (Thomas is probably…
Reporting for the last time from the Red City, Marrakech; at the end of one of the most important climate conferences of the decade – COP22. For two weeks, the negotiators, UN observers, civil society observers and activists have poured their heart and soul to make this year’s Conference of the Parties an impactful one…
I attended a side-event on ‘Under 2 MOU: 2050 strategies towards 1.5°C with States, Regions and Cities’ organised by The Climate Group, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), and Climate Analytics GmbH, because we were encouraged to do so by Meena Raman from the Third World Network. I walked in after it had already begun,…
(马拉喀什, 16日讯) 马来西亚自然资源与环境部部长拿督斯礼万祖奈迪医生今日于 《联合国气候变化框架公约》 (UNFCCC) 在马拉喀什举行的第二十二届缔约方会议 (the 22nd Conference of the Parties) 中的高阶层会议 (High Level Segment) 宣布马来西亚继今年4月22日在联合国总部签署 《巴黎协定》 后, 日前已经呈递相关文件, 预料将在数日内确认核准 《巴黎协定》。《巴黎协定》 乃 《公约》 下继 《京都议定书》 后第二份有法律约束力的气候协议，为2020年后全球应对气候变化部署行动, 将全球平均气温升幅控制在工业化前平均气温之上2摄氏度, 竭力控制气温上升幅度的目标则设定为1.5摄氏度。全球一共193个国家签署了这一协定。根据该条约，只要55个 《公约》 缔约方（其温室气体排放量占全球总排放量至少约55%）交存其批准、接受、核准或加入文书之日后第30天起将生效。目前共110缔约方核准了该条约，包括欧盟国家，加拿大，日本，中国等强国，该全球气候协议已经于11月4日正式生效。拿督斯礼万祖奈迪医生在致词中表明马来西亚对执行 《巴黎协定》 的决心，全力减少碳排放量。他也重申马来西亚对《公约》以及 《巴黎协定》 中共同但有区别的责任原则 (Common but Differentiated Responsibilities) 的信心，期望发展中国家就气候变化减缓和适应以及行动获得先进国家支持。此外，马来西亚也将配合联合国定下的可持续发展目标计划 (Sustainable Development Goals)，朝消除贫困，保护地球和确保繁荣前进。就森林管理而言，目前马来西亚的森林覆盖为54.5%，马登红树林自1905年开始就执行可持续管理个案就是个引以为傲的持续性森林管理例子。与此同时，拿督斯礼万祖奈迪医生表示马来西亚致力保护森林的决心，全力推动减少毁林和森林退化所致排放量方案 (REDD+)。对于正在马拉喀什出席该会议的全体国家代表团，以及马来西亚青年代表团和其他非政府非盈利环保或气候变化组织来说，该消息确实振奋人心。马来西亚青年代表团成员嘉斯敏 (Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham)，张翔隆 (Kelvin Diong Siong Loong)，娜察娣拉 (Nachatira Thuraichamy)，蔡满满 (Choy…
Date : 14th Nov 2016 Time : 3:00pm – 4:30pm Venue : Mediterranean room Speakers: Dr Jan S Fuglestvedt, Research Director CICERO, Norway; Prof Lavanya Rajamani, International Environmental Law, New Delhi; Dr Saleemul Huq, Director ICCAD, Bangladesh; and, Dr Friederike E L Otto, Senior Researcher, ECI, University of Oxford; High level representative Govt of Bangladesh…
Last week, I represented #PowerShiftMsia to attend the book launch of “The Sustainability Shift: Refashioning Malaysia’s Future” by Dr Adnan A. Hezri. To be completely honest, I have never heard of the author prior to the event nor have I previously attended any environmentally oriented book launch. Tuesday came, I put on my formal wear…
I saw an Asian man walking past one of the booths I was squatting at with a noticeable number of guards and the press. I was surprisingly allowed entry into the tightly-controlled room, and lo and behold – it was Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General. It was one of the most incredible moments of my…
Preparation to attend the year’s biggest climate negotiations, the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) started six months ago. I was elated to have been chosen to represent the Malaysian Youth Delegation (MYD). Being of Sri Lankan origin, to enter the Malaysian climate change scene was an achievement in itself for me. Together with a…