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COP 13 blog

Sara and Herry
Sara and Herry
Sara Shaw, Tearfund Policy Officer, who lobbies politicians on behalf of poor communities affected by climate change, and Herry Rommel Sihite, a Tearfund partner using radio to educate communities in Indonesia about development post-tsunami, describe their experiences at the UN climate summit in Bali, which could shape global climate change policy for years to come.

Audio diaries also available:


Sunday 16 December (back home)
Sara: Well they don’t get much more nail-biting than this. Back in freezing London on Friday, I went to bed knowing that the talks in Bali were running well over, that the USA were still trying to deny the need for commitments to strong emissions ... More >>
Thursday 13 December (Day 11)
Sara: I am heading back to the UK later today. I will be sad to miss the last full day of this hopefully historic negotiation in Bali. As I prepare to leave I am a little more hopeful of a positive outcome than I was two days ago. This morning’s n... More >>
Wednesday 12 December (Day 10)
Sara: Woke up this morning with a sore throat and a cough. Hard to believe in this weather, but then we are constantly scooting from air conditioned meeting rooms, out into 35 degree heat (and there is much debate among delegates about the rights/w... More >>
Tuesday 11 December (Day 9)
Sara: Last night I was invited onto the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, small parts of which were even from the original ship infamously sunk in Auckland harbour. Stepping on board reminded me of the birth of environmentalism, when Greenpeace acti... More >>
Monday 10 December (Day 8)
Sara: UK Environment Minister Hilary Benn arrives in Bali today and we are hoping he makes some bold statements, particularly about the need for strong emissions reductions for all the wealthy countries here. With a Climate Change Bill – the first of... More >>
Saturday 8 December (Day 6)
Sara: The pace is stepping up a little as we approach the beginning of Week 2 of this crucial summit. While adaptation (helping communities cope with the effects of climate change) is being talked about constantly across the conference halls here, th... More >>
Friday 7 December (Day 5)
Sara: As I mentioned a couple of days ago, these summits can be a roller coaster of ups and downs, with political winds blowing every which way! After Monday’s euphoria when Australia ratified the Kyoto Treaty, questions are now being asked about w... More >>
Wednesday 5 December (Day 3)
Sara:   After the joy of Australia announcing on Monday that it had ratified the Kyoto Protocol after years of snubbing the UN process of binding emissions cuts, it was back down to earth with a thump today…   Firstly, we heard that Japan ha... More >>
Tuesday 4 December (Day 2)
Sara:   Global climate change talks are not generally where you head if you are seeking an emotional moment. But, the first morning of this two-week ‘make or break’ summit in Bali surprisingly produced something passably close to that.   Almost ... More >>
Monday 3 December (Day 1)
Sara:   One of the most vital moments in global climate change negotiations has finally arrived.  In the next fortnight governments from nearly 200 nations must set aside their differences and agree which elements need to be negotiated to create a... More >>
Thursday 29 November (4 days to go)
Rarely have ‘talks about talks’ been so crucial. Next week in the tourist resort of Bali, Indonesia, the world’s nations – rich and poor - convene for two weeks of tortuous make-or-break climate change negotiations. The aim is to put the breaks on ... More >>

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