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Be(ing) the change
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Practical Action’s exciting new strategy presents...
View ArticleRio +20 : Brazil, the great bracket-banner
This morning I was woken up at 5am, by the sound of a helicopter, flying over the apartment I’m staying in. The helicopter was carrying one of the 100 world leaders descending on Rio de Janeiro today....
View ArticleRio +20 – Goals galore …
At terminal 5, before leaving for the Rio +20 Summit, I had a cursory glance at Facebook, my last for 10 days. The main topic of conversation – Euro 2012, football and goals (I’m not sure what that...
View ArticleNo words – MEP Delegation to Kenya – Energy for All 2030
If you’ve heard of a ‘slum’ chances are it’s Kibera. ‘Home’ to anywhere between 750,000 – 1 million people, Kibera is the largest informal settlement in East Africa (and yet it covers less than 2...
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One in 3,917 – MEP delegation to Kenya – Energy for All 2030
Naomi is one in a million. Well, to be more specific, one in 3,917. That’s how many families that have improved their lives (and homes) through a Practical Action energy access project in Western...
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‘A woman’s work is never done’ – MEP Delegation to Kenya – Energy for All
I never imagined that a 5am start, for a 3km trek, ankle deep in leech-infested water would make for one of the more memorable experiences of my life. It’s day one of our fact-finding visit and today...
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MEP delegation – Kenya – Energy for All 2030
With the final tweaks made to the itinerary, the briefing packs sent and Members of the European Parliament on their way to the airport, we are ready to embark on our fact-finding visit to Kenya. Five...
View ArticleUN Climate talks – what a difference a day makes …
Just 24 hours ago civil society, press pundits and a number of negotiators were anticipating the failure of the UN climate talks (and no hopes for a deal to meet the needs of the worlds poorest...
View ArticleUN climate talks – UK – 60 by 30?
To be clear, I don’t really see myself as having a national identity or loyalty. Fond as I am of our ‘green and pleasant land’ I would prefer to see myself as a ‘world citizen’ (if only it didn’t sound...
View ArticleUN Climate talks –‘if you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re...
I’m a romantic and an optimist. I don’t believe you should settle for second best and I hold the same principle for the UN climate talks. We all desperately want Cancun to be a success – it’s in the...
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