The purpose of the celebration was to raise awareness on sustainable environmental management among decision makers at national, regional and continental levels, highlighting climate change as the main factor leading to land degradation and desertification, hunger, deprivation, poverty and underdevelopment in Africa.
Video links from Eldis to community voices on COP15:
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Kööpenhaminan ilmastokokouksessa joulukuussa neuvoteltu Copenhagen Accord on laajalti arvioitu riittämättömäksi hidastamaan ilmaston lämpenemistä.
The study by the Rights and Resources Initiative said the funds could place "unprecedented pressure" on some areas.
Six nations offered $3.5bn as part of global plans to cut deforestation, which accounts for about 20% of all emissions from human activity.
Campaigners warn the scheme fails to consider the rights of forest people.
For civil society organisations, the impacts of global warming reported by Pilco and other residents of Peru's rural areas should be incorporated into the national climate watch system. The data collected by the science stations is not enough, they say.
"This nursery is a source of pride for me, because it allows me to feed my family," says Khibé.
Two years later, they are still here. Ms. Noor, 25, and Mr. Hawladar, 35, work long hours at low-paying jobs - she at a garment factory and he at a roadside tea stall. They are unable to save money after paying for food and rent on their dark shanty in Korail, one of the largest slums in Dhaka.
Lago and Norma Maldonado from Guatemala, who belong to the International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN), criticised the free trade treaties signed by Latin American countries with the United States and the European Union in a panel Tuesday.
Joka vuosi keskimäärin 243 miljoonaa ihmistä joutuu kärsimään tuhoisista luonnonkatastrofeista. Ilmastonmuutoksen seurauksena tulvien, myrskyjen ja äärimmäisen kuivuuden ilmiöt muuttuvat entistä rajummiksi.