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Youth make big climate splash in Oceania

17/12/2012 Advocacy, Blog, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events, New Zealand, Oceania by Caritas Communications

While the Doha climate talks were wrapping up, over 700 young people from throughout the Pacific came to this event in Auckland, to learn, be inspired, have fun and take action. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand sponsored 12 from New Zealand and two from Vanuatu to attend.

Deadline in Doha

6/12/2012 Advocacy, Blog, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

By Emilie Johann, guest blogger in Doha for CIDSE Overall, discussions have been difficult and ministerial roundtables have taken several thorny issues from the technical to the political level. Will Ministers be up for the challenge to inject some political will and move beyond national interests to respond to the urgent needs of the poorest ...

Wake up call for the Doha climate talks

4/12/2012 Advocacy, Blog, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

By guest blogger Roeland Scholtalbers, CIDSE Media & Communication Officer in Doha After a week of negotiations with little to no progress, Ministers arrive in Doha among increasing uncertainty about a positive outcome of the climate talks. Once a modest fishing village, Doha rapidly transformed into a busy capital of a rich nation when enormous ...

Caritas exhibit in Doha attracts many guests

29/11/2012 Advocacy, Blog, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

by Zar Gomez, Caritas Asia coordinator Now on its third day since the start of the UNFCCC meeting in Doha, Qatar, the exhibit booth of the 4-member delegation of Caritas Internationalis proves to be among the largest crowd-drawers at the Exhibit Hall 4 of the Qatar National Convention Centre.

Mongolia goes to Doha

26/11/2012 Advocacy, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events, Mongolia by Caritas Communications

Even though – in the eyes of climate change decision-makers - the problems of Mongolia may not even amount to 1% of the world’s climate change issues, they are gradually worsening. On the ground, Caritas Mongolia intervenes by implementing a Food Security Project introducing Passive Solar Greenhouses, absorbing natural solar warming and releasing it to the vegetables.

Keeping faith in the climate talks

23/11/2012 Advocacy, Agriculture, Blog, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

As the international climate negotiations re-open in Doha, should we keep faith in the possibility of a successful outcome despite the difficulties of brokering a deal among 194 countries?

Do the right thing at Doha climate talks

22/11/2012 Advocacy, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

Droughts across West Africa, storms smashing into North America and the Caribbean, glaciers melting faster than imagined: the impact of bad and unusual weather patterns were clearly visible in 2012. But what was less clear was the political and public will to make the sacrifices necessary to address the driving forces behind climate change and ...

Caritas discusses the politics of agriculture in Doha

1/11/2012 Advocacy, Agriculture, Blog, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

Agriculture – namely, small-scale farming and organic farming – is at the heart of the Caritas work on food security and food safety in many developing countries.

Cardinal Rodriguez at the UN

8/10/2012 Advocacy, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, SDG by Caritas Communications

Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez speaks at the United Nations about youth and combating poverty. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWn5o4HkOmM?rel=0&w=640&h=360] Video courtesy of the national Catholic weekly, America

Cardinal Rodriguez looks to young as best resource in fight against poverty

24/09/2012 Advocacy, Blog, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, SDG by Caritas Communications

Read an account in America Magazine Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga says that young people have a central role in eradicating poverty through voluntary and community action. The Caritas Internationalis President is speaking at an event at the United Nations on 24 September on how young people can be given the tools to transform society for ...