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Again: What does African media say? by Pernille Bærendtsen

Pernille Bærendtsen, Information Worker, Tanzania I'm watching SACB News in Johannesburg. Suddenly, men with ''Politi' written on the back of their marine blue overalls are controlling activists with battons swinging over their heads...
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Naomi Klein: ”Now we have the Climate Debt Agents” by Liv Elbirk

Anne Gramtorp is a student of New Communication , which is part of MS ActionAid Denmark's Global Change studies on climate and campaigns At the Copenhagen Climate Forum December 10th the author and activist Naomi Klein spoke about the concept of climate...
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The Middle Eastern Weather Report: Menacing Clouds in the Entire Region by Liv Elbirk

Camilla Juul Bjørn is a communication assistant at MS-MENA's (Middle East and North Africa) regional office in Amman, Jordan. All eyes focus on Copenhagen these days, and how great that Copenhagen is finally put on the global map. Though it...
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The biggest Demonstration ever! by Liv Elbirk

Joyce Josephat Anjiri is 22 years old and from Tanzania. She's on her second year at the University of Dar es salaam where she's taking a BA in statistics. Currently she's in Copenhagen as a climate activist and a climate debt agent for MS...
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False start from EU on 2010 climate money by Peter Bischoff

Tom Sharman is ActionAid's climate justice coordinator Amid much fanfare today (Dec 12), Europe’s leaders announced €2.4 billion a year from 2010 in a so-called ‘fast-start’ initiative to enable developing countries to begin...
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And we’re dancing… dancing in the streets! by Peter Bischoff

Kirsten Hjørnholm Sørensen works as a policy officer for MS ActionAid Denmark – currently with her agenda dominated by climate policy. Human nature continues to amaze me. Yesterday, in the streets of Copenhagen we celebrated life as...
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Island States underline their role as climate heroes by Liv Elbirk

Marc Woodall is a policy assistant at MS ActionAid Denmark The small island states are increasingly proving their worth as the world’s true climate heroes. Focusing on the fact that small island states will be hit worst by climate change, the delegates...
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'Danish Text Leak': What does Africa say? by Pernille Bærendtsen

Pernille Bærendtsen, Information Worker, Tanzania Not being in Copenhagen, but in the other end of the African continent, namely Johannesburg, things are not just remote in a geographical way, it is also not easy to get a real idea of the atmosphere...
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Emotional explosion by Liv Elbirk

Anne Gramtorp is a student of New Communication , which is part of MS ActionAid Denmark's Global Change studies on climate and campaigns It is bubbling and sizzling. The whole town is seething with excitement and emotions. During COP15 Copenhagen...
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When every drop of water matters by Peter Bischoff

Camilla Juul Bjørn is a communication assistant at MS-MENA's (Middle East and North Africa) regional office in Amman, Jordan. North of Amman the city of Zarqa is located. Zarqa is the third biggest city in Jordan and was originally a Palestinian...
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Climate change at the back bone of Africa's development by Peter Bischoff

Adrian Nzamba is from Tanzania and currently takes part in the Global Change education carried out at MS' Global Platform in Copenhagen, Denmark. As I, among the people from Africa , see the way my brothers and sisters struggle from day to day in...
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COP15 is like a hot potato! by Liv Elbirk

Joyce Josephat Anjiri is 22 years old and from Tanzania. She's on her second year at the University of Dar es salaam where she's taking a BA in statistics. Currently she's in Copenhagen as a climate activist and a climate debt agent for MS...
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Africa is too big to fail by Peter Bischoff

Kirsten Hjørnholm Sørensen works as a policy officer for MS ActionAid Denmark – currently with her agenda dominated by climate policy. 17 trillion dollars. That’s the amount spent on saving banks and credit institutions during...
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1% Delegates, 94% other personnel, 5% potatoes by Liv Elbirk

Marc Woodall is a policy assistant at MS ActionAid Denmark The COP 15 is upon us. For the next two weeks Copenhagen will be the centre of the universe! And not just of our own universe (as it always is), but of everyone else’s as well. From what...
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Tanzania sends the second largest delegation from Africa to Copenhagen by Pernille Bærendtsen

Pernille Bærendtsen, Information Worker, Tanzania ‘The Citizen’, one of Tanzania’s biggest newspapers, had on December 2 the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen all over the front page: ‘ Concern over Dar’s huge climate...
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