Attending COP29 as a FAWCO representative was an incredible milestone in my journey as a climate advocate. It was my first-ever Conference of the Parties (COP), and though I was only there for three days, those days were packed with impactful events, learning moments and encounters that will stay with...
I am an Egyptian Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) activist and an upcoming graduate in mechanical design and production engineering, with a passion for business development, recycling, renewable energy, sustainability, climate action, green hydrogen, green fashion and women’s empowerment. I am also a member of the EGYouth4Climate policy and advocacy committee and have...
World leaders, country delegations, corporations and civil society gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan for COP29 in November 2024. The Conference of Parties (COP) is the annual meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to advance global efforts in combating climate change.
COP29 was a milestone event, particularly for the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) region, being hosted for the first time by an EECCA country outside the EU. This COP drew significant international attention to a region that often remains overlooked. Despite the remaining challenges...
Two life-size inflatable polar bear-suited activists are handing out breakfast bananas. A trio passes by dressed in elaborate South American Indigenous dress, their ornate feathered headdresses a bright spot of positivity against the near freezing cold of Baku and the dullness of grey carpeted floors. A huddle of suited-up people, who could be...
Language matters, especially in official UN reports and texts that countries – or parties – negotiate and agree to uphold. The annual COP, the 28th of its kind and last held in December 2023 in Dubai, was no exception to this practice. As Civil Society Observers and members of the Women & Gender Constituency (WGC), we begin...
