Oxfam's David Waskow assesses where things stand and stresses the need for real leadership from the heads of state in the final hours at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.
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David Waskow is the Climate Change Program Director for Oxfam. He talks about the need for parties to move beyond effort and into implementation, and explains the political importance behind the negotiating tactics of the Africa Group. He also explains why the US needs to commit to emission targets prior to the Copenhagen talks.
Author: CleanSkiesNews; Tags: Politics International Clean Skies News Susan McGinnis David Waskow adaptation Africa group Barcelona carbon markets carbon targets Climate Change Copenhagen developing countries European Union Group of 77 public vs. private financing technology transfer BARCELONA COVERAGE
Oxfam International releases a report on the "Climate Change Hotspots." The new report looks at 13 southeastern states and their ability to cope with climate change-related hazards, such as flooding and droughts. David Waskow, Climate Change Program Director for Oxfam America, talks to Clean Skies News about the report.
Author: CleanSkiesNews; Tags: Clean Skies News Susan McGinnis David Waskow Climate Change Climate Change Hotspots Oxfam American Oxfam International social vulnerability
David Waskow is the Climate Change Program Director at Oxfam America, a humanitarian organization that works with communities and partner organizations in more than 120 countries to create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Waskow see climate change as one of the greatest challenges to efforts in the 21st century to promote development and reduce poverty.
Author: CleanSkiesNews; Tags: Politics International Clean Skies News Susan McGinnis David Waskow Climate Change G20 summit Oxfam America G-20 Pittsburgh 2009
Comments by David Waskow, Director, Climate Change Program, Oxfam America, at the IFPRI Policy Seminar, "Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in the Developing World: What will it Cost?" - October 5, 2009, Washington, DC.
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In January 2009, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, director of The Shalom Center, spoke at the annual gathering of Ohalah in Boulder. He spoke on the three major crises now facing the human race and the web of life on our planet. Ohalah is the association of rabbis committed to work for Jewish renewal - self-described as not a denomination but an orientation to Jewish life, open to people from all streams of Judaism. Perhaps the simplest label for its approach is "feminist Hassidism." His talk was tape ...
Author: TheShalomCenter; Tags: Shalom Center judaism environment global warming global scorching interfaith peace
