ACS Blog Post
A blog post highlighting our upcoming travels to Doha, Qatar is now posted on the ACS Undergradaute Blog. Make sure to check it out!I am now enroute to Doha. Stay posted for more updates!
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Qatar At last!
Upon landing at Doha International, I was whisked away to the terminal in a bus. Despite being sleep deprived and eagerly looking at everything with my head on a swivel, I noticed that the bus we...
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One Small Step for Man, 1 million steps through Doha
As the Qatari National Convention Center was closed today, there were no scheduled meetings or side events for the COP18 program. The new arrivees were not able to obtain UN accreditation yet...
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Information Overload: Day 3 at Cop18
Attendees hurriedly jostled for position through the main halls of QNCC, the home of the COP18 program, while darting in and out of meeting halls and individual focus groups. I dodged, bobbed,...
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Is a National Climate Change Bill a Prerequisite for a Greener Future?
While the majority of the debate has shifted from whether or not climate change by humans is possible to how to prevent climate change, a major policy debate still remains. Should governments...
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COP18 Engaged with the World: What about the USA?
I can hardly walk through the halls of the QNCC without tripping over someone being interviewed or a group of the media setting up. I have not been mistaken for anyone important so I have not yet...
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Youth of the World Stand Together and the Sustainability Expo
Youth standing together As I was walking back from the East Restaurant complex just outside the QNCC, I stumbled upon a large gathering. Many people were shouting and others were quickly snapping...
View ArticleArabian Youth Thrown Out of COP18
Although the Arab youth is gaining a voice here in Doha, there has been some push back. As you can see here, an Arab youth is taken away because he did not want to move his sign.
View ArticleWhy would Qatar Host if it would not lead?
Below is a press release I just received on the Arab youth that apparently was deported for his actions at COP. “Qatar, Why Host, Not Lead?” The Young Arab Civil Society Questions Qatari Government...
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"Don't Back Down!" and the end of Cop18
Nikki was handed a slip of paper containing the instructions to gather under the big spider at 1:30 pm as seen in the picture here. We arrived a bit early and tried to get set up and we...
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My Personal Mini-Biography
I was born on 19th of June 1993 in Homa-bay in the western part of Kenya around Lake Victoria region. I am the last born in a family of seven (four siblings and parents). I am a Christian by...
View ArticleJUST TEACH ME HOW TO FISH.....NO BIG DEAL!!! STAFF THE REST.
COP 19 presents us with an opportunity to change the approach and find ways to make these efforts more effective, the engagement more holistic. It is an opportunity to find new strategies in this...
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Kaitlyn: Wonder Women 3: A Woman's Touch
Ms. Khunchornyakong monitoring some meters in one of her 36 solar fields in Thailand. As many people know, gender balance in the science and political world is nonexistent. Women have absolutely become...
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Shelby Bariana: Why I won’t be eating meat again…for a LONG time. (Today’s...
Being here for 12 hours a day and listening to such a wide variety of speakers is a lot of information to handle. However, yesterday I took away a powerful, clear message that will stick with me for a...
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Jess McDonald: An Exclusive Interview with the Madagascar Delegation
Below is a picture of Madagascar. Yes. I know what you were thinking. It IS one of the most beautiful places on Earth.The Madagascar Delegation (shown above on the top of the page) is fighting to...
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Jess & Nina: Hurricane Al Touches Down at COP20
Half way through Al Gore’s lecture, we thought that he had lied to us. You see, when he began his presentation at the United Nations Conference yesterday, he promised that his presentation was going...
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Kaitlyn: Ticket for One, Please
There’s a lot of potential on a bus. Choosing to sit alone when you first board the shuttle bus that takes those accredited can be a little scary. At first, you’re sitting, still kind of asleep,...
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Jess, Nina and Shelby: Will the U.S. Kerry Some Responsibility?
John Kerry’s overall message? The science of climate change is undeniable. The “science of climate change is screaming at us and telling us to act.”You would think it would be harder to sneak into a...
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Shelby Bariana: Get energized about a low carbon FUTURE.
So I am back tracking here, however I fell in love with the U.S. Center here at COP 20 and tried to attend as many talks as I could that involved the hyper wall. A specific talk I attended on Tuesday...
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Kowan O'Keefe: Play Your Part
Attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, has been the best experience of my life. I had the opportunity to talk to and learn from all kinds of people from so many different parts of...
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