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26 November
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12:00
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Interview with Anada Tiega, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands Ramsar
Secretariat
Anada Tiega came to the Climate Change Studio to talk about the important role wetlands have to
play in both climate change mitigation and adaptation. He spoke of the vital job they play as
carbon sinks and how the degradation of these ecosystems is releasing huge amounts of carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere.
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12:20
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Interview with Tasneem Essop, Head of low carbon frameworks at WWF’s Global Climate and
Energy Initiative
Tasneem Essop, Head of COP18 Delegation for WWF says she wants to see two things from Doha;
urgency and ambition. She says this year’s extreme weather events are a clear warning
sign of climate change’s impacts.
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12:40
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Interview with Eng. Arafa Radwan from the Qatar Sustainability Network
Arafa Radwan, a lecturer at the Ukrainian National Technical University talks to the Climate
Change Studio about using geoengineering methods to control the planet’s energy balance.
He suggests the use of screens that could be placed above cities, like Doha, which would allow
people to control the incoming sun radiation.
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12:40
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Interview with Taki Eddine Djeffal from the Arab Youth Climate Movement, Indy Act - The
league of Independent Activists
Taki Eddine Djeffa came to the Climate Change Studio to talk about the importance of having a
youth climate group in the Arab region. He explained how climate change will further exacerbate
other challenges the region is facing and will impact on Arab countries’ populations and
their economies.
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13:00
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Interview with Will McGoldrick Policy Manager of Climate Change at WWF-Australia
Will McGoldrick talks to the Climate Change Studio about the Australian government’s
target for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. He says that for WWF the target
of a 5% cut by 2020, on 1990 levels, is not enough but that the willingness of the government
to up this to 25% is an important signal.
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13:20
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Interview with Antal Wozniak from the Department of Media & Communication Studies at the
University of Mannheim
Antal Wozniak M.A. describes UN climate talks as global media events. He is here to analyse
the motivations behind the communications of different stakeholders, and the range of
approaches to communicating COP18.
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13:40
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Interview with Julius Ningu Director of Environment from the United Republic of Tanzania
Julius Ningu talks about what the Least Developed Countries and the African Group expect from
COP18. He says the unresolved issues of COP17 must be agreed in Doha.
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14:20
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Interview with Kitty Ehn from Nature Youth Sweden
Kitty Ehn from Nature Youth Sweden comes to the Climate Change Studio to call on the Swedish
delegation to live up to their reputation as a green country. She says the Swedish youth are
trying to create momentum and call on the country to increase their ambition in Doha.
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14:30
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Interview with Caroline Jonsson from Sustainable Markets Foundation
Caroline Jonsson from the Sustainable Markets Foundation comes to the Climate Change Studio to
talk about a new project she is undertaking creating a children’s book on climate
finance. The book ‘Fill the Fund’ will see a hero travel across the world and find
easy and fun ways to fill the Green Climate Fund.
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14:40
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Interview with Tim Gore, International Policy Advisor from OXFAM International
Tim Gore, Policy Advisor for Oxfam International tells the Climate Change Studio that developed
countries must put their cards on the table when it comes to finance. As the fast-start finance
period comes to an end he voices concern that there is currently no money pledged for 2013 and
warns that the amount of money offered could be going down, just as it should be going
up.
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15:00
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Interview with Georgia Schmitt Student from the School of Environmental Studies Education
Foundation
Georgia Schmitt from the School of Environmental Studies Education Foundation in Minnesota
talks to the Climate Change Studio about the importance of young people learning about the
international climate change negotiations and being empowered to make future decisions and
improve the process.
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15:30
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Interview with Ozuzu Promise from the Youth Delegation of Nigeria
Dr Ozuzu Promise from the Youth Delegation of Nigeria calls for young people to have a bigger
role in UNFCCC decision making on plans to protect the environment now. He describes how the
Conference of Youth provided his delegation with a platform to share their national projects
with the world, and discusses the challenges in communicating climate change in Nigeria.
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15:50
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Interview with Ansgar Kiene Director of the Africa Liaison Office from the World Future
Council
Ansgar Kiene talks about his work aimed at re-fitting Africa with renewable energy. He says
that the majority of African countries are facing an energy crisis which is leading to a loss
of productivity for manufacturers and is a major barrier to social development.
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16:10
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Interview with Kevin M. Schaefer Research Scientist from the University of Colorado at Boulder,
United Nations Environment Programme
Kevin Schaefer, Research Scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder warns about the
impact that melting permafrost could have on global climate change and calls for it to be
considered by countries as they work towards a new global treaty.
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16:30
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Interview with Obiodun Odunuga Youth Climate Advocate from HEDA Resource
Abiodun Odunuga, a youth climate advocate at HEDA Resource, describes his work raising
awareness on a local level to supplement governmental policy frameworks to tackle climate
change. He is working to make sure that sustainable development is not just talk, but is put
into practice, and to show youth and local people that their own simple actions are part of
the solution.
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16:50
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Interview with Nathalie Eddy Coordinator from the Global Gender and Climate
Alliance
Nathalie Eddy from the Global Gender Climate Alliance, talks about the importance of including
women in the climate change negotiations. She talks about the success there has been in getting
women included in the UNFCCC negotiating language over the past four years.
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17:20
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Interview with Carlos Eugenio Vargas Producer Representative from Latin America
from Fairtrade International
Carlos Eugenio Vargas represents small scale producers from Latin America for Fairtrade
International, and he is bringing the stories of how climate change is affecting them to the
UNFCCC. While farmers in Latin America are establishing their own strategies to deal with
climate change, he affirms that they need help, and this is why he is here to bring their story
to the UN.
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17:40
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Interview with Richard J. T. Klein from the Stockholm Environment Institute
Professor Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute talks
about the importance of keeping the adaptation talks going under the UNFCCC. He says the
science community has been saying for a long time that adaptation deserves equal focus at the
talks as mitigation.
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18:00
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Interview with Gonzalo T. Oviedo Senior Adviser, Social Policy of IUCN, International
Union for Conservation of Nature
Gonzalo Oviedo talks about the links between climate change and traditional communities. He
says traditional people all over the world have already been adapting to environmental
changes.
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