9 DECEMBER 2013
Last month, more than 10,000 negotiators from 189 countries attended the latest UN climate change conference, known as the 19th Conference of the Parties, or COP-19, this year held in Warsaw. To many, COP-19 fell frustratingly short of its already low expectations: there were no significant new agreements and 132 developing countries along with many major non-government groups staged a walkout in protest. However, it was notable for several signs of continued progress in bringing women’s voices to the negotiating table.
Read more at New Security Beat: http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2013/12/cop-19-gender-gaining-ground-climate-change-negotiations/#.UqYPG9IW3e4