Nisreen Elsaim, a Sudanese climate activist and Chair of the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change, is a member of the secretary-general’s youth advisory group on climate change.
Author: Jimena Leiva Roesch
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Climate change has taken a back seat in the political economy discourse and much of the momentum towards reversing climate change’s effects has slowed, or reversed.
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Five years into the implementation of the agenda and the SDGs, many policymakers agree that momentum towards achieving the agenda’s goals is slowing down.
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In the current context, what we can expect from HLPF 2019 is not as much as we would like.
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Importantly, the Guatemalan justice process appears to have the full backing of the UN and members of the international community.
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United Nations Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim discusses connections between environmental management and peace and security.
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As a result of entrenched corruption, on top of weak tax bases, Guatemala has not been able to develop its social services.
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Migration and asylum claims are often discussed behind closed doors and related policies are considered strictly internal issues.
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Guatemala Attorney General Thelma Aldana discusses the political transition in Guatemala following last year’s uncovering of a vast criminal network, which extended to the president and vice president.
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Economic arguments against the necessary carbon-free revolution make increasingly less sense when politics are taken out of the equation.
