Throughout the conference, IUCN's delegation will be giving the inside view on what's happening - their thoughts on progress (or lack of), and an insight into the key issues at stake. Check here for daily blogs from the experts.
Copenhagen diary
Insider's view
Copenhagen Day 12 - what's the deal?
A sleepless night waiting for the sun on the horizon of the Copenhagen Climate change summit, by Ninni Ikkala, IUCN Climate Change Coordinator. …
21 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 11 - keep the alliance with civil society
IUCN's President Ashok Khosla reflects on the strain COP15 brought to the historical alliance between the UN and civil society and calls for a dignified collaboration. …
17 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 10 - cold days in the snow
Olivier Tyack, coordinator of IUCN's Islands Initiative, joined us in COP15 to support a side event chaired by IUCN on where high level partners made commitments in favour of ecosystem based adaptation. …
16 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 9 - we are all in it together
Julia Marton Lefèvre, Director General of IUCN, was in the most famous queue in Europe with thousands of diplomats and activists in the cold Copenhagen winter. She describes a cheerful and motivated crowd, both inside and outside the conference center. …
15 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 8 - Time to agree
On the first day of week 2 of the climate negotiations, IUCN's Deputy Director Bill Jackson expresses hope that the solutions to climate change will be as forceful as the problems. …
14 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 5 - Women agents of change
IUCN's Senior Gender Adviser, Lorena Aguilar, explains the importance of women as actors in the climate debate. …
12 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 4 - it's a serious game
The Head of IUCN's Water Programme Mark Smith got a naked greeting upon his arrival at COP15, but it's much more than fun and games inside, he explains. …
10 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 3 - a forest of negotiations
IUCN's Senior forest expert Carole Saint-Laurent takes a little time to sit back and reflect in the buzzing conference center, and gives us food for thought. …
09 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 2: life at IUCN's booth
The man behind all the logistics for IUCN's delegation, from telephones to documents, and keeper of our information booth in Copenhagen Lorenzo Guadagno, has his own personal experience of COP 15 so far. Read his feelings as the face of IUCN in the exhibition hall. …
08 Dec 2009 | News story
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Copenhagen Day 1: The start of the end?
On the first day of the climate conference, Neville Ash, Head of IUCN's Ecosystem Management Programme, describes the atmosphere ahead of the talks. …
07 Dec 2009 | News story
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