I did quite a few fun things today, but the one I was most excited for was the Inauguration of the Climate Action Hub, mainly because the person who impacted me most at COP-23, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, was speaking along with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ibrahim is an Indigenous Leader and was instrumental in the establishment of the Indigenous Peoples platform at the last COP, and I really enjoyed listening to her viewpoints. Unfortunately, this event was a lot of fan fair for Arnold and was packed, so it was hard to hear any wisdom Ibrahim had to share. The differences in view points betweenSchwarzenegger’s privileged CA life (he talked about converting his 4 hummers to electric) and Ibrahim’s work with women in Indigenous communities was stark and it seemed like the event was a bit more focused on the former. I was a bit disappointed because I think that Ibrahim has a lot to share, but I am hopeful I’ll get to hear more from her as the COP goes on.
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Chris, if you see events in the second week where Ibrahim is appearing–or where other Indigenous leaders you know will be active–please let me know. I would love to follow this work also.
I will for sure Betsy!
It is interesting to read the observations of all of you. Whilst Arnold Schwarzenegger and David Attenborough was mentioned in the BBC News, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim was not. I am looking forward for more of your observations and I hope our local media in the UK will be able to catch up with your information.
Thanks for the reports, Chris – the COP is filled with things like this, where there is interesting stuff that just doesn’t get much attention. I appreciate having you and the students there to fill us in on some of it.