A Different Kind of Climate Summit

 
                                                                                                                     Photo by Jeff Conant

After the Copenhagen climate talks ended without an agreement - and with developing nations complaining of being shut out of back room negotiations by some of the biggest polluters - it was clear that new tactics were needed for the global fight against climate change.

It was with that in mind that the government of Bolivia invited "social movements and Mother Earth's defenders...scientists, academics, lawyers and governments" to gather in Cochabamba, Bolivia for the World Peoples' Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.

You can read more about the outcomes of the gathering by following the links below:

• Naomi Klein's report on the conference and its outcomes in the Nation Magazine
• Other Worlds member Jeff Conant's blog from Cochabamba on Climate Connections
• The official conference blog.