The COP 16 talks in Cancún have been quietly proceeding with none of the busy fanfare of that seen in Copenhagen last year. There have been a number of concerns about the talks in Cancún, including the lack of participation from the world’s poor.
According to UN reports, it is the poor who are bearing the brunt of climate change. Failure to reach any type of meaningful agreement will consequently relegate the poorest of the world’s population to a ‘future of dimished opportunity’. Climate change shocks significantly impact upon the 2.6 billion people who live on less than US$2 a day, resulting in an overwhelming decrease in human development.
A man walks through drought stricken land in the village of Chumvi Yare near Gambella , Isiolo District in Northern Kenya. When this photo was taken last September, the area had already been through three years of drought.
After nearly two weeks of snail paced negotiations in Copenhagen, ActionAid decided that enough was enough. We decided it was time for our 
