Ecuadorians were given a chance to vote to stop oil extraction in a national park and a comfortable majority said NO to said oil extraction. Cheers to you, Ecuadorians! #environmentaldemocracy apnews.com/article/amazon…

The transformation we need to face climate change is disruptive. We need to focus on inclusion and equity to increase ambition rather than resistance to change. My new blog on why our planet depends on democracy and climate action coming together: wfd.org/commentary/our…

How are democracies managing climate risk? IPCC Group III Co-Chair Diana Urge-Vorsatz draws attention to pnas paper exploring catastrophic climate scenarios, a timely message as scientific evidence suggest so-called "high-impact, low-probability events" may not be so wholly improbable

Whether or not you are attending COP28, this will bring you up to speed:

When the #COP28 dust settles, delivering the soon-to-be-adopted Global Goal on Adaptation effectively will require rolling out ambitious adaptation planning & programming underpinned by democratic practices - this is why: