COP 28: The Climate Conference in Dubai
Caroline Mair-Toby talks about COP 28 and the discussions to avert the global climate crisis. Photos courtesy Caroline Mair-Toby Caroline Mair-Toby first attended the COP (the UN Climate Change Conference held annually since 1995) as part of the London-based Legal Response International team in 2011 on behalf of Small Island Developing States. She has been part of the Trinidad and Tobago delegation as legal advisor and negotiator; and expresses relief that the Loss and Damage negotiations were finally operationalized and funded at the recent COP 28. She chose to visit civil society and indigenous peoples’ gatherings in the 2023 meetings. It was, she reports, the most organized COP ever, on a beautifully laid out site extending over many acres, requiring “Carnival level walking.” COP 28 was staged in Dubai from November 30 to December 13, 2023. Mair-Toby is a lawyer for over 14 years, and has more than a decade of experience and research in climate diplomacy a...