As hosts of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Durban, South Africa will be welcoming the world to an ‘African COP’ or the 17th Conference of the Parties. In stark contrast to their counterparts in the developed world, who have assumed a more pessimistic view of what can be achieved in determining the future of the climate change regime, Africa’s negotiators have looked towards supporting expectations that ‘Durban should deliver for Africa’. Read More…