One of Canada’s priorities for COP23, the latest series of United Nations global meetings on climate change, was to see through the successful operationalization of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples platform (LCIP platform). Canada’s aim was to advance the participation of Indigenous Peoples in United Nations climate change processes. Given the COP23 decision on […]
A connection made at BCCIC turned into a beautiful moment in Morogoro, Tanzania. Linda Ryder and Lonny Chen instantly connected at 2016’s BCCIC AGM through their love of Tanzania and the Kiswahili language. One year later, they met again when Linda’s Team Tanzania 2017 from For the Love of Africa (FTLOA) Society visited Lonny’s Morogoro […]
“So… what exactly do you do at COP?” I can’t recall how many times people have asked me this question. As a two-time NGO observer to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, I have always answered “to observe, obviously” to these questions. But is it really that simple? Society is generally thought of as having […]
My name is Joelle Moses. I am a university student, who was humbled with the opportunity to attend COP23, on the BC Council for International Co-operation’s Youth Delegation. COP, or ‘Conference of Parties,’ is an annual meeting where world leaders gather to progress climate action under the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. One of […]
Keila is a Marine Biology student at the University of British Columbia, and was a youth delegate to COP23 with the BC Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) The planet is getting warmer, and will continue to do so indefinitely. Within the United Nations climate change discussions, world leaders, scientific experts, industry stakeholders, and civil […]
With any serious discussion of the current civil-society landscape, it doesn’t take long for the sentiments of ‘collaboration’ or ‘breaking out of organizational silos’ to be expressed. There is no shortage of reports or surveys to articulate why such a shift in the status-quo is so desperately needed, but if you push the conversation a […]
Overview COP23, the 23rd Conference of Parties, is this year’s installment of global climate change negotiations hosted by Fiji in Bonn, Germany. Countries from all over the world sent delegations to Germany where, over the course of two weeks, countries took part in important global discussions. One of the aims of COP23 was to develop […]
November 24, 2017 – We are happy to share that Global Affairs Canada has just launched a Call for Proposals – 2017 Call for Preliminary Proposals – Development Impact Window – Canadian Small and Medium Organizations (SMO) for Impact and Innovation. This is part of the $100M SMO Fund that Minister Bibeau announced on May 9, 2017. This is […]
Canada claimed many victories this month at the United Nations’ annual climate change conference in Bonn, Germany. They led the push for the development of both a Gender Action Plan and an Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Platform to support the contribution of some of the most climate-impacted groups to the negotiations. They, along with Mexico, joined […]
2016-17 was an exceptionally busy and productive year at BCCIC. Our membership, public reach and regional collaboration grew in a year that saw several key accomplishments and exciting developments. Our sincere thanks to our members, dedicated staff, volunteers and funders. Our achievements in the past year would not be possible without you. Together, we are increasing […]
An overview of results and key recommendations from BCCIC’s 31 community Sustainable Development Goal roundtables
In Where Canada Stands, BCCIC evaluates Canada’s progress on the seven UN Sustainable Development Goals under review at the 2017 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). Although Canada is not submitting a Voluntary National Review (VNR) this year, the report provides a civil society perspective on how Canada is doing, how we can improve, and where we […]
Transforming Our World : Canadian Perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals Published by the Canadian Council for International Cooperation To Download
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