COP 21 and ‘The Paris Agreement’: The Promise of a Legally Binding Agreement on Climate Change

 

Lena Dominelli attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) or COP21 meeting in Paris, France, representing social work for the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW).  COP21 ran from 30 November to 12 December 2015 and had 196 countries attending the proceedings.  Lena also organised a side-event on the role of social work in climate change situations for the meeting.  This took place at Le Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) on 1 December 2015.  More details click here: COP 21 and The Paris Agreement Report LD 2 pdf amendment