By Isabella Childs Michael ’25, Anthropology On Day 2 of COP29, I walked into the Special Event Room called Buta to attend a panel called “Climate change: an opportunity to strengthen the resilience of transboundary river basins” advertised as being in English. The first speaker introduced the panel, but as the next began, I realized …
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By Isabella Childs Michael ’25, Anthropology Walking through the UNFCCC exhibits on Day 2 felt like stepping into a college residential building at the start of the school year, with all the rooms exposed. Rows of identical booths, many waiting to be personalized, laid before me. Each exhibit was furnished with two chairs, a table, …
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