Opening of the United Nations Climate Change talks in Bonn

Inspirational banners, music, drums and polar bears welcomed delegates to the thirtieth sessions of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies – SBSTA and SBI, sixth session of the AWG-LCA and the eighth session of the AWG-KP this morning at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn. Delegates in Bonn will be hammering out the draft text for the Conference of Parties (COP 15) in Copenhagen in December, 2009.

This important meeting will see an unprecedented level of youth engagement for an intercessional. Following on the successful participation at Bonn I, the international youth have descended on Bonn. Action factories, negotiator trackers, 350.org, a day of action and regular actions throughout the conference will remind the delegates that we are watching.

See more images from the first day in Bonn here. (©Robert van Waarden)

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Robert vanWaarden is a professional freelance photographer that travels the world, camera in hand, focusing on the international youth climate movement. He has spent the last two years focusing on the social movements enacting change and the geographical effects of a changing climate. His work has appeared in major national and international magazines and outlets including National Geographic Traveler, CNN and Canadian Geographic. VanWaarden believes in the power of photography to make a difference. He believes that he can help shift the world towards a more sustainable existence.

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