COP20 Fellowship Application

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The Basics

Tell us your name? *

What is your email *

When were you born? *

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What is your country of citizenship? *

Where do you live? *

Also, please let us know if you plan to move in the next year.

What is your first language? *

What other languages can you speak, read and write in?

Writing Experience

Now we want to hear about some of your past writing experience

Do you have a blog? *

If you do, please copy the link

Have you ever writen regularly for a media organisation, NGO, company etc

Please tell us who, and what you wrote (100 words or less)

Have you ever published an article about climate change, politics or the environment?

If you have a good article that is published online, please copy the link here. But please only send one...so copy in your best

What online news sources do you like to read often? *

Tell us about your favourite blog / news source / magazine. (100 words or less)

What is the best way to use media to influence policy in your country? *

What do you see working? If you have any personal experience, please share it below. (200 words or less)

Social Media

We believe Social Media is important, so if you are active online, now is your chance to tell us

Which online social media tools and networks do you use? *

Please share links to your social pages: facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin, etc.

Have any of your social media posts gone viral?

If so, please tell us about it below. (100 words or less)

Climate Change

The Adopt a Negotiator team does a lot of its work in and around the UN climate negotiations, so if you have any experience, now is the time to tell us. This is the meatiest section of the application... take a deep breath... get ready to impress us with your experience and knowledge and understanding.

*This is the age of Twitter and texts - we encourage you to follow the old writing adage, 'less is more'

Have you attended the UN climate negotiations in the past? *

If so, when and with which delegation?

What roles does your country play in the UNFCCC? *

We'd like to learn more about your understanding of the roles your country plays in the climate fight internationally. Does it negotiate as part of a bloc? Is it a leader? a spoiler? complicated? (100 words or less)

Do you have other relevant experience with international or environmental negotiations? *

Have you attended other conferences or done relevant academic or professional coursework? (100 words or less)

Tell us what national solutions to climate change you think are most important right now. *

Is your country working on a climate mitigation or adaptation plan? Removing fossil fuel subsidies? Clean energy access? Let us know what actions your country most needs to take. (200 words or less)

What are the climate-related issues that connect with people in your country? *

Tell us about what people are concerned about in your country? Is it health? Food security? Conservation? perhaps something else? What issues pique public interest. (200 words or less)

Are you involved in the climate movement in your country? *

If so, tell us how. (200 words or less)

Why do you care about climate change? *

Tell us a little about your interest in climate change. Be honest, and if possible, be original. (100 words or less)

What is the most important change you can make? *

Right now the climate movement is growing around the world, but there's a significant gap between our efforts the action needed to address the climate challenge. What do you think is the most important change that you can make to close that gap in your country? (250 words or less)

Work

Being a Fellow is hard work. So we need to know if you're ready for it

Have you ever worked in a team *

Tell us about one experience where you worked well in a team to overcome a challenge. (200 words or less)

Have you ever worked independantly *

Tell us about one experience where you worked well independantly to get a job done. (100 words or less)

Creativity

To communicate climate change...we need to get creative sometimes. So we need to know you can be creative too

What can you bring to the team, that no-one else can? *

What is your best skill that is totally unique, but can really help us communicate the importance of climate change to the world (100 words or less)

Are you creative? *

Tell us about one creative moment in your life where you made something, or made something happen. (100 words or less)

If you were stranded on a deserted island, what 3 things would you bring? *

Tell us what you would bring, and why? (200 words or less)

Write a better headline! *

Have a look at this news story on camels (http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/2014/04/camels-are-frugal-methane-emitters/). We don't like the title. Do you think you can come up with a better one? Write a new headline for the story here

Almost Finished

just one final thing...remember to save the form answers before you get to here

Would you like to receive updates about training and future opportunities from Adopt a Negotiator? *

Would you like to receive a weekly email brief on what's happening in the global climate movement? *

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