Dispatch 1: Alone at COP17—My First Hours in Yerevan
By Alison Mize, ESA Director of Public Affairs I arrived in Yerevan, Armenia, a few days early for the High-Level Policy Segment of COP17, expecting crowds of delegates and a buzzing conference atmosphere. Instead, I found myself in a surprisingly quiet city, accompanied mostly by journalists, security personnel, and the anticipation of a global gathering that had not yet fully…