A fost publicată lista preliminară a evenimentelor şi expoziţiilor ce vor avea loc în perioada 7 -18 decembrie 2009.
Monday, 07 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Third World Network (TWN)
Ms. Yvonne Miller Berlie
ymiller@twngeneva.ch
+41 22 9083550 What Copenhagen talks must deliver from a climate justice perspective
The session will focus on key demands from civil society and selected developing countries on elements of a fair and just outcome of the negotiations.
Monday, 07 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Denmark
Mr. Morten Holm Ostergaard
mho@stm.dk
+45 4 803684 Delivering the message
The side event gives civil society and opportunity to present their conclusions and recommendations for the COP-presidency, delegates and the press.
Monday, 07 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. James Grabert
jgrabert@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151413 Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee: question and answer session
The Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee will explain its work programme and the progress made so far, and answer questions from the audience.
Monday, 07 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Dominique Revet
drevet@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151334 Latest Second National Communications submitted by non-Annex I Parties
Presentation of the latest Second National Communications submitted by non-Annex I Parties.
Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Ms. Jane Hupe
jhupe@icao.int
+1 514 9546363 Side event on international bunker fuels by ICAO and IMO
A panel will analyse how aviation and shipping may be regulated in the post-2012 regime. ICAO will focus on its High-level Meeting and Programme of Action on international aviation and climate change. IMO on its agreed technical and operational measures and its plans for a market-based instrument.
Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Brazil
Mr. Andre Correa do Lago
alago@mre.gov.br
+55 61 34118608 The contribution of biofuels to climate change mitigation
Biofuels as a low carbon renewable alternative for the reduction of GHG emissions in the transport sector, as well as for electricity, cooking and heating. Creation of an international market for biofuels, taking into account the three pillars of sustainability of the global production and use of biofuels.
Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Ms. Renate Christ
ipcc-sec@wmo.int
+41 22 7308254 IPCC information and activities and their relevance for the UNFCCC process
Highlights of IPCC AR4; update on the currently prepared Special Reports on renewable energy sources and on extreme events; and outlook towards AR5.
Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Andrew Howard
ahoward@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151617 CDM and JI efficiency: strengthening the UNFCCC secretariat’s support
Results and recommendations from an external review of the UNFCCC secretariat’s support to the operation of the CDM and JI.
Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Mr. Alvin Lin
linminche@gmail.com
+86 135 11013147 China and the world: Solving climate change through practical, on-the-ground collaboration
China is seeking a lower-carbon development path through greater energy efficiency, development of renewable/low-carbon energy, and improved energy/environmental governance. Top US and Chinese experts analyze Chinaâs progress to date, challenges ahead, and the most important on-the-ground solutions.
Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Sweden
Ms. Carly Jonsson
carly.jonsson@foreign.ministry.se
+46 8 4051364 Lessons learned from existing global climate financing mechanism
Dialogue on experiences and lessons learned from existing global financing mechanisms for climate change activities in developing countries, including experiences with IFIs and other global initiatives.
Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr Climate Action Network International (CAN International)
Mr. David Turnbull
dturnbull@climatenetwork.org
+1 202 3163499 Stronger Southern Voice
Southern capacity building and participation towards COP15 and beyond: Key actors share their experiences and discuss the need for coordinated action for continued support and engagement in the following year.
Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Singapore
Ms. Felicia Shaw
felicia_shaw@mti.gov.sg
+65 9 6703331 Global alternative energy potential
A discussion of global alternative energy potential, its inhomogeneous distribution across regions, and the implications for energy development.
Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
Ms. Ana Maria Kleymeyer
amkleymeyer@ictsd.ch
+41 22 9178746 Trade liberalisation and its role in technology diffusion: A look at the renewable energy, buildings
Will consider tradeâs role in diffusion of climate-friendly goods and technologies; presents a new Technology Mapping Study and research on market-drivers for climate-friendly technologies in three sectors; and looks at enabling environments for those drivers, particularly in developing countries.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Ms. Kay Merce
kmerce@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151507 CDM Executive Board: question and answer session
The Executive Board of the CDM will report on its activities and answer questions from the audience.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)
Mr. Gerd Tetzlaff
info@dkkv.org
+49 228 44601 Adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction. Two topics with similar content and goal?
DKKV (German National Platform for Disaster Reduction within ISDR) members from humanitarian, development, private sector and science will provide an insight how CC affects their mandate, how they integrate disaster risk reduction as adaptation strategy and what DRR can deliver to prevent failures.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Ms. Susanne Sheldon
slsheldon@gbif.org
+45 35 321470 GBIF â Building the global biodiversity informatics commons for climate change adaptation
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is a multi-lateral initiative mandated to build a global research infrastructure to facilitate access to biodiversity data to assist policy and implementing agencies in adaptation decision-making regarding biodiversity responses to climate change.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Global Forest Coalition (GFC)
Ms. Simone Lovera-Bilderbeek
simone.lovera@globalforestcoalition.org
+595 21 663654 REDD Realities: The gap between REDD Dreams and the real-life forest policies, taking into account t
The event will present the results of an independent monitoring project on REDD policy development in 9 different countries. It will also elaborate on the potential impacts of REDD-projects like genetically modified tree plantations-on Indigenous Peoples, local communities and biodiversity.
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08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
Mr. Mark Houdashelt
mhoudashelt@ccap.org
+202 350 8581 Developing Country Implementation Strategies and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
New results on Developing Country projects: mitigation strategies that can be undertaken by developing countries. Discuss what this means for NAMAs, mitigation in industrial and transportation sectors, and estimated needs for financial, technological and capacity-building assistance.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel United Kingdom
Mr. Aaron Gould
aaron.gould@decc.gsi.gov.uk
+44 300 685444 Beyond academic theory: practical steps to a high growth low carbon economy
Lord Stern-led informal discussion with international experts on the nexus of issues between finance and developing country action plans to identify measures that can be put in place now.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Greenpeace International (GPI)
Ms. Naomi Goodman
naomi.goodman@greenpeace.org
+31 20 7182143 How the Copenhagen Agreement must drive emissions to zero
A presentation with partners from state governments, industry, science and civil society.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 10:30—12:30
EU Pavilion Cyprus
Mr. Andreas Chrysostomou
ksjolin@hotmail.com
+357 258 48274 International shipping and climate change
International experts give a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of the worldâs international merchant fleet, its efficiency and carbon footprint, as well as the challenges faced by IMO in its efforts to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Kiribati
Mr. Betarim Rimon
betarimr@yahoo.com
+686 2 1183 Kiribati: Our road to Copenhagen
We are first in line to face irreversible climate change impacts. Hear how our islands will change in our childrens’ lifetimes and our plans to adapt. Learn from this practical experience. Join us and our partners in calling for a meaningful global response.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Tebtebba Foundation
Mr. Raymond de Chavez
raymond@tebtebba.org
+63 74 4447703 Indigenous peoples’ assessment of the current negotiations: Issues and ways forward in Copenhagen an
Indigenous peoples will share their assessment of the climate change negotiations and will discuss strategies beyond Copenhagen.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Mr. M.V.K. Sivakumar
msivakumar@wmo.int
+41 79 5148251 Observation, monitoring and prediction: Essential elements of climate knowledge
Reliable observation network and high quality data are prerequisite for understanding current and future climate variability and change.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Papua New Guinea
Ms. Gea Galluzzi
cdreddplus@gmail.com
+39 340 6999354 Partnership for capacity development for national GHG inventories in non-Annex 1 countries for REDD
Development of a new coordinated action for capacity building on REDD implementation in developing countries.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Council of European Energy Regulators** (CEER)
Ms. Ester Tucekova
ester.tucekova@ceer.eu
+32 2 7887339 Energy market regulation and climate change
Setting enforceable targets and devising coherent energy policies are matters for governments; but regulators can make a positive contribution on a number of regulatory and market issues.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
Ms. Junko Morizane
morizane@oecc.or.jp
+81 35 472014 Co-benefits of climate change and sustainable development in developing countries
The session focuses on methodological proposals for facilitating CDM in developing countries, esp LDCs, in achieving co-benefits of development & mitigation. How to plan and implement mitigation actions is presented based on int’l cooperative experiences including assessment of pollution control.
Tentative Agenda [130 kb]
Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Ms. Marie-Paule Lorka-Lavri
mlavri@unccd.int
+49 228 8152826 The role of land under the new climate change policy framework and UN-Land as one delivery tool
The approved UNCCD strategy calls for having terrestrial carbon in COP 15, due to the linkage between mitigation and adaptation to climate change & the realization of the overall objectives of the UNCCD to prevent and reverse land degradation, desertification and drought mitigation.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Bolivia
Sra. Carla Ledezma
carlaledezma@gmail.com
+591 2 2200206 The declaration of the Mother Earth Rightsâ and climate change
Climate change effects are showing that a normative legal system has no developed, at international level, to protect the rights of all natural beings including the planet itself. The event purpose is to discuss different proposals to elaborate a Universal Declaration of Mother Earth Rightsâ.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Mr. Stephen Mooney
smooney@stakeholderforum.org
+44 207 5806912 COP 15 and beyond: Bridging the water and climate change agenda
Water is central to development, but climate change is the spoiler: no matter how successful mitigation, people experience climate change through water. This joint event of GPPN and GWP will discuss how COP 15 can address the institutional arrangements for a global response from the water community.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Nepal
Mr. Bhola Bhattarai
bhola_fecofun@yahoo.com
+977 1 9851074770 Development of social & environmental standards for national REDD+ programs
Nepal in collaboration with CCBA, CARE and Ecuador will present a global initiative on social and environmental standards for REDD+ that aims to enhance the contribution of national REDD programs to rights, poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation while avoiding social or environmental harm.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Responding to Climate Change (RTCC)
Mr. James Ramsey
abp@entico.com
+44 20 77992222 Sustainable living or sustainable building
The side even will feature organisations, which actively develop technologies and materials promoting sustainable living or construction.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus International Maritime Emission Reduction Scheme* (IMERS)
Mr. Andre Stochniol
andre@imers.org
+44 7809 764894 Equitable Financing and Emission Reduction Mechanism for International Transport
Sealing the deal: politically acceptable levies on emissions from international aviation and maritime transport, simultaneously reducing their emissions. Applied worldwide, effectively to developed countries, collected centrally, raising $10bn+ annually for climate adaptation, REDD+ and technology.
Proposal: Innovative Financing through IMERS [78 kb]
Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Wetlands International
Mr. Alex Kaat
alex.kaat@wetlands.org
+31 6 50601917 Wetland restoration for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Peatlands and mangrove forests contain and sequester high amounts of carbon. Both wetland types also reduce the impacts of climate change. In this event, Wetlands International and partners show the potential of restoring wetlands for both mitigation of and adaptation to climate change.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Climate Action Network – Europe (CAN – Europe)
Ms. Ulriikka Aarnio
ulriikka@climnet.org
+0 1050 3249452576 Developed country mitigation targets
European NGOs present an update and assessment of the mitigation targets of developed countries.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Kazakhstan
Mr. Tolebay Adilov
t_adilov@eco.gov.kz
+7 7172 740258 Kazakhstan in Kyoto and post-Kyoto
Kazakhstan in Kyoto and post-Kyoto
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Madagascar
Mr. Michel Omer Laivao
laivao2002@yahoo.fr
+261 33 1218700 Madagascar’s progress towards a national REDD system
The country is building the REDD national approach by harmonizing methods developed through projects. Stakeholders in the forest sector are leading the process to ensure engagement of other sectors. For permanency, efforts are ongoing to define distribution of benefits at the community level.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen European Climate Foundation* (ECF)
Mr. Samuel Flueckiger
samuel.fluckiger@europeanclimate.org
+32 2 8949305 Do the negotiation proposals match the analysis on needed financing and caps, are they comparable?
Focus on caps and financing requirements to bring us to a 450 ppm pathway, institutional options and comparing the level of proposed versus necessary effort across developed countries. Project Catalyst provides analytical support for stakeholders in the negotiations, and draws on over 150 experts.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel ECONEXUS
Ms. Helena Paul
h.paul@econexus.info
+44 207 4314357 Agriculture and climate change: a critical analysis of proposed solutions
Presentations will assess proposed solutions: biochar, GM crops, intensified livestock production, soils in carbon trading, through to agro-ecological farming systems based on enhancing beneficial biological interactions, maximising biodiversity and building on farmer knowledge.
Agriculture and climate change: Real problems, false solutions: final report for Copenhagen [408 kb]
the dangers of trying to include soil carbon sequestration in any Copenhagen agreement [61 kb]
Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg Amazon Institute of People and the Environment** (Imazon)
Sra. Brenda Brito do Carmo
brendabrito@imazon.org.br
+55 91 31824000 Making it happen: Monitoring forest emissions and governance to achieve REDD
How can we monitor forest carbon emissions and governance for REDD? We will present independent initiatives to quantify uncertainty of carbon emissions in Brazil and initial results of efforts to assess the situation and challenges of forest governance in Brazil and Indonesia.
GFI Framework of Indicators [823 kb]
Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr SustainUS
Mr. Kyle Gracey
kylegracey@sustainus.org
+1 814 6592405 Youth, forest protection and survival: Why forest protection and education is essential
Hear about youth-led forest protection and education efforts from around the world, and listen as international youth discuss how protecting intact forests under REDD can support a successful climate agreement.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Ms. Hannah Foerster
hannah@pik-potsdam.de
+49 331 2882606 Driving home solutions: transport emissions trading and regional adaptation information
The Potsdam Institute (PIK) introduces two of its solution-oriented projects: 1) CITIES on emission trading in the transport sector (with TU Berlin and BMW) and 2) the ci:grasp prototype – a support platform for global and regional adaptation (with GTZ).
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg Climate Law and Policy Project (CLPP)
Ms. Alyssa Johl
ajohl@climatelawpolicy.org
+1 510 4356892 Recognizing and protecting human rights within the Copenhagen agreement
Panel will assess whether climate policies of the US and other States comply with human rights law and explain how the Copenhagen agreement can recognize and protect human rights. Sponsors include: Republic of Seychelles, Climate Law & Policy Project, Earthjustice, and Many Strong Voices.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Service Civil International* (SCI)
Mr. Sebastien Duyck
duycks@gmail.com
+46 96440 4850793221 The role of education in relation to the climate crisis
This discussion will involve different actors of education for sustainable development and discuss the past and future contribution of education to behavioral changes, mitigation and adaptation. Event part of the Young and Future Generations Day.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Global Witness Limited
Mr. Davyth Stewart
davyth@gmail.com
+61 2 90291525 Monitoring REDD for climate compliance – an integrated approach
Global Witness presents IM-REDD – a system of independent monitoring to address governance. A comprehensive monitoring system will be needed to support MRV. But what should be monitored and how? And how can we secure “climate compliance”?
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Ms. Wendy Mann
wendy.Mann@fao.org
+39 6 57053842 Climate change and food security: unifying commitment and action in land-based sectors
Climate change, food security, poverty – key challenges that intersect in land-based sectors – cannot be addressed in isolation from each other. The World Summit on Food Security and UNFCCC COP-15 provide opportunities to promote solutions that manage synergies and trade-offs for multiple benefits.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel China
Mr. Hairan Gao
gao.hairan@ccchina.gov.cn
+86 10 68501567 Carbon equity in global efforts to combat climate change
This workshop intends to promote discussions on carbon equity, historical responsibilities and other important issues relating to climate change.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Kaveh Zahedi
kaveh.zahedi@unep.org
+33 6 82221155 One UN: Partnering with countries to build capacity and readiness for dealing with climate change
This side event will showcase a number of cross-UN capacity support initiatives in areas such as on technology, adaptation, REDD, information, and training and engage country representatives in assessing how these initiatives and tools can help build national capacity to deal with climate change.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Ms. Laurence Pollier
lpollier@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151505 Intergenerational Inquiry on Climate Solutions calls Yvo de Boer, Youth, Negotiators to testify
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, together with scientists, United Nations agencies, key negotiators and young people from around the world will testify before the second Intergenerational Inquiry on Climate Solutions.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu
koakutsu@iges.or.jp
+81 46 8553825 Low-Carbon Asia: Visions and actions
This session presents visions for sustainable low carbon development in Asia, and discuss how domestic actions (including Japanese âIsson-Ippinâ) and international institutions (including enhanced market mechanisms) can contribute to low carbon development in major Asian economies.
Flyer: Low Carbon Asia: Visions and Actions [1018 kb]
Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel European Space Agency (ESA)
Mr. Frank Martin Seifert
frank.martin.seifert@esa.int
+39 6 94180560 Global Monitoring of Essential Climate Variables (ECV)
The side event will inform on efforts at ESA and other space agencies responding to the needs of space based observation defined by GCOS with the ECVs. Observations from space provide unique information which greatly assists the successful understanding and management of climate change.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr Sustainable Markets Foundation – 350.org
Mr. Jeremy Osborn
jeremy@350.org
+1 802 5524067 350ppm: The need for bold mitigation targets and the change they will create
The science is in, and global civil society has spoken more loudly than ever before on climate to demand a global 350ppm emissions pathway. We present our case for the final hours of negotiation this year to bring our nations’ delegates into the global movement towards climate safety.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Mr. Friso de Jong
dejongf@ebrd.com
+44 20 73387808 Green Investment Schemes as a tool to leverage private capital.
This session discusses a variety of tools applied by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to involve the private sector: 1) The ‘real’ cost of GHG mitigation, based on research and analysis by McKinsey; 2) (Carbon) finance instruments, incl. development of Green Investment Schemes.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel Conservation International (CI)
Ms. Jennifer McCullough
jmccullough@conservation.org
+1 703 3412516 Making REDD work
NGOs present experiences in building preparedness for an international REDD mechanism, including case studies ranging from exploration of potential REDD activities to implementation of pilot projects and national-scale mechanisms and discussion of the international policy framework required for REDD.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Dan Turell Transport Research Foundation (TRF)
Mr. Holger Dalkmann
hdalkmann@trl.co.uk
+44 1344 770279 Copenhagen: bridging the gap with land transport
This event will present issues to be resolved to ensure that the Copenhagen Agreement will provide a renewed momentum for low carbon transport. Recommendations for the Agreement & 2010 onwards will be discussed by transport and climate change experts.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Ms. Monica Alessi
monica.alessi@ext.ceps.eu
+32 2 2293937 Post-2012 flexible mechanisms
This event aims at facilitating discussions on roles of flexible mechanisms in an emerging post-2012 framework. The types of flexible mechanisms on the agenda will include the future CDM (e.g. programmatic, sectoral), the future JI, sectoral crediting based on no-lose targets, and sectoral trading.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Danish 92 Group – Forum for Sustainable Development
Mr. Troels Dam Christensen
tdc@92grp.dk
+45 35 245090 The necessary climate action – in Denmark and internationally
Danish NGOs in the Danish 92 Group present their assessment of the Danish government’s action to solve the climate problem in Denmark and abroad, and present their own activities and viewpoints on how to strengthen the Danish and international climate effort.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr European Youth Forum (YFJ)
Ms. Julie Teng
julie.teng@youthforum.org
+32 2 2869426 Intergenerational equity
The concept of this event would be to discuss intergenerational solidarity in the frame of climate change, as it is a key arising concept. It will look at it through presentations from DG EAC of the EC, academics talking about intergenerational justice, as well as youth representatives.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Japan
Mr. Takahiro Hasegawa
takahiro_hasegawa@env.go.jp
+81 3 55218330 Japan’s efforts for international cooperation on climate change
Japan’s cooperation with developing countries on mitigation and adaptation as well as environmental science and technology cooperation between developed and developing countries.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Israel
Ms. Ronnie Cohen Ginat
ronyg@sviva.gov.il
+972 2 6553769 Adapting to Arid climate conditions – Updated research and development practices from Israel
Israel is renowned for expertise in afforestation and efficient wastewater reuse. Presentations will be given by experts on sequestration of CO2 by forests in arid lands; afforestation practices under arid conditions; and technologies for efficient reuse of effluents where water is in short supply.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr Mali
Mr. Konate Mama
konatmama29@gmail.com
+61 200 2232020515 Climate change and sustainable land management (gestion durable des terres, GDT)
Sustainable land management as a strategy of adaptation to climate change. New round of tehcnology needs assessments in the framework of Art. 4.5 of the UNFCCC and design of standardized baseline.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Maria Cristina Bueti
climate@itu.int
+41 22 730589 The effective use of ICTs and the IP system for mitigating climate change
ITU in partnership with WIPO will organize a side-event on “Mitigation: Using ICTs to reduce emissions in other Sectors” where top decision-makers from governments, international organizations and industry will share their views and solutions on how ICTs can help to adapt and mitigate.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Danish Chamber of Commerse**
Ms. Mette Vadstrup
mva@danskerhverv.dk
+45 41 250115 The service sector as a vital part of future climate solutions
Representing a major part of OECD value creation, the service sector is vital in creating and deploying sustainable business solutions. This event will engage service sector representatives in the challenges and benefits of innovative CO2 reduction, green IT, sustainable design, and global trends.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Massamba Thioye
mthioye@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151554 Energy efficiency under the CDM: Lessons learned, opportunities and challenges
Panel discussion comprising members of CDM Executive Board and its working groups/panels and project participants pioneering implementation of demand side energy efficiency projects. The discussions will focus on the progress made and challenges ahead.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Belarus
Mr. Alexandre Grebenkov
rv_irina@mail.ru
+375 17 2003972 Why can not Belarus assume more stringent post-Kyoto target or what did our side events argue for?
Total investment in GHG emissions abatement arrives at about 5% of GDP. It includes the state budget support for power generation, energy saving, renewable energy and LULUCF sector. The emissions are still tending upwards with annual increment of 3%. Ways of overcoming such situation are discussed.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Philippines
Ms. Linda Mamaradlo
PhCOP15@gmail.com
+632 1107 9262693 Adaptation to climate change – Integration into development planning
Multi-stakeholder involvement and international support for developing climate change adaptation strategies and mainstreaming adaptation into national and local development planning – first experiences and lessons learnt from country cases (The Philippines, Tunisia, Peru and Germany).
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Kenya
Mr. Richard Mwendandu
rj_mwendandu@yahoo.com
+254 20 27308 Agricultural mitigation and food security in Africa: Exploring requirements for action
Agricultural mitigation offers unique, sustainable development and adaptation benefits. Therefore, Africa urgently needs investment in carbon sequestration enhancing agricultural development. Government representatives and development partners are sharing experiences and outlining a future agenda.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus World Energy Council (WEC)
Ms. Theresa Hedberg
hedberg@worldenergy.org
+44 20 77345996 WEC Global Energy Policy Assessment
Energy policies must provide the right investment incentives; stimulus spending should be used to help prepare a clean energy future while addressing current short-term issues. It is essential that policies be designed to maintain investment momentum.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Ms. Annie Idanan
aidanan@adb.org
+63 2 6325779 Private sector solutions to climate change challenges in Asia and the Pacific
ADB and TERI will co-host a high level roundtable to discuss how best the private sector can be engaged to accomplish the goals of a post-2012 climate change agreement.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Senegal
Mme Madeleine Diouf Sarr
mad1@orange.sn
+221 77 5524432 CCDARE in Sub-Saharan Africa: Removing barriers and facilitating mainstreaming climate change adaptation
The CCDARE Programme provides short-term, targeted and flexible support to developing countries for integration of adaptation into development.It is implementing 25 national projects in 10 countries on awareness, curriculum development and development of national and sectorial adaptation plans.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Climate Alliance (Klima-Bündnis)
Mr. Andre Muno
a.muno@climatealliance.org
+49 69 71713911 Solutions for change: (how) local authorities are contributing to meet international climate targets
Local authorities are a main pillar in mitigating climate change. Climate Alliance presents the results of a new CO2 inventory system for cities and its results. A specific focus is given to the German National Climate Initiative, the new support of the federal administration for the local level.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Mr. Atiq Rahman
info@bcas.net
+88 2 8851237 Emerging Knowledge and Practices of Commubity Based Adaptation (CBA) from Developing Countries
The side event will focus on the emerging knowledge and practices of CBA from LDCs and developing countries. Based on three international conferences on CBA, the presentations will cover adaptation approach, practices and challenges for mainstreaming adaptation into development, poverty reduction and DRR.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen UNEP – Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Mr. Remco Fischer
remco.fischer@unep.ch
+41 22 9178685 Financing the battle – scaling up private sector investment through public mechanisms
Coping with climate change will require large amounts of private investment. While carbon markets play a role, more is needed: concepts to mobilise private through smart public funding are being designed by the global investment community. This side event will highlight promising ways forward.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
Mr. Vince Reardon
vince.reardon@reeep.org
+43 1 260263674 Accelerating low carbon energy development: REEEP successes in South/South and North/South cooperation
How do relatively small interventions have a major effect on the uptake of low carbon energy? In a joint event, SouthSouthNorth (SSN) and REEEP invite stakeholders from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific to share practical lessons in promoting clean development.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Christian Aid (CA)
Mr. Nelson Muffuh
nmuffuh@christian-aid.org
+44 207 5232383 Climate Justice from Copenhagen: Sharing the global effort adequately and equitably
Our event explores the essential elements of an agreement that effectively and fairly shares the effort of addressing the climate crisis in a principled manner. Experts, activists, and negotiators will set out the key parameters of such an outcome.
Adequacy and Fairness in the Outcome from Copenhagen [278 kb]
Friday,
11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Climate Action Network Australia (CANA)
Ms. Geraldine Kearney
g.woods@cana.net.au
+61 2 438465668 Pacific calling for human rights and climate justice
A powerful presentation, including traditional song and dance, which will evoke a conscientious global response to save the national identity, culture, and homelands of the citizens of these small island states.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg Green Belt Movement* (GBM)
Ms. Francesca de Gasparis
francesca@greenbeltmovement.org
+44 0 7957121668 Livelihoods, forests and climate with Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, GBM and partners
Leading experts discuss forest projects for mitigation and adaptation using rights-based approaches. Also addressed: forests, GHGs, agricultural expansion and impacts of livestock production. How to measure success as intensive unsustainable agriculture practices are expanding?
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Ms. Susan Riley
riley@iiasa.ac.at
+43 2236 807536 Toward a global climate deal: An integrated science and policy approach for real impact (IIASA and TERI)
We present short and mid-term emissions reduction targets consistent with avoiding dangerous climate change; how to achieve significant, equitable and verifiable emissions reductions from energy, LULUCF and REDD; how to finance mitigation and adaptation efforts and deal with deep uncertainties.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Ms. Anne-Marie Wilson
consultant.anne-marie.wilson@cbd.int
+1 514 2878718 Connecting Biodiversity and climate change mitigation and adaptation â report of the second ad hoc
Main themes include: the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, the role of biodiversity in climate change adaptation, the links between biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and climate change mitigation and ways and means to value biodiversity with regards to climate change responses.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Indonesia
Ms. Nur Masripatin
nurmasripatin@yahoo.co.id
+62 251 7521058 How to make Joint National-International Actions on REDD works : Experiences from Indonesia
The government of Indonesia will highlight early experience with REDD. The event will cover the development of national policy, monitoring system, demonstration activities implemented in cooperation with international partners including the Australian and The German Governments, and the TNC.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Mr. Christian Hofer
chofer@thegef.org
+1 202 4134185 Presentation of the Adaptation Fund Handbook and dialogue with the Adaptation Fund Board
Launch of new Adaptation Fund publications followed by a Q&A session by the Chair and Vice-chair of the Adaptation Fund Board. This side event will present key achievements in the development of the Adaptation Fund over the past year and discuss promising steps for the future.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel Joanneum Research (JR)
Mr. Andreas Tuerk
andreas.tuerk@joanneum.at
+43 31 687613 Developing carbon markets post 2012: New approaches and institutional options
This side event, in partnership with the Goldstandard Foundation, will examine key issues for the CDM reform (such monitoring sustainable, development, reaching LDCs and certifying Programmes of Activities ) and will discuss long term visions and institutional options for the global carbon market.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités (GERES)
Mme Raphaele Deau
r.deau@geres.eu
+855 12 887449 Climate vulnerabilities and adaptation: Himalayas, urban and rural plains in India and Nepal
The impacts of climate change for vulnerable communities across Himalayan-Ganga basin have fundamental implications for livelihoods. This session will bring together the results of research and pilot activities on impacts and adaptation from high altitude cold deserts to urban and rural plains.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society (CECOEDECON)
Mr. Sharad Joshi
cecoedecon@gmail.com
+91 141 2771488 Bringing agriculture in climate change negotiations
Agricultural adaptation and mitigation research, improved land use and natural resources management, improved risk management et cetera demand policy and institutional support at national and multilateral for a. Copenhagen talks can be defining moment to put agriculture first on the negotiation.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)
Mr. Diego Escobar
diego@coica.org.ec
+593 23 226744 REDD and the Amazon’s Forest Guardians: Indigenous Peoples from Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia engage
The Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA),with the national indigenous organizations, the Forum on Readiness for REDD, and the Woods Hole Research Center held national-level REDD workshops. Participants present outcomes and next steps.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Ms. Christina Lakatos
c.lakatos@cgiar.org
+1 202 8625699 Synergies between agricultural mitigation and adaptation to climate change: East African experience
Adaptive capacity for African farmers is low due to dependence on rainfed agriculture and poverty. Policymakers and researchers from Ethiopia and Kenya will discuss adaptation strategies sought and the potential for incorporating mitigation in agriculture into climate negotiations.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Environnement et Developpement du Tiers-Monde (ENDA-TM)
Mr. Jean-Philippe Thomas
enda.jp.thomas@gmail.com
+221 33 8222496 Building sustainable community partnerships for adaptation in Africa
ENDA presents examples of community adaptation to climate change, self-sustaining community organisations and work promoting ownership and partnership with networks of community organisations, local decision makers and researchers. New research and findings – supported by Oxfam and Lead francophonie.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
Ms. Fiona Carroll
fiona.carroll@metoffice.gov.uk
+44 1392 884240 Climate threats-climate solutions: a scientific assessment
The Met Office Hadley Centre has new information on several aspects of dangerous climate change, each of which could lead to severe impacts on human kind. Different approaches to avoiding these changes, including multi gas emission reduction and geo-engineering, will be discussed.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Commission des forets d’Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC)
Mr. Rene Siwe
rene.siwe@gaf.de
+49 89 121528856 REDD in the Congo Basin Sub-region: Opportunities and challenges
The side event presents experiences of REDD initiatives and activities in the Congo Basin sub-region. The progress made and the challenges in the assessment of activity data and emission factors, as well as institutional arrangements.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT)
Mr. Taiki Kuroda
kuroda@icett.or.jp
+81 59 3293500 Accelerating cooperation and financing for climate technology: Innovative programs and experiences
CTI, ECN, NREL, and Ecologic Institute will showcase lessons learned and opportunities for enhancing international technology cooperation, financing, and deployment of low carbon technology in developing countries.
CTI Side Event Programme [55 kb]
Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Mr. Thomas Tanner
t.tanner@ids.ac.uk
+44 1273 915766 From knowledge to action: Knowledge sharing to support implementation of the Nairobi Work Programme
Platforms, portals and networks to share knowledge on vulnerability, impacts and adaptation are emerging globally. Members of the implementation, research and international policy communities will discuss how knowledge sharing should support a successful implementation of the Nairobi Work Programme.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Mr. Tim Cronin
t.cronin@cgiar.org
+62 251 8622622 REDD in the real world: Lessons from global research
As REDD moves from negotiation to implementation, CIFOR and GOFC-GOLD will present science-based technical guidance and recommendations for carbon measuring and monitoring, financing, rights and tenure and other key issues for making REDD efficient, effective and equitable.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Bhutan
Mr. Yeshey Penjor
ypenjor@nec.gov.bt
+975 2 323384 Expanding Gross National Happiness through CDM project in Kingdom of Bhutan
This event introduces how CDM can increase Gross National Happiness. The planned rural electrification project will benefit the community by achieving energy security in rural areas. Climate-friendly project can expand Global Happiness and, in turn, National Happiness when CDM is applied.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
Mr. Michael Lund
mlu@bimco.org
+45 23 410665 Climate change â Contribution by the shipping industry in combating climate change
The shipping industry is enthusiastic in wishing to respond on environmental, political and economic imperatives to continue mitigating its impact on climate changes. ICS and BIMCO will review the current situation and future technological solutions including the Green Ship of the Future Project.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Tajikistan
Mr. Viktor Novikov
vic.novikov@gmail.com
+992 372 215351 Popular report on climate change issues in Central Asia
Presentation and panel discussion of the main challenges and opportunities to address the problem of climate change in Central Asia.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Mr. Eduardo Mansur
mansur@itto.or.jp
+81 45 2231110 ITTO, IUFRO and INTERCOOPERATION event on forests, livelihoods and climate change
This joint event of three partner organizations focuses on ongoing and new activities to promote social, economic and environmental benefits of forests that contribute to sustainable livelihoods in the framework of climate change mitigation, adaptation and ecosystem restoration.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI)
Ms. Karoline Rogge
karoline.rogge@isi.fraunhofer.de
+49 721 6809126 A policy matter: Innovation strategies of the power sector or 100% renewable energy for cities
How does climate policy contribute to R&D and diffusion of low-carbon electricity production technologies? What policies are needed for a transition to 100% renewable energy for cities? A shared event of HafenCity University Hamburg, Arup/UN-HABITAT and ETH Zurich/Fraunhofer ISI.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel TEARFUND
Ms. Sara Shaw
sara.shaw@tearfund.org
+44 208 9437944 Building climate resilience for the most vulnerable
Climate change responses are essential at local and national levels. Tearfund and World Vision will demonstrate participatory approaches to assess risk, highlight challenges and develop appropriate local adaptation and mitigation. responses. The risk & adaptation assessment tool CEDRA will be explained
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Mr. Paul Counet
paul.counet@eumetsat.int
+49 171 9735443 Satellite Observations Contributing to Global Earth System Monitoring
Illustrative CEOS activities on Greenhouse Gases and Forest Carbon Monitoring. The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) presents current satellite activities to meet UNFCCC objectives. CEOS implements the satellite observing component of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
CEOS statement to COP-15 [100 kb]
CEOS contribution to Climate Change Science and Applications [186 kb]
Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Project Developer Forum Ltd.** (PD-Forum)
Ms. Alina Averchenkova
alina.averchenkova@firstclimate.com
+41 44 2982885 Realities of CDM as we enter into the year 2010
Representatives from the PD-Forum, DOE Forum and potentially DNA Forum and EB and/or Secretariat will offer practitioner’s perspectives on the lessons learnt in the CDM to date and how they apply for the design of post-2012 framework.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Commonwealth Secretariat
Mr. Graham Banton
g.banton@commonwealth.int
+44 207 7476264 The Commonwealth, climate change and cooperation.
Following on from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November, the event will explore emerging issues and priorities alongside showcasing work undertaken in response to the Lake Victoria Plan of Action on Climate Change.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr CarbonFix e.V.
Ms. Kate Shippam
k.shippam@carbonfix.info
+49 711 49039902 The future of forestation projects â what are the benefits if the US standards merge with Kyoto?
The event presents the results of the ‘Comparison of Forest Carbon Standards 2009’ which compares the most relevant A/R carbon standards. Furthermore, we will look at which standards could potentially merge onto the US compliance market and how this could increase the success of the Kyoto mechanism.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg Institut des sciences et technologies de Paris** (ParisTech)
Mme Nadia Maizi
nadia.maizi@mines-paristech.fr
+427 6904 3349715707 Beyond the financial crisis: Regional energy policy and global carbon constraints
The national implications of ParisTech energy and technology scenarios for meeting global and regional 2050 mitigation targets will be discussed by experts from Brazil, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia considering the current financial crisis.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Lund University
Ms. Karin Backstrand
karin.backstrand@svet.lu.se
+46 46 2224763 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). New Research Directions on Politics, Promises and Pitfalls of CCS
What are the policy challenges, risks and benefits of deploying CCS as a climate mitigation option? A global consortium of researchers funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research presents key results that provide an independent scientific assessment of the politics of CCS.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Gaia Association** (GAIA)
Mr. Milkyas Debebe
milkyasd@gmail.com
+25 1 911618043 The climate and health benefits of cleaner fuels and cooking stoves in developing countries.
This event reviews the climate and health impacts of black carbon emissions due to household cooking with biomass. Experts from Gaia(Ethiopia), WHO, TERI (India), and Stockholm University (Sweden) will show the significant potential for climate and health benefits through cleaner fuels and stoves.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Council for Science (ICSU)
Ms. Rohini Rao
rohini@icsu.org
+33 1 45250329 Science, society, and adaptation
Adaptation to climate change requires new policies and new science to support them. IGBP and IHDP together with ICSU, ISSC, and the UNU present new insights regarding food security, land use, sea level rise, and ocean acidification at this side event.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom** (WILPF)
Ms. Susi Snyder
susi.snyder@wilpf.ch
+41 22 9197080 False promises of nuclear energy
WILPF, WECF, WISE, IFG, Ecodefense, Sortir du nucleaire, NIRS, Greenpeace and the Environmental Institute of Munich are collaborating on unmasking the true face of nuclear energy and present a proposal, supported by citizens from all over the world, for a nuclear-free post-Kyoto regime.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg International Biochar Initiative** (IBI)
Ms. Debbie Reed
dcdebbiereed@yahoo.com
+1 202 7014298 Biochar: Climate mitigation and adaptation with food and energy security benefits
IBI and UNCCD will discuss emerging issues and current science related to biochar and links to food and energy security in developing countries and drylands. Data on water retention, increased crop yields from field studies, joint work and projects underway, R&D roadmap in dryland areas.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
Ms. Jennifer Krill
jenniferkrill@ran.org
+1 415 3368936 The business case for a strong REDD
Companies whose brands and business rely on sourcing socially and environmentally responsible forest and agricultural products are seeking a credible REDD. This event brings together businesses and NGOs to outline requirements for strong REDD and discuss how supply chains can contribute to it.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr European Renewable Energy Council (EREC)
Ms. Christine Lins
lins@erec.org
+32 47 896219 Renewable energy – the key solution to mitigate climate change
The proposed side event consists of a high-level discussion panel composed of renewable energy industry representatives highlighting the importance of renewable energy in mitigating climate change and of proactive policy frameworks.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Liechtenstein
Mr. Douglas McGuire
douglas.mcguire@fao.org
+39 6 57053275 Mountains of the world: Addressing climate change through sustainable mountain development
Understanding the impact of climate change on mountain regions of the world, raising awareness and political commitment, exploring the potential for adaptation and developing specific strategies, programmes and projects for enhanced understanding and adaptation.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Mr. Prabhat Upadhyaya
prabhat@teri.res.in
+91 11 24682100 Right to sustainable development: An ethical approach to climate change
Asserting that a climate deal is essentially an ethico-political choice and the protection of the right to sustainable development is a fundamental yardstick to judge any agreement, experts from academia and policy makers will discuss contentious issues continually stalling progress in negotiations.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Global Environmental Institute (GEI)
Mr. Douglas Whitehead
douglasfraser.whitehead@gmail.com
+86 10 67083192 Breaking the Suicide-Pact: Actions by Chinese NGOs in technology diffusion
Complications in technology transfer are a major obstacle to finding a climate solution. Actionable models that highlight market-based approaches are crucial in breaking this deadlock. Case studies from Chinese NGOs illustrate ways to achieve a free flow of climate technology and information.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Academy for Mountain Environics (AME)
Mr. Sreedhar Ramamurthy
environics@gmail.com
+91 11 29531814 People’s voices policy choices
The theme focuses on the testimonies of the marginalised majority from various eco systems in India: mountainous, coastal, arid, forests and urban as well as sustainable alternatives in energy, agriculture and water interfaced with policy concerns at the national and international level.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
Ms. Kate Levick
kate.levick@cdproject.net
+44 207 4157162 Driving Low-Carbon Investment; joint event by BCSE, CDP & GHGMI
Private sector companies can provide significant GHG reductions, but need government-backed mid-term targets, and an enabling infrastructure. Top industry executives will discuss with high-level delegates how to deliver a transformational level of low-carbon private sector investment.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Ecology Center
Mr. Neil Tangri
neil@no-burn.org
+49 15 206121214 The informal sector and green jobs creation: wastepickers and financing decentralized solutions
The informal sector contributes greatly to mitigation, and could greatly expand its impact with financial support. But current financial mechanisms support large businesses and false solutions such as waste-to-energy.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel International Livestock Research Institute** (ILRI)
Mr. Philip Thornton
p.thornton@cgiar.org
+44 131 6671960 Livestock sector evolution: trade-offs with food, feed and biofuels and solutions to deforestation
Livestock provide many services but consume biomass while producing GHGs. We highlight integrated assessment of land-use policies to secure mitigation targets for a livestock sector in transition; assess cattle emissions; and show improved livestock management can abate deforestation in Brazil.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr World Environment Center (WEC)
Ms. Gwen Davidow
gdavidow@wec.org
+1 202 3121281 Climate change and water vulnerability: Strategies for water management and governance challenges
The forum would provide insights on climate change-induced water stress and cross cutting challenges with a view to catalyzing policy responses and corporate action towards enhancing adaptive capacity.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Forest Trends Association
Ms. Rebecca Vonada
rvonada@forest-trends.org
+202 298 3004 Indigenous and community engagement in REDD: Experiences in project design and MRV
The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples (CIDOB), FAN Bolivia, Forest Trends, Google, Jane Goodall Institute and indigenous leaders present lessons learnt from practical experiences underway.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Ms. Kevin Boehmer
kevin.boehmer@csa.ca
+1 416 7474080 Ensuring the âMRVabilityâ of National Actions
ISO will review the use of existing international standards and supporting verification systems in exploring how the development of a âclimate management systemâ standard might be the basis for a new international MRV framework.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC)
Ms. Stephanie Meakin
smeakin@ripnet.com
+11 613 5632642 Using Inuit (indigenous) traditional knowledge in climate change decision making
Inuit occupy four countries in the circumpolar Arctic and have developed unique capacities and knowledge to adapt to change. Inuit as indigenous hosts in Denmark wish to share their unique traditional knowledge to understand the change and prepare for the challenges and opportunities.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
Mr. Jeroen van Bruggen
jvanbruggen@snvworld.org
+856 21 413290 Ensuring clean energy for poor households with CDM, voluntary markets and a post-2012 framework
CDM has been unable to reduce the dependence of LDC households on traditional biomass resources for energy supply. Experts will discuss lessons learnt in Asia and Africa and how CDM and other markets can promote large up scaling of appropriate options. In partnership with Practical Action.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Max-Planck Institut
Ms. Annette Freibauer
annette.freibauer@vti.bund.de
+49 531 5962634 Managed organic soils: new data on GHG-exchange for national reporting and cost-efficient mitigation
Managed organic soils are key sources of CO2. A systematic survey of GHGs from organic soils and implications for mitigation are shown. GHG mitigation costs for case studies in Germany proved to be lower than bioenergy options. New projects will allow GIS based reporting on organic soils in Germany.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD)
Ms. Rachel Stephens
rachel.stephens2@wales.gsi.gov.uk
+44 29 20825885 Subnational governments from developed and developing countries collaborate for a low carbon economy
80% of decisions relating to carbon emissions are taken at the regional level. nrg4SD is embarking on an ambitious partnership to help Southern Regions develop their own Integrated Territorial Climate Plans. This exciting programme is starting in 10 regions around the world.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Columbia University
Ms. Kate Brash
kbrash@ei.columbia.edu
+212 854 6067 South experiences in climate-resilient development: Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa
Highlighting advances in integrating climate risks into development decisions; Indian Meteorological Department, Indonesian Environment Ministry, Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology and others share experiences bridging climate, development and opportunities for south-south cooperation.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Institute for Conservation and Sustainable Development of Amazonas (IDESAM)
Ms. Mariana Pavan
mn.pavan@idesam.org.br
+55 92 36425698 Regional and Amazonian initiatives on climate change and REDD: voice of Latin America
Highlights of ongoing initiatives to address forthcoming challenges and opportunities for Latin America involving multi-stakeholder dialogues on a range of critical issues and with a focus on REDD projects and proposals to address the theme of forests and climate change in the Amazon region.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Korea Green Foundation (KGF)
Ms. Hyeran Seo
seo.hyeran@gmail.com
+82 2 20114345 Building Asia network for responding to climate change
This event will be composed of three parts of presentation: raising awareness on the vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Asia, building a comprehensive Network of governments, the academy and NGOs, suggesting to make a climate change situation room.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Research Centre for Sustainable Development (RCSD)
Ms. Ying Zhang
zyonlinecn@yahoo.com.cn
+86 10 65258551 Carbon budget for equity and sustainability: An overall framework for a global climate solution
Carbon Budget Proposal is developed by China RCSD team to establish a global climate regime. It takes account of the quantitative analysis of both the emission rights and the future emission budget of countries for the relevance of international climate framework design.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 10:30—12:30
EU Pavilion Czech Republic
Ms. Eva Adamova
eva.adamova@mzp.cz
+42 0 267122387 Building capacity for effective public engagement in climate change governance
Organised with the support of UNECE and UNITAR, and linked to UNFCCC art. 6, Rio Principle 10 and the Aarhus Convention, this event will highlight good practices and key challenges in promoting transparency, raising public awareness and strengthening public engagement in addressing climate change.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC)
Mr. Antonio Navarra
martina.marian@cmcc.it
+39 349 6130821 Hot spots. Projections and impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Areas
The Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change and Caribbean Community Climate Change Center present new results on the nature and mechanisms of climate variability, its impacts and their economic consequences in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Areas
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen CARE International (CI)
Mr. Poul Erik Lauridsen
pelauridsen@care.dk
+45 27 528454 Ensuring that international finance for adaptation delivers effective programs to vulnerable people
The Development Fund Norway, Practical Action and CARE International will share experiences on how to identify and target communities most vulnerable to climate change and identify how experiences from community based adaptation could be scaled up to national programs.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg World Council of Churches (WCC)
Mr. Elias Abramides
eliasabramides@gmail.com
+54 11 47950741 “Renew the face of earth”: Faith-based approaches to climate justice.
Caritas Internationalis and World Council of Churches bring ethical principles and the voices of faith to the climate change negotiations This session will examine various faith-based perspectives on policies and action promoting climate justice.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
Ms. Flavia Gabriela Franca
flaviagabriela@ipam.org.br
+55 61 34682206 Implementing REDD, making REDD work on the ground
IPAM and WHRC present initiatives for fostering REDD Readiness in Brazil and globally, including political and stakeholder planning and preparedness, sub-national targets within national plans, information sharing, Indigenous engagement and progress toward pan-tropical forest cover and biomass maps.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Mr. Carlos Busquets
Carlos.busquets@iccwbo.org
+33 1 4953297 Technology
The event will explore the role of business in the development, deployment and transfer of low-carbon technologies. It will examine the role of enabling frameworks and intellectual property rights in enhancing technolgy cooperation.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Poland
Mr. Jacek Mizak
jacek.mizak@mos.gov.pl
+48 22 5792323 Implementation of Poland’s climate policy in the context of new global agreement
The side event is intended to present the Polish climate change domestic policies and will focus on: – the ways of achieving emission reduction target – participation pf public and private sectors in reduction measures – the implementation of the Green Investment Scheme concept and other innovative mechanisms as an effective tools for further domestic GHG reductions.
AAUs surplus management after 2012 – Poland’s Greening Concept [43 kb]
Poland: Climate Protection Measures Brochure [225 kb]
Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Denmark
Mr. Casper Stenger Jensen
casjen@um.dk
+45 3 3920455 Melting snow and ice: A call for action
Snow, ice and permafrost conditions are globally changing much faster than anticipated. This will profoundly change living conditions in the Arctic and also living conditions throughout the World. An event with the participation of the Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Støre, former US Vice President Al Gore and Greenland Premier Kuupik Kleist.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations (UN)
Mr. Georgios Kostakos
kostakos@un.org
+1 646 6421055 Advancing work on adaptation to climate change: A United Nations system perspective
The UN system is committed to assisting countries in adapting to the impacts of climate change, while tackling poverty and achieving growth. The event will showcase good practices and resources developed by the system in key adaptation areas.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg European Investment Bank (EIB)
Mr. Andrea Pinna
a.pinna@eib.org
+352 621 362459 EIB: Responding to the challenges of climate change
The largest supranational lender, the EIB provides tens of billions of euros yearly for RE, EE, new technologies, adaptation and the carbon markets. Using concrete projects in the EU and elsewhere, this event will present EIB work on climate change and the different financing tools applied.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice* (GenderCC)
Ms. Gotelind Alber
g.alber@gendercc.net
+49 30 21982175 Lessons learnt from gendered development cooperation â conclusions for gender and climate policy
Development experts will draw conclusions from their organisationsâ experience and good practice of addressing gender issues. Their recommendations will be discussed in order to provide input for the negotiations, and for adaptation and mitigation actions at national and local levels.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Ms. Jette Michelsen
jette.michelsen@ifrc.org
+41 22 7304650 Early adaptation actions
IFRC together with IASC and ISDR system organisations will share experiences on how to bridge the gap between climate science early warnings and practical early actions in disaster risk reduction and management approach.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)
Ms. Nora Ourabah
nora.ourabah@ifap.org
+33 1 45260553 Beyond Copenhagen: Agriculture and forestry are part of the solution.
A consortium of the major international organisations and donors will present strategies and actions towards an agricultural adaptation and mitigation workplan, based on stakeholders’ recommendations and previous meetings.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)
Ms. Zsuzsanna Ivanyi
zivanyi@rec.org
+36 20 5532639 Options for flexibility under quantified GHG reduction target in post-2012
JI Action Group (JIAG), Government of Latvia, Regional Environmental Center for CEE present the options of flexible mechanisms for countries with emission reduction targets: GIS, JI, emission trading, domestic offsets. GIS country profile of Latvia and transition from CDM to JI will be considered.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)
Mr. Gunnar Olesen Boye
ove@inforse.org
+45 86 227000 INFORSE-WECF: 200 NGOs in action in Asia and Africa for sustainable energy, proposing simplified CDM
– Development Successes with Sustainable Energy by NGOs from Nepal, India, Senegal, Uganda, South Africa and from Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) Region. – Proposal for a simplified CDM for smaller scale projects that can help NGOs to achieve more. 10 NGOs’ presentations.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF)
Mr. Louis-Noel Jail
ln.jail@iepf.org
+1 418 6925727 De Kyoto à Copenhague : Quel bilan et quelles perspectives pour la coopération francophone?
Bilan de 12 années dâactivités pour la préparation aux négociations des pays francophones et leur concertation et aussi pour la mise en Åuvre de projets MDP et dâadaptation dans lâespace francophone. Quelles actions mener dans notre espace de solidarité après 2012 ? Témoignages et débat.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Morocco
Mr. Nbou Mohamed
nbou@environnement.gov.ma
+212 6 61347982 National Climate Plan
Le Plan Climat Maroc consiste à consigner une stratégie changements climatiques qui explicite le positionnement du Maroc par rapport à ce sujet mondial et qui guide les politiques menées. Ledit projet est conçu en trois parties : Mesures dâatténuation; Mesures dâadaptation; Mesures de gouvernance.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Turkey
Mr. Mustafa Sahin
m_sahin4@yahoo.com
+90 312 2076519 National climate change strategy of Turkey
Turkey, considering her own special circumstances, is continuing to contribute to global action for mitigation of the negative effects of climate change. Turkey’s main policies and measures focus on energy, transport, industry, waste, land use change and forestry.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Ms. Karin Buhren
karin.buhren@unhabitat.org
+254 20 7623191 Cities, population dynamics and climate change
The role of the local and sub-national level of governance in climate change has become increasingly important. The side-event highlights the UN approach to support low-carbon and sustainable urban development as well as the importance of population dynamics to planning for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Mr. Varun Vats
vats@wbcsd.org
+41 22 8393158 Building on Copenhagen
A high-level panel of government and business leaders convened by the Pew Center and the WBCSD will discuss options to build on the Copenhagen outcome toward a full and final post-2012 agreement. Invited speakers include Ministers, Members of the U.S. Congress and CEOs.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus BUSINESSEUROPE
Mr. Folker Franz
f.franz@businesseurope.eu
+32 2 2376547 A successful international climate agreement – contributions and expectations from European business
EU business contributions to climate challenge and expectations from COP-15; focus on technology, market instruments, cities. Speakers: S. Dimas, Environment Commissioner; M. Olofsson, Swedish Vice Prime Minister; L. Johansson, CEO Volvo; P. de Buck, BUSINESSEUROPE; U. Hamilton, Vice Mayor Stockholm.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Netherlands
Ms. Babette Graber
babette.graber@minvrom.nl
+31 70 3392405 Readiness and early action
Early action is crucial to tackle climate change. Good plans and finance are needed. This side event presents a pilot study on road-testing and methodology development for low carbon strategies (ECN) and a study on estimated costs (UNEP/Project catalyst.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations (UN)
Mr. Muriel Obon
muriel.obon@undg.org
+1 212 9065167 United Nations country level support
This side event is organized by the UNDG Task Team on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change (TT-ES-CC) and aims to provide information on United Nations development systemâs operational activities at the country level related to climate change.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Ms. Riena Prasiddha
riena@asean.org
+62 21 7243372 Addressing climate change through rehabilitation and sustainable use of peatland forests in ASEAN
South East Asia is vulnerable to climate impacts and has significant LULUCF emissions. The event will showcase the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy 2006-2020 implemented by countries and actions to rehabilitate peatlands to address climate change and land degradation supported by IFAD-GEF.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Viet Nam
Ms. Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
icd-monre@monre.gov.vn
+84 4 38358424 Response to climate change in Vietnam
This event focuses on the forerunner climate change policies, strategies and actions by Vietnam, including adaptation and mitigation measures with firm scientific background and pressing community needs, which undoubtedly will be valuable takenaway messages for participants.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr WWF (WWF)
Mr. Martin Hiller
mhiller@wwfint.org
+41 79 3472256 VOTE EARTH! Campaigns united for a fair, ambitious, and binding climate treaty
The side event will give opportunities to interested parties outside the COP area to get an insight into the proceedings at the conference.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Micronesia (Fed. States of)
Ms. Alex Viets
aviets@igsd.org
+1 202 3381300 Reducing the threat of abrupt climate change by phasing down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol
Without action, HFCs could represent up to 45% of CO2 emissions in 2050 and threaten to cancel out cuts in CO2. The ozone treaty has the capacity and expertise to successfully phase down production and consumption of HFCs quickly and cost-effectively, which is necessary to avoid a climate crisis.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Burkina Faso
Mr. Bobodo Blaise Sawadogo
bbobodo@yahoo.fr
+226 50 313166 Defis des changements climatiques au Burkina Faso
Impacts des chagements climatique et mesures d’adaptation au Burkina Faso.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Association des constructeurs européens d’automobiles (ACEA)
Mr. Michael Klinkenberg
mk@acea.be
+32 2 7387323 Greening transport, reducing CO2 emissions – the road ahead
What next? The worldâs auto makers (associated in ACEA, US Alliance and JAMA) jointly put the spotlight on compelling results from field projects that combine technology excellence with collective action from their industry, the energy sector, governments, drivers and transport operators.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 21:45—23:15
Victor Borg India
Mr. Rajani Ranjan Rashmi
rr.rashmi@nic.in
+91 11 24362281 India
India
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ms. Gail Whiteman
gwhiteman@rsm.nl
+31 10 4081515 Climate justice, ethics and the Copenhagen agenda: Roles of institutions, civil society and markets
Mary Robinson and other leaders from the public, academic and NGO sectors will lead a discussion on emerging institutions and processes for applying equity and human rights to guide the long-term vision and decision-making on mitigation, adaptation, REDD, carbon markets and technology transfer.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Ltd.
Ms. Charlotte Nilsson
charlotte.nilsson@ivl.se
+46 8 59856310 Climate justice and sustainable development: Intensifying the dialogue between EU, India and China
A case for a climate community – north and south – able to lead the world in tackling climate destabilisation within the context of economic development will be presented. It includes opportunities and critical elements for increasing the engagement of China and India in climate policy development.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Association européene des expositions scientifique techniques et industrielles** (ECSITE)
Mr. Michael Creek
mcreek@ecsite.eu
+32 26 497383 Europe’s science centres and museums commit to action on climate change
Science centres and museums play a crucial role in public engagement on climate change. At the COP15, Ecsite invites researchers, policymakers, and civil society to discuss the challenges in engaging citizens on climate change issues, and establishing real dialogue with the public.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg Plan International (Plan)
Mr. Daniel Walden
daniel.walden@plan-international.org
+44 207 4829777 Child-centred climate change adaptation: Applying lessons from disaster risk reduction
The worldâs children are already playing an important role in reducing disaster risk and ensuring effective climate adaptation. It is their future. Children in a Changing Climate coalition (Save the Children, UNICEF, Plan International, IDS) discuss lessons from child-centred disaster risk reduction.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Niels Bohr International Transport Forum (ITF)
Mr. Philippe Crist
philippe.crist@oecd.org
+33 1 45249447 Major transport emission reductions: What is possible? At what cost?
Facing economy-wide GHG cuts of up to 80% by 2050, we review evidence on what is possible for transport, what is feasible and how much is it likely to cost. Must we travel less? Must we travel better? Who acts? Who pays? Are we losing opportunities to cut transport GHG emissions at low cost?
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Liva Weel World Resources Institute (WRI)
Ms. Raquel Gonzalez
rgonzalez@wri.org
+1 202 7297847 The best laid plans – turning ideas into action on mitigation, adaptation and finance.
The climate agreement will prompt countries to produce plans for mitigation, adaptation, technology and forests. This event will explore opportunities for implementing these transformative ideas.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Halfdan Rasmussen OXFAM International (OI)
Mr. Bert Maerten
bmaerten@oxfam.org.uk
+66 80 2104873 Oxfam international climate hearing at Copenhagen
Oxfam organized hundreds of climate hearings (www.climatehearings.org). The COP hearing will be the culmination of this effort. The hearing will include climate witnesses from around the world and moral voices. Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson are confirmed.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Victor Borg Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Ms. Norma Rivera
normar@iadb.org
+1 202 6231356 Moving forward in Latin America: Best practices for renewables, efficiency, and climate financing
Looking beyond Copenhagen: What are best approaches and what have Latin American and Caribbean countries learned from recent investments in biofuels, renewable energy, and efficiency? How can finance be leveraged and scaled-up? Experts from the IDB, governments and private sector analyze examples.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Norway
Mr. Harold Nordgaard
harold.nordgaard@md.dep.no
+0 47 92870070 State-of-the-Art-Report: Melting Ice.
Melting Ice is a report on the status of and future scenarios for the melting of ice in affected areas and will be handed over to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the side event by Vice President Gore and Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg International Labour Organization (ILO)
Ms. Ana Belen Sanchez
sanchezab@ilo.org
+34 66 7449090 Addressing social consequences of climate change: impacts on employment, health and gender
The event will explore the climate change impacts on employment, as a driver of creation of green jobs and a cause for job losses, on health -around 150,000 deaths per year occur in low-income countries due to climate change- and gender âwomen are often the first and most impacted by climate change.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr World Bank
Mr. Jarl Krausing
jkrausing@worldbank.org
+1 202 4589326 Financing climate action in developing countries: A United Nations system perspective
The unprecedented scale for urgent finance calls for coherent and complementary approaches by United Nations agencies in responding to adaptation and mitigation needs based on country driven processes. The side-event will share examples of joint efforts in scaling up access to such finance.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Mexico
Ms. Alejandra Lopez
alejandral@sre.gob.mx
+52 55 3686510072 A developing country´s contribution to climate change: Mexico
As part of its commitment to the international effort to climate change, Mexico will present its progress on several areas including its Special Climate Change Program, its Fourth National Communication, the outcomes of its Economics of Climate Chnage Report, among other things.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 16:30—17:30
Victor Borg The Climate Registry (TCR)
Ms. Robyn Camp
robyn@theclimateregistry.org
+1 213 8916931 Beyond Cap and Trade: Subnational leadership-sooner. Stronger.
US Governors, Canadian Premiers and other subnational leaders possess effective policy tools to reduce emissions – through cap & trade, smart growth, transportation policy, local standards and laws, and more. These local thinkers share the actions that make them true global leaders.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 18:00—20:00
EU Pavilion Slovenia
Mr. Andrej Kranjc
andrej.kranjc@gov.si
+38 64 61807 Institutional set-up of REDD and the involvement of the private sector
The side-event will address questions related to the current barriers to the participation of the private sector in a future REDD scheme and present some ideas of how these can be removed as well as what the institutional set-up for the REDD under the UNFCCC framework could look like.
Preliminary Programme and Concept Paper [273 kb]
Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA)
Ms. Alexandra Galin
alexandra.galin@cmia.net
+1 202 2942262 What the private sector needs from Copenhagen to enable finance to flow to low-carbon technology
“Show me the money” beyond the rhetoric of financing sources. What does the private sector need? How do we secure and maximize investment flows? A panel of experts will discuss how to build investor confidence in carbon markets to ensure that “capital expected” becomes “capital delivered”.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Arab Emirates
Mr. Thani Al Zeyoudi
talzayoudi@masdar.ae
+971 2 6530030 Meet IRENA: Renewable energy – our chance to mitigate climate change
IRENA and REN21, together with the IEA, the IEA RETD, and EREC / Greenpeace, will present the leading renewable energy scenarios to show how renewables can help meet CO2 reduction targets and secure affordable energy supply.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature
Ms. Ninni Ikkala
ninni.ikkala@iucn.org
+41 22 9990106 Biodiversity in trouble: Ways forward in a changing climate
Severe ecosystem declines are predicted due to climate change and damage is already clearly apparent in coral reefs, polar and high altitude habitats and for a wide range of species. This side event highlights recent scientific findings and explores possible conservation solutions.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Haiti
Mr. Yves Jamont Junior Duplan
yves.jamont.junior.duplan@undp.org
+0 0 5093760457 The Caribbean biological corridor: A case for mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic have signed an agreement creating the first Caribbean biological corridor. The event will focus on how the Corridor contributes in building sustainable livelihoods through mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Armenia
Ms. Nune Hovhannisyan
nuneoganesyan@rambler.ru
+374 10 585349 Cutting the carbon knot: Raising public awareness for GHG emission cuts through pollutant registers
Organized by Armenia in cooperation with the International PRTR Coordinating Group (UNECE, UNEP, UNITAR, OECD & REC), this event looks at how countries can use pollutant release and transfer registers to raise public awareness about major sources of GHGs to promote emission reductions.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Aniket Ghai
aniket.ghai@unep.ch
+41 79 2059831 First steps towards a low-carbon United Nations
Following the call by the Secretary-General to safeguard our planet and climate, first steps have been taken to manage the greenhouse gas impact arising from the United Nations’s operations. This event will review progress made in a selection of the diverse array of institutions that make up the UN system.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr HELIO International (HELIO)
Ms. Laura Williamson
laura.williamson@helio-international.org
+33 1 42245148 Energy access and poverty alleviation: reducing vulnerabilities and increasing resilience
Regional perspectives from Africa, Latin America and the EU. Climate impacts on food, health and energy and its effect on poverty will be presented. The role of governance, leadership and strategies for improving resilience will be discussed. Hosted by HELIO International and Foundacion Bariloche.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
Ms. Kristin Luber
kluber@gmfus.org
+1 202 6832636 Global carbon market design: transparency, integrity and compliance with international trading rules
The financial crisis and debate over border tariffs in U.S. and EU climate legislation have raised concerns about carbon market transparency, oversight and compatibility with international trade rules. GMF and Duke University will convene a panel of Members of Congress, EU leaders, and market and WTO experts.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel European Nuclear Society (ENS)
Mr. Edouard Hourcade
edouard.hourcade@euronuclear.org
+33 1 6908596 Meeting Young European Engineers (ENS-YGN) in an open discussion about nuclear and sustainability
Presenting and offering an open discussion containing more facts and less ideology about nuclear and CO2, waste management, safety and security. We’ll provide a platform for an interactive quizz-based debate. Stereotypical oppositions will be pictured by cartoons and discussed with the audience.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Club of Madrid
Sra. Luciana Silvestri
lsilvestri@clubmadrid.org
+34 91 1548249 Global Leadership for Climate Action (GLCA) event on financing climate action
Global Leadership for Climate Action (GLCA): A Partnership of the United Nations Foundation and the Club of Madrid presents innovative proposals to help finance global climate action.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Mr. Stefan Salvador
s.salvador@fsc.org
+49 228 3676624 Reducing emissions from forest degradation: FSC certified management (with Guatemala case study)
Forest degradation represents ~20% of forest-based emissions. FSC, Rainforest Alliance and the Guatemalan government explore forest conservation and improved forest management as viable REDD strategies and FSC certification as a way to address environmental and social concerns of such activities.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)
Ms. Maria Carolina Torres
mctorres@caf.com
+58 212 2092147 Low carbon urban massive transport: a driver for a sustainable and competitive Latin American
A review of the evolution of lower emissions, urban mass transport systems in Latin America, and its impact in the quality of life of citizens; The development up to 2012 and perspectives for a post-Kyoto mechanism to treat GHG emissions in transport.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg United Nations (UN)
Mr. Amr Nour
nour@un.org
+1 212 9635565 Regional initiatives and strategies in support of country efforts on climate change
Regional perspectives and efforts to meet climate change challenges, incl.: adequate and accessible information services; private-public partnerships on energy efficiency; assessing economic impacts of climate change; low-carbon development pathways and; sustainable management of natural resources.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Ms. Morgan Bazilian
m.bazilian@unido.org
+43 69 914593880 International cooperation on technology transfer – Time for action
Low-carbon technologies are central to meeting the challenges, and taking advantage of the opportunities, posed by climate change. This UN-coordinated side event will focus on actions and programmes related to technology transfer, with a specific focus on international cooperation.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Colombia
Sra. Paola Bernal
paola.bernal@cancilleria.gov.co
+57 1 3814124 Colombia: one step ahead on mitigation and adaptation
To show-case the experience gained in Colombia through a number of adaptation and mitigation projects, and sharing of experiences, lessons learned and future challenges facing the adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Colombia.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Iceland
Ms. Nina Bjork Jonsdottir
nina@mfa.is
+0 354 5459946 Women as agents of change
Discussion on the question women´s role as agents of change. They are equal stakeholders in terms of policy planning, decision-making and implementation. To enable them to be equal actors, it is important that women have access to the relevant information, technology and training.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Germany
Mr. Lars Andersen
lars.andersen@bmu.bund.de
+49 30 183052 Innovative financing mechanisms – the German International Climate Initiative
The German International Climate Initiative has been the first program to use revenues from the auctioning of emission certificates in financing climate measures in developing countries. We present our experiences and explore the future of such mechanisms in an international climate financing regime
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
Mr. Yunus Arikan
yunus.arikan@iclei.org
+49 228 97629920 Local Government Climate Roadmap – “From Bali to Poznan to Copenhagen”
This side event aims to present the Local Government Climate Roadmap, together with positions, opinions and demands from local government to national government in view of the post-2012 global climate agreement. Organised by ICLEI in collaboration with the LG Roadmap global partners.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Ms. Alina Narusova
anarusova@iom.int
+41 22 7179295 Climate adaptation continuum, migration and displacement – Copenhagen and beyond
Heads of Agencies and delegates discuss state-of-the-art understanding of climate adaptation, migration and displacement and related challenges in policy, research & practice, ways to address them and the role of the UNFCCC framework. Together with NRC, the RSG on the HR of IDPs and other IASC partners.
Joint letter of the IASC Heads of Agencies to the UNFCCC [1 Mb]
Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Mr. Alex Miston Banda
abanda@sadc.int
+267 0 72939726 The role of regional inter-governmental bodies in climate change: the Southern African experience
Responding to the threat of climate change, the Southern African Development Community is initiating regional responses on issues such as REDD and CDM, whilst also enhancing regional cooperation in climate change policy development. This event will review SADCâs work in these crucial areas.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen Denmark
Ms. Kate Sanderson
kates@mfa.fo
+298 2 96137 Seas: the Future – Enhancing North Atlantic and global partnerships in a changing climate
Organised by the Government of the Faroe Islands in cooperation with Indonesia and Norway to highlight the particular challenges and opportunities facing island and coastal nations when it comes to meaningful mitigation measures, adaptation and technological development in a changing climate.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)
Mr. Benjamin Fontaine
b.fontaine@epia.org
+32 2 4001043 Seizing solar power: Key to reducing CO2 emissions now
Solar industry organizations from around the globe present new global figures, analyses and business scenarios on the role that this booming renewable technology can, and will, play in combating climate change.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel Green Cross International (GCI)
Ms. Michelle Laug
michelle.laug@gci.ch
+41 79 7138779 How to re-calibrate our responses to climate change challenges
Building on work of the Club of Rome, Club of Madrid and World Political Forum and presented on behalf of GCI by world opinion leaders to urge govtâs to reach a strong climate deal, re-calibrate responses in line with dangers to human security and development while promoting the engagement of civil society.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN)
Mr. Mathew Todaro
mtodaro@climatenetwork.org
+202 0 4459009 The road to the U.S. clean energy economy
The US Climate Action Network would like to host a side event showcasing the important efforts a cross-section of US groups are currently undertaking to advance the American clean energy economy.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Friends of the Earth International (FOEI)
Ms. Stephanie Long
stephanie.long@foe.org.au
+61 414 136461 Achieving climate justice: reducing emissions and building resilience without false solutions
Industrialized countries must lead immediate and steep emissions reductions without resorting to unjust false solutions. We present case-studies on how emission targets can be met, and why false solutions such as offsetting, ccs and agrofuels are dangerous distractions to achieving climate justice.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)
Ms. Koko Warner
warner@ehs.unu.edu
+49 228 8150226 Insurance and adaptation (MCII with IRI, UNDP, IIASA, and Oxfam)
Experts give examples of how insurance approaches help vulnerable countries and people adapt and reduce risk. Delegates and experts discuss ways to build risk reduction and non-profit insurance entities. Experts look at alternatives for moving from the negotiating text to action between 2009 â 2012.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Ms. Jo-Ellen Parry
jparry@iisd.ca
+1 204 9587722 Addressing clean energy and climate change action in North America: A coordinated approach
IISD and the Pembina Institute explore ways of strengthening North American collaboration on clean energy and climate change. Invited experts will examine policy actions in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and prospects for a coordinated approach to address climate change in North America.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Guyana
Ms. Gitanjali Chandarpal
gitanjalic81@yahoo.com
+592 223 5231 Guyana’s low carbon development strategy
A workable model that demonstrates how highly forested countries with low deforestation rates can develop along a low carbon path.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Ecuador
Ms. Daniela Carrion
dcarrion@ambiente.gov.ec
+593 2 563816 Ecuador and Peru towards their National REDD Strategies
Forest resources, megadiversity and communities place Ecuador and Peru in an excellent position to deliver positive results from REDD. The two countries are taking firm steps towards implementing their REDD Strategies. The event will present the progresses and challenges that are faced on the path to REDD.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Ethiopia
Mr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher
haile1606@hotmail.com
+251 11 64664606 Community based rehabilitation of degraded land: an effective response to climate change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia in collaboration with partners is implementing land rehabilitation projects, eg. MERET Managing Env. Resources to Enable Transition with WFP. The presentation focuses on how local communities manage fragile ecosystems and build sustainable livelihoods capable to adapt to climate change.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
CCTV United Nations (UN)
Mr. Georgios Kostakos
kostakos@un.org
+1 646 6421055 The United Nations system delivering as one on climate change
This event will provide an overview of United Nations system capacities and confirm the system’s commitment at the highest level to further assist Parties to UNFCCC in planning and implementing measures to address climate change in adaptation, capacity building, technology transfer, REDD and other areas.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen African Development Bank (AFDB)
Mr. Al – Hamndou Dorsouma
a.dorsouma@afdb.org
+216 71 103304 Building climate resilience in Africaâs development: The role of the African Development Bank
AFDB presents the Climate Risk Management and Adaptation Strategy, and Clean Energy Framework. The strategy calls for pipeline screening, focus on clean technology, and capacity building. Recent best practices in assisting Africa to address climatic impacts will be presented.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Zambia
Mr. Ephraim Mwepya Shitima
mwepyashitima@yahoo.co.uk
+26 211 229417 Zambia: Demonstrating the potential and crucial reform needs of the CDM for poverty reduction in LEa
Based on a study on planned rural electrification in Zambia, we endeavour to explain how sales revenue from Certified Emissions Reduction (CERs) can dramatically improve livelihoods of the rural population and how methodological issues are constraining development of CDM in LDCs.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Resources for the Future (RFF)
Mr. Ray Kopp
kopp@rff.org
+1 202 3285059 U.S. participation in a post-2012 global agreement
US domestic action to limit GHGs is imminent. This panel discussion will focus on the substantive role the US will play in a future global regime. Panelists include, past head of US UNFCCC delegation, CEOâs of major US environmental NGOs, CEOs of US corporate sector, and foreign policy scholars.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Republic of Korea
Ms. Jinyoung Kim
kjinyn@korea.kr
+82 2 7352539 Getting into shape for green growth: Korea’s case
Korea is set to combat climate change through green growth. This event explores best practice in green growth policies and introduces the East Asia Climate Partnership and its progress, while highlighting Korea’s case in building global partnership in transformational technologies such as Smartgrid.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Keidanren
Ms. Chika Mashiko
mashikoc@keidanren.or.jp
+81 3 67410690 The Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Workshop: Business views on the post-Kyoto International framework
This event presents Japanese business efforts to tackle climate change and provides its views, together with these of other major economies, on the Post-Kyoto Framework. Panelists will discuss reduction scenarios, mid-term targets, sectoral approaches, technology and other relevant issues.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Chile
Mr. Waldemar Coutts
wcoutts@minrel.gov.cl
+56 2 3801403 A regional perspective of the economic impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Presentation of a summary of climate change impacts on the main sectors from a regional perspective in Latin America and the Caribbean. These Stern-type studies include water, agro-forestry and energy sectors among others.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 21:45—23:15
Victor Borg Guinea-Bissau
Mr. Alexandre Cabral
alexcabral65@hotmail.com
+0 245 6614499 Building networks within the PRCM region to improve climate change governance in West Africa
To “maintain in good condition” the marine and coastal environment, the PRCM is committed to improve the climate governance, through programs that promote and encourages the involvement of decision makers and civil society actors, supported in this by a technical and scientific expertise.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Climate Institute (Australia) Limited
Mr. William McGoldrick
wmcgoldrick@climateinstitute.org.au
+61 2 415043696 Bali to Copenhagen via Canberra: Australiaâs domestic and international climate policies
The last two years have seen the climate change policy landscape in Australia transformed. In this session, leading policy analysts and decision makers from government, NGOs, the business sector and academia will provide an update and assess the prospects for the post-2012 period.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr University of Stuttgart
Ms. Maike Sippel
maike.sippel@ier.uni-stuttgart.de
+49 711 68587815 From urban regions to the countryside – climate policy options for low carbon cities and rural areas
First, researchers and practitioners discuss challenges and options for cities and their climate policy-making. Second, CDM and agricultural specialists discuss how to mainstream the low-cost GHG mitigation potential of agricultural projects in the CDM. By University of Stuttgart and Climatenet
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)
Ms. Lisa Marty
lmarty@vafi.org.au
+61 3 96119003 LULUCF, sustainable forest management and treatment of forestry in emissions trading schemes
What will post-Kyoto rules for land use, land-use change and forestry mean for forest management and forestry? How will the rules affect the treatment of forestry in emissions trading schemes? What are the implications for forest industries, communities and the environment?
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr European Climate Forum (ECF)
Ms. Antonella Battaglini
antonella@european-climate-forum.net
+49 331 2882670 SuperSmart Grids: Pathways to a decarbonised power system
Europe and other regions need to accelerate the delivery of SuperSmart Grids and renewables by 2050. We will suggest policy road maps to MPs and stakeholders to secure the necessary legislation on support mechanisms and regulatory reform to decarbonise the power systems and meet the 2°C target.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
Mr. Sebastien Jodoin
sjodoin@cisdl.org
+514 398 8918 Developing sustainable and equitable legal frameworks for the global low-carbon economy
Leading international jurists discuss legal frameworks for climate finance focusing on the needs of the most vulnerable and based on experiences worldwide. Hosted by CISDL and IDLO, with Toronto, Sydney, McGill, Cambridge, NYU, Chile and Capetown Law faculties, ILA and the Government of Quebec.
International Law & Policy for a Low-Carbon Economy Programme [181 kb]
Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg Worldwatch Institute
Ms. Amanda Chiu
achiu@worldwatch.org
+202 20852 4521999 Mitigating climate change with renewable energy, efficiency, and a Copenhagen agreement
IPCC authors and other experts discuss how renewables and efficiency in concert can reduce emissions at modest cost in the near-term and how the Copenhagen agreement can accelerate transition to a low-carbon economy. Co-hosts: Worldwatch Institute, GEI, TERI, Germanwatch, and Heinrich Böll Fdtn N. Am.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Sierra Club
Mr. Fred Heutte
phred@sunlightdata.com
+503 757 6222 Building consensus for strong U.S. climate policies
Led by principals of Blue Green Alliance partners and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, this panel will cover policy priorities as well as organizing strategies for building a robust blue-green movement in North America, in support of good jobs, a clean environment and a green economy.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg World Health Organization (WHO)
Ms. Ravini Senanayake
senanayaker@who.int
+0 22 7912339 The World Health Organization – Protecting health from climate change
Highlighting the human health dimensions of climate change, and to propose adaptation and mitigation policies in order to protect and enhance human health and well-being.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Kaveh Zahedi
kaveh.zahedi@unep.org
+33 6 82221155 Green economy: implementing a new climate deal
Economic paths to prosperity, decent employment, and poverty reduction by accelerated investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr United States of America
Mr. Mars Hanna
HannaSM@state.gov
+1 202 6476741 Presentation from the delegation of the United States of America on a U.S. vision for a Copenhagen agreement
Delegates from the United States of America will discuss their vision for a Copenhagen agreed outcome.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ms. Hannie Meesters
meesters@undp.org
+1 347 4465908 Investing in womenâs leadership for climate solutions
Climate change finance mechanisms are gender-blind, despite evidence of the community and environmental benefits associated with womenâs access to finance. GGCA, Denmark, Finland, and other cosponsors feature high-level speakers and launch new research and initiatives on gender and climate finance.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Mr. Stephen Sawyer
steve.sawyer@gwec.net
+3 2 4001029 Wind power, carbon markets, NAMAs and mitigation
GWEC and partners will highlight the opportunities provided through deployment of wind power under a post-2012 climate regime: for mitigation, adaptation, economic development, energy security and employment.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)
Ms. Meera Shah
meera.shah@e3g.org
+44 207 2349880 Delivering climate security: International coordination around security threats from climate change
A presentation on security threats by leading national security voices from key countries highlighting the relationship between security concerns and UNFCCC policies on adaptation and mitigation. The presentation will be followed by a round table with members of the U.S. Congressional delegation.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment*
Ms. Amber Childress
childress@heinzctr.org
+1 202 5524712 Strategies for a staged full inclusion of terrestrial carbon
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the Terrestrial Carbon Group present progress and strategies for resolving scientific, institutional and economic challenges to a staged full inclusion of terrestrial carbon in accounting for GHG mitigation, starting with forest emissions and sequestration.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC)
Ms. Cindy Dickson
cindy.dickson@cyfn.net
+1 867 3939214 Caribou, people and resiliency in Arctic North America
Barren-ground caribou are declining. Is this due to natural cycles, climate change, or both? Dr. Robert Watson chairs this session featuring aboriginal hunters and elders, and scientists. This event will focus on caribou, climate change, community resilience and adaptation.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute (ECI)
Ms. Heike Schroeder
heike.schroeder@ouce.ox.ac.uk
+44 1865 275894 Heading to 4C: Implications and ways out
Cumulative emissions show that the 2°C target will require a complete reversal in global emissions trends. We report on the impact and adaptation consequences of a global change above 4°C, and explore the options for avoiding this magnitude of climate change.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Spain
Mr. Juan Jose Sanchez Dominguez
buzon-oecc@mma.es
+34 91 5976055 World Energy Outlook 2009
The Spanish Government is hosting a side event in which the IEA will present a region-by-region roadmap, drawn from the WEO 2009, of how the energy sector could transform in order to deliver on a Copenhagen agreement and what the necessary investments to reach a 450 scenario will be.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Mr. Robert Jordan
r.jordan@ifoam.org
+49 228 9265019 Bio-sequestration vs. geo-sequestration (CCS) – Organic solutions to climate change and food security
The World Future Council and IFOAM emphasize bio solutions over high tech, unproven CCS. Taken together, regenerative organic farming, agro-forestry and forest protection are cost effective and easily adoptable solutions for safeguarding our climate, local communities, food supply and ecosystems.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Ms. Clarisse Kehler Siebert
clarisse.kehler.siebert@sei.se
+46 73 7078601 An economics for climate change, or a change of climate for economics?
We are at the intersection of a global downturn and dangerous climate change. A common vocabulary for fair financing and novel development is imperative. With research on EU energy scenarios, low carbon China and adaptation financing, SEI and NERI bring new perspectives on climate economics.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell European Business Council for Sustainable Energy (e5)
Ms. Gudrun Merkle
gudrun.merkle@e5.org
+49 711 12252829 Climate justice in a post-Kyoto world – options for a fair global policy and eco-innovation
MISEREOR, Munich Re Foundation and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research present a global energy path for a feasible climate change policy to fight poverty. e5 adds models for alternative benefits to stimulate technology cooperation when conventional acquisition of gain is not an option.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Ms. Anabella Rosemberg
anabella.rosemberg@ituc-csi.org
+33 1 55373735 Trade unions for a safe and fair climate: ensuring a Just Transition for all
A just transition towards a low carbon economy is possible, and can make climate action a driver for sustainable economic growth and social progress. We need to transform the economy; trade unions therefore ask for a process aimed at transforming every economic sector into a sustainable one.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mme Patricia Nilsson
patricia.nilsson@oecd.org
+33 1 45249871 How can we build a sound economic foundation for the post-2012 international climate framework?
A sound economic footing is essential for a cost-effective and ambitious post-2012 climate agreement. Ministers and senior OECD officials will discuss how to minimise the costs of action, how to generate the necessary financing and investment flows, and the incentives for ambitious action by all.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Ms. Rita Roy Choudhury
rita@ficci.com
+91 11 23738760 Next generation carbon market in India: Role of technology and finance
The side event will highlight the evolution of carbon market in India to the next generation level in the context of scaling up CDM through both project and program based activities, and the role of technology and finance in scaling up GHG reduction projects in India.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Italy
Ms. Laura Calamaro
calamaro.laura@minambiente.it
+39 6 57228130 Climate neutral cities
The event features the launching of video on climate neutral cities and plans and programs for reducing emissions in urban areas, including on transport, housing, urban forests and financing. Invited speakers from the Italian Ministry, UNECE and other organizations.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Sudhir Sharma
ssharma@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151621 National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS) for climate change Project
The event will present the results of the financing needs assessments conducted by 11 countries. The presentation will also include lessons learned relating to financial and policy instruments available to countries and institutional arrangements to support the implementation of adaptation and mitigation activities.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)
Ms. Jorunn Gran
jorunn.gran@cicero.uio.no
+0 47 22858750 Climate change is already happening in vulnerable societies in the Arctic and in many island states
Coastal communities in the Arctic and in Small Island Developing States have common challenges in the face of climate change. The event will focus on present and future climate change, consequences already noticed and adaptation needed due to ice melt in the north and sea level rise in the south.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
Mr. Edwin Aalders
aalders@ieta.org
+41 22 7370500 Improving and expanding the FlexMex Toolbox: Improving the old and bringing in the new
This year, IETA has been working to develop more advanced proposals for reform of the existing flexible mechanisms. In this event, IETA will discuss concerns about NAMAs and sectoral crediting mechanisms (SCM), explore design options for SCM, and explain why CDM reform is still critical.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Austria
Mr. Manfred Kohlbach
manfred.kohlbach@lebensministerium.at
+43 1 515221725 Best practices for energy-autonomous municipalities and regions – examples from Austria
This side-event explores some of the best practices and lessons learnt from Austrian municipalities and regions such as the city of Guessing, which is now fully energy-autonomous, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by over 90 percent from previous levels.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Ms. Sofia Plagakis
splagakis@ciel.org
+1 202 7425830 From MRV to effective implementation: New approaches to compliance
Panelists discuss opportunities for Parties and stake holders to ensure effective implementation of the Copenhagen outcome.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Mr. Ulrich Hoffrichter
u.hoffrichter@bdi.eu
+49 30 20281604 Technical innovations for climate protection
Business needs a strong agreement and a strong agreement needs business. BDI Initiative ‘Business for Climate Protection’ invites you to a discussion about how business contributes to meeting the climate goals. The CEOs of BDI, Siemens, BASF, Daimler and ThyssenKrupp meet NGO and science experts.
Flyer: Our Technologies are the Key to Climate Protection and Future Markets [173 kb]
Report on Costs and Potentials of Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Germany [2 Mb]
Update of BDI Report 2009 (in German) [929 kb]
Brochure: Our Technologies are the Key to Climate Protection and Future Markets [2 Mb]
Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Nordic Council of Ministers (NCMR)
Ms. Janne Marijke de Jong
jajo@norden.org
+0 45 29692929 Towards a green future – Nordic energy and climate solutions
The Nordic countries play an important role in meeting global climate challenges. The side-event, organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers, will focus on the role of Nordic energy and climate solutions, a highly prioritized area for Nordic co-operation as stated by the Nordic Prime Ministers.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg ActionAid International
Ms. Ilana Solomon
ilana.solomon@actionaid.org
+202 222 5004 Climate-affected communities struggle for climate justice
Community representatives from Bangladesh, Vietnam and Malawi will talk about how they are adapting to climate change and their wider struggle for their climate rights.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Centre for International Governance Innovation** (CIGI)
Mr. Jason Blackstock
jjb@iiasa.ac.at
+617 401 8232 Science, research and international governance of geoengineering
Geoengineering is receiving increased attention as climate concerns mount. This event will review the science of geoengineeringâhighlighting that it is no alternative to emission reductionsâidentify research needs and possible future utility, and explore international governance implications.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Swiss Association for Environmentally Conscious Management (ÖBU)
Mr. Christoph Sutter
c.sutter@southpolecarbon.com
+41 44 6337870 Next level of the CDM: How can Public Private Partnerships enable Programmes of Activities?
Presentations of pioneering Programmes of Activities (PoAs). Formulation of regulatory suggestions to make CDM PoAs a success. In cooperation with African, Indian and Indonesian agencies.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Brown University – Watson Institute
Mr. Nathan Hultman
nathan.hultman@gmail.com
+1 301 4053429 Making better carbon markets: Environmental integrity and participant perspectives
Will emerging carbon markets be structured and linked in ways that ensure real reductions? Will participants view them as fair & efficient? Top government, business, academic, & NGO leaders from diverse countries propose new C market structures to assist entry by developing and emerging economies.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr University of Delaware, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP)
Mr. John Byrne
jbbyrne@udel.edu
+302 831 8405 Sustainable Energy and Agriculture: Mitigation and Adaptation of Organic Farming and Community Energy
Focus: A post-Kyoto agenda to decarbonize human activity and settlement instead of existing approaches which only change the emissions chemistry of technologies. Top-down commodity-based schemes such as cap and trade are contrasted with place-based bottom-up strategies to harness community action.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Planned Parenthood Federation** (IPPE)
Ms. Rachel Lander
rlander@ippf.org
+44 20 79398224 Population and climate change vulnerability (with Population Action International)
Efforts to strengthen coping capacity and resilience of most vulnerable populations are likely to be impacted by rapid population growth and other population dynamics. Can we reduce vulnerability and support adaptation by making comprehensive contraceptive services available to all who want them?
Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel European Patent Office** (EPO)
Ms. Sabine Lunau
slunau@epo.org
+31 703 404822 Title: Study on patents and environmentally sound technologies(ESTs)
UNEP, the European Patent Office and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development prepare a study about the role of patents in relation with environmentally sound technologies. The study aims to produce a patent landscape in the area of energy generation and licensing practices.
Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg University of Gothenburg (GU)
Mr. Carl Kamp
carl.kamp@chalmers.se
+46 31 7723034 The importance of student collaborations and education for SD in a functional global framework on CC
The WSCSD and The Corporación Grupo Tayrona will promote CC-related projects from students from 55 countries and discuss the necessity for stakeholder support both for student projects and for the improvement of education for SD by bringing together international leaders to share potential solutions.
Friday,
18 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr World Travel and Tourism Council** (WTTC)
Ms. Eva Aimable
eva.aimable@wttc.org
+44 20 74818007 Addressing the challenges of climate change: Perspectives from the travel and tourism sector
This side event hosted by World Travel an Tourism Council and World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will present the steps taken so far in response to the Bali Roadmap and Action Plan while addressing mitigation and adaptation strategies within the Travel and Tourism sector.
Friday,
18 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel The Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation** (iCET)
Ms. Lucia Green-Weiskel
LuciaGW@icet.org.cn
+1 917 2878297 Panel discussion: The China Energy and Climate Registry — www.chinaclimateregistry.org
This panel will discuss GHG reduction mechanisms in China, specifically building GHG registries and the need for more transparency in the context of China’s business community. The goal of the ECR is to produce reliable, consistent and verifiable information on energy consumption and GHG emissions.
Friday,
18 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Switzerland
Mr. Jose Romero
jose.romero@bafu.admin.ch
+41 31 3226862 Implementing the Bali Action Plan: challenges and chances
The side event intends to focus on the challenges that arise when the Bali Action Plan will be implemented, but also on the chances. Finance will be a key element both for Mitigation and Adaptation, although of different nature. Sectors shall also be considered.
Monday,
07 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Third World Network (TWN)
Ms. Yvonne Miller Berlie
ymiller@twngeneva.ch
+41 22 9083550 What Copenhagen talks must deliver from a climate justice perspective
The session will focus on key demands from civil society and selected developing countries on elements of a fair and just outcome of the negotiations.
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Monday,
07 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Denmark
Mr. Morten Holm Ostergaard
mho@stm.dk
+45 4 803684 Delivering the message
The side event gives civil society and opportunity to present their conclusions and recommendations for the COP-presidency, delegates and the press.
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Monday,
07 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. James Grabert
jgrabert@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151413 Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee: question and answer session
The Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee will explain its work programme and the progress made so far, and answer questions from the audience.
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Monday,
07 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Dominique Revet
drevet@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151334 Latest Second National Communications submitted by non-Annex I Parties
Presentation of the latest Second National Communications submitted by non-Annex I Parties.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Ms. Jane Hupe
jhupe@icao.int
+1 514 9546363 Side event on international bunker fuels by ICAO and IMO
A panel will analyse how aviation and shipping may be regulated in the post-2012 regime. ICAO will focus on its High-level Meeting and Programme of Action on international aviation and climate change. IMO on its agreed technical and operational measures and its plans for a market-based instrument.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Brazil
Mr. Andre Correa do Lago
alago@mre.gov.br
+55 61 34118608 The contribution of biofuels to climate change mitigation
Biofuels as a low carbon renewable alternative for the reduction of GHG emissions in the transport sector, as well as for electricity, cooking and heating. Creation of an international market for biofuels, taking into account the three pillars of sustainability of the global production and use of biofuels.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Ms. Renate Christ
ipcc-sec@wmo.int
+41 22 7308254 IPCC information and activities and their relevance for the UNFCCC process
Highlights of IPCC AR4; update on the currently prepared Special Reports on renewable energy sources and on extreme events; and outlook towards AR5.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Andrew Howard
ahoward@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151617 CDM and JI efficiency: strengthening the UNFCCC secretariat’s support
Results and recommendations from an external review of the UNFCCC secretariat’s support to the operation of the CDM and JI.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Mr. Alvin Lin
linminche@gmail.com
+86 135 11013147 China and the world: Solving climate change through practical, on-the-ground collaboration
China is seeking a lower-carbon development path through greater energy efficiency, development of renewable/low-carbon energy, and improved energy/environmental governance. Top US and Chinese experts analyze Chinaâs progress to date, challenges ahead, and the most important on-the-ground solutions.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Sweden
Ms. Carly Jonsson
carly.jonsson@foreign.ministry.se
+46 8 4051364 Lessons learned from existing global climate financing mechanism
Dialogue on experiences and lessons learned from existing global financing mechanisms for climate change activities in developing countries, including experiences with IFIs and other global initiatives.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr Climate Action Network International (CAN International)
Mr. David Turnbull
dturnbull@climatenetwork.org
+1 202 3163499 Stronger Southern Voice
Southern capacity building and participation towards COP15 and beyond: Key actors share their experiences and discuss the need for coordinated action for continued support and engagement in the following year.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Singapore
Ms. Felicia Shaw
felicia_shaw@mti.gov.sg
+65 9 6703331 Global alternative energy potential
A discussion of global alternative energy potential, its inhomogeneous distribution across regions, and the implications for energy development.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
Ms. Ana Maria Kleymeyer
amkleymeyer@ictsd.ch
+41 22 9178746 Trade liberalisation and its role in technology diffusion: A look at the renewable energy, buildings
Will consider tradeâs role in diffusion of climate-friendly goods and technologies; presents a new Technology Mapping Study and research on market-drivers for climate-friendly technologies in three sectors; and looks at enabling environments for those drivers, particularly in developing countries.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Ms. Kay Merce
kmerce@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151507 CDM Executive Board: question and answer session
The Executive Board of the CDM will report on its activities and answer questions from the audience.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)
Mr. Gerd Tetzlaff
info@dkkv.org
+49 228 44601 Adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction. Two topics with similar content and goal?
DKKV (German National Platform for Disaster Reduction within ISDR) members from humanitarian, development, private sector and science will provide an insight how CC affects their mandate, how they integrate disaster risk reduction as adaptation strategy and what DRR can deliver to prevent failures.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Ms. Susanne Sheldon
slsheldon@gbif.org
+45 35 321470 GBIF â Building the global biodiversity informatics commons for climate change adaptation
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is a multi-lateral initiative mandated to build a global research infrastructure to facilitate access to biodiversity data to assist policy and implementing agencies in adaptation decision-making regarding biodiversity responses to climate change.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Global Forest Coalition (GFC)
Ms. Simone Lovera-Bilderbeek
simone.lovera@globalforestcoalition.org
+595 21 663654 REDD Realities: The gap between REDD Dreams and the real-life forest policies, taking into account t
The event will present the results of an independent monitoring project on REDD policy development in 9 different countries. It will also elaborate on the potential impacts of REDD-projects like genetically modified tree plantations-on Indigenous Peoples, local communities and biodiversity.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
Mr. Mark Houdashelt
mhoudashelt@ccap.org
+202 350 8581 Developing Country Implementation Strategies and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
New results on Developing Country projects: mitigation strategies that can be undertaken by developing countries. Discuss what this means for NAMAs, mitigation in industrial and transportation sectors, and estimated needs for financial, technological and capacity-building assistance.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel United Kingdom
Mr. Aaron Gould
aaron.gould@decc.gsi.gov.uk
+44 300 685444 Beyond academic theory: practical steps to a high growth low carbon economy
Lord Stern-led informal discussion with international experts on the nexus of issues between finance and developing country action plans to identify measures that can be put in place now.
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Tuesday,
08 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Greenpeace International (GPI)
Ms. Naomi Goodman
naomi.goodman@greenpeace.org
+31 20 7182143 How the Copenhagen Agreement must drive emissions to zero
A presentation with partners from state governments, industry, science and civil society.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 10:30—12:30
EU Pavilion Cyprus
Mr. Andreas Chrysostomou
ksjolin@hotmail.com
+357 258 48274 International shipping and climate change
International experts give a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of the worldâs international merchant fleet, its efficiency and carbon footprint, as well as the challenges faced by IMO in its efforts to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Kiribati
Mr. Betarim Rimon
betarimr@yahoo.com
+686 2 1183 Kiribati: Our road to Copenhagen
We are first in line to face irreversible climate change impacts. Hear how our islands will change in our childrens’ lifetimes and our plans to adapt. Learn from this practical experience. Join us and our partners in calling for a meaningful global response.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Tebtebba Foundation
Mr. Raymond de Chavez
raymond@tebtebba.org
+63 74 4447703 Indigenous peoples’ assessment of the current negotiations: Issues and ways forward in Copenhagen an
Indigenous peoples will share their assessment of the climate change negotiations and will discuss strategies beyond Copenhagen.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Mr. M.V.K. Sivakumar
msivakumar@wmo.int
+41 79 5148251 Observation, monitoring and prediction: Essential elements of climate knowledge
Reliable observation network and high quality data are prerequisite for understanding current and future climate variability and change.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Papua New Guinea
Ms. Gea Galluzzi
cdreddplus@gmail.com
+39 340 6999354 Partnership for capacity development for national GHG inventories in non-Annex 1 countries for REDD
Development of a new coordinated action for capacity building on REDD implementation in developing countries.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Council of European Energy Regulators** (CEER)
Ms. Ester Tucekova
ester.tucekova@ceer.eu
+32 2 7887339 Energy market regulation and climate change
Setting enforceable targets and devising coherent energy policies are matters for governments; but regulators can make a positive contribution on a number of regulatory and market issues.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
Ms. Junko Morizane
morizane@oecc.or.jp
+81 35 472014 Co-benefits of climate change and sustainable development in developing countries
The session focuses on methodological proposals for facilitating CDM in developing countries, esp LDCs, in achieving co-benefits of development & mitigation. How to plan and implement mitigation actions is presented based on int’l cooperative experiences including assessment of pollution control.
Tentative Agenda [130 kb]
Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Ms. Marie-Paule Lorka-Lavri
mlavri@unccd.int
+49 228 8152826 The role of land under the new climate change policy framework and UN-Land as one delivery tool
The approved UNCCD strategy calls for having terrestrial carbon in COP 15, due to the linkage between mitigation and adaptation to climate change & the realization of the overall objectives of the UNCCD to prevent and reverse land degradation, desertification and drought mitigation.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Bolivia
Sra. Carla Ledezma
carlaledezma@gmail.com
+591 2 2200206 The declaration of the Mother Earth Rightsâ and climate change
Climate change effects are showing that a normative legal system has no developed, at international level, to protect the rights of all natural beings including the planet itself. The event purpose is to discuss different proposals to elaborate a Universal Declaration of Mother Earth Rightsâ.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Mr. Stephen Mooney
smooney@stakeholderforum.org
+44 207 5806912 COP 15 and beyond: Bridging the water and climate change agenda
Water is central to development, but climate change is the spoiler: no matter how successful mitigation, people experience climate change through water. This joint event of GPPN and GWP will discuss how COP 15 can address the institutional arrangements for a global response from the water community.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Nepal
Mr. Bhola Bhattarai
bhola_fecofun@yahoo.com
+977 1 9851074770 Development of social & environmental standards for national REDD+ programs
Nepal in collaboration with CCBA, CARE and Ecuador will present a global initiative on social and environmental standards for REDD+ that aims to enhance the contribution of national REDD programs to rights, poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation while avoiding social or environmental harm.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Responding to Climate Change (RTCC)
Mr. James Ramsey
abp@entico.com
+44 20 77992222 Sustainable living or sustainable building
The side even will feature organisations, which actively develop technologies and materials promoting sustainable living or construction.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus International Maritime Emission Reduction Scheme* (IMERS)
Mr. Andre Stochniol
andre@imers.org
+44 7809 764894 Equitable Financing and Emission Reduction Mechanism for International Transport
Sealing the deal: politically acceptable levies on emissions from international aviation and maritime transport, simultaneously reducing their emissions. Applied worldwide, effectively to developed countries, collected centrally, raising $10bn+ annually for climate adaptation, REDD+ and technology.
Proposal: Innovative Financing through IMERS [78 kb]
Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Wetlands International
Mr. Alex Kaat
alex.kaat@wetlands.org
+31 6 50601917 Wetland restoration for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Peatlands and mangrove forests contain and sequester high amounts of carbon. Both wetland types also reduce the impacts of climate change. In this event, Wetlands International and partners show the potential of restoring wetlands for both mitigation of and adaptation to climate change.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Climate Action Network – Europe (CAN – Europe)
Ms. Ulriikka Aarnio
ulriikka@climnet.org
+0 1050 3249452576 Developed country mitigation targets
European NGOs present an update and assessment of the mitigation targets of developed countries.
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Kazakhstan
Mr. Tolebay Adilov
t_adilov@eco.gov.kz
+7 7172 740258 Kazakhstan in Kyoto and post-Kyoto
Kazakhstan in Kyoto and post-Kyoto
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Wednesday,
09 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Madagascar
Mr. Michel Omer Laivao
laivao2002@yahoo.fr
+261 33 1218700 Madagascar’s progress towards a national REDD system
The country is building the REDD national approach by harmonizing methods developed through projects. Stakeholders in the forest sector are leading the process to ensure engagement of other sectors. For permanency, efforts are ongoing to define distribution of benefits at the community level.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen European Climate Foundation* (ECF)
Mr. Samuel Flueckiger
samuel.fluckiger@europeanclimate.org
+32 2 8949305 Do the negotiation proposals match the analysis on needed financing and caps, are they comparable?
Focus on caps and financing requirements to bring us to a 450 ppm pathway, institutional options and comparing the level of proposed versus necessary effort across developed countries. Project Catalyst provides analytical support for stakeholders in the negotiations, and draws on over 150 experts.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel ECONEXUS
Ms. Helena Paul
h.paul@econexus.info
+44 207 4314357 Agriculture and climate change: a critical analysis of proposed solutions
Presentations will assess proposed solutions: biochar, GM crops, intensified livestock production, soils in carbon trading, through to agro-ecological farming systems based on enhancing beneficial biological interactions, maximising biodiversity and building on farmer knowledge.
Agriculture and climate change: Real problems, false solutions: final report for Copenhagen [408 kb]
the dangers of trying to include soil carbon sequestration in any Copenhagen agreement [61 kb]
Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg Amazon Institute of People and the Environment** (Imazon)
Sra. Brenda Brito do Carmo
brendabrito@imazon.org.br
+55 91 31824000 Making it happen: Monitoring forest emissions and governance to achieve REDD
How can we monitor forest carbon emissions and governance for REDD? We will present independent initiatives to quantify uncertainty of carbon emissions in Brazil and initial results of efforts to assess the situation and challenges of forest governance in Brazil and Indonesia.
GFI Framework of Indicators [823 kb]
Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr SustainUS
Mr. Kyle Gracey
kylegracey@sustainus.org
+1 814 6592405 Youth, forest protection and survival: Why forest protection and education is essential
Hear about youth-led forest protection and education efforts from around the world, and listen as international youth discuss how protecting intact forests under REDD can support a successful climate agreement.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Ms. Hannah Foerster
hannah@pik-potsdam.de
+49 331 2882606 Driving home solutions: transport emissions trading and regional adaptation information
The Potsdam Institute (PIK) introduces two of its solution-oriented projects: 1) CITIES on emission trading in the transport sector (with TU Berlin and BMW) and 2) the ci:grasp prototype – a support platform for global and regional adaptation (with GTZ).
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg Climate Law and Policy Project (CLPP)
Ms. Alyssa Johl
ajohl@climatelawpolicy.org
+1 510 4356892 Recognizing and protecting human rights within the Copenhagen agreement
Panel will assess whether climate policies of the US and other States comply with human rights law and explain how the Copenhagen agreement can recognize and protect human rights. Sponsors include: Republic of Seychelles, Climate Law & Policy Project, Earthjustice, and Many Strong Voices.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Service Civil International* (SCI)
Mr. Sebastien Duyck
duycks@gmail.com
+46 96440 4850793221 The role of education in relation to the climate crisis
This discussion will involve different actors of education for sustainable development and discuss the past and future contribution of education to behavioral changes, mitigation and adaptation. Event part of the Young and Future Generations Day.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Global Witness Limited
Mr. Davyth Stewart
davyth@gmail.com
+61 2 90291525 Monitoring REDD for climate compliance – an integrated approach
Global Witness presents IM-REDD – a system of independent monitoring to address governance. A comprehensive monitoring system will be needed to support MRV. But what should be monitored and how? And how can we secure “climate compliance”?
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Ms. Wendy Mann
wendy.Mann@fao.org
+39 6 57053842 Climate change and food security: unifying commitment and action in land-based sectors
Climate change, food security, poverty – key challenges that intersect in land-based sectors – cannot be addressed in isolation from each other. The World Summit on Food Security and UNFCCC COP-15 provide opportunities to promote solutions that manage synergies and trade-offs for multiple benefits.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel China
Mr. Hairan Gao
gao.hairan@ccchina.gov.cn
+86 10 68501567 Carbon equity in global efforts to combat climate change
This workshop intends to promote discussions on carbon equity, historical responsibilities and other important issues relating to climate change.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Kaveh Zahedi
kaveh.zahedi@unep.org
+33 6 82221155 One UN: Partnering with countries to build capacity and readiness for dealing with climate change
This side event will showcase a number of cross-UN capacity support initiatives in areas such as on technology, adaptation, REDD, information, and training and engage country representatives in assessing how these initiatives and tools can help build national capacity to deal with climate change.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Ms. Laurence Pollier
lpollier@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151505 Intergenerational Inquiry on Climate Solutions calls Yvo de Boer, Youth, Negotiators to testify
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, together with scientists, United Nations agencies, key negotiators and young people from around the world will testify before the second Intergenerational Inquiry on Climate Solutions.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu
koakutsu@iges.or.jp
+81 46 8553825 Low-Carbon Asia: Visions and actions
This session presents visions for sustainable low carbon development in Asia, and discuss how domestic actions (including Japanese âIsson-Ippinâ) and international institutions (including enhanced market mechanisms) can contribute to low carbon development in major Asian economies.
Flyer: Low Carbon Asia: Visions and Actions [1018 kb]
Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel European Space Agency (ESA)
Mr. Frank Martin Seifert
frank.martin.seifert@esa.int
+39 6 94180560 Global Monitoring of Essential Climate Variables (ECV)
The side event will inform on efforts at ESA and other space agencies responding to the needs of space based observation defined by GCOS with the ECVs. Observations from space provide unique information which greatly assists the successful understanding and management of climate change.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr Sustainable Markets Foundation – 350.org
Mr. Jeremy Osborn
jeremy@350.org
+1 802 5524067 350ppm: The need for bold mitigation targets and the change they will create
The science is in, and global civil society has spoken more loudly than ever before on climate to demand a global 350ppm emissions pathway. We present our case for the final hours of negotiation this year to bring our nations’ delegates into the global movement towards climate safety.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Mr. Friso de Jong
dejongf@ebrd.com
+44 20 73387808 Green Investment Schemes as a tool to leverage private capital.
This session discusses a variety of tools applied by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to involve the private sector: 1) The ‘real’ cost of GHG mitigation, based on research and analysis by McKinsey; 2) (Carbon) finance instruments, incl. development of Green Investment Schemes.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel Conservation International (CI)
Ms. Jennifer McCullough
jmccullough@conservation.org
+1 703 3412516 Making REDD work
NGOs present experiences in building preparedness for an international REDD mechanism, including case studies ranging from exploration of potential REDD activities to implementation of pilot projects and national-scale mechanisms and discussion of the international policy framework required for REDD.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Dan Turell Transport Research Foundation (TRF)
Mr. Holger Dalkmann
hdalkmann@trl.co.uk
+44 1344 770279 Copenhagen: bridging the gap with land transport
This event will present issues to be resolved to ensure that the Copenhagen Agreement will provide a renewed momentum for low carbon transport. Recommendations for the Agreement & 2010 onwards will be discussed by transport and climate change experts.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Ms. Monica Alessi
monica.alessi@ext.ceps.eu
+32 2 2293937 Post-2012 flexible mechanisms
This event aims at facilitating discussions on roles of flexible mechanisms in an emerging post-2012 framework. The types of flexible mechanisms on the agenda will include the future CDM (e.g. programmatic, sectoral), the future JI, sectoral crediting based on no-lose targets, and sectoral trading.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Danish 92 Group – Forum for Sustainable Development
Mr. Troels Dam Christensen
tdc@92grp.dk
+45 35 245090 The necessary climate action – in Denmark and internationally
Danish NGOs in the Danish 92 Group present their assessment of the Danish government’s action to solve the climate problem in Denmark and abroad, and present their own activities and viewpoints on how to strengthen the Danish and international climate effort.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr European Youth Forum (YFJ)
Ms. Julie Teng
julie.teng@youthforum.org
+32 2 2869426 Intergenerational equity
The concept of this event would be to discuss intergenerational solidarity in the frame of climate change, as it is a key arising concept. It will look at it through presentations from DG EAC of the EC, academics talking about intergenerational justice, as well as youth representatives.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Japan
Mr. Takahiro Hasegawa
takahiro_hasegawa@env.go.jp
+81 3 55218330 Japan’s efforts for international cooperation on climate change
Japan’s cooperation with developing countries on mitigation and adaptation as well as environmental science and technology cooperation between developed and developing countries.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Israel
Ms. Ronnie Cohen Ginat
ronyg@sviva.gov.il
+972 2 6553769 Adapting to Arid climate conditions – Updated research and development practices from Israel
Israel is renowned for expertise in afforestation and efficient wastewater reuse. Presentations will be given by experts on sequestration of CO2 by forests in arid lands; afforestation practices under arid conditions; and technologies for efficient reuse of effluents where water is in short supply.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr Mali
Mr. Konate Mama
konatmama29@gmail.com
+61 200 2232020515 Climate change and sustainable land management (gestion durable des terres, GDT)
Sustainable land management as a strategy of adaptation to climate change. New round of tehcnology needs assessments in the framework of Art. 4.5 of the UNFCCC and design of standardized baseline.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Maria Cristina Bueti
climate@itu.int
+41 22 730589 The effective use of ICTs and the IP system for mitigating climate change
ITU in partnership with WIPO will organize a side-event on “Mitigation: Using ICTs to reduce emissions in other Sectors” where top decision-makers from governments, international organizations and industry will share their views and solutions on how ICTs can help to adapt and mitigate.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Danish Chamber of Commerse**
Ms. Mette Vadstrup
mva@danskerhverv.dk
+45 41 250115 The service sector as a vital part of future climate solutions
Representing a major part of OECD value creation, the service sector is vital in creating and deploying sustainable business solutions. This event will engage service sector representatives in the challenges and benefits of innovative CO2 reduction, green IT, sustainable design, and global trends.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Massamba Thioye
mthioye@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151554 Energy efficiency under the CDM: Lessons learned, opportunities and challenges
Panel discussion comprising members of CDM Executive Board and its working groups/panels and project participants pioneering implementation of demand side energy efficiency projects. The discussions will focus on the progress made and challenges ahead.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Belarus
Mr. Alexandre Grebenkov
rv_irina@mail.ru
+375 17 2003972 Why can not Belarus assume more stringent post-Kyoto target or what did our side events argue for?
Total investment in GHG emissions abatement arrives at about 5% of GDP. It includes the state budget support for power generation, energy saving, renewable energy and LULUCF sector. The emissions are still tending upwards with annual increment of 3%. Ways of overcoming such situation are discussed.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Philippines
Ms. Linda Mamaradlo
PhCOP15@gmail.com
+632 1107 9262693 Adaptation to climate change – Integration into development planning
Multi-stakeholder involvement and international support for developing climate change adaptation strategies and mainstreaming adaptation into national and local development planning – first experiences and lessons learnt from country cases (The Philippines, Tunisia, Peru and Germany).
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Kenya
Mr. Richard Mwendandu
rj_mwendandu@yahoo.com
+254 20 27308 Agricultural mitigation and food security in Africa: Exploring requirements for action
Agricultural mitigation offers unique, sustainable development and adaptation benefits. Therefore, Africa urgently needs investment in carbon sequestration enhancing agricultural development. Government representatives and development partners are sharing experiences and outlining a future agenda.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus World Energy Council (WEC)
Ms. Theresa Hedberg
hedberg@worldenergy.org
+44 20 77345996 WEC Global Energy Policy Assessment
Energy policies must provide the right investment incentives; stimulus spending should be used to help prepare a clean energy future while addressing current short-term issues. It is essential that policies be designed to maintain investment momentum.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Ms. Annie Idanan
aidanan@adb.org
+63 2 6325779 Private sector solutions to climate change challenges in Asia and the Pacific
ADB and TERI will co-host a high level roundtable to discuss how best the private sector can be engaged to accomplish the goals of a post-2012 climate change agreement.
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Thursday,
10 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Senegal
Mme Madeleine Diouf Sarr
mad1@orange.sn
+221 77 5524432 CCDARE in Sub-Saharan Africa: Removing barriers and facilitating mainstreaming climate change adaptation
The CCDARE Programme provides short-term, targeted and flexible support to developing countries for integration of adaptation into development.It is implementing 25 national projects in 10 countries on awareness, curriculum development and development of national and sectorial adaptation plans.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Climate Alliance (Klima-Bündnis)
Mr. Andre Muno
a.muno@climatealliance.org
+49 69 71713911 Solutions for change: (how) local authorities are contributing to meet international climate targets
Local authorities are a main pillar in mitigating climate change. Climate Alliance presents the results of a new CO2 inventory system for cities and its results. A specific focus is given to the German National Climate Initiative, the new support of the federal administration for the local level.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Mr. Atiq Rahman
info@bcas.net
+88 2 8851237 Emerging Knowledge and Practices of Commubity Based Adaptation (CBA) from Developing Countries
The side event will focus on the emerging knowledge and practices of CBA from LDCs and developing countries. Based on three international conferences on CBA, the presentations will cover adaptation approach, practices and challenges for mainstreaming adaptation into development, poverty reduction and DRR.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen UNEP – Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Mr. Remco Fischer
remco.fischer@unep.ch
+41 22 9178685 Financing the battle – scaling up private sector investment through public mechanisms
Coping with climate change will require large amounts of private investment. While carbon markets play a role, more is needed: concepts to mobilise private through smart public funding are being designed by the global investment community. This side event will highlight promising ways forward.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
Mr. Vince Reardon
vince.reardon@reeep.org
+43 1 260263674 Accelerating low carbon energy development: REEEP successes in South/South and North/South cooperation
How do relatively small interventions have a major effect on the uptake of low carbon energy? In a joint event, SouthSouthNorth (SSN) and REEEP invite stakeholders from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific to share practical lessons in promoting clean development.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Christian Aid (CA)
Mr. Nelson Muffuh
nmuffuh@christian-aid.org
+44 207 5232383 Climate Justice from Copenhagen: Sharing the global effort adequately and equitably
Our event explores the essential elements of an agreement that effectively and fairly shares the effort of addressing the climate crisis in a principled manner. Experts, activists, and negotiators will set out the key parameters of such an outcome.
Adequacy and Fairness in the Outcome from Copenhagen [278 kb]
Friday,
11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Climate Action Network Australia (CANA)
Ms. Geraldine Kearney
g.woods@cana.net.au
+61 2 438465668 Pacific calling for human rights and climate justice
A powerful presentation, including traditional song and dance, which will evoke a conscientious global response to save the national identity, culture, and homelands of the citizens of these small island states.
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11 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg Green Belt Movement* (GBM)
Ms. Francesca de Gasparis
francesca@greenbeltmovement.org
+44 0 7957121668 Livelihoods, forests and climate with Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, GBM and partners
Leading experts discuss forest projects for mitigation and adaptation using rights-based approaches. Also addressed: forests, GHGs, agricultural expansion and impacts of livestock production. How to measure success as intensive unsustainable agriculture practices are expanding?
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Ms. Susan Riley
riley@iiasa.ac.at
+43 2236 807536 Toward a global climate deal: An integrated science and policy approach for real impact (IIASA and TERI)
We present short and mid-term emissions reduction targets consistent with avoiding dangerous climate change; how to achieve significant, equitable and verifiable emissions reductions from energy, LULUCF and REDD; how to finance mitigation and adaptation efforts and deal with deep uncertainties.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Ms. Anne-Marie Wilson
consultant.anne-marie.wilson@cbd.int
+1 514 2878718 Connecting Biodiversity and climate change mitigation and adaptation â report of the second ad hoc
Main themes include: the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, the role of biodiversity in climate change adaptation, the links between biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and climate change mitigation and ways and means to value biodiversity with regards to climate change responses.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Indonesia
Ms. Nur Masripatin
nurmasripatin@yahoo.co.id
+62 251 7521058 How to make Joint National-International Actions on REDD works : Experiences from Indonesia
The government of Indonesia will highlight early experience with REDD. The event will cover the development of national policy, monitoring system, demonstration activities implemented in cooperation with international partners including the Australian and The German Governments, and the TNC.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Mr. Christian Hofer
chofer@thegef.org
+1 202 4134185 Presentation of the Adaptation Fund Handbook and dialogue with the Adaptation Fund Board
Launch of new Adaptation Fund publications followed by a Q&A session by the Chair and Vice-chair of the Adaptation Fund Board. This side event will present key achievements in the development of the Adaptation Fund over the past year and discuss promising steps for the future.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel Joanneum Research (JR)
Mr. Andreas Tuerk
andreas.tuerk@joanneum.at
+43 31 687613 Developing carbon markets post 2012: New approaches and institutional options
This side event, in partnership with the Goldstandard Foundation, will examine key issues for the CDM reform (such monitoring sustainable, development, reaching LDCs and certifying Programmes of Activities ) and will discuss long term visions and institutional options for the global carbon market.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités (GERES)
Mme Raphaele Deau
r.deau@geres.eu
+855 12 887449 Climate vulnerabilities and adaptation: Himalayas, urban and rural plains in India and Nepal
The impacts of climate change for vulnerable communities across Himalayan-Ganga basin have fundamental implications for livelihoods. This session will bring together the results of research and pilot activities on impacts and adaptation from high altitude cold deserts to urban and rural plains.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society (CECOEDECON)
Mr. Sharad Joshi
cecoedecon@gmail.com
+91 141 2771488 Bringing agriculture in climate change negotiations
Agricultural adaptation and mitigation research, improved land use and natural resources management, improved risk management et cetera demand policy and institutional support at national and multilateral for a. Copenhagen talks can be defining moment to put agriculture first on the negotiation.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)
Mr. Diego Escobar
diego@coica.org.ec
+593 23 226744 REDD and the Amazon’s Forest Guardians: Indigenous Peoples from Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia engage
The Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA),with the national indigenous organizations, the Forum on Readiness for REDD, and the Woods Hole Research Center held national-level REDD workshops. Participants present outcomes and next steps.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Ms. Christina Lakatos
c.lakatos@cgiar.org
+1 202 8625699 Synergies between agricultural mitigation and adaptation to climate change: East African experience
Adaptive capacity for African farmers is low due to dependence on rainfed agriculture and poverty. Policymakers and researchers from Ethiopia and Kenya will discuss adaptation strategies sought and the potential for incorporating mitigation in agriculture into climate negotiations.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Environnement et Developpement du Tiers-Monde (ENDA-TM)
Mr. Jean-Philippe Thomas
enda.jp.thomas@gmail.com
+221 33 8222496 Building sustainable community partnerships for adaptation in Africa
ENDA presents examples of community adaptation to climate change, self-sustaining community organisations and work promoting ownership and partnership with networks of community organisations, local decision makers and researchers. New research and findings – supported by Oxfam and Lead francophonie.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
Ms. Fiona Carroll
fiona.carroll@metoffice.gov.uk
+44 1392 884240 Climate threats-climate solutions: a scientific assessment
The Met Office Hadley Centre has new information on several aspects of dangerous climate change, each of which could lead to severe impacts on human kind. Different approaches to avoiding these changes, including multi gas emission reduction and geo-engineering, will be discussed.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Commission des forets d’Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC)
Mr. Rene Siwe
rene.siwe@gaf.de
+49 89 121528856 REDD in the Congo Basin Sub-region: Opportunities and challenges
The side event presents experiences of REDD initiatives and activities in the Congo Basin sub-region. The progress made and the challenges in the assessment of activity data and emission factors, as well as institutional arrangements.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT)
Mr. Taiki Kuroda
kuroda@icett.or.jp
+81 59 3293500 Accelerating cooperation and financing for climate technology: Innovative programs and experiences
CTI, ECN, NREL, and Ecologic Institute will showcase lessons learned and opportunities for enhancing international technology cooperation, financing, and deployment of low carbon technology in developing countries.
CTI Side Event Programme [55 kb]
Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Mr. Thomas Tanner
t.tanner@ids.ac.uk
+44 1273 915766 From knowledge to action: Knowledge sharing to support implementation of the Nairobi Work Programme
Platforms, portals and networks to share knowledge on vulnerability, impacts and adaptation are emerging globally. Members of the implementation, research and international policy communities will discuss how knowledge sharing should support a successful implementation of the Nairobi Work Programme.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Mr. Tim Cronin
t.cronin@cgiar.org
+62 251 8622622 REDD in the real world: Lessons from global research
As REDD moves from negotiation to implementation, CIFOR and GOFC-GOLD will present science-based technical guidance and recommendations for carbon measuring and monitoring, financing, rights and tenure and other key issues for making REDD efficient, effective and equitable.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Bhutan
Mr. Yeshey Penjor
ypenjor@nec.gov.bt
+975 2 323384 Expanding Gross National Happiness through CDM project in Kingdom of Bhutan
This event introduces how CDM can increase Gross National Happiness. The planned rural electrification project will benefit the community by achieving energy security in rural areas. Climate-friendly project can expand Global Happiness and, in turn, National Happiness when CDM is applied.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
Mr. Michael Lund
mlu@bimco.org
+45 23 410665 Climate change â Contribution by the shipping industry in combating climate change
The shipping industry is enthusiastic in wishing to respond on environmental, political and economic imperatives to continue mitigating its impact on climate changes. ICS and BIMCO will review the current situation and future technological solutions including the Green Ship of the Future Project.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Tajikistan
Mr. Viktor Novikov
vic.novikov@gmail.com
+992 372 215351 Popular report on climate change issues in Central Asia
Presentation and panel discussion of the main challenges and opportunities to address the problem of climate change in Central Asia.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Mr. Eduardo Mansur
mansur@itto.or.jp
+81 45 2231110 ITTO, IUFRO and INTERCOOPERATION event on forests, livelihoods and climate change
This joint event of three partner organizations focuses on ongoing and new activities to promote social, economic and environmental benefits of forests that contribute to sustainable livelihoods in the framework of climate change mitigation, adaptation and ecosystem restoration.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI)
Ms. Karoline Rogge
karoline.rogge@isi.fraunhofer.de
+49 721 6809126 A policy matter: Innovation strategies of the power sector or 100% renewable energy for cities
How does climate policy contribute to R&D and diffusion of low-carbon electricity production technologies? What policies are needed for a transition to 100% renewable energy for cities? A shared event of HafenCity University Hamburg, Arup/UN-HABITAT and ETH Zurich/Fraunhofer ISI.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel TEARFUND
Ms. Sara Shaw
sara.shaw@tearfund.org
+44 208 9437944 Building climate resilience for the most vulnerable
Climate change responses are essential at local and national levels. Tearfund and World Vision will demonstrate participatory approaches to assess risk, highlight challenges and develop appropriate local adaptation and mitigation. responses. The risk & adaptation assessment tool CEDRA will be explained
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Mr. Paul Counet
paul.counet@eumetsat.int
+49 171 9735443 Satellite Observations Contributing to Global Earth System Monitoring
Illustrative CEOS activities on Greenhouse Gases and Forest Carbon Monitoring. The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) presents current satellite activities to meet UNFCCC objectives. CEOS implements the satellite observing component of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
CEOS statement to COP-15 [100 kb]
CEOS contribution to Climate Change Science and Applications [186 kb]
Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Project Developer Forum Ltd.** (PD-Forum)
Ms. Alina Averchenkova
alina.averchenkova@firstclimate.com
+41 44 2982885 Realities of CDM as we enter into the year 2010
Representatives from the PD-Forum, DOE Forum and potentially DNA Forum and EB and/or Secretariat will offer practitioner’s perspectives on the lessons learnt in the CDM to date and how they apply for the design of post-2012 framework.
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Friday,
11 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Commonwealth Secretariat
Mr. Graham Banton
g.banton@commonwealth.int
+44 207 7476264 The Commonwealth, climate change and cooperation.
Following on from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November, the event will explore emerging issues and priorities alongside showcasing work undertaken in response to the Lake Victoria Plan of Action on Climate Change.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr CarbonFix e.V.
Ms. Kate Shippam
k.shippam@carbonfix.info
+49 711 49039902 The future of forestation projects â what are the benefits if the US standards merge with Kyoto?
The event presents the results of the ‘Comparison of Forest Carbon Standards 2009’ which compares the most relevant A/R carbon standards. Furthermore, we will look at which standards could potentially merge onto the US compliance market and how this could increase the success of the Kyoto mechanism.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg Institut des sciences et technologies de Paris** (ParisTech)
Mme Nadia Maizi
nadia.maizi@mines-paristech.fr
+427 6904 3349715707 Beyond the financial crisis: Regional energy policy and global carbon constraints
The national implications of ParisTech energy and technology scenarios for meeting global and regional 2050 mitigation targets will be discussed by experts from Brazil, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia considering the current financial crisis.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Lund University
Ms. Karin Backstrand
karin.backstrand@svet.lu.se
+46 46 2224763 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). New Research Directions on Politics, Promises and Pitfalls of CCS
What are the policy challenges, risks and benefits of deploying CCS as a climate mitigation option? A global consortium of researchers funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research presents key results that provide an independent scientific assessment of the politics of CCS.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Gaia Association** (GAIA)
Mr. Milkyas Debebe
milkyasd@gmail.com
+25 1 911618043 The climate and health benefits of cleaner fuels and cooking stoves in developing countries.
This event reviews the climate and health impacts of black carbon emissions due to household cooking with biomass. Experts from Gaia(Ethiopia), WHO, TERI (India), and Stockholm University (Sweden) will show the significant potential for climate and health benefits through cleaner fuels and stoves.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Council for Science (ICSU)
Ms. Rohini Rao
rohini@icsu.org
+33 1 45250329 Science, society, and adaptation
Adaptation to climate change requires new policies and new science to support them. IGBP and IHDP together with ICSU, ISSC, and the UNU present new insights regarding food security, land use, sea level rise, and ocean acidification at this side event.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom** (WILPF)
Ms. Susi Snyder
susi.snyder@wilpf.ch
+41 22 9197080 False promises of nuclear energy
WILPF, WECF, WISE, IFG, Ecodefense, Sortir du nucleaire, NIRS, Greenpeace and the Environmental Institute of Munich are collaborating on unmasking the true face of nuclear energy and present a proposal, supported by citizens from all over the world, for a nuclear-free post-Kyoto regime.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg International Biochar Initiative** (IBI)
Ms. Debbie Reed
dcdebbiereed@yahoo.com
+1 202 7014298 Biochar: Climate mitigation and adaptation with food and energy security benefits
IBI and UNCCD will discuss emerging issues and current science related to biochar and links to food and energy security in developing countries and drylands. Data on water retention, increased crop yields from field studies, joint work and projects underway, R&D roadmap in dryland areas.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
Ms. Jennifer Krill
jenniferkrill@ran.org
+1 415 3368936 The business case for a strong REDD
Companies whose brands and business rely on sourcing socially and environmentally responsible forest and agricultural products are seeking a credible REDD. This event brings together businesses and NGOs to outline requirements for strong REDD and discuss how supply chains can contribute to it.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr European Renewable Energy Council (EREC)
Ms. Christine Lins
lins@erec.org
+32 47 896219 Renewable energy – the key solution to mitigate climate change
The proposed side event consists of a high-level discussion panel composed of renewable energy industry representatives highlighting the importance of renewable energy in mitigating climate change and of proactive policy frameworks.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Liechtenstein
Mr. Douglas McGuire
douglas.mcguire@fao.org
+39 6 57053275 Mountains of the world: Addressing climate change through sustainable mountain development
Understanding the impact of climate change on mountain regions of the world, raising awareness and political commitment, exploring the potential for adaptation and developing specific strategies, programmes and projects for enhanced understanding and adaptation.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Mr. Prabhat Upadhyaya
prabhat@teri.res.in
+91 11 24682100 Right to sustainable development: An ethical approach to climate change
Asserting that a climate deal is essentially an ethico-political choice and the protection of the right to sustainable development is a fundamental yardstick to judge any agreement, experts from academia and policy makers will discuss contentious issues continually stalling progress in negotiations.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Global Environmental Institute (GEI)
Mr. Douglas Whitehead
douglasfraser.whitehead@gmail.com
+86 10 67083192 Breaking the Suicide-Pact: Actions by Chinese NGOs in technology diffusion
Complications in technology transfer are a major obstacle to finding a climate solution. Actionable models that highlight market-based approaches are crucial in breaking this deadlock. Case studies from Chinese NGOs illustrate ways to achieve a free flow of climate technology and information.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Academy for Mountain Environics (AME)
Mr. Sreedhar Ramamurthy
environics@gmail.com
+91 11 29531814 People’s voices policy choices
The theme focuses on the testimonies of the marginalised majority from various eco systems in India: mountainous, coastal, arid, forests and urban as well as sustainable alternatives in energy, agriculture and water interfaced with policy concerns at the national and international level.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
Ms. Kate Levick
kate.levick@cdproject.net
+44 207 4157162 Driving Low-Carbon Investment; joint event by BCSE, CDP & GHGMI
Private sector companies can provide significant GHG reductions, but need government-backed mid-term targets, and an enabling infrastructure. Top industry executives will discuss with high-level delegates how to deliver a transformational level of low-carbon private sector investment.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Ecology Center
Mr. Neil Tangri
neil@no-burn.org
+49 15 206121214 The informal sector and green jobs creation: wastepickers and financing decentralized solutions
The informal sector contributes greatly to mitigation, and could greatly expand its impact with financial support. But current financial mechanisms support large businesses and false solutions such as waste-to-energy.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel International Livestock Research Institute** (ILRI)
Mr. Philip Thornton
p.thornton@cgiar.org
+44 131 6671960 Livestock sector evolution: trade-offs with food, feed and biofuels and solutions to deforestation
Livestock provide many services but consume biomass while producing GHGs. We highlight integrated assessment of land-use policies to secure mitigation targets for a livestock sector in transition; assess cattle emissions; and show improved livestock management can abate deforestation in Brazil.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr World Environment Center (WEC)
Ms. Gwen Davidow
gdavidow@wec.org
+1 202 3121281 Climate change and water vulnerability: Strategies for water management and governance challenges
The forum would provide insights on climate change-induced water stress and cross cutting challenges with a view to catalyzing policy responses and corporate action towards enhancing adaptive capacity.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Forest Trends Association
Ms. Rebecca Vonada
rvonada@forest-trends.org
+202 298 3004 Indigenous and community engagement in REDD: Experiences in project design and MRV
The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples (CIDOB), FAN Bolivia, Forest Trends, Google, Jane Goodall Institute and indigenous leaders present lessons learnt from practical experiences underway.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Ms. Kevin Boehmer
kevin.boehmer@csa.ca
+1 416 7474080 Ensuring the âMRVabilityâ of National Actions
ISO will review the use of existing international standards and supporting verification systems in exploring how the development of a âclimate management systemâ standard might be the basis for a new international MRV framework.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC)
Ms. Stephanie Meakin
smeakin@ripnet.com
+11 613 5632642 Using Inuit (indigenous) traditional knowledge in climate change decision making
Inuit occupy four countries in the circumpolar Arctic and have developed unique capacities and knowledge to adapt to change. Inuit as indigenous hosts in Denmark wish to share their unique traditional knowledge to understand the change and prepare for the challenges and opportunities.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)
Mr. Jeroen van Bruggen
jvanbruggen@snvworld.org
+856 21 413290 Ensuring clean energy for poor households with CDM, voluntary markets and a post-2012 framework
CDM has been unable to reduce the dependence of LDC households on traditional biomass resources for energy supply. Experts will discuss lessons learnt in Asia and Africa and how CDM and other markets can promote large up scaling of appropriate options. In partnership with Practical Action.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Max-Planck Institut
Ms. Annette Freibauer
annette.freibauer@vti.bund.de
+49 531 5962634 Managed organic soils: new data on GHG-exchange for national reporting and cost-efficient mitigation
Managed organic soils are key sources of CO2. A systematic survey of GHGs from organic soils and implications for mitigation are shown. GHG mitigation costs for case studies in Germany proved to be lower than bioenergy options. New projects will allow GIS based reporting on organic soils in Germany.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD)
Ms. Rachel Stephens
rachel.stephens2@wales.gsi.gov.uk
+44 29 20825885 Subnational governments from developed and developing countries collaborate for a low carbon economy
80% of decisions relating to carbon emissions are taken at the regional level. nrg4SD is embarking on an ambitious partnership to help Southern Regions develop their own Integrated Territorial Climate Plans. This exciting programme is starting in 10 regions around the world.
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Saturday,
12 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Columbia University
Ms. Kate Brash
kbrash@ei.columbia.edu
+212 854 6067 South experiences in climate-resilient development: Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa
Highlighting advances in integrating climate risks into development decisions; Indian Meteorological Department, Indonesian Environment Ministry, Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology and others share experiences bridging climate, development and opportunities for south-south cooperation.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Institute for Conservation and Sustainable Development of Amazonas (IDESAM)
Ms. Mariana Pavan
mn.pavan@idesam.org.br
+55 92 36425698 Regional and Amazonian initiatives on climate change and REDD: voice of Latin America
Highlights of ongoing initiatives to address forthcoming challenges and opportunities for Latin America involving multi-stakeholder dialogues on a range of critical issues and with a focus on REDD projects and proposals to address the theme of forests and climate change in the Amazon region.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Korea Green Foundation (KGF)
Ms. Hyeran Seo
seo.hyeran@gmail.com
+82 2 20114345 Building Asia network for responding to climate change
This event will be composed of three parts of presentation: raising awareness on the vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Asia, building a comprehensive Network of governments, the academy and NGOs, suggesting to make a climate change situation room.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Research Centre for Sustainable Development (RCSD)
Ms. Ying Zhang
zyonlinecn@yahoo.com.cn
+86 10 65258551 Carbon budget for equity and sustainability: An overall framework for a global climate solution
Carbon Budget Proposal is developed by China RCSD team to establish a global climate regime. It takes account of the quantitative analysis of both the emission rights and the future emission budget of countries for the relevance of international climate framework design.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 10:30—12:30
EU Pavilion Czech Republic
Ms. Eva Adamova
eva.adamova@mzp.cz
+42 0 267122387 Building capacity for effective public engagement in climate change governance
Organised with the support of UNECE and UNITAR, and linked to UNFCCC art. 6, Rio Principle 10 and the Aarhus Convention, this event will highlight good practices and key challenges in promoting transparency, raising public awareness and strengthening public engagement in addressing climate change.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC)
Mr. Antonio Navarra
martina.marian@cmcc.it
+39 349 6130821 Hot spots. Projections and impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Areas
The Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change and Caribbean Community Climate Change Center present new results on the nature and mechanisms of climate variability, its impacts and their economic consequences in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Areas
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen CARE International (CI)
Mr. Poul Erik Lauridsen
pelauridsen@care.dk
+45 27 528454 Ensuring that international finance for adaptation delivers effective programs to vulnerable people
The Development Fund Norway, Practical Action and CARE International will share experiences on how to identify and target communities most vulnerable to climate change and identify how experiences from community based adaptation could be scaled up to national programs.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg World Council of Churches (WCC)
Mr. Elias Abramides
eliasabramides@gmail.com
+54 11 47950741 “Renew the face of earth”: Faith-based approaches to climate justice.
Caritas Internationalis and World Council of Churches bring ethical principles and the voices of faith to the climate change negotiations This session will examine various faith-based perspectives on policies and action promoting climate justice.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
Ms. Flavia Gabriela Franca
flaviagabriela@ipam.org.br
+55 61 34682206 Implementing REDD, making REDD work on the ground
IPAM and WHRC present initiatives for fostering REDD Readiness in Brazil and globally, including political and stakeholder planning and preparedness, sub-national targets within national plans, information sharing, Indigenous engagement and progress toward pan-tropical forest cover and biomass maps.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Mr. Carlos Busquets
Carlos.busquets@iccwbo.org
+33 1 4953297 Technology
The event will explore the role of business in the development, deployment and transfer of low-carbon technologies. It will examine the role of enabling frameworks and intellectual property rights in enhancing technolgy cooperation.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Poland
Mr. Jacek Mizak
jacek.mizak@mos.gov.pl
+48 22 5792323 Implementation of Poland’s climate policy in the context of new global agreement
The side event is intended to present the Polish climate change domestic policies and will focus on: – the ways of achieving emission reduction target – participation pf public and private sectors in reduction measures – the implementation of the Green Investment Scheme concept and other innovative mechanisms as an effective tools for further domestic GHG reductions.
AAUs surplus management after 2012 – Poland’s Greening Concept [43 kb]
Poland: Climate Protection Measures Brochure [225 kb]
Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr Denmark
Mr. Casper Stenger Jensen
casjen@um.dk
+45 3 3920455 Melting snow and ice: A call for action
Snow, ice and permafrost conditions are globally changing much faster than anticipated. This will profoundly change living conditions in the Arctic and also living conditions throughout the World. An event with the participation of the Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Støre, former US Vice President Al Gore and Greenland Premier Kuupik Kleist.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations (UN)
Mr. Georgios Kostakos
kostakos@un.org
+1 646 6421055 Advancing work on adaptation to climate change: A United Nations system perspective
The UN system is committed to assisting countries in adapting to the impacts of climate change, while tackling poverty and achieving growth. The event will showcase good practices and resources developed by the system in key adaptation areas.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg European Investment Bank (EIB)
Mr. Andrea Pinna
a.pinna@eib.org
+352 621 362459 EIB: Responding to the challenges of climate change
The largest supranational lender, the EIB provides tens of billions of euros yearly for RE, EE, new technologies, adaptation and the carbon markets. Using concrete projects in the EU and elsewhere, this event will present EIB work on climate change and the different financing tools applied.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice* (GenderCC)
Ms. Gotelind Alber
g.alber@gendercc.net
+49 30 21982175 Lessons learnt from gendered development cooperation â conclusions for gender and climate policy
Development experts will draw conclusions from their organisationsâ experience and good practice of addressing gender issues. Their recommendations will be discussed in order to provide input for the negotiations, and for adaptation and mitigation actions at national and local levels.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Ms. Jette Michelsen
jette.michelsen@ifrc.org
+41 22 7304650 Early adaptation actions
IFRC together with IASC and ISDR system organisations will share experiences on how to bridge the gap between climate science early warnings and practical early actions in disaster risk reduction and management approach.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)
Ms. Nora Ourabah
nora.ourabah@ifap.org
+33 1 45260553 Beyond Copenhagen: Agriculture and forestry are part of the solution.
A consortium of the major international organisations and donors will present strategies and actions towards an agricultural adaptation and mitigation workplan, based on stakeholders’ recommendations and previous meetings.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)
Ms. Zsuzsanna Ivanyi
zivanyi@rec.org
+36 20 5532639 Options for flexibility under quantified GHG reduction target in post-2012
JI Action Group (JIAG), Government of Latvia, Regional Environmental Center for CEE present the options of flexible mechanisms for countries with emission reduction targets: GIS, JI, emission trading, domestic offsets. GIS country profile of Latvia and transition from CDM to JI will be considered.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)
Mr. Gunnar Olesen Boye
ove@inforse.org
+45 86 227000 INFORSE-WECF: 200 NGOs in action in Asia and Africa for sustainable energy, proposing simplified CDM
– Development Successes with Sustainable Energy by NGOs from Nepal, India, Senegal, Uganda, South Africa and from Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) Region. – Proposal for a simplified CDM for smaller scale projects that can help NGOs to achieve more. 10 NGOs’ presentations.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF)
Mr. Louis-Noel Jail
ln.jail@iepf.org
+1 418 6925727 De Kyoto à Copenhague : Quel bilan et quelles perspectives pour la coopération francophone?
Bilan de 12 années dâactivités pour la préparation aux négociations des pays francophones et leur concertation et aussi pour la mise en Åuvre de projets MDP et dâadaptation dans lâespace francophone. Quelles actions mener dans notre espace de solidarité après 2012 ? Témoignages et débat.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Morocco
Mr. Nbou Mohamed
nbou@environnement.gov.ma
+212 6 61347982 National Climate Plan
Le Plan Climat Maroc consiste à consigner une stratégie changements climatiques qui explicite le positionnement du Maroc par rapport à ce sujet mondial et qui guide les politiques menées. Ledit projet est conçu en trois parties : Mesures dâatténuation; Mesures dâadaptation; Mesures de gouvernance.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Turkey
Mr. Mustafa Sahin
m_sahin4@yahoo.com
+90 312 2076519 National climate change strategy of Turkey
Turkey, considering her own special circumstances, is continuing to contribute to global action for mitigation of the negative effects of climate change. Turkey’s main policies and measures focus on energy, transport, industry, waste, land use change and forestry.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Ms. Karin Buhren
karin.buhren@unhabitat.org
+254 20 7623191 Cities, population dynamics and climate change
The role of the local and sub-national level of governance in climate change has become increasingly important. The side-event highlights the UN approach to support low-carbon and sustainable urban development as well as the importance of population dynamics to planning for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Mr. Varun Vats
vats@wbcsd.org
+41 22 8393158 Building on Copenhagen
A high-level panel of government and business leaders convened by the Pew Center and the WBCSD will discuss options to build on the Copenhagen outcome toward a full and final post-2012 agreement. Invited speakers include Ministers, Members of the U.S. Congress and CEOs.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus BUSINESSEUROPE
Mr. Folker Franz
f.franz@businesseurope.eu
+32 2 2376547 A successful international climate agreement – contributions and expectations from European business
EU business contributions to climate challenge and expectations from COP-15; focus on technology, market instruments, cities. Speakers: S. Dimas, Environment Commissioner; M. Olofsson, Swedish Vice Prime Minister; L. Johansson, CEO Volvo; P. de Buck, BUSINESSEUROPE; U. Hamilton, Vice Mayor Stockholm.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Netherlands
Ms. Babette Graber
babette.graber@minvrom.nl
+31 70 3392405 Readiness and early action
Early action is crucial to tackle climate change. Good plans and finance are needed. This side event presents a pilot study on road-testing and methodology development for low carbon strategies (ECN) and a study on estimated costs (UNEP/Project catalyst.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations (UN)
Mr. Muriel Obon
muriel.obon@undg.org
+1 212 9065167 United Nations country level support
This side event is organized by the UNDG Task Team on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change (TT-ES-CC) and aims to provide information on United Nations development systemâs operational activities at the country level related to climate change.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Ms. Riena Prasiddha
riena@asean.org
+62 21 7243372 Addressing climate change through rehabilitation and sustainable use of peatland forests in ASEAN
South East Asia is vulnerable to climate impacts and has significant LULUCF emissions. The event will showcase the ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy 2006-2020 implemented by countries and actions to rehabilitate peatlands to address climate change and land degradation supported by IFAD-GEF.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Viet Nam
Ms. Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
icd-monre@monre.gov.vn
+84 4 38358424 Response to climate change in Vietnam
This event focuses on the forerunner climate change policies, strategies and actions by Vietnam, including adaptation and mitigation measures with firm scientific background and pressing community needs, which undoubtedly will be valuable takenaway messages for participants.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr WWF (WWF)
Mr. Martin Hiller
mhiller@wwfint.org
+41 79 3472256 VOTE EARTH! Campaigns united for a fair, ambitious, and binding climate treaty
The side event will give opportunities to interested parties outside the COP area to get an insight into the proceedings at the conference.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Micronesia (Fed. States of)
Ms. Alex Viets
aviets@igsd.org
+1 202 3381300 Reducing the threat of abrupt climate change by phasing down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol
Without action, HFCs could represent up to 45% of CO2 emissions in 2050 and threaten to cancel out cuts in CO2. The ozone treaty has the capacity and expertise to successfully phase down production and consumption of HFCs quickly and cost-effectively, which is necessary to avoid a climate crisis.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Burkina Faso
Mr. Bobodo Blaise Sawadogo
bbobodo@yahoo.fr
+226 50 313166 Defis des changements climatiques au Burkina Faso
Impacts des chagements climatique et mesures d’adaptation au Burkina Faso.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Association des constructeurs européens d’automobiles (ACEA)
Mr. Michael Klinkenberg
mk@acea.be
+32 2 7387323 Greening transport, reducing CO2 emissions – the road ahead
What next? The worldâs auto makers (associated in ACEA, US Alliance and JAMA) jointly put the spotlight on compelling results from field projects that combine technology excellence with collective action from their industry, the energy sector, governments, drivers and transport operators.
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Monday,
14 Dec 2009 21:45—23:15
Victor Borg India
Mr. Rajani Ranjan Rashmi
rr.rashmi@nic.in
+91 11 24362281 India
India
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ms. Gail Whiteman
gwhiteman@rsm.nl
+31 10 4081515 Climate justice, ethics and the Copenhagen agenda: Roles of institutions, civil society and markets
Mary Robinson and other leaders from the public, academic and NGO sectors will lead a discussion on emerging institutions and processes for applying equity and human rights to guide the long-term vision and decision-making on mitigation, adaptation, REDD, carbon markets and technology transfer.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Ltd.
Ms. Charlotte Nilsson
charlotte.nilsson@ivl.se
+46 8 59856310 Climate justice and sustainable development: Intensifying the dialogue between EU, India and China
A case for a climate community – north and south – able to lead the world in tackling climate destabilisation within the context of economic development will be presented. It includes opportunities and critical elements for increasing the engagement of China and India in climate policy development.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Association européene des expositions scientifique techniques et industrielles** (ECSITE)
Mr. Michael Creek
mcreek@ecsite.eu
+32 26 497383 Europe’s science centres and museums commit to action on climate change
Science centres and museums play a crucial role in public engagement on climate change. At the COP15, Ecsite invites researchers, policymakers, and civil society to discuss the challenges in engaging citizens on climate change issues, and establishing real dialogue with the public.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg Plan International (Plan)
Mr. Daniel Walden
daniel.walden@plan-international.org
+44 207 4829777 Child-centred climate change adaptation: Applying lessons from disaster risk reduction
The worldâs children are already playing an important role in reducing disaster risk and ensuring effective climate adaptation. It is their future. Children in a Changing Climate coalition (Save the Children, UNICEF, Plan International, IDS) discuss lessons from child-centred disaster risk reduction.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Niels Bohr International Transport Forum (ITF)
Mr. Philippe Crist
philippe.crist@oecd.org
+33 1 45249447 Major transport emission reductions: What is possible? At what cost?
Facing economy-wide GHG cuts of up to 80% by 2050, we review evidence on what is possible for transport, what is feasible and how much is it likely to cost. Must we travel less? Must we travel better? Who acts? Who pays? Are we losing opportunities to cut transport GHG emissions at low cost?
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Liva Weel World Resources Institute (WRI)
Ms. Raquel Gonzalez
rgonzalez@wri.org
+1 202 7297847 The best laid plans – turning ideas into action on mitigation, adaptation and finance.
The climate agreement will prompt countries to produce plans for mitigation, adaptation, technology and forests. This event will explore opportunities for implementing these transformative ideas.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Halfdan Rasmussen OXFAM International (OI)
Mr. Bert Maerten
bmaerten@oxfam.org.uk
+66 80 2104873 Oxfam international climate hearing at Copenhagen
Oxfam organized hundreds of climate hearings (www.climatehearings.org). The COP hearing will be the culmination of this effort. The hearing will include climate witnesses from around the world and moral voices. Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson are confirmed.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 10:45—12:15
Victor Borg Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Ms. Norma Rivera
normar@iadb.org
+1 202 6231356 Moving forward in Latin America: Best practices for renewables, efficiency, and climate financing
Looking beyond Copenhagen: What are best approaches and what have Latin American and Caribbean countries learned from recent investments in biofuels, renewable energy, and efficiency? How can finance be leveraged and scaled-up? Experts from the IDB, governments and private sector analyze examples.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Norway
Mr. Harold Nordgaard
harold.nordgaard@md.dep.no
+0 47 92870070 State-of-the-Art-Report: Melting Ice.
Melting Ice is a report on the status of and future scenarios for the melting of ice in affected areas and will be handed over to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the side event by Vice President Gore and Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg International Labour Organization (ILO)
Ms. Ana Belen Sanchez
sanchezab@ilo.org
+34 66 7449090 Addressing social consequences of climate change: impacts on employment, health and gender
The event will explore the climate change impacts on employment, as a driver of creation of green jobs and a cause for job losses, on health -around 150,000 deaths per year occur in low-income countries due to climate change- and gender âwomen are often the first and most impacted by climate change.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr World Bank
Mr. Jarl Krausing
jkrausing@worldbank.org
+1 202 4589326 Financing climate action in developing countries: A United Nations system perspective
The unprecedented scale for urgent finance calls for coherent and complementary approaches by United Nations agencies in responding to adaptation and mitigation needs based on country driven processes. The side-event will share examples of joint efforts in scaling up access to such finance.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Mexico
Ms. Alejandra Lopez
alejandral@sre.gob.mx
+52 55 3686510072 A developing country´s contribution to climate change: Mexico
As part of its commitment to the international effort to climate change, Mexico will present its progress on several areas including its Special Climate Change Program, its Fourth National Communication, the outcomes of its Economics of Climate Chnage Report, among other things.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 16:30—17:30
Victor Borg The Climate Registry (TCR)
Ms. Robyn Camp
robyn@theclimateregistry.org
+1 213 8916931 Beyond Cap and Trade: Subnational leadership-sooner. Stronger.
US Governors, Canadian Premiers and other subnational leaders possess effective policy tools to reduce emissions – through cap & trade, smart growth, transportation policy, local standards and laws, and more. These local thinkers share the actions that make them true global leaders.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 18:00—20:00
EU Pavilion Slovenia
Mr. Andrej Kranjc
andrej.kranjc@gov.si
+38 64 61807 Institutional set-up of REDD and the involvement of the private sector
The side-event will address questions related to the current barriers to the participation of the private sector in a future REDD scheme and present some ideas of how these can be removed as well as what the institutional set-up for the REDD under the UNFCCC framework could look like.
Preliminary Programme and Concept Paper [273 kb]
Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA)
Ms. Alexandra Galin
alexandra.galin@cmia.net
+1 202 2942262 What the private sector needs from Copenhagen to enable finance to flow to low-carbon technology
“Show me the money” beyond the rhetoric of financing sources. What does the private sector need? How do we secure and maximize investment flows? A panel of experts will discuss how to build investor confidence in carbon markets to ensure that “capital expected” becomes “capital delivered”.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Arab Emirates
Mr. Thani Al Zeyoudi
talzayoudi@masdar.ae
+971 2 6530030 Meet IRENA: Renewable energy – our chance to mitigate climate change
IRENA and REN21, together with the IEA, the IEA RETD, and EREC / Greenpeace, will present the leading renewable energy scenarios to show how renewables can help meet CO2 reduction targets and secure affordable energy supply.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature
Ms. Ninni Ikkala
ninni.ikkala@iucn.org
+41 22 9990106 Biodiversity in trouble: Ways forward in a changing climate
Severe ecosystem declines are predicted due to climate change and damage is already clearly apparent in coral reefs, polar and high altitude habitats and for a wide range of species. This side event highlights recent scientific findings and explores possible conservation solutions.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Haiti
Mr. Yves Jamont Junior Duplan
yves.jamont.junior.duplan@undp.org
+0 0 5093760457 The Caribbean biological corridor: A case for mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic have signed an agreement creating the first Caribbean biological corridor. The event will focus on how the Corridor contributes in building sustainable livelihoods through mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Armenia
Ms. Nune Hovhannisyan
nuneoganesyan@rambler.ru
+374 10 585349 Cutting the carbon knot: Raising public awareness for GHG emission cuts through pollutant registers
Organized by Armenia in cooperation with the International PRTR Coordinating Group (UNECE, UNEP, UNITAR, OECD & REC), this event looks at how countries can use pollutant release and transfer registers to raise public awareness about major sources of GHGs to promote emission reductions.
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Tuesday,
15 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Aniket Ghai
aniket.ghai@unep.ch
+41 79 2059831 First steps towards a low-carbon United Nations
Following the call by the Secretary-General to safeguard our planet and climate, first steps have been taken to manage the greenhouse gas impact arising from the United Nations’s operations. This event will review progress made in a selection of the diverse array of institutions that make up the UN system.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr HELIO International (HELIO)
Ms. Laura Williamson
laura.williamson@helio-international.org
+33 1 42245148 Energy access and poverty alleviation: reducing vulnerabilities and increasing resilience
Regional perspectives from Africa, Latin America and the EU. Climate impacts on food, health and energy and its effect on poverty will be presented. The role of governance, leadership and strategies for improving resilience will be discussed. Hosted by HELIO International and Foundacion Bariloche.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
Ms. Kristin Luber
kluber@gmfus.org
+1 202 6832636 Global carbon market design: transparency, integrity and compliance with international trading rules
The financial crisis and debate over border tariffs in U.S. and EU climate legislation have raised concerns about carbon market transparency, oversight and compatibility with international trade rules. GMF and Duke University will convene a panel of Members of Congress, EU leaders, and market and WTO experts.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel European Nuclear Society (ENS)
Mr. Edouard Hourcade
edouard.hourcade@euronuclear.org
+33 1 6908596 Meeting Young European Engineers (ENS-YGN) in an open discussion about nuclear and sustainability
Presenting and offering an open discussion containing more facts and less ideology about nuclear and CO2, waste management, safety and security. We’ll provide a platform for an interactive quizz-based debate. Stereotypical oppositions will be pictured by cartoons and discussed with the audience.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Club of Madrid
Sra. Luciana Silvestri
lsilvestri@clubmadrid.org
+34 91 1548249 Global Leadership for Climate Action (GLCA) event on financing climate action
Global Leadership for Climate Action (GLCA): A Partnership of the United Nations Foundation and the Club of Madrid presents innovative proposals to help finance global climate action.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Mr. Stefan Salvador
s.salvador@fsc.org
+49 228 3676624 Reducing emissions from forest degradation: FSC certified management (with Guatemala case study)
Forest degradation represents ~20% of forest-based emissions. FSC, Rainforest Alliance and the Guatemalan government explore forest conservation and improved forest management as viable REDD strategies and FSC certification as a way to address environmental and social concerns of such activities.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)
Ms. Maria Carolina Torres
mctorres@caf.com
+58 212 2092147 Low carbon urban massive transport: a driver for a sustainable and competitive Latin American
A review of the evolution of lower emissions, urban mass transport systems in Latin America, and its impact in the quality of life of citizens; The development up to 2012 and perspectives for a post-Kyoto mechanism to treat GHG emissions in transport.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg United Nations (UN)
Mr. Amr Nour
nour@un.org
+1 212 9635565 Regional initiatives and strategies in support of country efforts on climate change
Regional perspectives and efforts to meet climate change challenges, incl.: adequate and accessible information services; private-public partnerships on energy efficiency; assessing economic impacts of climate change; low-carbon development pathways and; sustainable management of natural resources.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Ms. Morgan Bazilian
m.bazilian@unido.org
+43 69 914593880 International cooperation on technology transfer – Time for action
Low-carbon technologies are central to meeting the challenges, and taking advantage of the opportunities, posed by climate change. This UN-coordinated side event will focus on actions and programmes related to technology transfer, with a specific focus on international cooperation.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel Colombia
Sra. Paola Bernal
paola.bernal@cancilleria.gov.co
+57 1 3814124 Colombia: one step ahead on mitigation and adaptation
To show-case the experience gained in Colombia through a number of adaptation and mitigation projects, and sharing of experiences, lessons learned and future challenges facing the adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Colombia.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Iceland
Ms. Nina Bjork Jonsdottir
nina@mfa.is
+0 354 5459946 Women as agents of change
Discussion on the question women´s role as agents of change. They are equal stakeholders in terms of policy planning, decision-making and implementation. To enable them to be equal actors, it is important that women have access to the relevant information, technology and training.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Germany
Mr. Lars Andersen
lars.andersen@bmu.bund.de
+49 30 183052 Innovative financing mechanisms – the German International Climate Initiative
The German International Climate Initiative has been the first program to use revenues from the auctioning of emission certificates in financing climate measures in developing countries. We present our experiences and explore the future of such mechanisms in an international climate financing regime
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
Mr. Yunus Arikan
yunus.arikan@iclei.org
+49 228 97629920 Local Government Climate Roadmap – “From Bali to Poznan to Copenhagen”
This side event aims to present the Local Government Climate Roadmap, together with positions, opinions and demands from local government to national government in view of the post-2012 global climate agreement. Organised by ICLEI in collaboration with the LG Roadmap global partners.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Ms. Alina Narusova
anarusova@iom.int
+41 22 7179295 Climate adaptation continuum, migration and displacement – Copenhagen and beyond
Heads of Agencies and delegates discuss state-of-the-art understanding of climate adaptation, migration and displacement and related challenges in policy, research & practice, ways to address them and the role of the UNFCCC framework. Together with NRC, the RSG on the HR of IDPs and other IASC partners.
Joint letter of the IASC Heads of Agencies to the UNFCCC [1 Mb]
Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Mr. Alex Miston Banda
abanda@sadc.int
+267 0 72939726 The role of regional inter-governmental bodies in climate change: the Southern African experience
Responding to the threat of climate change, the Southern African Development Community is initiating regional responses on issues such as REDD and CDM, whilst also enhancing regional cooperation in climate change policy development. This event will review SADCâs work in these crucial areas.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen Denmark
Ms. Kate Sanderson
kates@mfa.fo
+298 2 96137 Seas: the Future – Enhancing North Atlantic and global partnerships in a changing climate
Organised by the Government of the Faroe Islands in cooperation with Indonesia and Norway to highlight the particular challenges and opportunities facing island and coastal nations when it comes to meaningful mitigation measures, adaptation and technological development in a changing climate.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)
Mr. Benjamin Fontaine
b.fontaine@epia.org
+32 2 4001043 Seizing solar power: Key to reducing CO2 emissions now
Solar industry organizations from around the globe present new global figures, analyses and business scenarios on the role that this booming renewable technology can, and will, play in combating climate change.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel Green Cross International (GCI)
Ms. Michelle Laug
michelle.laug@gci.ch
+41 79 7138779 How to re-calibrate our responses to climate change challenges
Building on work of the Club of Rome, Club of Madrid and World Political Forum and presented on behalf of GCI by world opinion leaders to urge govtâs to reach a strong climate deal, re-calibrate responses in line with dangers to human security and development while promoting the engagement of civil society.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN)
Mr. Mathew Todaro
mtodaro@climatenetwork.org
+202 0 4459009 The road to the U.S. clean energy economy
The US Climate Action Network would like to host a side event showcasing the important efforts a cross-section of US groups are currently undertaking to advance the American clean energy economy.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen Friends of the Earth International (FOEI)
Ms. Stephanie Long
stephanie.long@foe.org.au
+61 414 136461 Achieving climate justice: reducing emissions and building resilience without false solutions
Industrialized countries must lead immediate and steep emissions reductions without resorting to unjust false solutions. We present case-studies on how emission targets can be met, and why false solutions such as offsetting, ccs and agrofuels are dangerous distractions to achieving climate justice.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)
Ms. Koko Warner
warner@ehs.unu.edu
+49 228 8150226 Insurance and adaptation (MCII with IRI, UNDP, IIASA, and Oxfam)
Experts give examples of how insurance approaches help vulnerable countries and people adapt and reduce risk. Delegates and experts discuss ways to build risk reduction and non-profit insurance entities. Experts look at alternatives for moving from the negotiating text to action between 2009 â 2012.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Ms. Jo-Ellen Parry
jparry@iisd.ca
+1 204 9587722 Addressing clean energy and climate change action in North America: A coordinated approach
IISD and the Pembina Institute explore ways of strengthening North American collaboration on clean energy and climate change. Invited experts will examine policy actions in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and prospects for a coordinated approach to address climate change in North America.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Guyana
Ms. Gitanjali Chandarpal
gitanjalic81@yahoo.com
+592 223 5231 Guyana’s low carbon development strategy
A workable model that demonstrates how highly forested countries with low deforestation rates can develop along a low carbon path.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Ecuador
Ms. Daniela Carrion
dcarrion@ambiente.gov.ec
+593 2 563816 Ecuador and Peru towards their National REDD Strategies
Forest resources, megadiversity and communities place Ecuador and Peru in an excellent position to deliver positive results from REDD. The two countries are taking firm steps towards implementing their REDD Strategies. The event will present the progresses and challenges that are faced on the path to REDD.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell Ethiopia
Mr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher
haile1606@hotmail.com
+251 11 64664606 Community based rehabilitation of degraded land: an effective response to climate change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia in collaboration with partners is implementing land rehabilitation projects, eg. MERET Managing Env. Resources to Enable Transition with WFP. The presentation focuses on how local communities manage fragile ecosystems and build sustainable livelihoods capable to adapt to climate change.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
CCTV United Nations (UN)
Mr. Georgios Kostakos
kostakos@un.org
+1 646 6421055 The United Nations system delivering as one on climate change
This event will provide an overview of United Nations system capacities and confirm the system’s commitment at the highest level to further assist Parties to UNFCCC in planning and implementing measures to address climate change in adaptation, capacity building, technology transfer, REDD and other areas.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen African Development Bank (AFDB)
Mr. Al – Hamndou Dorsouma
a.dorsouma@afdb.org
+216 71 103304 Building climate resilience in Africaâs development: The role of the African Development Bank
AFDB presents the Climate Risk Management and Adaptation Strategy, and Clean Energy Framework. The strategy calls for pipeline screening, focus on clean technology, and capacity building. Recent best practices in assisting Africa to address climatic impacts will be presented.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Zambia
Mr. Ephraim Mwepya Shitima
mwepyashitima@yahoo.co.uk
+26 211 229417 Zambia: Demonstrating the potential and crucial reform needs of the CDM for poverty reduction in LEa
Based on a study on planned rural electrification in Zambia, we endeavour to explain how sales revenue from Certified Emissions Reduction (CERs) can dramatically improve livelihoods of the rural population and how methodological issues are constraining development of CDM in LDCs.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Resources for the Future (RFF)
Mr. Ray Kopp
kopp@rff.org
+1 202 3285059 U.S. participation in a post-2012 global agreement
US domestic action to limit GHGs is imminent. This panel discussion will focus on the substantive role the US will play in a future global regime. Panelists include, past head of US UNFCCC delegation, CEOâs of major US environmental NGOs, CEOs of US corporate sector, and foreign policy scholars.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Republic of Korea
Ms. Jinyoung Kim
kjinyn@korea.kr
+82 2 7352539 Getting into shape for green growth: Korea’s case
Korea is set to combat climate change through green growth. This event explores best practice in green growth policies and introduces the East Asia Climate Partnership and its progress, while highlighting Korea’s case in building global partnership in transformational technologies such as Smartgrid.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus Keidanren
Ms. Chika Mashiko
mashikoc@keidanren.or.jp
+81 3 67410690 The Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Workshop: Business views on the post-Kyoto International framework
This event presents Japanese business efforts to tackle climate change and provides its views, together with these of other major economies, on the Post-Kyoto Framework. Panelists will discuss reduction scenarios, mid-term targets, sectoral approaches, technology and other relevant issues.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Chile
Mr. Waldemar Coutts
wcoutts@minrel.gov.cl
+56 2 3801403 A regional perspective of the economic impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Presentation of a summary of climate change impacts on the main sectors from a regional perspective in Latin America and the Caribbean. These Stern-type studies include water, agro-forestry and energy sectors among others.
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Wednesday,
16 Dec 2009 21:45—23:15
Victor Borg Guinea-Bissau
Mr. Alexandre Cabral
alexcabral65@hotmail.com
+0 245 6614499 Building networks within the PRCM region to improve climate change governance in West Africa
To “maintain in good condition” the marine and coastal environment, the PRCM is committed to improve the climate governance, through programs that promote and encourages the involvement of decision makers and civil society actors, supported in this by a technical and scientific expertise.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Climate Institute (Australia) Limited
Mr. William McGoldrick
wmcgoldrick@climateinstitute.org.au
+61 2 415043696 Bali to Copenhagen via Canberra: Australiaâs domestic and international climate policies
The last two years have seen the climate change policy landscape in Australia transformed. In this session, leading policy analysts and decision makers from government, NGOs, the business sector and academia will provide an update and assess the prospects for the post-2012 period.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr University of Stuttgart
Ms. Maike Sippel
maike.sippel@ier.uni-stuttgart.de
+49 711 68587815 From urban regions to the countryside – climate policy options for low carbon cities and rural areas
First, researchers and practitioners discuss challenges and options for cities and their climate policy-making. Second, CDM and agricultural specialists discuss how to mainstream the low-cost GHG mitigation potential of agricultural projects in the CDM. By University of Stuttgart and Climatenet
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)
Ms. Lisa Marty
lmarty@vafi.org.au
+61 3 96119003 LULUCF, sustainable forest management and treatment of forestry in emissions trading schemes
What will post-Kyoto rules for land use, land-use change and forestry mean for forest management and forestry? How will the rules affect the treatment of forestry in emissions trading schemes? What are the implications for forest industries, communities and the environment?
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr European Climate Forum (ECF)
Ms. Antonella Battaglini
antonella@european-climate-forum.net
+49 331 2882670 SuperSmart Grids: Pathways to a decarbonised power system
Europe and other regions need to accelerate the delivery of SuperSmart Grids and renewables by 2050. We will suggest policy road maps to MPs and stakeholders to secure the necessary legislation on support mechanisms and regulatory reform to decarbonise the power systems and meet the 2°C target.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
Mr. Sebastien Jodoin
sjodoin@cisdl.org
+514 398 8918 Developing sustainable and equitable legal frameworks for the global low-carbon economy
Leading international jurists discuss legal frameworks for climate finance focusing on the needs of the most vulnerable and based on experiences worldwide. Hosted by CISDL and IDLO, with Toronto, Sydney, McGill, Cambridge, NYU, Chile and Capetown Law faculties, ILA and the Government of Quebec.
International Law & Policy for a Low-Carbon Economy Programme [181 kb]
Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg Worldwatch Institute
Ms. Amanda Chiu
achiu@worldwatch.org
+202 20852 4521999 Mitigating climate change with renewable energy, efficiency, and a Copenhagen agreement
IPCC authors and other experts discuss how renewables and efficiency in concert can reduce emissions at modest cost in the near-term and how the Copenhagen agreement can accelerate transition to a low-carbon economy. Co-hosts: Worldwatch Institute, GEI, TERI, Germanwatch, and Heinrich Böll Fdtn N. Am.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Sierra Club
Mr. Fred Heutte
phred@sunlightdata.com
+503 757 6222 Building consensus for strong U.S. climate policies
Led by principals of Blue Green Alliance partners and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, this panel will cover policy priorities as well as organizing strategies for building a robust blue-green movement in North America, in support of good jobs, a clean environment and a green economy.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg World Health Organization (WHO)
Ms. Ravini Senanayake
senanayaker@who.int
+0 22 7912339 The World Health Organization – Protecting health from climate change
Highlighting the human health dimensions of climate change, and to propose adaptation and mitigation policies in order to protect and enhance human health and well-being.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Halfdan Rasmussen United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Kaveh Zahedi
kaveh.zahedi@unep.org
+33 6 82221155 Green economy: implementing a new climate deal
Economic paths to prosperity, decent employment, and poverty reduction by accelerated investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr United States of America
Mr. Mars Hanna
HannaSM@state.gov
+1 202 6476741 Presentation from the delegation of the United States of America on a U.S. vision for a Copenhagen agreement
Delegates from the United States of America will discuss their vision for a Copenhagen agreed outcome.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ms. Hannie Meesters
meesters@undp.org
+1 347 4465908 Investing in womenâs leadership for climate solutions
Climate change finance mechanisms are gender-blind, despite evidence of the community and environmental benefits associated with womenâs access to finance. GGCA, Denmark, Finland, and other cosponsors feature high-level speakers and launch new research and initiatives on gender and climate finance.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Niels Bohr Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Mr. Stephen Sawyer
steve.sawyer@gwec.net
+3 2 4001029 Wind power, carbon markets, NAMAs and mitigation
GWEC and partners will highlight the opportunities provided through deployment of wind power under a post-2012 climate regime: for mitigation, adaptation, economic development, energy security and employment.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Liva Weel Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)
Ms. Meera Shah
meera.shah@e3g.org
+44 207 2349880 Delivering climate security: International coordination around security threats from climate change
A presentation on security threats by leading national security voices from key countries highlighting the relationship between security concerns and UNFCCC policies on adaptation and mitigation. The presentation will be followed by a round table with members of the U.S. Congressional delegation.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Halfdan Rasmussen John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment*
Ms. Amber Childress
childress@heinzctr.org
+1 202 5524712 Strategies for a staged full inclusion of terrestrial carbon
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the Terrestrial Carbon Group present progress and strategies for resolving scientific, institutional and economic challenges to a staged full inclusion of terrestrial carbon in accounting for GHG mitigation, starting with forest emissions and sequestration.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 14:45—16:15
Victor Borg Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC)
Ms. Cindy Dickson
cindy.dickson@cyfn.net
+1 867 3939214 Caribou, people and resiliency in Arctic North America
Barren-ground caribou are declining. Is this due to natural cycles, climate change, or both? Dr. Robert Watson chairs this session featuring aboriginal hunters and elders, and scientists. This event will focus on caribou, climate change, community resilience and adaptation.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Halfdan Rasmussen University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute (ECI)
Ms. Heike Schroeder
heike.schroeder@ouce.ox.ac.uk
+44 1865 275894 Heading to 4C: Implications and ways out
Cumulative emissions show that the 2°C target will require a complete reversal in global emissions trends. We report on the impact and adaptation consequences of a global change above 4°C, and explore the options for avoiding this magnitude of climate change.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Victor Borg Spain
Mr. Juan Jose Sanchez Dominguez
buzon-oecc@mma.es
+34 91 5976055 World Energy Outlook 2009
The Spanish Government is hosting a side event in which the IEA will present a region-by-region roadmap, drawn from the WEO 2009, of how the energy sector could transform in order to deliver on a Copenhagen agreement and what the necessary investments to reach a 450 scenario will be.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Liva Weel International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Mr. Robert Jordan
r.jordan@ifoam.org
+49 228 9265019 Bio-sequestration vs. geo-sequestration (CCS) – Organic solutions to climate change and food security
The World Future Council and IFOAM emphasize bio solutions over high tech, unproven CCS. Taken together, regenerative organic farming, agro-forestry and forest protection are cost effective and easily adoptable solutions for safeguarding our climate, local communities, food supply and ecosystems.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 16:30—18:00
Niels Bohr Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Ms. Clarisse Kehler Siebert
clarisse.kehler.siebert@sei.se
+46 73 7078601 An economics for climate change, or a change of climate for economics?
We are at the intersection of a global downturn and dangerous climate change. A common vocabulary for fair financing and novel development is imperative. With research on EU energy scenarios, low carbon China and adaptation financing, SEI and NERI bring new perspectives on climate economics.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Dan Turell European Business Council for Sustainable Energy (e5)
Ms. Gudrun Merkle
gudrun.merkle@e5.org
+49 711 12252829 Climate justice in a post-Kyoto world – options for a fair global policy and eco-innovation
MISEREOR, Munich Re Foundation and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research present a global energy path for a feasible climate change policy to fight poverty. e5 adds models for alternative benefits to stimulate technology cooperation when conventional acquisition of gain is not an option.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Niels Bohr International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Ms. Anabella Rosemberg
anabella.rosemberg@ituc-csi.org
+33 1 55373735 Trade unions for a safe and fair climate: ensuring a Just Transition for all
A just transition towards a low carbon economy is possible, and can make climate action a driver for sustainable economic growth and social progress. We need to transform the economy; trade unions therefore ask for a process aimed at transforming every economic sector into a sustainable one.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Halfdan Rasmussen Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mme Patricia Nilsson
patricia.nilsson@oecd.org
+33 1 45249871 How can we build a sound economic foundation for the post-2012 international climate framework?
A sound economic footing is essential for a cost-effective and ambitious post-2012 climate agreement. Ministers and senior OECD officials will discuss how to minimise the costs of action, how to generate the necessary financing and investment flows, and the incentives for ambitious action by all.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Saxo Grammaticus Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Ms. Rita Roy Choudhury
rita@ficci.com
+91 11 23738760 Next generation carbon market in India: Role of technology and finance
The side event will highlight the evolution of carbon market in India to the next generation level in the context of scaling up CDM through both project and program based activities, and the role of technology and finance in scaling up GHG reduction projects in India.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Victor Borg Italy
Ms. Laura Calamaro
calamaro.laura@minambiente.it
+39 6 57228130 Climate neutral cities
The event features the launching of video on climate neutral cities and plans and programs for reducing emissions in urban areas, including on transport, housing, urban forests and financing. Invited speakers from the Italian Ministry, UNECE and other organizations.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 18:15—19:45
Liva Weel Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Mr. Sudhir Sharma
ssharma@unfccc.int
+49 228 8151621 National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS) for climate change Project
The event will present the results of the financing needs assessments conducted by 11 countries. The presentation will also include lessons learned relating to financial and policy instruments available to countries and institutional arrangements to support the implementation of adaptation and mitigation activities.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Niels Bohr Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)
Ms. Jorunn Gran
jorunn.gran@cicero.uio.no
+0 47 22858750 Climate change is already happening in vulnerable societies in the Arctic and in many island states
Coastal communities in the Arctic and in Small Island Developing States have common challenges in the face of climate change. The event will focus on present and future climate change, consequences already noticed and adaptation needed due to ice melt in the north and sea level rise in the south.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Saxo Grammaticus International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
Mr. Edwin Aalders
aalders@ieta.org
+41 22 7370500 Improving and expanding the FlexMex Toolbox: Improving the old and bringing in the new
This year, IETA has been working to develop more advanced proposals for reform of the existing flexible mechanisms. In this event, IETA will discuss concerns about NAMAs and sectoral crediting mechanisms (SCM), explore design options for SCM, and explain why CDM reform is still critical.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Dan Turell Austria
Mr. Manfred Kohlbach
manfred.kohlbach@lebensministerium.at
+43 1 515221725 Best practices for energy-autonomous municipalities and regions – examples from Austria
This side-event explores some of the best practices and lessons learnt from Austrian municipalities and regions such as the city of Guessing, which is now fully energy-autonomous, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by over 90 percent from previous levels.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Liva Weel Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Ms. Sofia Plagakis
splagakis@ciel.org
+1 202 7425830 From MRV to effective implementation: New approaches to compliance
Panelists discuss opportunities for Parties and stake holders to ensure effective implementation of the Copenhagen outcome.
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Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Mr. Ulrich Hoffrichter
u.hoffrichter@bdi.eu
+49 30 20281604 Technical innovations for climate protection
Business needs a strong agreement and a strong agreement needs business. BDI Initiative ‘Business for Climate Protection’ invites you to a discussion about how business contributes to meeting the climate goals. The CEOs of BDI, Siemens, BASF, Daimler and ThyssenKrupp meet NGO and science experts.
Flyer: Our Technologies are the Key to Climate Protection and Future Markets [173 kb]
Report on Costs and Potentials of Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Germany [2 Mb]
Update of BDI Report 2009 (in German) [929 kb]
Brochure: Our Technologies are the Key to Climate Protection and Future Markets [2 Mb]
Thursday,
17 Dec 2009 20:00—21:30
Victor Borg Nordic Council of Ministers (NCMR)
Ms. Janne Marijke de Jong
jajo@norden.org
+0 45 29692929 Towards a green future – Nordic energy and climate solutions
The Nordic countries play an important role in meeting global climate challenges. The side-event, organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers, will focus on the role of Nordic energy and climate solutions, a highly prioritized area for Nordic co-operation as stated by the Nordic Prime Ministers.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Victor Borg ActionAid International
Ms. Ilana Solomon
ilana.solomon@actionaid.org
+202 222 5004 Climate-affected communities struggle for climate justice
Community representatives from Bangladesh, Vietnam and Malawi will talk about how they are adapting to climate change and their wider struggle for their climate rights.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Halfdan Rasmussen Centre for International Governance Innovation** (CIGI)
Mr. Jason Blackstock
jjb@iiasa.ac.at
+617 401 8232 Science, research and international governance of geoengineering
Geoengineering is receiving increased attention as climate concerns mount. This event will review the science of geoengineeringâhighlighting that it is no alternative to emission reductionsâidentify research needs and possible future utility, and explore international governance implications.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Liva Weel Swiss Association for Environmentally Conscious Management (ÖBU)
Mr. Christoph Sutter
c.sutter@southpolecarbon.com
+41 44 6337870 Next level of the CDM: How can Public Private Partnerships enable Programmes of Activities?
Presentations of pioneering Programmes of Activities (PoAs). Formulation of regulatory suggestions to make CDM PoAs a success. In cooperation with African, Indian and Indonesian agencies.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 09:00—10:30
Niels Bohr Brown University – Watson Institute
Mr. Nathan Hultman
nathan.hultman@gmail.com
+1 301 4053429 Making better carbon markets: Environmental integrity and participant perspectives
Will emerging carbon markets be structured and linked in ways that ensure real reductions? Will participants view them as fair & efficient? Top government, business, academic, & NGO leaders from diverse countries propose new C market structures to assist entry by developing and emerging economies.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Niels Bohr University of Delaware, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP)
Mr. John Byrne
jbbyrne@udel.edu
+302 831 8405 Sustainable Energy and Agriculture: Mitigation and Adaptation of Organic Farming and Community Energy
Focus: A post-Kyoto agenda to decarbonize human activity and settlement instead of existing approaches which only change the emissions chemistry of technologies. Top-down commodity-based schemes such as cap and trade are contrasted with place-based bottom-up strategies to harness community action.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Halfdan Rasmussen International Planned Parenthood Federation** (IPPE)
Ms. Rachel Lander
rlander@ippf.org
+44 20 79398224 Population and climate change vulnerability (with Population Action International)
Efforts to strengthen coping capacity and resilience of most vulnerable populations are likely to be impacted by rapid population growth and other population dynamics. Can we reduce vulnerability and support adaptation by making comprehensive contraceptive services available to all who want them?
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Liva Weel European Patent Office** (EPO)
Ms. Sabine Lunau
slunau@epo.org
+31 703 404822 Title: Study on patents and environmentally sound technologies(ESTs)
UNEP, the European Patent Office and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development prepare a study about the role of patents in relation with environmentally sound technologies. The study aims to produce a patent landscape in the area of energy generation and licensing practices.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 11:00—12:30
Victor Borg University of Gothenburg (GU)
Mr. Carl Kamp
carl.kamp@chalmers.se
+46 31 7723034 The importance of student collaborations and education for SD in a functional global framework on CC
The WSCSD and The Corporación Grupo Tayrona will promote CC-related projects from students from 55 countries and discuss the necessity for stakeholder support both for student projects and for the improvement of education for SD by bringing together international leaders to share potential solutions.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Niels Bohr World Travel and Tourism Council** (WTTC)
Ms. Eva Aimable
eva.aimable@wttc.org
+44 20 74818007 Addressing the challenges of climate change: Perspectives from the travel and tourism sector
This side event hosted by World Travel an Tourism Council and World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will present the steps taken so far in response to the Bali Roadmap and Action Plan while addressing mitigation and adaptation strategies within the Travel and Tourism sector.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Liva Weel The Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation** (iCET)
Ms. Lucia Green-Weiskel
LuciaGW@icet.org.cn
+1 917 2878297 Panel discussion: The China Energy and Climate Registry — www.chinaclimateregistry.org
This panel will discuss GHG reduction mechanisms in China, specifically building GHG registries and the need for more transparency in the context of China’s business community. The goal of the ECR is to produce reliable, consistent and verifiable information on energy consumption and GHG emissions.
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Friday,
18 Dec 2009 13:00—14:30
Victor Borg Switzerland
Mr. Jose Romero
jose.romero@bafu.admin.ch
+41 31 3226862 Implementing the Bali Action Plan: challenges and chances
The side event intends to focus on the challenges that arise when the Bali Action Plan will be implemented, but also on the chances. Finance will be a key element both for Mitigation and Adaptation, although of different nature. Sectors shall also be considered.
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