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The Climate Group hosted a reception in honor of the Governors, Premiers and business leaders who are taking bold climate action and who attended the Climate Leaders Summit 2010.
Maria Tereze had been invited to expose her amazing handcrafts on the Expo COP16 in Cali-Colombia. I admired her work and we began chatting. She told me that she's lost one son killed by the guerillas in the village. Since she's living in town with one of her 4 remaining sons but she's travelling a lot for sales events and searching in nature for stones and seeds and more natural material for her crafts work..
The COP16 inn Riyadh was about the combat against desertification. But no agreement has been reached…
The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 brought together members of The Climate Group’s international alliance of business, cities, states and regions to showcase their roles in the Clean Revolution. The Climate Group was delighted that this year's first day of events (China Day) had a special focus on sub-national government leadership and action in China.
Manuel Gomez Pena of Walmart addresses the U.S. Center during the U.S. and Mexico Bi-National Cooperation on Climate Change and Development panel at the U.S. Center at COP-16 in Cancun, Mexico, on December 8, 2010. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Viewers wait for the U.S. Center side event, "Climate Change Research Program in the United States," at COP-16 in Cancun, Mexico, on November 30, 2010. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Tuesday 7 December
Yesterday, a revised daily programme provided unexpected (and welcome) opportunities, such as attending a presentation by the Mexican President, which was one of the highlights of the day. I also discovered that the logistics involved in travelling between the two main COP16 venues (approximately 20 minutes apart by bus) slightly curbed my plans to dash between side meetings at different venues.
I have met a number of people who are familiar with Australia's climate change adaptation initiatives including NCCARF and our activities. For example, I have met people who attended the NCCARF/CSIRO International Climate Change Adaptation Conference on the Gold Coast this year, and who spoke very positively about the conference and also about the level of activity building in Australia around climate change adaptation research. NCCARF's recently released Local Government Information Portal has also been attracting attention in places like Quebec and the UK (www.localgov.nccarf.edu.au).
Where are the negotiations up to?
Last week Andrew Light from the American Center for American Progress wrote that at COP16, 'chances for big successes, such as final ratification of the Copenhagen Accord, or a new legally binding treaty, approach zero but we could see significant progress on smaller but nonetheless critically important parts of a larger deal' (see www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/12/so_close.html for the full article).
This view tends to reflect how the negotiations are progressing. A press release from the UNFCCC over the weekend was positive about draft decisions on financing for adaptation, technology transfer, and agreements to strengthen education, training and public awareness of climate change, as well as stronger engagement with civil society in national decision-making, and in the UN climate change process (see unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advis....
You can follow what is happening in the negotiations at COP by viewing plenary sessions, press conferences and some side meetings on the UNFCCC website unfccc.int/virtual_participation/items/5780.php
Presentation by President Felipe Calderon: engaging with stakeholders
Mexican President Felipe Calderon yesterday emphasised the need for more open climate change negotiations, which involve representatives from civil society and the private sector to identify opportunities for shared action and responsibility. President Calderon stated that this approach would result in more open, transparent, and cooperative negotiations in the future. President Calderon demonstrated his commitment to 'hearing and understanding' NGO stakeholder views at this forum by taking questions from the floor for almost an hour.
Climate change communications forum
Simon Anholt provided an overview on the outcomes from a Climate Change Communication Forum held in Cancun last week. This forum is a new initiative designed to come to terms with an essential element of international climate change negotiations that has not yet been properly engaged - public opinion. As the climate change debate takes place in a number of forums, including science and technology, policy and in the general public, the purpose of this forum was to start thinking about how to engage with, and mobilise, action in the general population. Questions considered at the forum include 'How can a global nexus of public opinion on climate change be generated?' and 'What are people currently thinking about climate change? What do they understand? What information do they need? And how can this information be made available to them?' The Mexican Government stated its commitment to following up on this communications forum, and pursuing more effective means of engaging and communicating with the public.
Agriculture and Rural Development Day
Forest Day
Cancun Oceans Day
Over the weekend a number of one day side conferences were held focussing on particular thematic issues. Yesterday the results of a number of these days were presented, including the outcomes from the Agriculture and Rural Development Day which focussed on climate change and food security. Food security is an issue that has been raised a number of times in NCCARF's current development of a Synthesis and Integrative Research Plan, so it was interesting to hear some of the key points raised during this event. This included the need to recognise the synergies and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in the agricultural sector; and, the need for a landscapes based approach that delivers multiple benefits. Further information about this event, and its outcomes, is available at www.agricultureday.org.
Other days held include the Forest Day, which included over 1500 participants who expressed a strong sense of urgency for action and the need for the delivery of outcomes which many felt were now within reach. Further information is available at www.forestday.org
Cancun Oceans Day: Essential to Life, Essential to Climate aimed to emphasise the importance of considering oceans in international climate negotiations. Coastal adaptation was one of the issues covered at this event and participants agreed that 'ecosystem based approaches promoting the preservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems and natural buffers....must be strengthened and promoted to increase resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities to the impacts of climate change'. They also stated that there is 'abundant scientific evidence that marine ecosystems are undergoing substantial changes....due to the direct and indirect effects of changes in climate and atmospheric composition', and that these changes will have local, national, regional and international implications. Further information is available at www.globaloceans.org
Today I'm planning to attend side meetings focussing on involving youth in building climate resilience, adaptation options for low-lying islands, and adaptation, risk reduction and insurance.
Please email me if you have any questions or comments m.waschka@griffith.edu.au
Tuesday 7 December
Yesterday, a revised daily programme provided unexpected (and welcome) opportunities, such as attending a presentation by the Mexican President, which was one of the highlights of the day. I also discovered that the logistics involved in travelling between the two main COP16 venues (approximately 20 minutes apart by bus) slightly curbed my plans to dash between side meetings at different venues.
I have met a number of people who are familiar with Australia's climate change adaptation initiatives including NCCARF and our activities. For example, I have met people who attended the NCCARF/CSIRO International Climate Change Adaptation Conference on the Gold Coast this year, and who spoke very positively about the conference and also about the level of activity building in Australia around climate change adaptation research. NCCARF's recently released Local Government Information Portal has also been attracting attention in places like Quebec and the UK (www.localgov.nccarf.edu.au).
Where are the negotiations up to?
Last week Andrew Light from the American Center for American Progress wrote that at COP16, 'chances for big successes, such as final ratification of the Copenhagen Accord, or a new legally binding treaty, approach zero but we could see significant progress on smaller but nonetheless critically important parts of a larger deal' (see www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/12/so_close.html for the full article).
This view tends to reflect how the negotiations are progressing. A press release from the UNFCCC over the weekend was positive about draft decisions on financing for adaptation, technology transfer, and agreements to strengthen education, training and public awareness of climate change, as well as stronger engagement with civil society in national decision-making, and in the UN climate change process (see unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advis....
You can follow what is happening in the negotiations at COP by viewing plenary sessions, press conferences and some side meetings on the UNFCCC website unfccc.int/virtual_participation/items/5780.php
Presentation by President Felipe Calderon: engaging with stakeholders
Mexican President Felipe Calderon yesterday emphasised the need for more open climate change negotiations, which involve representatives from civil society and the private sector to identify opportunities for shared action and responsibility. President Calderon stated that this approach would result in more open, transparent, and cooperative negotiations in the future. President Calderon demonstrated his commitment to 'hearing and understanding' NGO stakeholder views at this forum by taking questions from the floor for almost an hour.
Climate change communications forum
Simon Anholt provided an overview on the outcomes from a Climate Change Communication Forum held in Cancun last week. This forum is a new initiative designed to come to terms with an essential element of international climate change negotiations that has not yet been properly engaged - public opinion. As the climate change debate takes place in a number of forums, including science and technology, policy and in the general public, the purpose of this forum was to start thinking about how to engage with, and mobilise, action in the general population. Questions considered at the forum include 'How can a global nexus of public opinion on climate change be generated?' and 'What are people currently thinking about climate change? What do they understand? What information do they need? And how can this information be made available to them?' The Mexican Government stated its commitment to following up on this communications forum, and pursuing more effective means of engaging and communicating with the public.
Agriculture and Rural Development Day
Forest Day
Cancun Oceans Day
Over the weekend a number of one day side conferences were held focussing on particular thematic issues. Yesterday the results of a number of these days were presented, including the outcomes from the Agriculture and Rural Development Day which focussed on climate change and food security. Food security is an issue that has been raised a number of times in NCCARF's current development of a Synthesis and Integrative Research Plan, so it was interesting to hear some of the key points raised during this event. This included the need to recognise the synergies and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in the agricultural sector; and, the need for a landscapes based approach that delivers multiple benefits. Further information about this event, and its outcomes, is available at www.agricultureday.org.
Other days held include the Forest Day, which included over 1500 participants who expressed a strong sense of urgency for action and the need for the delivery of outcomes which many felt were now within reach. Further information is available at www.forestday.org
Cancun Oceans Day: Essential to Life, Essential to Climate aimed to emphasise the importance of considering oceans in international climate negotiations. Coastal adaptation was one of the issues covered at this event and participants agreed that 'ecosystem based approaches promoting the preservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems and natural buffers....must be strengthened and promoted to increase resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities to the impacts of climate change'. They also stated that there is 'abundant scientific evidence that marine ecosystems are undergoing substantial changes....due to the direct and indirect effects of changes in climate and atmospheric composition', and that these changes will have local, national, regional and international implications. Further information is available at www.globaloceans.org
Today I'm planning to attend side meetings focussing on involving youth in building climate resilience, adaptation options for low-lying islands, and adaptation, risk reduction and insurance.
Please email me if you have any questions or comments m.waschka@griffith.edu.au
Tuesday 7 December
Yesterday, a revised daily programme provided unexpected (and welcome) opportunities, such as attending a presentation by the Mexican President, which was one of the highlights of the day. I also discovered that the logistics involved in travelling between the two main COP16 venues (approximately 20 minutes apart by bus) slightly curbed my plans to dash between side meetings at different venues.
I have met a number of people who are familiar with Australia's climate change adaptation initiatives including NCCARF and our activities. For example, I have met people who attended the NCCARF/CSIRO International Climate Change Adaptation Conference on the Gold Coast this year, and who spoke very positively about the conference and also about the level of activity building in Australia around climate change adaptation research. NCCARF's recently released Local Government Information Portal has also been attracting attention in places like Quebec and the UK (www.localgov.nccarf.edu.au).
Where are the negotiations up to?
Last week Andrew Light from the American Center for American Progress wrote that at COP16, 'chances for big successes, such as final ratification of the Copenhagen Accord, or a new legally binding treaty, approach zero but we could see significant progress on smaller but nonetheless critically important parts of a larger deal' (see www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/12/so_close.html for the full article).
This view tends to reflect how the negotiations are progressing. A press release from the UNFCCC over the weekend was positive about draft decisions on financing for adaptation, technology transfer, and agreements to strengthen education, training and public awareness of climate change, as well as stronger engagement with civil society in national decision-making, and in the UN climate change process (see unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advis....
You can follow what is happening in the negotiations at COP by viewing plenary sessions, press conferences and some side meetings on the UNFCCC website unfccc.int/virtual_participation/items/5780.php
Presentation by President Felipe Calderon: engaging with stakeholders
Mexican President Felipe Calderon yesterday emphasised the need for more open climate change negotiations, which involve representatives from civil society and the private sector to identify opportunities for shared action and responsibility. President Calderon stated that this approach would result in more open, transparent, and cooperative negotiations in the future. President Calderon demonstrated his commitment to 'hearing and understanding' NGO stakeholder views at this forum by taking questions from the floor for almost an hour.
Climate change communications forum
Simon Anholt provided an overview on the outcomes from a Climate Change Communication Forum held in Cancun last week. This forum is a new initiative designed to come to terms with an essential element of international climate change negotiations that has not yet been properly engaged - public opinion. As the climate change debate takes place in a number of forums, including science and technology, policy and in the general public, the purpose of this forum was to start thinking about how to engage with, and mobilise, action in the general population. Questions considered at the forum include 'How can a global nexus of public opinion on climate change be generated?' and 'What are people currently thinking about climate change? What do they understand? What information do they need? And how can this information be made available to them?' The Mexican Government stated its commitment to following up on this communications forum, and pursuing more effective means of engaging and communicating with the public.
Agriculture and Rural Development Day
Forest Day
Cancun Oceans Day
Over the weekend a number of one day side conferences were held focussing on particular thematic issues. Yesterday the results of a number of these days were presented, including the outcomes from the Agriculture and Rural Development Day which focussed on climate change and food security. Food security is an issue that has been raised a number of times in NCCARF's current development of a Synthesis and Integrative Research Plan, so it was interesting to hear some of the key points raised during this event. This included the need to recognise the synergies and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in the agricultural sector; and, the need for a landscapes based approach that delivers multiple benefits. Further information about this event, and its outcomes, is available at www.agricultureday.org.
Other days held include the Forest Day, which included over 1500 participants who expressed a strong sense of urgency for action and the need for the delivery of outcomes which many felt were now within reach. Further information is available at www.forestday.org
Cancun Oceans Day: Essential to Life, Essential to Climate aimed to emphasise the importance of considering oceans in international climate negotiations. Coastal adaptation was one of the issues covered at this event and participants agreed that 'ecosystem based approaches promoting the preservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems and natural buffers....must be strengthened and promoted to increase resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities to the impacts of climate change'. They also stated that there is 'abundant scientific evidence that marine ecosystems are undergoing substantial changes....due to the direct and indirect effects of changes in climate and atmospheric composition', and that these changes will have local, national, regional and international implications. Further information is available at www.globaloceans.org
Today I'm planning to attend side meetings focussing on involving youth in building climate resilience, adaptation options for low-lying islands, and adaptation, risk reduction and insurance.
Please email me if you have any questions or comments m.waschka@griffith.edu.au
Tuesday 7 December
Yesterday, a revised daily programme provided unexpected (and welcome) opportunities, such as attending a presentation by the Mexican President, which was one of the highlights of the day. I also discovered that the logistics involved in travelling between the two main COP16 venues (approximately 20 minutes apart by bus) slightly curbed my plans to dash between side meetings at different venues.
I have met a number of people who are familiar with Australia's climate change adaptation initiatives including NCCARF and our activities. For example, I have met people who attended the NCCARF/CSIRO International Climate Change Adaptation Conference on the Gold Coast this year, and who spoke very positively about the conference and also about the level of activity building in Australia around climate change adaptation research. NCCARF's recently released Local Government Information Portal has also been attracting attention in places like Quebec and the UK (www.localgov.nccarf.edu.au).
Where are the negotiations up to?
Last week Andrew Light from the American Center for American Progress wrote that at COP16, 'chances for big successes, such as final ratification of the Copenhagen Accord, or a new legally binding treaty, approach zero but we could see significant progress on smaller but nonetheless critically important parts of a larger deal' (see www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/12/so_close.html for the full article).
This view tends to reflect how the negotiations are progressing. A press release from the UNFCCC over the weekend was positive about draft decisions on financing for adaptation, technology transfer, and agreements to strengthen education, training and public awareness of climate change, as well as stronger engagement with civil society in national decision-making, and in the UN climate change process (see unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advis....
You can follow what is happening in the negotiations at COP by viewing plenary sessions, press conferences and some side meetings on the UNFCCC website unfccc.int/virtual_participation/items/5780.php
Presentation by President Felipe Calderon: engaging with stakeholders
Mexican President Felipe Calderon yesterday emphasised the need for more open climate change negotiations, which involve representatives from civil society and the private sector to identify opportunities for shared action and responsibility. President Calderon stated that this approach would result in more open, transparent, and cooperative negotiations in the future. President Calderon demonstrated his commitment to 'hearing and understanding' NGO stakeholder views at this forum by taking questions from the floor for almost an hour.
Climate change communications forum
Simon Anholt provided an overview on the outcomes from a Climate Change Communication Forum held in Cancun last week. This forum is a new initiative designed to come to terms with an essential element of international climate change negotiations that has not yet been properly engaged - public opinion. As the climate change debate takes place in a number of forums, including science and technology, policy and in the general public, the purpose of this forum was to start thinking about how to engage with, and mobilise, action in the general population. Questions considered at the forum include 'How can a global nexus of public opinion on climate change be generated?' and 'What are people currently thinking about climate change? What do they understand? What information do they need? And how can this information be made available to them?' The Mexican Government stated its commitment to following up on this communications forum, and pursuing more effective means of engaging and communicating with the public.
Agriculture and Rural Development Day
Forest Day
Cancun Oceans Day
Over the weekend a number of one day side conferences were held focussing on particular thematic issues. Yesterday the results of a number of these days were presented, including the outcomes from the Agriculture and Rural Development Day which focussed on climate change and food security. Food security is an issue that has been raised a number of times in NCCARF's current development of a Synthesis and Integrative Research Plan, so it was interesting to hear some of the key points raised during this event. This included the need to recognise the synergies and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in the agricultural sector; and, the need for a landscapes based approach that delivers multiple benefits. Further information about this event, and its outcomes, is available at www.agricultureday.org.
Other days held include the Forest Day, which included over 1500 participants who expressed a strong sense of urgency for action and the need for the delivery of outcomes which many felt were now within reach. Further information is available at www.forestday.org
Cancun Oceans Day: Essential to Life, Essential to Climate aimed to emphasise the importance of considering oceans in international climate negotiations. Coastal adaptation was one of the issues covered at this event and participants agreed that 'ecosystem based approaches promoting the preservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems and natural buffers....must be strengthened and promoted to increase resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities to the impacts of climate change'. They also stated that there is 'abundant scientific evidence that marine ecosystems are undergoing substantial changes....due to the direct and indirect effects of changes in climate and atmospheric composition', and that these changes will have local, national, regional and international implications. Further information is available at www.globaloceans.org
Today I'm planning to attend side meetings focussing on involving youth in building climate resilience, adaptation options for low-lying islands, and adaptation, risk reduction and insurance.
Please email me if you have any questions or comments m.waschka@griffith.edu.au
UNFCCC generalsekretær Christiana Figueres, FNs klimasjef. Tatt under COP16 i Cancun, Mexico. Foto: Kristian S. Aas/Natur & miljø
Tuesday 7 December
Yesterday, a revised daily programme provided unexpected (and welcome) opportunities, such as attending a presentation by the Mexican President, which was one of the highlights of the day. I also discovered that the logistics involved in travelling between the two main COP16 venues (approximately 20 minutes apart by bus) slightly curbed my plans to dash between side meetings at different venues.
I have met a number of people who are familiar with Australia's climate change adaptation initiatives including NCCARF and our activities. For example, I have met people who attended the NCCARF/CSIRO International Climate Change Adaptation Conference on the Gold Coast this year, and who spoke very positively about the conference and also about the level of activity building in Australia around climate change adaptation research. NCCARF's recently released Local Government Information Portal has also been attracting attention in places like Quebec and the UK (www.localgov.nccarf.edu.au).
Where are the negotiations up to?
Last week Andrew Light from the American Center for American Progress wrote that at COP16, 'chances for big successes, such as final ratification of the Copenhagen Accord, or a new legally binding treaty, approach zero but we could see significant progress on smaller but nonetheless critically important parts of a larger deal' (see www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/12/so_close.html for the full article).
This view tends to reflect how the negotiations are progressing. A press release from the UNFCCC over the weekend was positive about draft decisions on financing for adaptation, technology transfer, and agreements to strengthen education, training and public awareness of climate change, as well as stronger engagement with civil society in national decision-making, and in the UN climate change process (see unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advis....
You can follow what is happening in the negotiations at COP by viewing plenary sessions, press conferences and some side meetings on the UNFCCC website unfccc.int/virtual_participation/items/5780.php
Presentation by President Felipe Calderon: engaging with stakeholders
Mexican President Felipe Calderon yesterday emphasised the need for more open climate change negotiations, which involve representatives from civil society and the private sector to identify opportunities for shared action and responsibility. President Calderon stated that this approach would result in more open, transparent, and cooperative negotiations in the future. President Calderon demonstrated his commitment to 'hearing and understanding' NGO stakeholder views at this forum by taking questions from the floor for almost an hour.
Climate change communications forum
Simon Anholt provided an overview on the outcomes from a Climate Change Communication Forum held in Cancun last week. This forum is a new initiative designed to come to terms with an essential element of international climate change negotiations that has not yet been properly engaged - public opinion. As the climate change debate takes place in a number of forums, including science and technology, policy and in the general public, the purpose of this forum was to start thinking about how to engage with, and mobilise, action in the general population. Questions considered at the forum include 'How can a global nexus of public opinion on climate change be generated?' and 'What are people currently thinking about climate change? What do they understand? What information do they need? And how can this information be made available to them?' The Mexican Government stated its commitment to following up on this communications forum, and pursuing more effective means of engaging and communicating with the public.
Agriculture and Rural Development Day
Forest Day
Cancun Oceans Day
Over the weekend a number of one day side conferences were held focussing on particular thematic issues. Yesterday the results of a number of these days were presented, including the outcomes from the Agriculture and Rural Development Day which focussed on climate change and food security. Food security is an issue that has been raised a number of times in NCCARF's current development of a Synthesis and Integrative Research Plan, so it was interesting to hear some of the key points raised during this event. This included the need to recognise the synergies and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in the agricultural sector; and, the need for a landscapes based approach that delivers multiple benefits. Further information about this event, and its outcomes, is available at www.agricultureday.org.
Other days held include the Forest Day, which included over 1500 participants who expressed a strong sense of urgency for action and the need for the delivery of outcomes which many felt were now within reach. Further information is available at www.forestday.org
Cancun Oceans Day: Essential to Life, Essential to Climate aimed to emphasise the importance of considering oceans in international climate negotiations. Coastal adaptation was one of the issues covered at this event and participants agreed that 'ecosystem based approaches promoting the preservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems and natural buffers....must be strengthened and promoted to increase resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities to the impacts of climate change'. They also stated that there is 'abundant scientific evidence that marine ecosystems are undergoing substantial changes....due to the direct and indirect effects of changes in climate and atmospheric composition', and that these changes will have local, national, regional and international implications. Further information is available at www.globaloceans.org
Today I'm planning to attend side meetings focussing on involving youth in building climate resilience, adaptation options for low-lying islands, and adaptation, risk reduction and insurance.
Please email me if you have any questions or comments m.waschka@griffith.edu.au
Dave Jones, President and CEO of Storm Center Communications, Inc., uses the Envirocast Vision Touch Table to demonstrate how climate change is affecting the United States in the Living Room of the U.S. Center at COP-16 in Cancun, Mexico, on November 30, 2010. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Doug Scott and Deputy Secretary for Border Affairs for the California Environmental Protection Agency Ricardo Martinez listen to a question from the audience at the U.S. Center at COP-16 in Cancun, Mexico, on December 6, 2010. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual, right, moderates a Green Solutions panel at the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach hotel in Cancun, Mexico, on December 6, 2010. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]