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Guide- Doha, Qatar (COP 18 and CMP 8)
23 Nov 2012
Check out the European Climate Foundation's guide to COP 18 talks in Doha, Qatar.
Doha Climate Negotiations Briefing Book
16 Nov 2012
A straightforward guide to the complexities of the UNFCCC negotiations and the role of the United States.
UNFCCC COP 18 and CMP 8 – The State of Negotiations
15 Nov 2012
First and foremost, the guide presents brief information on the general context of the Doha Conference by tracing a brief history of negotiations from Rio to Doha. It reports on the outcome of the Durban Conference and intersessional negotiation sessions in 2012 (Section 1), thereby acting as a benchmark for putting the main negotiation issues […]
The Development of Climate Negotiations in View of Doha (COP 18)
15 Nov 2012
This report provides an overview of the development of the negotiations within the UNFCCC since COP 17 in Durban. It summarises the key developments in 2012 and provides short overviews for all negotiation areas. The overview also includes a state of play of the Durban Agreement and explains the position of the main Parties and […]
DOHA CLIMATE TALKS: A BETTER WAY FORWARD
6 Nov 2012
In late November 2012, world governments will meet in Doha, Qatar, for the UN Climate Change Conference, to firm up the outcomes of the Durban conference held in 2011. Christian Aid believes Doha gives governments a vital opportunity to advance global cooperation in confronting the challenge of climate change. It believes it is possible to […]
Bridging the Gap
21 Sep 2012
Manjeet Dhakal Clean Energy Nepal (CEN), Nepal It has been nearly three years since I started following the climate change negotiations. I first attended the UNFCCC intersessional meeting in Barcelona organised just before COP15, a well-known Copenhagen climate summit. After that, I got selected as a Southern Capacity Building Fellow of CAN International for two […]
Don’t Violate the Trust
21 Sep 2012
Henriette Imelda Senior Program Officer on Energy and Climate Change Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Indonesia The Bangkok Informal Meeting 2012 has ended. This informal meeting came out at the last minute after the Bonn session, which had left many uncertainties. “The name of United States has been removed from the list at their […]
“We are sinking” and “no-agreement-text”- What is the relation between both ideas?
21 Sep 2012
Mónica López Baltodano Officer for Climate Change Centro Humboldt Nicaragua While the negotiations in the UNFCCC concluded in the Bangkok intersessional meeting in September 2012, many questions arise for us in preparation for COP 18 in Doha. Can we find any logical relationship between developed countries’ claims that this was an “informal session, meaning “no-negotiation-text” […]
DOHA EXPECTATIONS FROM WEST AFRICA
21 Sep 2012
Emmanuel Seck ENDA Senegal If no action is taken, farmers in parts of Africa could face a decline in crop yields by more than 50% from this or future generations. Global food prices could more than double by 2030 and climate change is half responsible. According to scientists, the curve of global GHG emissions must […]
Expectations from Doha: A Vulnerable Country Perspective
21 Sep 2012
Geoffrey Kamese National Association Of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) Uganda Climate change is already having devastating impacts on the African continent that are only continuing to accelerate in magnitude. There are fears that the window for preventing and stopping climate catastrophe is rapidly closing. Climate change today has multiplied the sufferings of many people who have become […]