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NGO/Security PARTY
19 May 2012
Workload got you feeling crazy? Saturday, 19 May 21:00 – Late at the Maritim’s PIANO BAR All With Conference Badges are Welcome! Don’t want to miss the football match? It will be playing at the party!
“CAN Collectibles”: France
19 May 2012
Double Your Pleasure, Halve Your Pollution! Fast Facts About Countries That Can Increase Their Ambition in Qatar! Bonus Double Saturday Edition! National term of endearment/greeting: Garçon! (only for use in oldstyle cafés, in Paris, by innocent foreigners) Annual wine consumption: 54 litres/person/year (decreasing due to Frech winery climate change impacts) Annual cheese consumption: 24 […]
A Day in the Life of a NGO at the UN Climate Negotiations
19 May 2012
Read about a day in the life of an NGO representative at UN climate negotiations: http://adoptanegotiator.org/2012/05/18/8am-1130pm-a-typical-day-in-the-life-of-a-ngo-advocate-at-the-unfccc/
Will ADP Diplomat Lingo Close the Ambition Gap?
18 May 2012
ECO wonders if delegates usually idle away their waiting time in airports by brushing up on their diplomat lingo for use at international negotiations. From a glossary of terms, ECO derives that the wording “noting with deep concern” can be interpreted as one of the strongest possible expression for outrage, in this case for lack […]
Adapting, But Still Funding
18 May 2012
The Adaptation Fund (AF) has entered into its fifth year of operation. A couple of weeks before this Bonn session, the Board of the Fund (AFB) at its 17th meeting made substantial decisions for further advancing the Fund´s provisions. In particular, these covered critical aspects such as the guidance for the consultative process, the consideration […]
On The Outside Looking In
18 May 2012
Dear delegates, Let us share with you our confusion. We are very happy to hear your heart-warming reports of the added value that we as civil society bring to this process. However, we are slightly discouraged by the fact that we are often not allowed in the rooms where the real negotiations are taking […]
“CAN Collectibles”: AUSTRALIA
18 May 2012
“CAN Collectibles”: Bet You Can't Read Just One! Fast Facts About Countries That Can Increase Their Ambition in Qatar Collect 3, Get 1 Free! National term of endearment/greeting: Mate Annual alcohol consumption: 10 litres per person per year Annual cheese consumption: 12 kilograms per person per year Best things about Australia: Sun, surf, sand. […]
Why Rio+20 Will Succeed
18 May 2012
http://www.thegef.org/gef/greenline/april-2012/why-rio20-will-succeed By Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca The global environmental agenda overflows with meetings. According to unofficial estimates, formal conferences on biodiversity, climate change, and desertification consume more than 240 days per year. Taking other environmental conventions into account, there are fewer days in a year than there are meetings to attend. The world has […]