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Approved COP17 Documents YOUNGO Approved Policy Positions for COP16 Submissions ton the UNFCCC Youth training sessions Briefing Notes for Youth on Policy Issues Approved COP17 Documents YOUNGO Expectations for COP17 Outcomes YOUNGO Approved Policy Positions for COP16 Submissions to the UNFCCC Views on possible elements of a successor work prgramme on Article 6 of the Convention.
Information and views that may be relevant to the completion of the intermediate review of the amended New Delhi work programme, including information on best practices and lessons learned from its implementation and on remaining barriers to the effective implementation of Article 6 of the Convention
Arrangements for Intergovernmental Meetings - Ways to enhance the engagement of observer organizations Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change submissions under the area of socio-economic information
Ideas and proposals on the elements of paragraph 1 of the Bali Action Plan
Views and proposals for further elaboration of the options, elements and issues contained in the annex "Options and proposals on how to address definitions, modalities, rules and guidelines for the treatment of land use, land-use change and forestry" (LULUCF)
Experiences and views, including country-specific information where possible, on needs for technical and institutional capacity-building and cooperation in, inter alia, the implementation of methodologies for estimating and monitoring changes in forest cover and associated carbon stocks and GHG emissions, incremental changes due to sustainable management of forests, reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, national and subnational monitoring and reporting systems, and methodologies for forest inventories, ground-based and remote-sensing approaches
Further elaboration of the options, elements and issues contained in annex III to the report of the first part of the sixth session, and annex IV to the report at the resumed fifth session, including views on how and which proposals could address cross-cutting issues (LULUCF)
Carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations as clean development mechanism project activities Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Information and views on matters relating to the availability of information on the socio-economic aspect of climate change and improving the integration of socio-economic information into impact and vulnerability assessments, including information on the development of socio-economic scenarios and for understanding adaptive capacity Further guidance relating to the CDM. Views on carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations as CDM project activities Views on the implications of possible changes to the limit established for small-scale afforestation and reforestation clean development mechanism project activities under decision 6/CMP.1Youth training sessions Being a youth delegate at COP - watch; download "YOUNGO Crash Course" "UNFCCC Crash Course" Policy Trainings Article 6 Youth Forest Actions LULUCF
SustainUS Youth guide to engaging in international negotiations - see attachment
Training materialsGuide for Youth NGOs at UN meetings - see attachment TakingITGlobal Climate Change Guide to Action - English; French; Portuguese A series of skill-building documents and presentations that are not COP specific. UNFCCC Glossary Newsrooms and Media Portals
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change–UNFCCC’s main page, see below for specific resources.
Climate-L.org– “A knowledge management
project for international negotiations and related activities on climate change
run by the International Institute for
Sustainable Development (IISD).” Features original content and news
about climate change in general and the negotiations in particular.
Climate Change Media Partnership Roster–The roster is a “directory of experts who are able to talk to journalists about various aspects of climate change,” created by The Climate Change Media Partnership.
UNFCCC Resources UNFCCC Navigator iPhone App–Logistics information, latest news, maps and
more.
NGO Links Climate
Action Network–A worldwide network of over 450 NGOs, CAN recently released
an important document: CAN’s
Fair, Ambitious & Binding: Essentials for a successful climate deal
(pdf). During the negotiations, CAN produces a daily newsletter called ECO.
TckTckTck’s Media Page–TckTckTck is a global alliance,of leading
international, national and local organizations addressing environment,
development, poverty, human rights, health and humanitarian issues.
WWF’s “New Global Climate Deal” Portal–Factsheets, report links, background
and more.
Natural Resources Defense Council’s Global Warming Page–Covers many aspects
of the issue, including health, economic and environmental impacts.
Friends of the Earth’s Page on
Global Warming–Resources and background with a focus on domestic climate
policy and climate equity.
Greenpeace’s Global Warming and Energy Page–Science, solutions and more
from the environmental NGO.
Oxfam’s Climate Change Page–Interactive features, background info, and more
from the international NGO.
Third World Network
(TWN)–TWN is an “independent non-profit international network of organisations
and individuals involved in issues relating to development, Third World and
North-South affairs.”
World Resources Institute (WRI)–WRI is
an “environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways
to protect the earth and improve people’s lives.
International Institute for Sustainable
Development (IISD)–A non profit policy research institute dedicated to the
pursuit of sustainable development, view their page dedicated to UNFCCC
activities here. During the
negotiations, IISD produces a daily newsletter called Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)–An
independent international research organization, the IIED’s climate change
focus is largely on the issues of adaptation and offsets. Check out their COP15
Guide for Journalists here.
Other Resources ClimateDeal.org–Climatedeal.org
is an online, open-content and collaborative question-and-answer platform on
climate change related issues.
The Climate Analysis Indicators Tool–An
“information and analysis tool on global climate change developed by the World
Resources Institute. CAIT provides a comprehensive and comparable database of
greenhouse gas emissions data (including all major sources and sinks) and other
climate-relevant indicators.
Climate Action Tracker–”Detailed
information on individual country pledges for greenhouse gas emissions
reductions. Developed by EcoFys and Climate Analytics.”
Sandbag–Target
Converter–Interactive tool converts various reduction projections and
allows for variable baseline years.
Greenhouse Development Rights–The Greenhouse
Development Rights framework “quantifies the official principles of the
UNFCCC…with the goal of providing a coherent, principle-based way to calculate
and compare national obligations to pay for both mitigation and adaptation.”
Their site features the GDR
Calculator, a web-based interactive interface allowing the user to see the
effects of changing various parameters.
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