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Subject: UNDP briefing documents for policy makers on the Bali Action
Plan building blocks
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:33:49 -0400
From: Rebecca Carman <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Rebecca Carman <[log in to unmask]>
To: Climate Change Info Mailing List <[log in to unmask]>
The UNDP Environment & Energy Group has launched a groundbreaking
project to strengthen the national capacity of developing countries to
assess climate change policy options across different sectors and
economic activities, which could serve as inputs to their national
positions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC).
As part of this project/, ///briefing documents have been prepared to
provide policy makers with key background information – and important
insights into current proposals under negotiation – on the four Bali
Action Plan building blocks (i.e., mitigation, adaptation, technology,
and finance) as well as land use, land-use change and forestry and
national policies./// /The following documents are currently available
in English at http://www.undp.org/climatechange/documents.html (French,
Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese versions will follow in the next
few weeks, along with an Executive Summary for Policy Makers):
· National Policies and their Linkages to Negotiations over a Future
International Climate Change Agreement
<http://www.undp.org/climatechange/docs/UNDP_NationalPolicy.pdf> /by/*
*/Dennis Tirpak, in collaboration with Sujata Gupta, Daniel Perczyk and
Massamba Thioye
/Developing country policy makers will need to draw on a range of
national policy instruments in order to address climate change. This
document outlines the many policy options, and includes developing
country case studies of policy implementation – showing what has, and
hasn’t worked.
· Climate Change Mitigation Negotiations, with an Emphasis on Options
for Developing Countries
<http://www.undp.org/climatechange/docs/UNDP_Mitigation.pdf> /by Harald
Winkler, Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town
/Mitigation has been at the heart of negotiations from the outset, and
remains an essential element of any post-2012 agreement. Reaching
consensus will be difficult, particularly an agreement on measurable,
reportable and verifiable actions.
· Negotiations on Additional Investment and Financial Flows to Address
Climate Change in Developing Countries
<http://www.undp.org/climatechange/docs/UNDP_I&F.pdf> /by Erik Haites,
Margaree Consultants
/Ensuring adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial resources to
developing countries for mitigation, adaptation, and technology
cooperation will be an essential component of any post-2012 agreement,
but will also give rise to important governance and delivery issues that
will need to be addressed if the funds are to be used effectively.
· Adaptation to Climate Change: the New Challenge for Development in the
Developing World
<http://www.undp.org/climatechange/docs/UNDP_Adaptation.pdf> /by Dr. E.
Lisa F. Schipper, Stockholm Environment Institute - Asia Centre; Maria
Paz Cigarán, Libélula Communication, Environment and Development, Peru;
Dr. Merylyn McKenzie Hedger, Climate Change Institute of Development
Studies, University of Sussex
/Recognition of the need for countries to action on adaptation has grown
over time in the UNFCCC negotiations, particularly for vulnerable
developing countries. Successful adaptation will require a set of
conditions and elements at the national level, in addition to
international funding efforts.//
· Mitigation Technology Challenges: Considerations for National Policy
Makers to Address Climate Change
<http://www.undp.org/climatechange/docs/UNDP_Mitigation.pdf> /by Martina
Chidiak and Dennis Tirpak
/Technology transfer and deployment will be critical for developing
countries as they pursue low-carbon development goals. A number of
proposals are on the table for consideration, and funding will be a key
issue.
· Key Issues in Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, with an Emphasis
on Developing Country Perspectives
<http://www.undp.org/climatechange/docs/UNDP_LULUCF.pdf> /by Carmenza
Robledo and Jürgen Blaser, Intercooperation
/An important source of GHG emissions, LULUCF remains a challenging
topic in the negotiations because of inherent uncertainties.
Nonetheless, LULUCF will play a key role in the negotiations because of
its importance as a mitigation option for developing countries.
For more information on the project, please contact Maria Netto, UNDP
Climate Change Policy Advisor ([log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Rebecca Carman, Project Manager
([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
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