GETTING AROUND
COP16
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Where does the political action take place?
Who speaks out?
What are essential tools for reporting?
Which UN staff can help me?
Where is the political action?
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COP (Conference of the Parties)
COP/CMP (COP serving as meeting to the KP)
AWG-LCA (founded 2007, 194 Parties)
AWG-KP (founded 2005, 192 Parties)
SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice)
• SBI (Subsidiary Body for Implementation)
Who meets where?
• Opening ceremonies and plenary (open to the
public)
• Side events, > 200 (open, in the Cancún
Messe)
• Happenings (e.g. fossil of the day award)
• Contact groups (not open)
• “Meetings”, including bilaterals (not open)
Negotiating groups (who speaks
for whom?) Non-Annex 1
• G77 and China (130+ countries)
• LDCs (Least Developed Countries) 49
countries)
• AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States, 43
countries)
• ALBA group: Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador,
Bolivia, Nicaragua
Negotiating groups (who speaks
for whom?) Annex-1
• Umbrella group (US, Russia, Ukraine
Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Australia)
• EU (European Union, 27 countries)
+ Environmental Integrity Group
(Switzerland, Mexico and South Korea,
both OECD)
Civil society
• 1350 Groups accredited to the UNFCCC
• Engos, Ringos, Bingos, Indigenous Peoples,
Youngos, trade unions, faith groups
• Make up more than 50% of all participants
• Play very important role as observers and
experts – but governments decide
Vocal groups and bodies (who
briefs the press?)
• UNFCCC Executive Secretary
• Mexican COP Presidency
• Delegations: EU, USA,G77 and China,
Bolivia etc.
• CAN (>500 NGOs) and other NGOs
• UN orgs: WMO, IPCC etc
Basic tools (How do I know what
is happening and where to go?)
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CCTV Monitors
Website <unfccc.int>, with live web cast
iPhone app “COP 16 Navigator”
Daily programme (UNFCCC)
Announcements
Publication ECO (CAN)
• Environmental News Bulletin (IISD)
Useful documents
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Press releases and kits
UNFCCC Fact sheets and publications
National speeches (~150)
(Draft) decisions (on UNFCCC web site, at
documents counter)
• Declarations
COP16 highlights
• 29 November: Grand opening
• 7 December (p.m.): opening of HLS with
SG, more than 100 Ministers
• 10/11 Dec: Closing plenary: sleepless in
Cancún (?)
Who can help me?
• General press account: press@unfccc.int
• Accreditation: Nana Beeko, nbeeko@unfccc.int
• Substantive information: John Hay, information
officer, jhay@unfccc.int
• ES interview coordination: Carrie Assheuer,
cassheuer@unfccc.int
• Inter-agency coordination: Juan Miguel Diez,
jmdiez@un.org.mx
GOOD LUCK!
Required reading
• AWG-LCA negotiating text
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2010/awglca12/eng/14.pdf
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2010/awglca12/spa/14s.pdf
• AWG-KP negotiating text
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2010/awg14/eng/crp03.pdf
• Copenhagen Accord text
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2009/cop15/eng/11a01.pdf
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2009/cop15/spa/11a01s.pdf