A very interesting article by Jan Cedergren of Sweden, current chair of that Adaptation Fund Board, highlighting the uniqueness of the Adaptation Fund.
The Adaptation Fund – where is it heading?
The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UNFCCC and launched at COP-7 in Marrakech, in 2001. The aim was to finance [...]
The second reading on adaptation began with an introduction to the introduction by the Chair, Mr. Michael Zammit of Malta, of his document reflecting comments provided by Parties on the negotiation text during the first reading on adaptation. A second forty-one pages long document was included presenting the textual submissions made by Parties in preparation [...]
Some notes from Bonn.
The AWG-LCA completed the first reading of the adaptation chapter of the negotiation text between Wednesday June 3 and Thursday 4, 2009. The chair, Mr. Michael Zammit of Malta, requested Parties to use the first reading to seek clarification, set markets and placeholders, and identify gaps.
The Negotiation Text chapter on adaptation is [...]
The UNFCCC has begun the reading of the negotiation text in Bonn, Germany. I will be providing some views on the discussion here shortly. Governments have begun to provide their general comments. For now, a great source of updates on the negotiations can be found here.
A press release on the Reuters caught my attention a few days ago. The World Bank, the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement to cooperate on reducing the risk of disasters in the region. In view of the lack of political will to fund disaster risk reduction, pooling [...]
A note from the Commission on Sustaianble Development from the UN in New York. Discussion on land, drought, and agriculture have brought the right to food to the spotlight. Below a statement from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter.More analysis to come…
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, VOLATILE FOOD
PRICES, MAKE AGRICULTURAL [...]
This story brings different feelings: a sense of hope in knowing that people of the world are willing to cooperate and help each other, and a sense of profound sadness in realizing that young people have more holistic morals and sense of responsibility than any of the leaders of industrialized countries negotiating in the UNFCCC.
Crossposted [...]
An updated from UNFCCC meetings in Bonn, also published by the Third World Network
The contact group on adaptation, under the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) focused on matching adaptation support with finance and technology, as well as capacity building at its meeting on the 3 April. The meeting was chaired by Thomas [...]
The 4th meeting of the AWGLCA will be hosting a workshop on “Risk management and risk reduction strategies, including risk sharing and transfer mechanisms such as insurance.” The item was listed in the Bali Action Plan, and this will be first meeting that considers specific adaptation issues.
In preparation to the discussion, it is important to [...]
Although I normally reserve this space for adaptation-related information, here is something I need your help with. I need you to help me organize a party. Here’s the deal: The United States has historically contributed the most to global warming, and over the past eight years it’s done the least to stop it. In fact, [...]