COP16: United Nations climate change negotiations

19 November 2010

IIED at COP16/CMP6

Climate change negotiations and capacity building work at 16th edition of Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16).


Video updates

 

COP16 Climate briefings

COP16 Climate briefingsClimate watchlist: key issues for Cancun Negotiations
Achala Chandani, Linda Siegele

Fast-start adaptation funding: keeping promises from Copenhagen
David Ciplet, Achala Chandani, J. Timmons Roberts, Saleemul Huq

Beyond forestry: why agriculture is key to the success of REDD+
Maryanne Grieg-Gran

Look both ways: mainstreaming biodiversity and poverty reduction
Steve Bass, Dilys Roe and Jessica Smith

Baseline for trust: defining ‘new and additional’ climate funding
Martin J Stadelmann, J. Timmons Roberts and Saleemul Huq

Beyond cost-benefit: developing a complete toolkit for adaptation decisions
Rachel Berger, Muyeye Chambwera


Saleemul Huq talks about Fast-start adaptation funding: keeping promises from Copenhagen

COP16 event listing

26th Nov

09.00-17.00

Cancun Caribe Park Royal Grand

Ecbi Asia workshop

The ecbi Asia pre-COP 16 workshop will provide an opportunity to bring together South and South East Asia negotiators to discuss and brainstorm key agenda items in the climate negotiations, and provide an informal forum for them to discuss negotiating strategies based on these key agenda items.

 

27th Nov

09.00-17.00

Ecbi LDCs workshop

The ecbi LDCs workshop provides a platform for African negotiators to exchange perspectives, discuss and strengthen their positions in the UNFCCC negotiating process.

 

Thursday 2nd Dec

20.15-21.45

Room1

Cancun Messe

 

Knowledge sharing, capacity building and advocacy for adaptation and climate compatible development

At this side event IIED and ENDA will be discussing ways of building capacity to adapt to climate change through knowledge sharing and novel communications strategies. This will include presentations from CLACC (Capacity Strengthening in LDCs on Adaptation to Climate Change) network members

 

IIED/ENDA

 

Friday 3rd Dec

16.45-18.15 in Room Monarca

 

The reformed financial mechanism/ Accounting for national and multilateral funds in climate finance
This session reviews and updates Oxford Climate Policy proposals for a reformed financial mechanism, and presents new research by University of Zurich, IIED, and Brown University on how climate finance is being accounted for by national and multilateral funds.

Brown University, Oxford Climate Policy, IIED, and University of Zurich

4-5 Dec

Cancun Caribe Park Royal Grand

Development and Climate Days

Bringing together individuals and organisations to share the latest science,

best practice, and promote linkages between development and climate.

4-5 Dec

Cancun Caribe Park Royal Grand

Development and Climate Film Festival

A platform for amateur and independent film-makers from around the world, it will showcase short films on issues relating to climate change. Many screenings will be attended by the film-makers.