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Highlights of the events Reconciling Asian Developmental Priorities and Global Climate Interests in Climate Regime Beyond 2012 APFED Policy Dialogue on Climate Change Financing and Mainstreaming of Adaptation to Climate Change: Priorities and Prospects Lessons Learned from CDM Capacity Building: Is There a Need to Reform International and Domestic Rules? The third meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 3), in conjunction with the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention (COP 13) was held in Bali from 3 to 14 December 2007. IGES held four side events during the conference, as well as an exhibit booth to introduce its research activities. Side Events Organised by IGES UNFCCC Official Side event Reconciling Asian Developmental Priorities and Global Climate Interests in Climate Regime Beyond 2012 7 December 2007 This event presented the outcomes of the third round of IGES multi-stakeholder consultations on the post-2012 climate change regime held in China and India. Presentations and panel discussions focused on ways to reconcile Asian developmental priorities with global climate interests in the post-2012 regime. For details IGES Side Event APFED Policy Dialogue on Climate Change 8 December 2007 Prominent Asian experts who are the members of APFED (Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development) presented their views and recommendations on how should Asia tackle climate change challenges and how can Asian countries work together for global sustainability, with the intention of providing impetus to the policy processes on climate change. For details IGES Side Event Financing and Mainstreaming of Adaptation to Climate Change: Priorities and Prospects 10 December 2007 The event summarised the findings of an expert consultation on mainstreaming adaptation in February 2007, and of multi-stakeholder consultations held in India and China in August and September 2007. Policy makers from Asian countries and representatives from international organisations discussed priorities for mainstreaming and financing of adaptation measures in Asia. For details IGES Side Event Lessons Learned from CDM Capacity Building: Is There a Need to Reform International and Domestic Rules? 10 December 2007 This side event discussed possible and practical ways to reform current CDM rules based on the experience of CDM implementation to date in order to further accelerate sustainable development in the host countries. The event invited CDM experts and representatives from Designated National Authorities (DNA) in selected Asian countries. For details Related Publications CDM in CHARTS Version 4.0 IGES CDM Programme November 2007 updated up to the EB35 "CDM in CHARTS" is a booklet with a good reputation for providing a plain and easy-to-understand description of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The printed booklet was distributed at the IGES exhibit booth during COP13 in Bali. Complete report is now downloadable This book is published by IGES as part of the CDM Capacity Building Programme under the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.  Asian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012 IGES Climate Policy Project November 2006 This report is based on the second round of "The Asia-Pacific Consultations on Climate Regime Beyond 2012" in 2006 to further advance the frank exchange of opinions of policy makers, academics, and the private sector on specific issues of high priority to the region. These include: energy security & development, CDM, technology development & transfer, and adaptation. This report presents a summary of what has been learnt through the current consultations, interviews, and questionnaire surveys with policy makers and climate policy researchers across the region. Complete report is now downloadable   Asian Perspectives on Climate Regime Beyond 2012: Concerns, Interests and Priorities IGES Climate Policy Project December 2005 In 2005, IGES launched the consultation "The Asia-Pacific Consultations on Climate Regime Beyond 2012" to promote new and constructive thinking in the Asia-Pacific region on future actions against climate change beyond 2012, and to contribute to the shaping of a future climate regime that adequately reflects the concerns and developmental aspirations of countries in the region. The consultations were held on a national and regional basis in six Asian nations: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Viet Nam. The results of the first round of the consultations in 2005 are summarised in this book. Download this book Related Links UNFCCC COP13, COP/MOP3, SB27 & AWG4 official site IGES's activities at previous COP&other UNFCCC related meetings 　 　 | HOME | About this site | Copyright | Privacy policy | Sitemap | Contact |