Printer-friendly versionTowards the copenhagen agreement - challenges and perspectives
IGES organised a policy forum on Asia's Post-2012 Climate Regime, with the theme "Towards the Copenhagen Agreement - Challenges and Perspectives" on 9 and 10 October 2008 in Kyoto, in collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
Approximately 80 participants attended the forum including policymakers, businesses and intellectuals from Asian countries as well as representatives from developed countries and from international organisations such as the OECD.
IGES has held this forum since 2005 to deepen the debate in Asia on the international post-Kyoto climate change regime, and works to reflect the Asian viewpoint in the shaping of future regimes.
The consultation focused on 8 controversial themes in the Bali Action Plan (sectoral approaches, co-benefits, adaptation, REDD etc.) and there was a frank and lively exchange of opinions on current issues and possible options. In particular, there were discussions on incentives for a sectoral approach, support for co-benefits, appropriate national reductions for developing countries, climate change commitments, and definitions of measuring, reporting, and certification of activities.
The results of this consultation will be presented at a side event at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP14/COP MOP4) scheduled for December 2008 in Poznan, Poland.
