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International cooperation
Lars Haltbrekken, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Why should we cooperate?
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Sharing products and information
Cost efficient – less double work
Sharing experience and ideas
Cooperation between international
organisations, governments, NGO’s,
researchers could spread the word to a
broader public.
What could the UN do?
- Needs assesments and surveys
- Promote international cooperation and
exchange
- Generate resources, both finances and
materials
- We need your needs!
Survey of current activities and
needs
What do we have and what do we need?
- Survey of activities – helps to identify needs,
opportunities and assets for sharing.
- Countries are encouraged to include art 6
activities in their National communications
- Survey for this workshop
- Clearing house
- Need to continue to identify what exists and
what is needed
International cooperation and
exchange
• Regional workshops
• Clearing house
- Places to share ideas, experience and
materials
International cooperation and
exchange
Media cooperation
- Workshops for journalists on IPCC reports
- Better exchange of information used for
media
- UNFCCC website gives you an update of
what the media writes about climate change
International cooperation and
exchange
Simplify IPCC findings
• Leads to better understanding
• How could we cooperate and make better use of
the IPCC findings?
• Simplified guides and Vital Climate Graphics are
useless unless someone uses them
Generate resources to
developing countries
- Identify existing resources
- Strenghten and share these resources
- New Dehli work programme calls on
GEF support
- Business sector?
- Need innovative ideas
Impact of information
Targeted information
- What kind of impact do we want our
information to have?
- Climate change information needs to be
targeted towards different groups,
business, parliamentarians, NGOs,
journalists etc.
Impact of science based
information
IPCC findings have had a clear impact
on the political agenda.
- Climate change convention
- Kyoto protocol
UN and article 6
UNEP
- Public awarness
UNESCO
- Education
UNITAR/UNDP
- Training
UN and article 6
UNU
United Nations University’s online Masters
Course on Global Environment
Assessment
Some UNEP products
• Simplified guides
• Vital Climate Graphics
• Vital Climate Graphics for Africa
• Maps and emission graphics annex 1
countries
• IPCC products
• Fact sheets