Transcript Farhana Yamin, Institute of Development Studies, University of

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Environment Directorate
General of the European
Commission
MARGAREE
Consultants Inc.
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Sao Paulo Workshop
7-9 August 2006
What is the BASIC Project?
Farhana Yamin
Institute of Development Studies
University of Sussex, UK
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Building And Strengthening Institutional
Capacities in Climate Change
Network of over 20 research & policy institutions, mostly from
BASIC countries, working with international experts on wide range
of issues:
– Task 1: Mitigation, SD & energy, modelling (China Team)
– Task 2: Vulnerability & adaptation (India Team)
– Task 3: Carbon markets & national institutional issues (S.Africa
Team)
– Task 4: Future international climate policy & negotiations skills
(Brazil Team)
– Task 5: Establishing a DC focused experts network (Full Team)
Main funding: European Commission
Extra funding for workshops from UK DEFRA
Plus co-financing/in-kind support from IDS & WRI, China, IDDRI
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Milestones & Results
16 analytical papers, development of new methodological
tools & in-country workshops supporting national climate
policy processes & networking among national &
international experts: most nearly complete!
S.Africa: National Climate Change Conference October, Oct.
2005
Beijing: Workshop on Economic Modelling and SD Policies,
Feb 2006
Delhi: Workshop on Adaptation Practices to Policy, May
2006
Sao Paulo: Future Climate Policy, Aug 2006
Outreach workshops @OECD Forum, Paris 2005 & COP 11,
COP12 etc.
BASIC website: www.basic-project.net
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The role of BASIC countries in future climate policy
BASIC countries account for:
-50 percent of all DC emissions
- 52 percent of GDP of DCs
- 49 percent of DC energy use
- 52 percent of DC population
Face major energy, food, development
challenges
Integrating into world & each other’s
economies
Increased cooperation (e.g. IBSA Forum)
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The role of BASIC countries in future climate policy
Active in G-77, defending their own interests but also
playing a leadership role for DCs thru analysis & political
leadership.e.g.
South Africa on legal and institutional issues relating to
compliance
India leadership in forging “Green Group” & Berlin Mandate
1995 & 2002 COP-8 on adaptation
China on science and technology issues, particularly in the
energy sector & IPCC processes
Brazil
– 1992 Rio Earth Summit
– 1997 Brazilian proposal on relative responsibility for
climate change/Article 2
– Clean Development Mechanism
– Forestry and land use
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Task 4 Brazil Team
Future Climate Policy & Negotiations Skills
Task 4 focusing on helping DCs gear up for future climate
policy negotiations through:
Understanding modelling economic/analysis related to future
commitments (previous workshops)
Background paper: history, status & main negotiating partners
position on a future agreement
Summary proposals defining concrete ideas for an agreement
on future climate policy
Providing a forum for networking & dialogue among BASIC
countries and among international and Brazilian experts
(today)
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Key Issues for Future Climate Policy
Legal, multilateral framework?
Political fora +non-legally binding
efforts?
Strengthen Kyoto?
Start again?
Only developed countries?
Other key countries?
Climate focus?
– Cover GHG reductions thru
env.policy instruments?
Development focus?
– Cover adaptation, MDGs,
energy thru development
instruments?
Government focused? ODA?
Private sector, communities?
Individuals?
Inclusive, stable regime?
Come & go as you please?