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Twentieth
Session of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change
Bonn,
Germany, 16-25 June 2004
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United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Highlights:
Friday 18 June 2004 |
IN-SESSION WORKSHOP:
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Above
photo: Mahendra Shah (IIASA)
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In-Session
Workshop I:
How can climate change risk be assessed? The workshop
introduces the concepts of vulnerability, risk and
adaptation to climate change as well as different
approaches and scales of climate change risk
assessment.
Left
photo: View of the in-session workshop plenary.
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Above
photo: Roger Jones (CSIRO)
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Listen
to In-Session I presentations by:
Zbigniew
Kundzewicz (Polish Academy of Sciences), Roger
Jones (CSIRO), Mahendra
Shah (IIASA), Xuedu
Lu (Ministry of Science and Technology, China) and
Dagmar
Schröter (Potsdam Institute for Climate Research)
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Above photo: In-session
Workshop I dais moderated by SBSTA Chair Abdullatif Benrageb
(second from left)
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In-Session Workshop II: How is
climate change risk perceived? Assessment results and key concerns and
perspectives from a developed, developing and least developed country.
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Above
photo L-R: Donald
Lemmen (Natural Resources Canada) presented the developed
country climate change perspective on adaptation and Lourdes
Tibig (PAGASA) presented the Philippine experience on climate
change risks and vulnerabilities within the developing country
perspective. |
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Above
photo: Antonio
Queface (Eduardo Mondlane University) presented the Mozambican
experience in extreme weather event vulnerabilities. |
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In-session workshop III:
Adaptation and sustainable development: Linkages and integration of
climate into development plans.
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Above photo: In-Session Workshop
III dais with Saleem Hug (center) responding to a question from the
plenary.
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Above photo L-R: Saleemul
Huq (International Institute for Environment and Development)
talked about adaptation in the context of climate change and
sustainable development, Shardul
Agrawala (OECD) presented mainstreaming climate change
adaptation, Mohammed
El-Raey (University of Alexandria) presented the Egyptian
experience of climate change and sustainable development of
scarce resources. |
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Above photo: Ko
Barret (USAID) (right) talked about the incorporation of
climate related risk to development planning.
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In-Session Workshop IV:
Solutions and opportunities: Presentations are on the exchange of
practical
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Right photo: Serge
Planton ( Météo France) talked about the heat wave experience
in France, Anthony
Nyong (University of Jos) talked about the Nigerian drought
experience.
Listen to In-Session IV presentations by:
Nagmeldin
Elhassan (Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources),
Ahsan
Ahmed (BUP Centre for Water and Environment) and Carmenza
Robledo (Intercooperation)
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Contact Groups:
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Above
photo L-R: Delegate from China and Tanzania exchanging views during
the contact Group on Capacity-building. |
Above
photo: Dechen Tsering (Bhutan) (bottom right) chairs the Contact
Group on Capacity-building. |
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Above
photo: Laurence Pollier (Secretariat) and Markus Nauser
(Switzerland), Chair of the Contact Group on UNFCCC Article 6
(education, training and public awareness). |
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Above
photo L-R: Richard Kinley (UNFCCC) with Karsten Sachs
(Germany) Chair of the Contact Group on arrangements for
international meetings. |
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This
service was prepared in cooperation with the Climate Change Secretariat
Links
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Workshop agenda.
ENB Summary report of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) on
National Communications from Non-Annex I Parties (HTML,
PDF,
TXT).
ENB summary report of the Inter-Regional Workshop of the
Consultative Group of Experts On Initial National Communications
From Parties Not Included In Annex I to the Convention (HTML,
PDF,
TEXT).
UNFCCC report of the
Workshop of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) on National
Communications from non-Annex I Parties Improvement of the
preparation of national communications of non-Annex I Parties.
UNFCCC Workshop on the use
of the guidelines for the preparation of national communications
from non-Annex I Parties.
ENB summary report of COP-9 (HTML,
PDF,
TEXT).
ENB summary report of UNFCC Workshop on the Preparation of
National Communications from Parties Not Included in Annex I to
the Convention (HTML,
PDF,
TEXT)
ENB coverage of climate and
atmosphere meetings.
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