Following the Money: Reviewing Fast-start Finance Contributions

Kevin Lustig — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:19:38 -0400

It is imperative to understand where and how developed countries are delivering on their climate finance pledges. This event will present key lessons from case studies of the UK and US fast-start finance contributions, as well as preliminary conclusions from a similar study of Japan’s contribution. The studies are lead by ODI, WRI, and IGES, respectively, in collaboration with the Open Climate Network, a partnership of researchers and civil society to track country progress on climate change. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session.

Invited panelists include representatives from:

UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
US Department of State
Government of Mali
Government of South Africa
UNFCCC

Choosing Our Future: Open and Participatory Sustainable Development Governance

Laura Lee Dooley — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:54:09 -0400

On June 19th, governments, civil society groups, and intergovernmental organizations will meet to assess progress and advance proposals to move Principle 10 into its next generation of reforms. Workshops will give citizens and their governments the opportunities to share innovations and challenges as they identify next steps in citizen engagement in decision-making.

Following opening sessions, celebrating the environmental governance accomplishments and future commitments of governments and intergovernmental organizations, the day will center around working sessions. Each session will aim to produce guidance for post-Rio initiatives including:

Capturing the major aspects and challenges of civil society participation in the institutional framework for sustainable development;
Capturing the “next generation” of reform on Principle 10;
Highlight the challenges of developing countries not yet onto “the next generation” and strategies for addressing them.

Each session will be chaired and reported on by a lead organization. A final session will compile the outputs of each session into a final Reference Document or Chairman’s Report capturing major recommendations and considerations for post-Rio actions. This document will be used in future decision-making processes hosted by members of the Environmental Management Group, regional economic commissions (e.g. UNECLAC), and domestic or bilateral forums. Additionally, it will serve as a blueprint for action by civil society groups in the future.

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