UNFCCC COP 8 : SPECIAL EVENTS
EIGHTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES, 23 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER, 2002, NEW DELHI, INDIA

SPECIAL EVENTS
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23 OCTOBER

UNFCCC
Presentation of new national communications from non-annex I countries
- Albania
- Bénin
- Colombia

 
24 OCTOBER
Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
Equity and justice implications of adaptation: a strategic assessment
- Justice in Adaptation to Climate Change
- A Framework of Analysis and Justice in International Environmental Law on Adaptation

-The International Legal Framework for Adaptation: Gaps and Challenges
 
Delegation of Japan in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)
Observation of changes in precipitation patterns and extreme events induced by water cycle variation due to climate change
- Agenda and summary
- The climate and the human activities
- Natural variations of the water cycle
- Water crisis in the 21st century
- The human impacts of the water cycle (1)
- The human impacts of the water cycle (2)

- Large uncertainties
- An international water cycle research initiative
- The role of Earth observation satellites to observe rainfall
25 OCTOBER
UNFCCC
Policies and measures of Annex I Parties presented in their third national communications
- Overview
- Energy
- Transport
- Industry
- Waste
- Agriculture
- LUCF
 

Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- The first decade of the GEF: second overall performance study (OPS2)
- Second overall performance study (OPS2) of the GEF

 

Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute (GISPRI)
Evaluating commitment period reserve in emissions trading; and accounting for GHG allowances under Japanese accounting standards
- Handout for the presentation on the emissions trading
- Reference paper for the presentation on the emissions trading
- Handout for the presentation on the GHG accounting
- Reference paper for the presentation on GHG accounting

 
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
International clean energy collaboration

- Bringing policy, finance and technology experts together to address global climate change
 

UNIDO
CDM and joint initiative: opportunities for industry
- Capacity-building for CDM in Africa and ASEAN
- UNIDO Activities in the context of the inter-agency on capacity-building for CDM
- MRI's climate activities
- UNIDO-MRI workshop report

26 OCTOBER

New national communications from non-Annex I Parties and a presentation by the IPCC Task Force on GHG inventories UNFCCC/IPCC
Presentations of new national communications from non- Annex I Parties and by the IPCC Task Force on GHG inventories
- Cambodia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Eritrea
- Guyana
- Namibia

- IPCC Task Force on GHG inventories

 

German delegation in collaboration with the Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH/German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
- CDM small scale projects approach
- Mainstreaming adaptation in the GTZ

 

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
- Building capacities for assessing forests and carbon in non- Annex I countries: "Killing two birds with one stone"
- Improving LUCF GHG Inventory and the FAO FRA: the Philippine case

 
 
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28 OCTOBER

Delegations of Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
- The climate change problem in Mongolia and Central Asian countries; adaptation measures and CDM proposals

 
UNFCCC
Special side event on research
- Agenda
- IPCC Working Group I. Dr. Susan Solomon
- IPCC Working Group II. Dr. Martin Parry
- IPCC Working Group III. Dr. Bert Metz and Dr. Ogunlade Davidson
- World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).
Dr. David Carson

- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). Dr. Will Steffen
- Internation Human Dimensions Programme (IDHDP). Prof. Jyrki Lukkanen (Finland) and Dr. Agus Sari (Indonesia)
- Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). Dr. David Carson and Dr. Will Steffen
- International Group of Funding Agencies (IGFA). Dr. Hansvolker Ziegler, Chair
- Energy and Environment Division International Energy Agency (IEA). Dr. Jonathan Pershing
 
29 OCTOBER
Pew Centre on Global Climate Change
Climate change mitigation in developing countries
- Introduction
- Overview and Brazil, China, and Turkey Caze Studies
- India
- Mexico
- South Africa
 
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
Living with risk in a changing climate International
- paper
- presentation
 
Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
Designing definitions and modalities for land use, land-use change and forestry projects in the clean development mechanism
-Non-Permanence Modalities for LULUCF Projects in the CDM
 
International Council for Local Environmental Initiative (ICLEI)
Saving the cities, saving the climate: cities acting to reduce emissions
-Introduction to ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
- Clean Air and Climate Protection Software
-Salt Lake city's local climate action plan
Indian delegation in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Adapting agriculture to climate change - challenges and opportunities
-Coping with climate induced natural disasters in coastal Orissa, India
-Vulnerability to Climate Induced natural disasters with Special Emphasis on Coping Strategies of the Rural poor in Coastal Orissa, India
 
 
31 OCTOBER
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and UNIDO
Climate change issues and CDM opportunities in Asia
- Development and Climate Change: Issues and Opportunities in Asia
- Capacity & Technology needs assessments for Industry in ASEAN
 
Indian delegation in collaboration with the Ministry of Science & Technology
- Science and technology capacity building for climate change
 
Delegation of Finland
New energy technology:
Finnish Technology and Climate Change Programme (CLIMTECH)

- presentation #1
- presentation #2
- presentation #3
- presentation #4
 
CARICOM in collaboration with the South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme
Climate change adaptation activities in the Pacific and the Caribbean
- Developing institutions and communities ability to adapt and respond to climate variability and long-term climate change
- Preparing national and Regional Institutions to respond effectively to the impacts of climate change
 
1 NOVEMBER

International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
Preparation for emissions trading:
Experience with greenhouse gas monitoring and the future outlook regarding greenhouse gas monitoring systems
- Dutch Pilot Allocation Plan for an European Emission Trading scheme
- GHG Protocol Initiative Standards & Guidance
- Voluntary CO2-Monitoring-System for enterprises
- GHG Monitoring in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme

 
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT/Asian Regional Research Programme in Energy. Environment and Climate (ARRPEEC)
Results and recommendations of Asian Region Research Programme in energy, environment and climate: a synthesis of power, transport, and biomass studies
- Mitigating Environmental Emissions from the Urban Transport System
- Biomass Energy in Asia: A Study of Selected Technologies and Policy Options
- Mitigating Environmental Emissions from the Power Sector: Analysis of Technical and Policy Options in Selected Asian Countries
- An Introduction to the Asian Regional Research Program in Energy, Environment and Climate (ARRPEEC)
- Small and Medium Scale Industries (SMIs) in Asia: A Study of Selected Technologies and Policy Options
 
 
 


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