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Kyoto - entered into force on 16 February 2005
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On 16 February 2005 the Kyoto Protocol entered into force. To mark this date, some Parties to the Kyoto
Protocol, as well as institutions and organizations, planned events and other activities. This list
highlights many of the events that marked the day.
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Events that marked the Kyoto Protocol's entry into force
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Press Conference on Albania and Kyoto Protocol
Albania, Tirana
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 10:00
Location: Ministry of Environment of Albania
Participation:
Details: The press conference will be held by Mr. Ethem Ruka, Minister of Environment of Albania
and Ms. Ermira Fida, National Coordinator for Climate Change. The aim of this press conference is to
inform the media on what is the Kyoto Protocol, what brings its ratification, what are the cooperative
mechanisms established under it, what is Albania's status under the UNFCCC and Kyoto
Protocol.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of Environment of Albania
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Conférence débat
Algeria, Oran
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Date:14/02/2005
Time: 14:30
Location: Observatoire des Changements Climatiques
Participation:
Details: Cette conférence est destinée aux universitaires, operateurs
économiques, press, secteurs de l'environnement et de l'énergie
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Organizer(s):
Association de Recherche sur le Climat et l'Environnement (ARCE)
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Celebration of the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol
Argentina, Buenos Aires
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Location: Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina
San Martín 451
Participation: Invitation only
Details: A conference to discuss the implications of the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol
followed by a Cocktail
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Organizer(s):
Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development
of Argentina
Tel: (54)(11) 4348-8665
E-mail oamdl@medioambiente.gov.ar
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Campaign: "Save the planet, plant a tree"
Argentina, Buenos Aires
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location: In Terrenos de Casa Amarilla, La Boca . Argentina
In Plaza de Mayo, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Argentina
In school of Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nº 54 of Berazategui; Nº 51 and Nº
704 of Quilmes; Nº 132 of Ciudad Evita.
Centro de Jubilados de Villa Corina, Avellaneda, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. (And other
cities of Argentina)
Participation: Open
Details:
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Organizer(s):
Fundación Argentina de Etoecología
Tel.: 0054-011-4303-1527/15 5692-6771
etoecologia@speedy.com.ar
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Events Related to the Kyoto Protocol Entry Into Force
Armenia, Yerevan
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location:
Participation:
Details: On the occasion of the entry in force of the Kyoto Protocol the Ministry of Nature
Protection of the Republic of Armenia with the support of the EC “Technical Assistance to
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova with Respect to their Global Climate Change Commitments”
Regional Programme and UNDP office in Armenia organized several events.
1. The Round Table session
The Minister of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia and Designated National Authority for the
Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol, Mr. Vardan Ayvazyan presented the importance of
the Protocol as an international tool for addressing the problem of Climate Change and underlined
perspectives and potential benefits for Armenia's participation in the Protocol as a Non-Annex I
country.
The representatives of several sectoral ministries and agencies participated in the event to assess
their possible involvement in the CDM activities and express their willingness for cooperation in CDM
projects development and realization.
The Head of Environmental Protection Department and UNFCCC Focal Point Mr. Aram Gabrielyan held a
presentation on the practical aspects of the Kyoto Protocol and the application of the CDM in
Armenia.
2. The Approval Letter for “Nubarashen Landfill Gas Capture and Power Generation Project in
Yerevan” Project Design Document was officially signed by the Minister of Nature Protection of
the RA and CDM National Authority on February 16, 2005. Several mass media sources were invited to
publicize the event.
3. Publications and media coverage on the Kyoto Protocol entry into force
-Full page article “Kyoto Protocol as a Tool for Attraction of Investments to Armenia”
published in “Delovoy Express” weekly (January 2005, N3)
-Media converge on the Round Table session and information on climate change issues and the Kyoto
Protocol background in local written and electronic press (“Iravunk”, “Aravot
Daily”, “Hayastani Hanrapetutjun”, “Hayots Ashkharh” newspapers,
“Mediaform”, “Armenpress”, “Arminfo” and “Arka”
information agencies) scheduled for February 16-17, 2005
-News broadcasts on “AR”, “Armnews”, “Avetis”, “Shant”,
“Kentron”, “Yerevan” and “H1” Armenian TV channels on February 16,
2005
-Ten-minute program «The Kyoto Protocol: Armenian Vision» on “H2” Armenian TV
Channel. The broadcast is scheduled for 22 February, 2005.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia
Artem Kharazyan
Aram Gabrielyan
Head of Department of Environmental Protection
UNFCCC Focal Point
EC “Technical Assistance to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova with Respect to their Global
Climate Change Commitments” Regional Programme
UNDP office in Armenia
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Kyoto and Beyond
Australia, Sydney
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Location: Baker & McKenzie
Level 27, AMP Centre
50 Bridge Street, Sydney
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Some eight years after its inception, the Kyoto Protocol will finally enter into force
on 16 February 2005. The NSW Premier’s Greenhouse Advisory Panel will host a cocktail reception
on this significant occasion. It will start with a welcome by Martijn Wilder, Interim Chair, NSW
Greenhouse Advisory Panel and Partner, Baker & McKenzie; and comments by leading players in the
global carbon market.
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Organizer(s):
Baker McKenzie
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Report on the "Business Consequences of the European Emissions Trading Scheme"
Belgium, Brussels
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Location: European Parliament, Room ASP1E2
Participation: Open
Details: On the day the Kyoto Protocol enters into force the Centre for European Policy Studies
(CEPS) will launch its latest Task Force on the EU emissions trading scheme during an official event
hosted by Hans Blokland , Vice-chairman of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament. During
the event Jos Delbeke (DG Environment, European Commission), Yngve Stade (Senior Executive Vice
President, StoraEnso Group) and Christian Egenhofer (Senior Fellow, CEPS) will discuss the potential
economic and environmental impacts of the EU emissions trading scheme, with a particular focus on
competitiveness of European industry, power sector investment, power price effects, power markets
functioning and environmental effectiveness. Hard copies of the report will be available at the
meeting. Please note that persons without a permanent EP visitors' pass need to fill in the
registration form on the CEPS website before 5 February 2005 to allow CEPS to ensure that participants
can enter the EP easily. Visit: http://ceps01.link.be/Event.php?event_id=98
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Organizer(s):
Centre for European Policy Studies
Louise van Schaik
Email: louise.van-schaik@ceps.be
Ph: +32 2 229 3984
Kyriakos Gialoglou
Email: kyriakos.gialoglou@ceps.be
Ph:+32 2 229 3957
Web: http://www.ceps.be
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Leadership on Climate Change in a Changing Political Climate
Belgium, Brussels
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 14:30 - 18:00
Location: ECOSPHERE Forum, European Parliament
Participation: Invitation only
Details: This forum will take place on the occasion of the coming into force of the Kyoto
Protocol, following ratification by the Russian Federation. It will aim to bring into focus the debate
concerning global leadership on climate change as well as the risks related to inaction on climate
change and other global environmental issues. In particular, it will explore the challenges and
difficulties faced by the EU in keeping up its global leadership of efforts to adDr.ess climate change,
and consider the strategies for involving other major players in taking meaningful steps to limit or
reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, in view of the European Council’s upcoming debate on the
EU’s post-2012 climate strategy and the global meeting of governmental experts on the future of
international actions to be convened by the Climate Convention secretariat in Bonn in May 2005.
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Organizer(s):
European Parliament
ECOSPHERE
29, rue des Pierres
B1000 Brussels, Belgium
Ph: +32 2 514 3601
Fax +32 2 514 3603
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Action sunrise
Belgium, Brussels
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 8:00 - 8:30
Location: Park of Brussels, fountain opposite Parliament
Participation: Open
Details: At the dawn of the Kyoto era, the 'solar generation' meets the Belgian
government (Prime Minister and Minister of Environment) to call for a proactive climate policy.
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Organizer(s):
Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Inter-Environnement Wallonie, Inter-Environnement Bruxelles, Brusselse Raad voor
het Leefmilieu, Greenpeace Belgium, WWF Belgium, Natuurpunt Contact details: Bram Claeys
BBL
Tel.: +32 2 282 17 32 E-mail: bram.claeys@bblv.be
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Publication Launch - round table
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 15:00 - 19:00
Location: IBAM´s auditorium, at Largo IBAM, no. 1, 2nd floor
Participation: Invitation only
Details: ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Latin American and the Caribbean
Secretariat (LACS) will launch its guide for Local Governments in Latin America: "Cambio
Climático y Desarrollo Limpio: Oportunidades para Gobiernos Locales" in Spanish and
Portuguese "Mudanças Climáticas e Desenvolvimento Limpo: Oportunidades para Governos
Locais" (Climate Change and Clean Development: Opportunities for Local Governments). The round
table will gather CCP cities representatives, municipal officials, authorities and experts to discuss
the role of local governments in the region in contributing to reduce GHG emissions, and support their
countries in meeting commitments within the UNFCCC and the KP.
This Guide is available at ICLEI’s web site http://www3.iclei.org/lacs/ccp, both in Portuguese
and Spanish
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Organizer(s):
ICLEI-LACS and IBAM, the Brazilian Institute of Municipal Admininstation
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Kyoto Protocol Inauguration
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 17:00
Location:
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Discussion on Kyoto Protocol
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Organizer(s):
Massimo Buonomo
Maxim
E-mail: masbuo@yahoo.com
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Ecological Coffee
Brazil, Santo Agostinho
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 8:00
Location: Crea-MG - Av. Álvares Cabral
1600 - Santo Agostinho
Belo Horizonte City - State of Minas Gerais
Tel.: 55.031.3299.8825
E-mail: comunica@crea-mg.org.br
Participation: Open
Details: The Self-Regulating Body of the Engeneering, Architecture and Agronomy Professions of
Minas Gerais (Crea-MG) and the Environment Defense Association (Amda) will host an "Ecological
Coffee" to celebrate Kyoto Protocol's entry into force on 16 February 2005. The event will be
lead by the Civil Engineer Marcos Túlio de Melo, President of the CREA-MG. Also participating will
be Dr. Milton Nogueira, former-employee of the UNIDO and several members of the State Parliament and
the City Parliament.
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Organizer(s):
Crea-MG and Environment Defense Association (Amda)
Aloísio Lopes
E-mail: Aloisio@crea-mg.org
Débora Sarmen
E-mail: Debi@crea-mg.org
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Countdown to Kyoto
Canada, Bathurst
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 14:00 - 20:00
Location: Salon A at Le Chateau Bathurst
Participation: See details
Details: Activities will start with a welcome adDr.ess by the Mayor of Bathurst then include
discussions about Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol; communities and the One Tonne Challenge; a
Kyoto Press Conference; and a "Kyoto Reception". The 7:00 pm "Welcome to Kyoto"
event is open to the public and will include a showing of the NFB documentary: "Washed
Away".
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Organizer(s):
Bathurst Sustainable Development, the New Brunswick Lung Association, and the New Brunswick Climate
Change Hub
Eddie Oldfield, Director Address: 65 Brunswick St.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 1G5 Canada
E-mail: eddie.oldfield@nb.lung.ca
Web: www.nbhub.org
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Climate change conference
Canada, Montréal
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 13:30 - 17:30
Location: Environment Canada’s Biosphere, Île St-Hélène, Montreal
Jean-Drapeau metro station
Participation: Open
Details: A conference followed by a Kyoto Cocktail Party celebrating the Protocol’s entry
into force. Free event with limited seating. Please confirm your presence at kyoto@vivreenville.org.
For additional information call: 1-888-622-0011.
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Organizer(s):
Centre québécois d’actions sur les changements climatiques
Marie-Eve Roy, Chargée de projet
2177, Masson Bureau 317
Montréal, Québec H2H 1B1
Ph: (1-514) 522-2000, poste 232
Fax: (514) 522-1227
Email: mroy@changementsclimatiques.qc.ca
Web: www.changementsclimatiques.qc.ca
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Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol: Issues and Implications
Canada, Montréal
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Date:17/02/2005
Time: 17:45
Location: Common Room
New Chancellor Day Hall
McGill Faculty of Law
Participation: Open
Details: An international panel event and discussion. The panel will be chaired by Hon. Charles
Gonthier, Wainwright Senior Research Fellow, McGill Faculty of Law, Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault
& Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Distinguished speakers include: Prof. Christopher
Green, McGill Department of Economics & Centre for Climate and Global Change Research, on the
impact of the entry into force on efforts to stabilize climate; Mme. Elizabeth Harvey, CIDA, Climate
Change Unit, on the implications for development programming; Prof. Hélène Trudeau,
Université de Montréal Faculty of law & CISDL Senior Research Fellow, on the
constitutional issues of the entry into force; Mme. Xueman Wang, Biodiversity Convention Secretariat
& CISDL Lead Counsel, on the advancement of international efforts to be taken after the Kyoto
Protocol We are grateful to the Canadian government, through Foreign Affairs Canada and CIDA, for their
support in making this event possible.
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Organizer(s):
Sebastien Jodoin, Emily Wheeler and the CISDL team in Montreal
RSVP to Emily Wheeler at ewheeler@cisdl.org would be preferred.
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Panel on adequacy, equity and realism: the challenges of climate policy-making post-2012 and the
struggle to prevent global warming
Canada, Toronto
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Date:26/02/2005
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Location: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Participation: Open
Details: This panel will celebrate the Kyoto Protocol’s official entry into force on 16
February 2005 by convening leading academics and members of civil society with concerned citizens to
consider the future of the global effort to prevent climate change.
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Organizer(s):
Graham Erion
Email: graham@erion.ca
Web: www.geocities.com/post2012 (active end of January)
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Kyoto Gala 2005
Canada, Vancouver
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Date:17/02/2005
Time: 17:30 - 21:00
Location: Pan Pacific Hotel Atrium
999 Canada Place Suite 300
Vancouver, British Columbia
Participation: Invitation only
Details: To honour Canada's role in the Kyoto Protocol.
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Organizer(s):
Keen Engineering
Vancouver Office
116 - 930 West First Street
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4
Tel. (1-604) 986-5336
Direct: (1-604) 983-4049
Fax: (1-604) 980-3747
Email: jeanne.coleman@keen.ca
Web: www.keeneng.com
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Environmental Impact of Food Choices
Canada, Victoria
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 10.00 - 17.00
Location: University of Victoria
Participation: Open
Details: Table at which information about the environmental impact of dietary choices will be
displayed and distributed. In particular the information will focus on the "ecological
footprint" and the greenhouse gas emission differences between vegetarian, vegan, and
"standard North American" diets.
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Organizer(s):
viva@islandveg.com
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Climate Change Displays
Canada, Whitehorse
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Date:14/02/2005
Time: 14 to 18 February
Location: Elijah Smith building
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Kyoto, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, climate change mitigation, impacts and
adaptation, energy efficiency and active living displays set up in in the lobby of the main government
building in Whitehorse
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Organizer(s):
Northern Climate ExChange, Yukon PEO Hub
Bob Van Dijken, Education and Outreach Programs
c/o Northern Research Institute, Yukon College
P.O.Box 2799, 500 College Drive
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4
Ph: (867)-668-8874
Fax: (867)-668-8734
Email: bvandijk@yukoncollege.yk.ca
Web: http://www.taiga.net/nce
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Launching the One Tonne Challenge
Canada, Whitehorse
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 12:00
Location:
Participation: Open
Details: Celebration to commemorate Kyoto coming into force. Speeches, music, food. City of
Whitehorse official launch of the One Tonne Challenge Community Challenge, media coverage (radio, TV,
print)
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Organizer(s):
Northern Climate ExChange, Yukon PEO Hub
Bob Van Dijken, Education and Outreach Programs
c/o Northern Research Institute, Yukon College
P.O.Box 2799, 500 College Drive
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4
Ph: (867)-668-8874
Fax: (867)-668-8734
Email: bvandijk@yukoncollege.yk.ca
http://www.taiga.net/nce
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Workshop
Canada, Whitehorse
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Date:17/02/2005
Time: 12:00 - 17:00
Location: Yukon College, room 1440, 500 College Drive
Participation: Open
Details: Half-day event hosted at Yukon College (starting with lunch). Brief presentations on:
the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA); International Polar Year: Kyoto, including new mechanisms.
Breakout groups based on topic. Panel discussion to wrap up.
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Organizer(s):
Bob Van Dijken
Education and Outreach Programs
(Yukon PEO Hub)
Northern Climate ExChange
c/o Northern Research Institute, Yukon College
P.O.Box 2799, 500 College Drive
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4
Phone: (867)-668-8874 Fax: (867)-668-8734
email: bvandijk@yukoncollege.yk.ca
http://www.taiga.net/nce
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Response to Climate Change
Canada, Whitehorse
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Date:18/02/2005
Time: 1:00 - 17:00
Location: Yukon College in Whitehorse (room 1440)
Participation: Open
Details: Half-day event connecting Yukon communities. Hosted through Yukon College Distributed
Learning video conferencing system. Background information prepackaged. Presentation on ACIA findings.
Invited presentations from select community programs. Round table from all communities and video links
to community campuses in 10 different Yukon communities.
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Organizer(s):
Bob Van Dijken
Education and Outreach Programs
(Yukon PEO Hub)
Northern Climate ExChange
c/o Northern Research Institute, Yukon College
P.O.Box 2799, 500 College Drive
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4
Phone: (867)-668-8874 Fax: (867)-668-8734
email: bvandijk@yukoncollege.yk.ca
http://www.taiga.net/nce
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Climate Change Fair
Canada, Whitehorse
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Date:19/02/2005
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Location: Takhini Arena
Participation: Open
Details: Day-long family event at the Takhini Arena. Interactive displays, contests, movie
house, concession and free skate. Many potential partners for the fair and/or displays in Elijah Smith:
One Tonne Challenge, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, Energy Solutions Centre, Yukon Housing, City of
Whitehorse, Environment Canada, Yukon Government, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Recreation and
Parks Association of the Yukon, Yukon Cnservation Society, Raven Recycling, Anti Idle Program
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Organizer(s):
Northern Climate ExChange, Yukon PEO Hub
Bob Van Dijken, Education and Outreach Programs
c/o Northern Research Institute, Yukon College
P.O.Box 2799, 500 College Drive
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4
Ph: (867)-668-8874 Fax: (867)-668-8734
Email: bvandijk@yukoncollege.yk.ca
Web: http://www.taiga.net/nce
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Prayer and Eucharistic Celebration for the effective implementation of the Kyoto Protocol
worldwide
China
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 19:30
Location: St Vincent's Mass Centre
Wongtaisin
Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
Participation: Open
Details: Prayer for all the continents in the world that each country would endeavour to see
that the Kyoto Protocol is effectively implementated as an initial step towards further action with a
sense of the urgency that the situation calls for.
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Organizer(s):
Catholic Messengers of Green Consciousness
Tel. 852-2327-0724
Fax: 852-2324-9048
E-mail: info@greenmessengers.org
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The Kyoto Protocol entry into in force
Colombia, Bogota
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Date:
Time: 9:00
Location: Maloka
Participation:
Details: Event for press media and the participation of Ms. Sandra Suarez, Minister of
Environment.
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Organizer(s):
Angela Duque Villegas (aduque@minambiente.gov.co)
Carlos Perez (ceperez@minambiente.gov.co)
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Press Conference
Costa Rica, San José
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Radisson Europa Hotel & Conference Center, San José
Participation: Open
Details: A press conference followed by a snack will take place on the occasion of the coming
into force of the Kyoto Protocol. The activity will start with a welcome adDr.ess by the Minister of
Environment, Mr. Carlos Manuel RoDr.íguez, and Mr. Allan Flores, deputy Environment Minister and
President of the Montréal Protocol.. Please confirm your presence at crocic@racsa.co.cr. For
additional information call: (506)2224290 with Mr. Paulo Manso, Director of the Costa Rican Office on
Joint Implementation
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Press conference
France, Paris
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Date:10/02/2005
Time: 10:30
Location: La Péniche Marcounet, Quai Montebello, in the 5e arrondisssment (In front of the
cathedral Notre Dame)
Participation: Open
Details: A press conference on 10 February at 10:30 will take place in La Péniche
Marcounet, Quai Montebello, in the 5e arrondisssment (In front of the catheDr.al Notre Dame). A few
days later, on 15 February at 10:00, an action in the city of Paris will take place in front of the
small statue of Liberty to announce the Kyoto Protocol’s entry into force.
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Organizer(s):
Réseau Action Climat-France
Email: infos@rac-f.org
Web: http://www.rac-f.org
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Press Conference
France, Paris
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Date:10/02/2005
Time: 8:15
Location: Ministry of Ecologie
20 Avenue de Ségur
75007 Paris
Room 6262
Participation: Press
Details: Christian Brodhag, Interministerial delegate on Sustainable Developmnent and Paul
Watkinson, international expert from the French delegation will mark the entry into force of the Kyoto
Protocole wit a press briefing . This briefing will explain what the entry into force means, its
implementation by the French government and will introduce some elements about the post 2012 strategy.
A guide explaining all the international agreements on climate change from Rio (1992) to Buenos Aires
(2004) will be also distributed.
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Organizer(s):
Interministerial Task Force on Climate Change
Marie JAUDET
Mission Interministérielle de l'Effet de Serre
Délégation Interministérielle au Développement Durable - Ministère de
l'Ecologie et du Développement Durable Tel : 01 42 19 15 39
Fax : 01 42 19 16 97
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Leinen los für Klimaschutz!
Germany, Berlin
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 10:30
Location: Schlossplatz, Berlin Mitte
Participation:
Details: WWF feiert Inkrafttreten des Kyoto-Protokolls im Heißluftballon Mit einem
symbolischen Ballonstart würdigt der WWF das Inkrafttreten des Kyoto-Protokolls. Einen Tag bevor
der Klimaschutzvertrag offiziell Gültigkeit erlangt, feiern die Naturschützer das historische
Abkommen mit einem Sektempfang unter einem 30 Meter hohen WWF-Heißluftballon. Bei den jahrelangen
Verhandlungen war zwar viel heiße Luft im Spiel, aber am Ende „flog“ der Vertrag doch.
Für den WWF ist das ein Grund zum Feiern und zugleich Ansporn auch die nächsten Schritte aus
dem Treibhaus anzugehen.
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Organizer(s):
WWF Deutschland
Jörn Ehlers
Pressestelle
Ph: (030) 30 87 42-12, Fax: -50
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Celebration of the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol
Germany, Bonn
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 12:00 Opening with statements
13:00 Reception
13:15 Press Conference (time tbc)
14:00 International Video Conference with Kyoto and other event cities
Location: Bonn City Hall (Altes Rathaus)
Participation: Invitation only
Details: UNFCCC, the City of Bonn, German NGO Forum on Environment and Development with Stiftung
Zukunftsfähigkeit and Germanwatch will host a ceremony at Bonn City Hall (Altes Rathaus).
Participants will include H.E. Mr. Jürgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety; Ms. Bärbel Dieckmann, Mayor of the City of Bonn; Ms. Christine
Zumkeller, Acting Deputy Coordinator, Cooperative Mechanisms (UNFCCC); Mr. Jürgen Maier (Forum on
Environment and Development); and Mr. Jürgen W. Cuno, (Director External Affairs Deutsche BP
AG).
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Organizer(s):
UNFCCC
Email: cassheuer@unfccc.int
City of Bonn
Email: susanne.nolden@bonn.de
German NGO Forum on Environment and Development
Email: gerald@forumue.de
Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit
Germanwatch
Email: bals@germanwatch.org
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Hamburg Climate Change Cluster "climate+"
Germany, Hamburg
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 17:00
Location: Hamburg Institute
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 5th floor
Participation:
Details: Initiated by the Hamburg Institute, and patronized by the local Hamburg Senator (local
Ministre) of Science, a network of major climate and climate policy research institutions is going
public. These include the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, the GKSS Research Centre, several
faculties of the Hamburg University, the German Military Academie, and the Institute for World
Forestry. Its Executive Committee to be instituted will be put together by representatives of politics,
Hamburg enterprises, and Hamburg-based NGOs. If you want to join us, please send an email to
hwwa@climateplus.net
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Organizer(s):
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
Michael Dutschke
Programme International Climate Policy
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20347 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 (40) 42834-434, Fax -451 E-mail: michael.dutschke@hwwa.de
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"The Kyoto Protocol: A challenge for Development and Employment"
Greece, Athens
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 17.00-19.30
Location: GSEE Headquarters
Athens
Participation: Open
Details: The event will start with a welcome address by the President of GSEE Christos
Polyzogopoulos. The speakers and their presentations are: Dr. Michael Modinos, President of the
National Centre of Environment and Sustainable Development (NCESD), speaking on the Developments from
Rio to Johannesburg via Kyoto, Dr. Demetrios Lalas, President of the National Observatory of Athens,
speaking on the obligations of Greece to comply with Kyoto Protocol, Dr. Nicholas P.Vassilakos, Vice
President of the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF) and Vice President of the Hellenic Forum
for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources (ELFORES), speaking on the Wind Energy: A substantial
contribution to the Sustainable Development and Employment in Greece, Stelios Psomas, Environmental
Scientist, Advisor to the Helenic Association of Photovoltaics, speaking on Solar Energy, Development
and Entrepreneurship, M. Santamouris, Associate Professor at the University of Athens, speaking on the
Energy Saving in Buildings.The event will conclude with discussion.
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Organizer(s):
Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE): Dr. Christina Theochari (c_theoch@otenet.gr)
Greenpeace: Nikos Charalambides, General Director (ncharala@diala.greenpeace.org)
ATTAC Hellas: Vasso Kanelopoulou (vaskanel@yahoo.com)
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Clear Skies!
India, New Delhi
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Date:17/02/2005
Time: 9:30 - 17:30
Location: ASSOCHAM House
47, Prithviraj Road
New Delhi
Participation:
Details: An interaction to mark the coming into force of the Kyoto Protocol. This event would
bring together developers of Indian CDM projects, and facilitate their interaction with the Government
of India, financial institutions and CER buyers.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Government of India
Indian Carbon Market Group
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Workshop on Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Livelihoods
Indonesia, Bogor
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location: CIFOR Headquarters
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Workshop Objectives -- To bring together practitioners, project developers, policy
makers, and researchers to share knowledge, lessons-learned, and best practices related to implementing
projects focused on carbon sequestration and sustainable livelihoods. -- To provide up-to-date
information on the requirements of both mandatory and voluntary carbon markets, and guidance on what
project partners would need to do on order to benefit from these markets. This is particularly relevant
to the future direction of payment mechanisms with large carbon credit components. -- The workshop may
also be broadened to examine how the provision of ecosystem services -- including watershed and
biodiversity protection - might be financially compensated. Links could also be made to the development
of adaptation strategies and measures, especially for ecosystems that are vulnerable to climate
change.
Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
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Organizer(s):
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Mr. Daniel Murdiyarso
Jl. CIFOR, Sindangbarang, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
Ph: +62 251 622 622
Fax: +62 251 622 100
Email: d.murdiyarso@cgiar.org
Web: www.cifor.cgiar.org
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Prayer for Sunday Worship on the 13th of February 2005 Concerning the Implementation of the Kyoto
Protocol
International
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Date:13/02/2005
Time:
Location:
Participation: Open
Details: Representatives of World Council of Churches (WCC), member churches and ecumenical
organizations will meet on 15-22 February 2005. The morning worship on February 16th will include
prayers for the Kyoto Protocol. Further, Pacific member churches are planning a prayer, on Sunday 13
February, concerning the Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol .
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Organizer(s):
World Council of Churches
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Climate Action Network International Events
International, Numerous
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location:
Participation: Invitation only
Details: CAN International is planning an event in 24 cities around the world: AUSTRALIA, Sydney
and Melbourne; BELGIUM, Brussels; BRAZIL, Rio and Sao Paulo; CANADA; CHINA, Beijing; CROATIA; CZECH
REPUBLIC; FINLAND; FRANCE, Paris; GERMANY; ICELAND; INDIA; INDONESIA; IRELAND, Dublin; ITALY, Rome;
JAPAN, Kyoto and Tokyo; MOROCCO; NORWAY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PORTUGAL, Lisbon; RUSSIA, Moscow; SLOVENIA;
SOUTH AFRICA; SWITZERLAND, Zurich; THE NETHERLANDS, Utrecht; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and UNITED
KINGDOM, London.
Please refer the link for compiled list of event in various cities, related information on the treaty
and other resources for CAN members. http://www.climatenetwork.org/kyotoevents.htm
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Organizer(s):
Climate Action Network (CAN) International
Web: http://www.climatenetwork.org/kyotoevents.htm
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Friend of the Climate Week
Italy
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Date:
Time:
Location: throughout Italy
Participation: Open
Details: 13 - 20 February 2005
Over 50 local initiatives in 15 regions to launch the public campaign Change of Climate to sensitise
citizens on the issue of climate change. The activities include conferences, information stalls,
exhibitions, petition signing.
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Organizer(s):
LEGAMBIENTE o.n.l.u.s.
Via Salaria 403
00199 Roma, Italy
Tel. +39 06 86268396
Fax. +39 06 86218474
Contact : Mrs. Francesca Biffi
Coordinator Climate and Poverty Campaign
Email : f.biffi@mail.legambiente.com
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Conference on "Present and future of the Kyoto Protocol"
Italy, Milan
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 14:00 - 19:00
Location: Politecnico di Milano Technical University, Milano, Italy
Participation:
Details: This conference will celebrate the Kyoto Protocol’s official entry into force on
the next day. Leading Italian and European scientists will present the scientific evidence of global
climate change and its impacts on the environment and the socio-economic system. They will also analyze
the costs and benefits of the compliance with the Protocol, the future scenarios after Kyoto and the
emerging technologies for cleaner energy production. A round table will discuss the response of public
and private institutions to the challenge posed by the Protocol to our society.
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Organizer(s):
Politecnico di Milano
Regione Lombardia
ARPA Lombardia
Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente
Società Italiana di Ecologia
Associazione Ingegneri per l’Ambiente e il Territorio
Email: fiorese@elet.polimi.it
Web: http://www.polinews.polimi.it/
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Event: "The Kyoto Protocol and employment strategies for Campania region"
Italy, Naples
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Date:17/02/2005
Time: 17:30
Location: Città della Scienza, Sala Archimede
via Coroglio 57, Napoli
Participation:
Details: L'applicazione del Protocollo di Kyoto e le strategie di occupazione per la
Campania
Per l'iscrizione:
Compilare il form di adesione all'indirizzo: www.campania-startup.it/info_associa.php
Compilare il modulo di iscrizione e pagare la quota in occasione degli incontri periodici
Per informazioni:
Campania Start-Up
via Coroglio, 57 - 80124 Napoli
Fax: 081 242 85 19
E-mail: info@campania-startup.it
Web: www.campania-startup.it
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Organizer(s):
Kyoto Club, Rome - Italy
Via Tuscolana 171
00182 Roma
segreteria@kyotoclub.org
http://www.kyotoclub.org
http://www.kyotoclubnews.it
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"Natural disasters and climate change in the globalisation era: the world contract on
energy"
Italy, Rome
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Date:14/02/2005
Time: 9.30-14.00
Location: Università La Sapienza, - Facoltà di Lettere, Aula 1, P.le Aldo Moro
Participation: Open
Details: Conference to discuss the impact on the environment of the fossil fuel economy.
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Organizer(s):
LEGAMBIENTE o.n.l.u.s.
Via Salaria 403
00199 Roma, Italy
Tel. +39 06 86268330
Fax. +39 06 86218474
Contact : Mr. Daniele Calza Bini,
International Department
Email : d.calzabini@mail.legambiente.com
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Protest and request for commitment to the Kyoto Protocol
Italy, Rome
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 9.30-14.00
Location: Outside US embassy and then outside Italian Government building (Palazzo Chigi)
Participation: Open
Details:
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Organizer(s):
LEGAMBIENTE o.n.l.u.s.
Via Salaria 403
00199 Roma, Italy
Tel. +39 06 86268330
Fax. +39 06 86218474
Contact : Mr. Daniele Calza Bini,
International Department
Email : d.calzabini@mail.legambiente.com
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Celebration of Kyoto Protocol entry into force
Italy, Rome
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 12.00-14.00
Location: Galleria Colonna
Participation: Open
Details: Party with banners, information stands, petition signing, music, big birthday cake,
distribution of traditional food products.
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Organizer(s):
LEGAMBIENTE o.n.l.u.s.
WWF Italy
GREENPEACE Italy
Email : d.calzabini@mail.legambiente.com
m.midulla@wwf.it
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"Cities, Regions and the Kyoto challenge
Italy, Rome
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 15.00-19.00
Location: Sala della Protomoteca del Campidoglio, Rome City Town Hall
Participation: Open
Details: Conference with local administrators to discuss the policies and measures to reduce GHG
emissions and use energy more efficiently.
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Organizer(s):
LEGAMBIENTE o.n.l.u.s.
Via Salaria 403
00199 Roma, Italy
Tel. +39 06 86268398
Fax. +39 06 86218474
Contact : Mr. Edoardo Zanchini
Head of Environmental Policy
Email : e.zanchini@mail.legambiente.com
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Kyoto Protocol in action: what it means to you and to FAO
Italy, Rome
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Location: Austria Room
FAO Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Participation: Invitation only
Details: The FAO Interdepartmental Working Group on Climate Change organizes a panel to discuss
the implications for FAO of the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol with World Food Programme,
International Fund for Agricultural Development and FAO staff.
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Organizer(s):
Interdepartmental Working Group on Climate Change
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
E-mail: wulf.killmann@fao.org
Web: http://www.fao.org/clim/
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Climate Change Symposium
Jamaica, Kingston
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 9:30 - 13.00
Location: Hilton Hotel
Participation:
Details: Speeches by officials including the Prime Minister
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Organizer(s):
Meteorological Service, Jamaica
Ministry of Land & Environment
E-mail: metja@infochan.com
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Climate Change Seminar
Japan, Kyoto
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Campus Plaza Kyoto, 2nd floor, Meeting room No.3
(5 minutes on foot from the main exit of the Kyoto railway station)
Participation: Open
Details: COP-10 and the Perspectives of International Collaboration against Global Warming.
Presentations will include "Technological Break-through" Strategy of the Bush Administration
- Prof. Masayuki FUKAO; and The Situation and Perspectives of International Collaboration from the
Point of View of the COP-10 - Asist. Prof. Yukari TAKAMURA. Participation is free and persons who do
not understand Japanese are kindly requested to inform the organizer of his/her participation at the
following e-mail adDr.ess before the noon G.M.T. Feb.12.
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Organizer(s):
Japan Scientists’ Association, Kyoto branch (JSAK)
Email: jsa-k@jsa.forum.ne.jp
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Commemorative Event to Mark the Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol
Japan, Kyoto
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 18:30 - 22:30
Location: Kyoto International Conference Hall (Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
Participation: Open
Details: The Ministry of the Environment of Japan, in conjunction with the governments of Kyoto
Prefecture and Kyoto City, will hold an event on Wednesday 16 February to commemorate the entry into
force of Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted at the
Third Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP3) on this day. The event will be held with the
Minister for the Environment Yuriko Koike in attendance at the Kyoto International Conference Hall,
where COP3 itself took place, under the title of “Commemorative Event to Mark the Entry into
Force of the Kyoto Protocol: Kyoto Protocol Enters into Force! – Messages from around the
World” .
Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai and Joke Waller-Hunter will adDr.ess the symposium followed by Japanese
Minister Yuriko Koike who will open the Kyoto Relay of Messages celebration. The relay will feature
video messages from United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Chinese Minister of the Environment
Jiang Liu as well as live video conference links with UK Minister Margaret Beckett and Canadian
Minister of the Environment Stéphane Dion.
Languages: Japanese and English with simultaneous interpretation. For further information and press,
please refer to the ANNEX1, 2 and 3 or http://www.env.go.jp/en/
Event webcast
Joke Waller-Hunter's Keynote address (25 kB)
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Organizer(s):
The Ministry of the Environment, Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City
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International Forum on the A/R CDM
Japan, Tokyo
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 14:00
Location:
Participation: Invitation only
Details:
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Organizer(s):
Japan International Forestry Promotion and Cooperation Center (JIFPRO)
Mr. NAKA Kenzo
kenzo@jifpro.or.jp
Web: www.jifpro.or.jp
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IPCC Expert Meeting
La Réunion, Saint Denis
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: February 16 to 18
Location:
Participation: Invitation only
Details: The IPCC Expert Meeting on Integration of Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable
Development in La Réunion.
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Organizer(s):
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
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Special supplement to be issued daily newspapers
Maldives
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location:
Participation:
Details: The supplement will include a message from His Excellency Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom,
President of the Republic of Maldives, and a message from Honourable Abdulla Kamaludeen, the Acting
Minister of Environment and Construction to mark this special occasion. The supplement will also
include general information on the Kyoto Protocol and its importance to low-lying small island states
like the Maldives.
In addition, a press conference is also planned to be held at the Ministry of Environment and
Construction and the Deputy Minister of Environment and Construction will brief journalists on the
Kyoto Protocol.
Information on the Kyoto Protocol is also planned to be given to students at all schools in Maldives
during school assemblies on that day.
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Organizer(s):
E-mail: env@environment.gov.mv
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Conferencias magistrales "La Implementación del Protocolo de Kioto y la CMNUCC:
Importancia para la comunidad internacional"
Mexico, Mexico City
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 10:30 - 15:00
Location: Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión
Participation: Open
Details: El evento será inaugurado por la Diputada Blanca Gámez Gutiérrez,
Presidenta de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores. Las conferencias serán impartidas por
representantes de los sectores público y académico, así como por la Oficina Regional
para América Latina y el Caribe del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente.
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Organizer(s):
Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores de la Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión
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Celebration of the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol
Mexico, Mexico City
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 8:00 - 9:00
Location: Los Pinos
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Activities will start with a welcome address by the Minister of Environment and Natural
Resources, the Ambassador of Japan in Mexico and a representative of the private sector. Then include
the delivery of the first Letters of Approval for CDM projects in Mexico and a closing ceremony by
President Fox.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Government of Mexico
Tel.: (52) 55 54902100 ext 14512
alejandra.lopez@semarnat.gob.mx
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Programme de télévision
Morocco
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: diffusion le soir à partir de 21h00 (heure Marocaine)
Location: La diffusion est programmé pour le 15 février sur la Chaine
Télévisée RTM (première chaine marocaine)
Participation: Open
Details: "EntreprenDr.e-Macharii" on RTM Public Channel
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Organizer(s):
Organisateur(s): Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Eau et de
l'Environnment avec l'appui du projet PNUD-PNUE RC MDP Maroc (et aussi, les sponsors : le
PNUD-Rabat, l'Office National de l'Electricité, l'Office National de l'Eau Potable
et l'office Chérifien des Phosphates)
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Working breakfast - Subject: Raising Awareness
Morocco, Casablanca
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 8.30 - 10.30 (heure marocaine)
Location: Royal Mansour Hotel, Casablanca
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Débat sur la sensibilisation aux Changements Climatiques, Protocole de Kyoto et
Méchanisme pour un Développement Propre.
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Organizer(s):
Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Eau et de l'Environnment avec
l'appui du projet PNUD-PNUE RC MDP Maroc (et aussi, les sponsors : le PNUD-Rabat, l'Office
National de l'Electricité, l'Office National de l'Eau Potable et l'office
Chérifien des Phosphates)
ucc@mtds.com
rcmdp@mtds.com
dpcc@minenv.gov.ma
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Seminar:Sensibilisation des futurs cadres et responsables économiques du pays.
Morocco, Casablanca
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 14.30 - 19.00
Location: Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics, Casablanca
Participation: Invitation only
Details:
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Organizer(s):
Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Eau et de l'Environnment avec
l'appui du projet PNUD-PNUE RC MDP Maroc (et aussi, les sponsors : le PNUD-Rabat, l'Office
National de l'Electricité, l'Office National de l'Eaun Potrable et l'office
Chérifien des Phosphates)
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Cocktail Function
New Zealand, Auckland
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 17.30
Location: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Level 22 PwC Tower
188 Quay Street, Auckland
Participation:
Details: NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Environmental Defence Society
invite you to a Cocktail Function to mark the Kyoto Protocol coming into force Introductory comments
from: Rob Fenwick, Chair of the Business Council; Gary Taylor, Chair of the Environmental Defence
Society
AdDr.ess by Minister Pete Hodgson via video conference Please RSVP to Claire McShane:
office@nzbcsd.org.nz or 09 488 7404 by Thursday, 10 February 2005
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Organizer(s):
NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Environmental Defence Society
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Climate Seminar
Norway, Oslo
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 10:00 AM - 13:00 PM
Location: Hotel Royal Christiania
Participation:
Details: The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, Center for International Climate and
Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO) and Friends of the Earth Norway will have a joint event to mark
the Kyoto Protocol entering into force on 16 February 2005. The Norwegian Minister of the Environment -
Mr. Knut Arild Hareide - will give a speech on the Norwegian government's policy on how to achieve
the commitments of GHG emission reductions within the Kyoto Protocol. Climate researchers Paal Prestrud
CICERO, Arild Moe (The Fridtjof Nansen Institute), Knut Alfsen (Statistics Norway) and Asbjoern
Torvanger (CICERO) and Director of the environment Tor Fjaeran (Statoil) will address representatives
from the Norwegian government, policy makers, industry, NGOs and press during a three hours event in
Oslo. Representatives from the Russian and the Japanese embassies will join this event.
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Organizer(s):
The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO)
Friends of the Earth Norway
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A Change of Art: Perspectives from a Weathered World. Alternatives for a Changing Climate
Philippines, Makati City
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Date:
Time:
Location: Glorietta 3
Makati Mall (between McDonald's and Gift Gate)
Makati City
Philippines
Participation: Open
Details: 18-20 February 2005 An exhibit of photographs on the issue of climate change featuring
the works of the class of renowned photographer Pancho Escaler.
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Organizer(s):
klima - Climate Change Center
Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila Campus
Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel.: (632) 426-5921
Fax : (632) 426-0847
E-mail: klima@observatory.ph
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Kyoto Protocol Day: New opportunities for investing in cleaner development
Philippines, Manila
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 7:45 - 8:45
Location: Executive Dining Room,
ADB Headquarters, Manila
Participation:
Details: Asian Development Bank will be holding a breakfast event to commemorate Kyoto Protocol
Day. New opportunities for investing in cleaner development. Programme: 7:45: Doors open and Breakfast
served 8:05: Welcome remarks by ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda 8:10: Message by Secretary Vincent Perez,
Department of Energy, Philippines 8:20: Message by Secretary Michael Defensor, Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines 8:30: Closing remarks by ADB Vice President for
Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Geert H.P.B. van der Linden
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Organizer(s):
ADB Tel.: 63-2 6326347 Fax: 63-2 636-2198
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Multi-Stakeholder Consultation
Philippines, Manila
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location: Holiday Inn Galleria Manila
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on the Proposed Approval Process of the CDM National
Authority in the Philippines.
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Organizer(s):
klima - Climate Change Center
Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila Campus
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Tel.: (63-2) 426-5921
Fax: (63-2) 426-0837
E-mail: cd4cdm@observatory.ph, klima@observatory.ph
Web: www.klima.ph/cd4cdm
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"STOP THE WARMING: A Media Briefing on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol"
Philippines, Manila
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 11:00 - 13:30
Location: Summit Lounge
29th Floor, Holiday Inn Galleria Manila
#1 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center
Pasig City, Philippines
Participation:
Details: A forum for exchange of ideas on the issue of climate change and an occasion to
commemorate the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Organizer(s):
Klima Climate Change Center of the Manila Observatory and Kabang Kalikasan ng Pilipinas (KKP/
WWF-Philippines)
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Celebration of the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol
Slovenia, Ljubljana
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Location: Government Palace
Participation: Open
Details: The Government of Slovenia will mark the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol by a
solemn session of the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC). Participants will include H.E. Mr.
Janez Jansa, Prime Minister; H.E. Mr. Janez Podobnik, Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning,
and Chairman of the NCCC; and others. Introductory speeches will be followed by a press
conference.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Tel.: +386 1 478 7345
E-mail: mateja.simcic@gov.si
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Celebrating - Kyoto into force - and the official start of the CDM
South Africa, Johannesburg
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Date:17/02/2005
Time: 15:00
Location: Energy Development Corporation
Participation: Invitation only
Details: EDC will celebrate the entry of the Kyoto protocol into force with a cocktail party in
its premises in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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Organizer(s):
Valencia Khosa
ValenciaK@cef.org.za
EDC
P.O. BOX 786141
SANDTON
2146
Tel.: (011) 880 9727 General Fax: (011) 880 9803
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Presentation of the Spanish Policy on Clean Development Mechanism and Joint
Implementation.
Spain
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Date:14/02/2005
Time:
Location: Ministry of the Environment
Participation: Invitation only
Details: This event will be chaired by the Spanish Minister of the Environment. It will also
take part in the event the Secretary of State of Economy and the Secretary General for the Prevention
of Pollution and Climate Change, as well as, Board Members of many the most important companies, mainly
from the energy sector, participating in the Spanish Pilot Programme for the use of the Kyoto
mechanisms.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of the Environment
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Presentation of the main conclusions on the Preliminary Assessment of the Impacts in Spain due to
Effects of Climate Change
Spain
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Date:15/02/2005
Time:
Location: Ministry of Environment
Participation: Invitation only
Details: This event will be chaired by the Spanish Minister of the Environment. The director of
the study, from the University of Castilla La Mancha, and the Secretary General for the Prevention of
Pollution and Climate Change will take part in it. A wide representation of authors of this study, as
well as, representatives from the Administration and members of civil society will also participate in
the event.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of Environment
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Round-table on the Kyoto Protocol's entry into force.
Spain
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location: Official Residence of the Spanish Prime Minister, Palacio de la Moncloa
Participation: Invitation only
Details: The Spanish Prime Minister, the President of the European Parliament and
representatives of the scientific community and NGOs will take part in this round-table.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of Environment
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Round-tables on the different approaches on combating climate change from: the business sector,
Trade Unions, NGO´s, scientists and Public Administrations
Spain
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Date:17/02/2005
Time:
Location: Ministry of Environment and Biodiversity Foundation
Participation: Invitation only
Details: The round-tables will be launched by the Minister of the Environment with participation
of Members of the Adviser Council of the Environment.
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Organizer(s):
Ministry of Environment
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Seminar on Environmental Education and Climate Change
Spain, Santiago de Compostela
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Date:
Time:
Location: Santiago University
Participation:
Details: 4-5 March 2005 and 14th May (20 hours). Participants will receive a certification from
Santiago University Lecturers: Dr.. Manuel Bermejo (Santiago University, School of Chemistry), Dr..
X.R. Doldán (Santiago University, School of Economics), Dr.. F.Heras (CENEAM, MaDr.id) and J.
Nieto (CCOO Trade Union). For more details, please connect with manuelantoniof55@yahoo.es
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Organizer(s):
Chemistry Faculty of Santiago University
Manuel Antonio Fernández Domínguez (workshop coordinator)
Carmen Morán (secretary)
ICE-USC
Avda. das Ciencias. Chalé 3. Campus Sur.
Santiago de Compostela. Spain
Tel.: 981 563100 Ext. Carmen Moran
E-mail: icemoran@usc.es
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Conference "Climate Change Politics. Introduction for researchers and
technicians"
Spain, Valladolid
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Location: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid
(Campus de Palencia)
Participation: Open
Details: On the day the Kyoto Protocol enters into force the Doctorate Program will present its
latest results and programmed research on climate change. During the event Miguel Segur will present an
introduction to the past and future politics of climate change for researchers. Hard copies of the
conference will be available at the meeting.
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Organizer(s):
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias
Universidad de Valladolid
Felipe Bravo Oviedo
Email: requekch@pvs.uva.es
Ph: +34 979108430
Web: http://www.palencia.uva.es
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Information Campaign for Entry into Force of the Kyoto Protocol and the Clean Development
Mechanism
Tunisia, Tunis
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location: International Centre of Environmental Technologies in Tunisia
Participation:
Details: The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development will organise an information
campaign (seminar, debates and press releases) . The Environment and Sustainable Development Minister
will open this campaign which the objective is to raise awareness among decision makers and the
operators in the public and private sectors to financing opportunities for Clean Development Mechanism
projects in Tunisia. The program of seminar will consist of: Opening by the Ministry of Environment and
Sustainable Development
Presentation of Kyoto Protocol of UNFCCC
Challenge anf opportunities of CDM
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Organizer(s):
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
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Informative and awareness day on "The Kyoto Protocol: a first steep within a long
process"
Tunisia, Tunis
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Date:25/02/2005
Time: 8:30 - 12:30
Location: The City of Sciences, Tunis
Participation: Open
Details: A representative of the Tunisian Minister of Environment and sustainable development
and Mr DUBOIS Permanent Representative of the UNDP Office in Tunis will open this informative and
awareness day. Presentations will focused on the Kyoto Protocol guide lines, the Clean Devlopment
Mechanism (CDM) and opportunities for Tunisia and the stakes and challenges related to the
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. A round table charred by Mr. Youba SOKONA, Executive Secretary of
the Sahara and Sahel Observatory with the attendance of Mr. Ogunlade DAVIDSON, Vice President of the
IPCC WGIII. The organisation of this informative and awareness day is supported by the German technical
Cooperation (GTZ) Office in Tunis.
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Organizer(s):
The Tunisian NGO on Climate Change and Sustainable Development (Association Tunisienne des Changements
Climatiques et du Development Durable (2C2D)
Yadh LABBENE, President of 2C2D
106 Avenue de Jugurth
Mutuelleville,1002 Tunis, Tunisie
GSM : 00 216 97 409 65
E-mail : labbene@meteo.tn
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Press Conference for Public Awareness on Entry into Force of Kyoto Protocol
Turkey, Istanbul
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 11:00
Location: Chamber of Environmental Engineers
Istanbul Branch
stiklal Caddesi No:386/2 Beyoglu
Istanbul
Participation:
Details: Turkish environmental NGOs join international celebration on entry into force of the
Kyoto Protocol
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Organizer(s):
UCTEA Chamber of Environmental Engineers
Tel: +90 312 430 64 34 / +90 212 245 89 16-17
E-mail: cmo@cmo.org.tr
www.cmo.org.tr
Greenpeace Mediterranean - Turkey
Tel: +90 212 248 0331
E-mail: bilgi@greenpeace.org.tr
www.greenpeace.org/turkey_tr
EUROSOLAR Turkey
Tel: +90 532 7744525
E-mail: info@eurosolar.org.tr
www.eurosolar.org.tr/html/tindex.html
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Kyoto Climate March
United Kingdom, London
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Date:12/02/2005
Time: 11:30
Location: Lincoln's Inn Fields (Holborn Tube)
Participation: Open
Details: The main march will involve a parade of the flags of all the countries that have
ratifed the Kyoto Protocol. Speakers will include Caroline Lucas MEP (Green Party), Tony Juniper,
Director Friends of the Earth, Norman Baker MP (Lib-Dem Shadow Environment Minister) and Muzammal
Hussain from the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
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Organizer(s):
Campaign against Climate Change
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Event to mark Kyoto Protocol
United Kingdom, London
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Location: Westminster, London, UK
Participation: Invitation only
Details: The Carbon Trust, set up by the UK Government to work with business to reduce carbon
emissions, is holding the UK event to mark the Kyoto Protocol, attended by decision makers from the
business world and the wider community. The event will be adDr.essed by two of the leading
international experts on climate change: Professor Sir David King, the UK Government's Chief
Scientific Adviser and Professor Michael Grubb, Associated Director of Policy at the Carbon
Trust.
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Organizer(s):
The Carbon Trust
Peter Hambly
email: info@thecarbontrust.co.uk
Tel.: +(44- 207) 170-7000
Fax:+(44-207) 170-7020
Web: www.thecarbontrust.co.uk
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Workshop on JI/CDM transactions
United Kingdom, London
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 8:30 - 14:00 Workshop
15:00 - 17:00 Open meeting of LCCSPG
17:00 - 18:00 Reception
Location:
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Baker & McKenzie is running a workshop on doing JI/CDM transactions at our offices
in London. Open meeting of the London Climate Change Service Providers Group (LCCSPG): The LCCSPG is a
new business group set up to lobby on behalf of its members on the business benefits of policy and
legislation to tackle climate change (see www.londonclimatechange.com). Finally, Baker & McKenzie
is hosting a Dr.inks reception on behalf of the LCCSPG to celebrate the coming into force of the Kyoto
Protocol.
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Organizer(s):
Global Clean Energy & Climate Change Group
Anthony Hobley, Senior Associate
Environment Group
Baker & McKenzie
London
Tel.: (44-207) 919-1970
Switchboard: (44-207) 919-1000
Fax: (44-207) 919-1999
E-mail: Anthony.Hobley@Bakernet.com
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Getting muddy for Kyoto
United Kingdom, Norwich
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 12:15
Location: School of Environmental Sciences
Participation: Open
Details: The Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia will plant 50 saplings (oak, ash,
beech, birch and willow) and invites you to take part. Please contact Laura Middleton if you wish to be
involved
Science Communication Officer,
The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Tel.: 01603 593905
Cathy Young
Science Communication Officer, UEA
Tel: 01603 593007
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Organizer(s):
The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Tel.: 01603 593905
University of East Anglia
Tel.: 01603 593007
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Oxford Kyoto Round Table and Entry-into-Force Banquet
United Kingdom, Oxford
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Date:16/02/2005
Time:
Location: University of Oxford and Ecosecurities
Participation: Invitation only
Details:
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Organizer(s):
Dr. Benito Müller
benito.mueller@philosophy.oxford.ac.uk
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Press Conference
United States, Berkeley
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Date:14/02/2005
Time: 12.00
Location: City's Peace Bell monument Berkeley City Hall
Participation:
Details: Berkeley's Valentine to the Planet - Press Conference to announce Berkeley's
endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol and its pledge to reduce its production of greenhouse gases emissions
to achieve a climate neutral impat Ambassador Enele Sopoaga, Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the
United Nations and Vice-Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States will be speaking on climate
change and global warming, issues that are of particular concern to island nations that are
experiencing the effects of rising ocean levels. See KyotoUSA's website www.kyotousa.org for more
details.
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Organizer(s):
City of Berkeley
Tom Bates, Mayor
(510) 981-7100
(mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us)
Linda Maio
Berkeley City Council
(510) 981-7110
maio@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Tom Kelly
KyotoUSA
(510) 684-6484 (cell)
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Climate Change Policy: Next Steps
United States, Brookings Institution
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Date:09/02/2005
Time: 10:00a - 14:00
Location: The Brookings Institution
Falk Auditorium
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Is it time to renew American leadership on global warming? The long-dormant and
controversial Kyoto Protocol will enter into force on February 16, albeit without the United States.
While disagreements remain over the treaty, its entry into force provides an important opportunity to
examine lessons learned from the last decade and to consider next steps in climate change policy and
diplomacy. At this Brookings briefing, a distinguished group of speakers will discuss the current state
of climate change policy and address several key questions.
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Organizer(s):
Brookings Institution
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The Kyoto Protocol Comes Into Force: So what?
United States, Canton
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 19:00
Location: Hepburn Hall 212, St. Lawrence University in upstate New York
Participation: Invitation only
Details: Faculty and students from St. Lawrence University's Environmental Studies programme
are holding an event commemorating the significance of 16 February 2005, the day the Kyoto Protocol
comes into force. Having attended the 10th Conference of Parties (COP 10) to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change this past December in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Professor Rosales
will talk about the Kyoto Protocol process and students will report on their experiences and
observations.
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Organizer(s):
St. Lawrence University
Jon Rosales
Email: jrosales@stlawu.edu
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Kyoto Celebration Day
United States, Collegeville
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Date:
Time: Monday thru Wednesday 11:30 - 13:30
Wednesday night 19:00
Location: Monday through Wednesday afternoon in Wismer Hall lobby
Wednesday night inside Olin Auditorium
Ursinus College in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Participation: Open
Details: 14-16 February 2005 All students are invited and any interested community members may
attend Wednesday night event. Students in the Environmental Studies course on Global Climate Change are
holding several events to mark the importance of the signing of the Kyoto Protocol into action and to
make Ursinus students and faculty more aware of the Protocol’s impacts. Monday through Wednesday
during student lunches, a table will be manned with information on the Kyoto Protocol to spread
awareness. Wednesday evening an episode of Captain Planeton global warming will be shown to anyone
interested in attending which will include a brief introductory speech on the Kyoto Protocol.
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Organizer(s):
Students in ENV 350 Global Climate Change at Ursinus College
Dr. Leah Joseph
Ljoseph@ursinus.edu
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Kyoto Comes of Age: the Beginning of the Carbon-Constrained Age
United States, Denver
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 9:00
Location: USEPA Conference Center
Participation:
Details: An information session on the implications of the coming into force of the Kyoto
Protocol and a review of the potential effects on businesses within the United States
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Organizer(s):
David Schaller, Climate Change Coordinator
US EPA, Region 8
schaller.david@epa.gov
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Brown Bag Seminar: "Ups and Downs in Negotiations and Ratifications of the Kyoto
Protocol"
United States, Honolulu
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Date:15/02/2005
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Location: East-West Center
John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012, 3rd floor
Participation:
Details: Ups and Downs in Negotiations and Ratifications of the Kyoto Protocol: Implications of
its Entry into Force by Dr.. ZhongXiang Zhang
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Organizer(s):
East-West Center
Dr. ZhongXiang Zhang
Senior Economist
Research Program
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
Tel.: +1 808 944 7265
Fax: +1 808 944 7298
E-mail: ZhangZ@EastWestCenter.org
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What's Next for Maine on Climate Change
United States, Maine
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 19:00
Location: Main Lounge, Moulton Union
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine
Participation: Open
Details: Bowdoin College will host a presentation by local environmental policy makers and
educators that will look at "What's Next for Maine on Climate Change?" The drafting of
the Maine State Climate Action Plan and how Maine's legislators can out the plan into effect will
be addressed by Representative Ted Koffman, co-chair of the Natural; Resources Committee; Suzanne
Watson of the Northeast States Consortium on Air Use Management, and Bowdoin Professor Mark Battle. For
more information call the Environmental Studies Program at 207-725-3396.
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Organizer(s):
The Environmental Studies Program at Bowdoin College
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One Day after Kyoto: Next Steps on Climate
United States, New York
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Date:17/02/2005
Time: Opening remarks will begin in Conference Room #2 at 10am, and the program will conclude at
1pm after a panel discussion.
Location: For security reasons, we ask that you arrive at the UN Visitor’s entrance on 1st
Avenue between 45th and 46th street at least 30 minutes before the program begins; no later than 9:30
a.m.
Participation:
Details: This important conference is sponsored by the UN Foundation and cosponsored by the UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations, and the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The United Nations Fund for International Partnerships will be our
host.
This meeting will be held the day after the Kyoto Protocol takes effect, committing its signatories to
reduce the emissions that are causing global warming, as the first step in implementing the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The program will include an update on the science of climate change by Daniel Schrag, Director of the
Harvard University Center for the Environment; remarks by U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, who plans significant
new legislation on climate change and international development; and by Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the
British ambassador to the UN, who will describe the UK’s leadership on climate this year, when it
holds the Presidency of both the G-8 and the European Union. A copy of the agenda is attached.
Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol marks a turning point in the world’s approach to our biggest
environmental challenge. We hope you will join us for this discussion of what should come next.
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Organizer(s):
Please RSVP by Monday, February 14th to events@unfoundation.org as we must give your names to security.
For more information, you can contact Mary Jane Rota at 202-887-9040.
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Kyoto celebrations
United States, Sonoma County
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Date:16/02/2005
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
event in Sonoma starts at 17:00
Location: Four Japanese restaurants in Sonoma County, CA
Cities: Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Petaluma, City of Sonoma
Participation: Open
Details: Join city council members in celebration at three local Japanese restaurants. To join
the celebration, please choose one of the three participating restaurants, call directly for
reservations, and mention being part of Kyoto Day.
- Santa Rosa - Steve Rabinowitsh - Osake, 542-8282, 2446 Patio Court (Montgomery Village) - Carolyn
Scott
- Petaluma - Pam Torliatt - Kabuki, 773-3232, 17 Petaluma Boulevard North - Mike Sandler
- Sebastopol - Larry Robinson - Sushi Tozai, 824-9886, 7531 Healdsburg - Bonny Frick
Sushinoma, 500 W. Napa Street, 935-0956 for reservations. This celebration starts at 5:00. City
of Sonoma Council member Larry Barnett will be present. For more information call Bob Glotzbach
939-8601.
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Organizer(s):
The Climate Protection Campaign Ann Hancock, Coordinator, (707) 829-1224
The Community Clean Water Institute Mike Sandler, Coordinator, (707) 824-4370
The North Bay Chapter of the Electric Auto Association Nick Carter, President, North Bay Chapter, (707)
573-9361
The Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition Chris Culver, Coordinator, (707) 545-0153
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Kyoto Protocol Valentine Presentation at White House
United States, Washington, DC
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Date:14/02/2005
Time: 12:00
Location: Ellipse, adjacent to White House, Washington, D.C.
Participation: Open
Details: A ten foot "Kyoto Protocol Valentine to Humanity" will be presented for
President Bush's signature.
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Organizer(s):
National Global Warming Coalition Tel.: 406-542-8089 Mobile: 406-396-1287 E-mail:
david@globalwarmingsolution.org
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Announcements
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Kyoto Protocol: major
step towards preventing deaths from environmental hazards (413 kB)
15 Feb 2005, WHO
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