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Media Training Workshop for developing country journalists
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Durban, South Africa - 28 November- 9 December 2011
International Convention Centre (ICC) & Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC)
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To coincide with UN Climate Change Talks in Durban, the UNFCCC Secretariat is organizing a two-week
media training workshop as a capacity-building initiative for developing country journalists.
The workshop is jointly organized with Com+, the
sustainable development communications alliance. It has been made possible through capacity-building
support provided by Spanish and Norwegian Governments along with Com+,the
sustainable development communications alliance.
The invited participants are journalists from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The
main topics covered this year are climate change science and key issues discussed by Parties in
Durban, particularly relating to climate finance, technology transfer and adaptation. A special focus
in 2011 is on the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and how it benefits people
on the ground, not least in Africa.
On 1 December, as part of its programme for Durban, the Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) will organize a Climate Communication Day
with different panelists speaking on topics such as innovations in Information and Communications
Technology sector that enable people to adapt to climate change and help reduce greenhouse gases, and
what governments are doing to communicate climate change-related issues. This event is open to all
interested media; subject to capacity (registration is required).
The bulk of Com+ presentations
are open to all developing country media on site, subject to space limitations. To see which events
are open and which are on special invitation only, please consult the color-coded programme.
For questions regarding the workshop, please contact Lucy Waruingi, lwaruingi@unfccc.int
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Presentations
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Friday, 9 December 2011 - Press conference room: Kosi Palm
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CDM briefing / presentation:
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The Role of the Mechanisms in and Evolving International Climate Change Regime (239 kB)
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The Future of Market Based Mechanism Related to Status of Negotiations
(3514
kB)
Discussion/Questions and Answers
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Robin Rix, Programme Officer, UNFCCC; Andrew Gilder, Director, IMBEWU Sustainability Legal
Specialists Ltd (tbc)
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Wednesday, 7 December 2011 - Press conference room: Kosi Palm
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CDM briefing / presentation:
- Update
on the Report: Benefits of CDM- 2011 (926 kB)
- SASSA
Low Pressure Solar Water Heater Project (3320 kB)
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Durban's Gas to Electricity Project (782 kB)
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Niclas Svenningsen, Manager, Strategy and Policy Development Unit, UNFCCC (TBC); Laura Lahti,
Director & CDM Expert, Int’l Carbon and Project Developer, Solar Water Heaters PoA,
South Africa
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Tuesday, 6 December 2011 - Press conference room: Kosi Palm
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CDM briefing / presentation:
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Regional Distribution of CDM projects (490 kB)
- Nairobi Framework -
Enhancing regional distribution of CDM projects (1584 kB)
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John Kilani, Director of Sustainable Development Mechanisms programme, UNFCCC (tbc); John
Christensen, Head of Centre, UNEP Risoe Centre (TBC); Glenn S. Hodes, Manager, African Carbon
Asset Development Facility, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Monday, 5 December 2011 - Press conference room: Kosi Palm
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Introduction to United Nations University (1247 kB)
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Vulnerability, World Risk index and Loss and Damage
(533 kB)
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Koko Warner, United Nations University
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Friday, 2 December 2011 - Press conference room: Kosi Palm
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1. CDM briefing / presentation:
Overview of the PD- Forum
(96 kB)
CDM
and Carbon Market Actors (586 kB)
IETA-
CDM and its Critics (330 kB)
GHG
Management Institute - the society of greenhouse gas professionals (202 kB)
(3592 kB)
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Henry Derwent, President and CEO of IETA; Neeraj Prasad, Manager, Climate Change Practice, The
World Bank Institute, Washington DC, USA; Tim Stumhofer, Senior Program Associate,
Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, Washington DC, USA
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2. Technology:
Clean
technology and status of wind energy in developing countries, including what the new
mechanisms can achieve, (3592 kB)
Discussion/Questions and Answers
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Steve Sawyer, Global Wind Council
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Thursday, 1 December 2011
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Climate Communication Day ( venue to be confirmed)
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011 - Press conference room: Kosi Palm
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1. CDM briefing / presentation:
CDM
Programme of Activities (PoA) - Mexico (87 kB)
CDM
Programme of Activities (PoA) - South Africa
(275 kB)
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Nic Frances, Project Developer of PoA 2535, Cuidemos, Mexico; Luis Muñozcano Álvarez,
Mexican DNA (tbc), Lindiwe Chauke, Designated National Authority (DNA), South Africa (tbc)
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2. Climate Finance
Presenting the National
Climate Fund new guidebook to help developing countries speed up access to climate
finance (510 kB) .
Discussion -
questions and answers
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Cassie Flynn, UNDP
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 - Press conference room: Kosi Palm
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CDM briefing / presentation:
Introduction to the CDM, its governance and regulatory bodies (567 kB)
Discussion -
questions and answers
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Niels Lohmann,
Learning Specialist and Irini Roumboglou, Communications Officer, UNFCCC
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