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ARTICLE 6: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PUBLIC AWARENES
ISSUES IN THE NEGOTIATING
PROCESS
Article 6: Education,
Training and Public Awareness
| Introduction |
| Article 6 of the Convention
seeks to promote action at the national level to provide needed education, training
and public awareness to understand and deal with climate change. As a key element
in implementation, the article is relevant to both government officials engaged
in the negotiation and to all sectors of civil society.
The intent of this article
is also reflected in Article 4.1 (i) of the Convention as well as in Article 10
(e) of the Kyoto Protocol. Related to Article 6, is Article 12.10 of the Convention
on Communication of Information Related to Implementation in which the secretariat
is requested, subject to certain conditions, "to make communications by Parties
under this article publicly available at the time they are submitted to the Conference
of the Parties".
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| Status |
Article 6 was placed
on the agenda of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
at its eighth session in 1998. This followed a workshop on the subject organized
by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). At that time, SBSTA recognized
the importance of Article 6 activities and encouraged the secretariat to continue
work in the area of information outreach.
Specifically, the SBSTA requested the secretariat to put forward proposal on how
to integrate Article 6 of the Convention into its work programme based on submissions
by Parties. Given that not many submissions were received for SBSTA 9, a further
request was made at SBSTA 10. At the twelfth session, the secretariat organized
a side event on Article 6 activities and made an oral report to the SBSTA.
The SBSTA noted this and requested that Article 6 be put on the agenda of SBSTA
14 in June 2001. |
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| Next steps |
| The secretariat organized
side events at SB12 in Bonn, SB 13 in Lyon and at COP 6 in The Hague. These side
events sought to take stock of experience in implementing Article 6 at national,
regional and international levels. From the submissions already made by Parties,
and from new information gathered at these side events, it will be possible to
compile sufficient information to report to SBSTA 14 on how to integrate Article
6 into the work programme of SBSTA. |
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| Documents prepared
for the earlier sessions |
FCCC/SBSTA/1999
/MISC.1 |
Article
6 of the Convention: education, training and public awareness. Submissions from
Parties
Note by the secretariat |
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FCCC/SBSTA/2000
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Other
matters Article 6 of the Convention: education, training and public awareness
Submissions from Parties Note by the secretariat |
FCCC/SBSTA/2000
/MISC.3/Add.1 |
Other
matters Article 6 of the Convention: education, training and public awareness.
Submissions form Parties
Note by the secretariat |
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| Documents prepared
for the upcoming sessions |
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On the agenda of SBSTA
14, June 2001
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| Relevant decisions
of the COP and conclusions by the SBSTA |
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| Links |
| <>Clearinghouse
for climate change public information materials |
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agenda item is supported by the Information, Outreach and Administration Services
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