Workshop to Support the Intermediate Review of the Doha Work Programme on Article 6 of the Convention

Background: Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calls on Parties to develop and implement educational, training and public awareness programmes on climate change and its effects, as well as public access to information on, and public participation in, the development of responses to climate change.
Objectives: The workshop provided a forum for national focal points for Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) and/or relevant government representatives to share their experiences and exchange ideas, good practices and lessons learned in implementing the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention. The workshop strengthened the existing skills and capacities of national focal points.
Methodology: The workshop included presentations on good practices and lessons learned, followed by working group discussions.
Participants: The workshop was organized for ACE national focal points and other negotiators engaged in Article 6-related issues. Experts from the UN Alliance on Education, Training and Public Awareness and civil society delegates from the UNFCCC constituencies participated in the workshop.
Acknowledgment: Funding for the workshop was generously provided by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM).
Outcomes: A summary report on the workshop will be made available to SBI 45.
Venue: UN Campus, Bonn, Germany
Impression of the Workshop to Support the Implementation of the Doha Work Programme on Article 6 of the Convention: Pictures

Key Information:

• Information Note (1544 kB) for Parties
• Information Note (1215 kB) for Constituencies
• Agenda of the workshop (187 kB)
• Registration Form for Parties
• Registration Form for Constituencies
• Logistical Note (259 kB) for workshop participants

Relevant Documents:

• Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention

Agenda of the Workshop to Support the Implementation of the

Doha Work Programme on Article 6 of the Convention

Registration
08:30 - 09:00	Registration
Opening of the workshop
09:00 - 09:45	Mr. Peer Stiansen, Chair of the Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations (NOAK)	Welcoming remarks
	Mr. Nick Nuttall, UNFCCC Spokesperson and Coordinator, Communications and Outreach Programme	Welcoming remarks
	Ms. Malin Modh, Facilitator of the workshop, ACE National Focal Point, Sweden	Outline and objectives
	Mr. E. Crispin U. I. d'Auvergne, Facilitator of the workshop, ACE National Focal Point, Saint Lucia	Outline and objectives
	Performance UN Bonn's Climate Ambassadors performance of "Bonni & Bo"
	Tour de table
	Group Photo
09:45 - 10:00	Coffee break
Introductory presentation
10:00 - 10:20	Ms. Adriana Valenzuela, UNFCCC Focal Point, Education, Training and Public Awareness Questions and answers	Overview on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) and the implementation of the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention (8115 kB)
Presentation of good practices and lessons learned
10:20 - 11:40	Ms. Anna Johansson, European Commission	Communicating EU Climate Action (903 kB)
	Mr. Omar Ramírez Tejada, Dominican Republic	Preparing an ACE national strategy and mobilizing resources for implementing (399 kB)
	Ms. Supawan Wongprayoon, Thailand	Preparing of communication strategies on climate change/ public awareness (128 kB)
	Mr. Joseph Epitu, Uganda	Fostering the participation of stakeholders in implementing ACE (797 kB)
	Mr. Matti Ranta, Finland	Climate Change Education (84 kB)
	Ms. Jeannette Larue, Seychelles	Building capacity in SIDS (1555 kB)
	Questions and answers
Guidelines for ACE National Focal Points
11:40 - 12:00	Ms. Leslie Paas and Ms. Julia Heiss, UNESCO, United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness	Presentation on methodology and plan of action (545 kB)
	Questions and answers
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch break
Working group discussions in break-out rooms
13:00 - 13:10	Methodology of the working groups by the Co-facilitators at LEU, room 1916
13:10 - 13:55	Session I	Strengthening the capacities of ACE National Focal Points
13:55 - 14:40	Session II	Strengthening the network of ACE National Focal Points
14:40 - 15:25	Session III	Moving forward
15:25 - 15:40	Coffee break
15:40 - 16:40	Presentation of conclusions by each working group to the plenary
16:40 - 17:25	“Dialogue among Focal Points and UNFCCC constituencies”	Fostering participation of stakeholders in implementing ACE
Closing of the workshop
17:25 - 17:55	Co-facilitators, Ms. Malin Modh, ACE National Focal Point, Sweden & Mr. E. Crispin U. I. d'Auvergne, ACE National Focal Point, Saint Lucia	Closing remarks
	Mr. Luis Davila, UNFCCC Secretariat	Closing remarks