Regional Workshop on Forests and Climate Change: Preparing for Decisions on Land Use and Forestry at the 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9)

Regional Workshop on Forests and Climate Change: Preparing for Decisions on Land Use and Forestry at the 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9)
Traders Hotel Manila, Philippines, 16-17 October 2003

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Post Workshop Statement

The workshop assisted the participating countries for the negotiations in the Ninth Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, wherein the final implementation issues concerning forestry in the Clean Development Mechanism have to be decided.

Read the Proceedings of the Meeting [PDF: 200kb | 8 pages]

Purpose

This regional workshop aims to assist countries to prepare for their negotiations concerning forestry issues in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) during COP9.

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Objectives

The objectives of the workshop are to:

clarify issues under negotiation
identify national and regional preferences
link climate change and forestry experts
improve communication between and within countries
provide an opportunity for presenting ADB's experience with and expectations from the Clean Development Mechanism, particularly with respect to its forestry operations.

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Target Participants

Representatives from 16 DMCs
Representatives/Staff from international/regional organizations/bilateral agencies (FAO, EU, UNEP, IUCN, UNFCCC, ADB); and
Institutes (University of the Philippines Los Baños, Environmental Law Center and Hamburg Institute of International Economics).

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