GOOD LUCK Nepali Delegates: COP 17 and Hopes
International community, especially the vulnerable communities of the most vulnerable countries of the word, has received freak results of the latest meetings of climate negotiation. However, the 17th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), going to be held from 28 November to 07 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa, is of great hope for a manifesto of fast track and easily accessible finance for adaptation and cutting out of green house gas emissions to avoid the rate of temperature rise to the tipping point, i.e. 1.50C.
The predominant role of developed countries' climate negotiators, from the discussion notes, reveals that they are not vivid in setting their nations' contribution to the adaptation finance as well as committing reduction of their emissions. Unless the governance mechanism of green climate fund while ensuring an easy access of vulnerable countries along with the shared vision of the Bali Action Plan are set transparent and a legally binding agreement is done for post Kyoto based on the current achievement, global negotiation, meeting, and investment on climate change will vain.
In the upcoming COP meeting at Durban, the most vulnerable countries are negotiating through a consortium that includes 48 least developed countries (LDCs) including Nepal, 53 African countries and The Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA), an organization for international cooperation among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The countries in the consortium, realizing the legal framework of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, are relaying their voices to the climate negotiators to produce outcomes in lieu with the Bali Roadmap, for an agreed outcome to implement the Convention and a second and subsequent period of the Kyoto Protocol.
According to their common position paper, they are urging Annex I Parties to reduce their emissions by at least 40% and 95% by 2017 and 2050 respectively that is required to maintain global warming below 1.50C, to operationalize adaptation framework under Cancun Adaptation Framework, to facilitate the support of national adaptation plans as mentioned by Nairobi Work Programme, to ensure adaptation to be funded at full cost through direct and easy access, and to urgently address technology transfer and capacity building of/to developing countries.
Nepal is participating in the climate negotiations and COP meetings since the UNFCCC. It has been promulgating climate change issues of least developed countries especially on climate justice and adaptation support to the vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change.
Climate negotiators of Nepal have been lobbying its adaptation needs and priorities through the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to climate change on basis of polluters pay principle and recognizing the common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Though the issues that Nepal raises in the international forum contradict with its climate change policy as well as the adaptation implementation framework recommended by NAPA, it should negotiate for an increased flow of adaptation finance to the national climate change fund of each country as well as draw conference of parties attention on the issues of mountain.
Nepal believes that experience gained in NAPA implementation should be the basis for the formulation of National Adaptation Plans and should be adequately funded to promote medium‐ and long term adaptation planning. This should be either led by the climate change focal point of the parties or the preparation team should preferably work with the multidisciplinary teams of in‐country experts.
In this context, the role of Nepalese delegates is crucial, along with the delegates from other vulnerable countries, to convince their agendas in the meetings with evidences. Their participation in the side events, discussions and formal sessions of the conference should be meaningful rather than just an observer. With hopes, they must communicate to their nationals on the progress of the negotiation and have a lead role on behalf of least developed country in the major discussions and events. And good luck for their meaningful participation and positive take home message.
The predominant role of developed countries' climate negotiators, from the discussion notes, reveals that they are not vivid in setting their nations' contribution to the adaptation finance as well as committing reduction of their emissions. Unless the governance mechanism of green climate fund while ensuring an easy access of vulnerable countries along with the shared vision of the Bali Action Plan are set transparent and a legally binding agreement is done for post Kyoto based on the current achievement, global negotiation, meeting, and investment on climate change will vain.
In the upcoming COP meeting at Durban, the most vulnerable countries are negotiating through a consortium that includes 48 least developed countries (LDCs) including Nepal, 53 African countries and The Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA), an organization for international cooperation among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The countries in the consortium, realizing the legal framework of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, are relaying their voices to the climate negotiators to produce outcomes in lieu with the Bali Roadmap, for an agreed outcome to implement the Convention and a second and subsequent period of the Kyoto Protocol.
According to their common position paper, they are urging Annex I Parties to reduce their emissions by at least 40% and 95% by 2017 and 2050 respectively that is required to maintain global warming below 1.50C, to operationalize adaptation framework under Cancun Adaptation Framework, to facilitate the support of national adaptation plans as mentioned by Nairobi Work Programme, to ensure adaptation to be funded at full cost through direct and easy access, and to urgently address technology transfer and capacity building of/to developing countries.
Nepal is participating in the climate negotiations and COP meetings since the UNFCCC. It has been promulgating climate change issues of least developed countries especially on climate justice and adaptation support to the vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change.
Climate negotiators of Nepal have been lobbying its adaptation needs and priorities through the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to climate change on basis of polluters pay principle and recognizing the common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Though the issues that Nepal raises in the international forum contradict with its climate change policy as well as the adaptation implementation framework recommended by NAPA, it should negotiate for an increased flow of adaptation finance to the national climate change fund of each country as well as draw conference of parties attention on the issues of mountain.
Nepal believes that experience gained in NAPA implementation should be the basis for the formulation of National Adaptation Plans and should be adequately funded to promote medium‐ and long term adaptation planning. This should be either led by the climate change focal point of the parties or the preparation team should preferably work with the multidisciplinary teams of in‐country experts.
In this context, the role of Nepalese delegates is crucial, along with the delegates from other vulnerable countries, to convince their agendas in the meetings with evidences. Their participation in the side events, discussions and formal sessions of the conference should be meaningful rather than just an observer. With hopes, they must communicate to their nationals on the progress of the negotiation and have a lead role on behalf of least developed country in the major discussions and events. And good luck for their meaningful participation and positive take home message.
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