In the last hours of COP, REDD+ unfortunately remained a weak version of what developing countries expected. REDD+ was seen as one of the success stories of COP16 in Cancun. However, as countries began trying to nail down details regarding both the technical aspects of the program as well as its financing, things got ugly. …
Right after I felt I had a grasp on the initial Long-Term Cooperative Action text, the Parties negotiating it decided they could agree upon enough changes to submit a new one. This morning, the new, amalgamated LCA text was up for grabs. Immediately upon snatching a copy of the now 138 page document, I stepped …
The interaction between climate change policy, international development and human rights is one of the things that makes reaching an agreement in Durban so challenging. One topic in which this interaction is explicit is the social and economic impacts on developing nations of developed nation actions to combat climate change. For one example, policies to …
Throughout the week, negotiators have been meeting to discuss REDD+ in two forums: the SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice) meetings and the AWG-LCA (Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action) meetings. While SBSTA has been focusing on the technical aspects of REDD+, AWG-LCA has focused on financing. In yesterday’s AWG-LCA meeting, …