Klimaforhandlingerne og udviklingsbistanden

Time: Friday, 19 November at 13.00 – 15.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Background

Time: Friday, 19 November at 13.00 – 15.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Background

Climate change negotiations are a volatile policy field. They address a potentially devastating issue, they are based on contradicting interests and principles, and their organisation is not as ingrained as other older policy fields.

Despite the backlash in Copenhagen last year, climate change negotiations may produce results with significant implications for the organisation of global governance in other policy fields, such as international development cooperation.

This seminar will explore how climate change negotiations affect or may affect international development cooperation. It addresses the issue in relation to both institutions and resources.

First, the seminar discusses recent trends and initiatives in the negotiations in an overall manner: How do fragmentation, deadlock and slow progress combine to characterise the climate change response?

Secondly, the implications for development cooperation are considered: Will an eventual (global or semi-global) deal on climate change influence how development cooperation is organised? What are the implications of the UNFCCC principle of the ‘common, but differentiated responsibility’ of rich and poor countries? To what extent will the mobilisation of resources for mitigation and adaptation affect the voluntary provision of aid?

Speakers

* Simon Anderson, Head of Climate Change Group, IIED
* Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow, SEI
* Lars Engberg-Pedersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

PROGRAMME

13.00-13.05
Introduction by Lars Engberg-Pedersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

13.05-13.40
Institutional Consequences of Climate Change Negotiations by Simon Anderson, Head of Climate Change Group, IIED

13.40-14.15
Resource Mobilization for Climate Change by Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow, SEI

14.15-14.30
Coffee Break

14.30-15.30
Open Discussion

Chair: Lars Engberg-Pedersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form on http://www.diis.dk/sw101624.asp

And do so no later than Thursday, 18 November 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.dk