Intervention on Expert workshop on the Technology Mechanism

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Apr 042011
 

On behalf of Climate Action Network April 4, 2011 Bangkok, Thailand

Video link from UNFCCC Website, Intervention 2 and Intervention 1 (check at last 5 minutes)

Thank you Mr. Facilitator

My name is Manjeet Dhakal from Nepal and I am speaking on behalf of the Climate Action Network. The technology cooperation mechanism has been discussed for a long time and we now have a basic framework for an institutional structure under the UNFCCC. However, the entire initiative is put at risk by the failure to establish a mechanism for evaluating whether or not proposed technologies are “environmentally sound” and are worthy of support. Essential to any technology evaluation is the full and authentic participation of civil society.

The achievements of the Cancun Agreements were the formation of a Technology Mechanism, including the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). We urge the delegates to frame the TEC so that it can decide on every activity that will be carried out under the climate technology cooperation framework, and agree that the CTCN will operate under its supervision. Both bodies must ensure balanced representation. There is no doubt that the vulnerable courtiers, particularly LDCs would benefit from Continue reading »

Scaling beyond pilots: Fifth Int’l Community based adaptation

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Mar 292011
 

Blogging from Bangladesh

With the above mentioned theme, fifth International Conference on Community based adaptation is being held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The first CBA earlier organized in 2005 in Bangladesh with around 50 participants has now become one of the largest gatherings of scientist, experts, policy makers and practitioners of community based adaptation (CBA). More than 350 participation from more than 60 countries from all continents and the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the formal inauguration on 28 March has added value to the conference.

Following the tradition of CBA conference, earlier participants were sent to eight different sites of Bangladesh to sense the real impact and community adaptation responses and practices. Followed by the field visit, the technical session started form 28 March.  According to the organizers, with many other world leaders Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of IPCC will be joining the concluding session on 31 March.

As adaptation to climate change has become more and more accepted as a necessary response to the adverse Continue reading »

जलवायु बिषयमा हाम्रो बुझाई

 जलवायु बिषयमा हाम्रो बुझाई  जलबायु गन्थन  No Responses »
Feb 152011
 

Picture source: Clean Energy Nepal/Oxfam GB Nepalनेपालमा जलवायु परिवर्तनको मुद्धालाई जनमानसमा स्थापित गर्न र जनचेतना जगाउन मुख्य दुई  घटनाहरुको महत्वपूर्ण योगदान भएको पाईन्छ । ति हुनः केहि समय अघि सगरमाथाको आधार सिविरमा गरिएको मन्त्री परिषदको बैठक र हाल चर्चामा रहेको जलवायु परिवर्तनका लिन लागिएको भनिएको ऋण । सुरुवातका दिनमा गैर सरकारी संस्थाहरुका तर्पm वाट भएका पहलहरुको खोजी गर्दा, लगभग एक दशक अघि केही सघं सस्थाहरुले तात्कालीन वातावरण तथा जनसख्ंया मन्त्रालय सगं जलवायुमा सम्बन्धी क्योटो अभिसन्धी नेपाल सरकारका तर्पm वाट अनुमोदन गर्न औपचारीक अनुरोध गरेको पाईछ । पछि यहि संघ सस्थाहरुको सहकार्य “जलवायु परिवर्तन संजाल नेपाल” का रुपमा स्थापित भई आप्mना कार्यहरु अगाडी बढाउदै गएको देखिन्छ । त्यस वेला किन लागिपरेका थिए ति सस्ंथाहरु नेपाललाई क्योटो अभिसन्धी अनुमोदन गराउन भन्ने प्रश्नमा संजालका संस्थापकहरुले भन्ने गरेका छन, नेपालले जलवायु परिवर्तन हुनुमा त्यती योगदान नगरे पनि, नेपालका लागि जलवायु परिवर्तन चुनौतिका साथै अवसर पनि हो । यसलाई कसरी बुद्धिमतापूर्ण र हाम्रो हितमा प्रयोग गर्ने भन्ने हाम्रो बौधिक्तामा भर पर्छ । 

यता सरकारको करा गर्दा, वि.सं. २०४९ जेष्ठ ३० (सन् १९९२ जुन १२) को पृथ्वी सम्मेलनमा हस्ताक्षरका लागि खुला गरेको संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघीय जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्बन्धी खाका महासन्धिमा, त्यसै दिन सहमती जनाएको नेपालले लगभग दुई वर्ष पछि वि.सं. २०५१ बैशाख १९ (सन् १९९४, २ मे मा अनुमोदन ग¥यो । त्यस पछि पहिलो पटक वि.सं. २०५३ साल (सन् १९९६) मा स्वीजलल्याण्डको जेनेभामा भएको पक्ष राष्ट्रहरुको दोस्रो सम्मेलनमा, नेपालका तर्फबाट चार सदस्य प्रतिनिधी मण्डल, जसमा दुई प्राविधिक र दुई परराष्ट्र मामिलामा जानकारको समूहले सहभागीता जनाएको पाईन्छ । त्यस वेलाको नेपालको सहभागिता हेर्दा नेपालले जलवायु परिवर्तनको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय छलफललाई प्रष्ट प्राविधिक विषयका साथै कुट्नैतिक महत्वले समेत हेरेको अनुमान गर्न सकिन्छ ।

यी पहिलेका दुई फरक प्रसङ्गलाई नजिक वाट निहाल्दा, पहिले बुझिएको यर्थात अर्थात जुन सोचले त्यस वेलाका जानकार वर्गहरुले यस विषयलाई स्थापित गर्न खोजेका थिए र अहिले आएर बिषयले जुन धरातल लियो, यी दूई बीच ठुलै अन्तर रहेको पाईनछ । फेरी एक Continue reading »

 Posted by on February 15, 2011 at 10:14 am

From the negotiator himself: …..and there, I fell asleep!

 From the negotiator himself: …..and there, I fell asleep!  Articles/Blogs, Guff-gaf  1 Response »
Feb 082011
 

This article was published at Sano PailaThe NYCA Youth Ezine on Feb 2011

For the quintillionth time, I’ve heard the senior negotiators saying that the real negotiations happen at mid night and decisions are taken after many people go to sleep. So my curiosity-saturated self decided to stay overnight during negotiations to observe what actually happens then.

I confess of my limited knowledge and understanding of issues during my participation in COP15 at Copenhagen. At that time, it was very difficult for me to follow the ongoing discussion on technology transfer. The meeting on the first day of the second week went quite long and all my colleagues had already left the venue. Continue reading »

 Posted by on February 8, 2011 at 10:36 am

PPCR: Associated concerns and way ahead for Nepal

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Feb 082011
 

This article was published at Sano Paila: The NYCA Youth Ezine on Feb 2011

In 2008, the World Bank, with its development partners, came to an agreement to mobilize new and additional financing to scale- up support for adaptation and mitigation, and established the strategic Climate Investment Funds (CIF) that has two other funding bodies under it: Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and Strategic Climate Fund (SCF). The group, recognizing the UNFCCC deliberations, also presumes that the CIF will be an interim measure designed for the MDBs to assist in filling immediate financing gaps.

At its meeting in November 2008, the SCF Trust Fund Committee approved the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) with an objective to pilot and demonstrate ways to integrate climate risk and resilience into core development planning, whiles complementing other ongoing activities. It also said that the pilot programs implemented under the PPCR are to be country led, Continue reading »

 Posted by on February 8, 2011 at 10:10 am

From the negotiator himself: …..and there, I fell asleep!

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Feb 052011
 

 Published on: Sano Paila 02

For the quintillionth time, I’ve heard the senior negotiators saying that the real negotiations happen at mid night and decisions are taken after many people go to sleep. So my curiosity-saturated self decided to stay overnight during negotiations to observe what actually happens at night.Picture source: http://www.redbubble.com

I confess of my limited knowledge and understanding of issues during my participation in COP15 at Copenhagen. At that time, it was very difficult for me to trace the ongoing discussion on technology transfer. The meeting on the first day of the second week went quite long and all my colleagues had already left the venue. Because I was so resolute (and dare I say, excited) about experiencing the late night negotiations LIVE, I reluctantly ignored other tempting invitations for dinner and such outside the Bella center (the UNFCCC venue). The late night meeting ended without any conclusion, and it was then that I realized that it was already 3 am in the morning. As it was very cold outside, I decided to spend the remaining few hours until dawn inside the Bella Center, and thus, landed on a sofa. I didn’t have a clue when my eyelids evaded me and I fell asleep.

I was deep into my dreams when I was trudged back to reality by a stern voice of a tall dark UN security personnel, who, rather ruthlessly, reminded me that I had violated the security regulations by sleeping inside the UN premises. I wanted to reply back, respond, say something. But my half-sleepy, weary self was only waiting for him to disappear so that I could rest my eyes again. The same scene repeated for about three times, one can only imagine how irritated the security personnel had become at that moment! But before he came to wake me up for fourth time, I forced my sleepy fatigued self to stand up and rush for coffee machine!

PPCR: associated concerns and way ahead in Nepal

 PPCR: associated concerns and way ahead in Nepal  Articles/Blogs, Climate Change  1 Response »
Jan 242011
 

On 2008, the World Bank with its development partners came to an agreement to mobilize new and additional financing for activities and investments that demonstrate financial and other incentives to scaled-up support for adaptation and mitigation and established the strategic Climate Investment Funds (CIF) along with its other two funds under it: Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and Strategic Climate Fund (SCF). The group recognizing the UNFCCC deliberations also presumes that the CIF will be an interim measure designed for the MDBs to assist in filling immediate financing gaps.

At its meeting in November 2008, the SCF Trust Fund Committee approved the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) with an objective to pilot and demonstrate ways to integrate climate risk and resilience into core development planning, whiles complementing other ongoing activities. It also said that the pilot programs implemented under the PPCR are to be country led, build on NAPA and other relevant country studies and strategies.

As one of its activities, last November, Bangladesh, Niger and Tajikistan were awarded a total of $270 million for first-of-a-kind country-wide plans for resilience against climate impacts. Six other low-income countries (Bolivia, Cambodia, Mozambique, Nepal, Continue reading »

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