Transcript Observer participation in the UNFCCC process The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention Chisinau, Moldova, 29 June 2011 Megumi.

Observer participation in the
UNFCCC process
The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the
Aarhus Convention
Chisinau, Moldova, 29 June 2011
Megumi Endo, Observer Organizations Liaison Officer
UNFCCC secretariat, Conference Affairs Services
Table of Content
• Levels of observer participation in UNFCCC process
• Conclusions of the SBI 34
• Aarhus recommendations to UNFCCC
• Conclusions
Historical Participation levels of COPs/CMPs
30
00
0
Participation breakdown
3221
20
00
0
25
00
0
Media
Observers
Parties/Observer states
15
00
0
13482
1270
1498
10
00
0
817
825
3712
5386
944
5815
785
883
50
00
3835
534
2628
2273
10591
1723
2112
2215
1653
795
2933
3147
2698
2089
2432
1819
2809
2219
1947
1468
2352
5192
3969
3516
6
M
P
5
C
O
P
16
/C
M
P
4
C
O
P
15
/C
M
P
3
C
O
P
14
/C
M
P
2
P
C
O
P
13
/C
M
P
12
/C
C
O
P
O
C
P
11
/C
M
P
O
1
10
9
C
C
O
P
8
C
O
P
7
O
C
P
O
P
6.
5
6
C
C
O
P
5
C
O
P
4
C
O
P
3
C
O
P
2
P
O
C
C
O
P
1
0
1056
869
459
1569
1086
2001
0
614
961
4489
663
506
3865
2044
5848
Observers only
14000
NGO
12000
IGO
568
UN
10000
8000
12048
6000
179
316
351
252
4000
79
107
96
127
120
2000
3663
68
3552
23
979
118
1768
1587
28
503
161
4993
4560
3869
102
49
2357
5435
2404
2888
2533
1858
1327
0
COP 1
COP 2
COP 3
COP 4
COP 5
COP 6
COP 6.5
COP 7
COP 8
COP 9
COP 10
COP 11/
CMP 1
COP 12/
CMP 2
COP 13/
CMP 3
COP 14/
CMP 4
COP 15/
CMP 5
COP 16/
CMP 6
16
00
Cumulative
admissions
of observer organizations
Cumulative number
of admitted organizations
86
IGO
83
12
00
14
00
NGO
10
00
70
62
60
80
0
59
1409
54
1319
60
0
52
44
974
38
36
40
0
51
50
49
23
20
0
21
210
6
16
/C
M
P
5
C
O
P
15
/C
M
P
4
C
O
P
14
/C
M
P
3
C
O
P
13
/C
M
P
2
P
C
O
P
12
/C
M
P
C
O
P
O
C
P
11
/C
M
P
O
1
10
9
C
C
O
P
8
C
O
P
7
O
C
P
O
P
6.
5
6
C
C
O
P
5
C
O
P
4
C
O
P
3
C
O
P
2
P
O
C
C
O
P
1
0
176
662
614
554
520
501
479
395
359
294
790
761
33
868
Progress made by SBI 34
Conclusions of SBI 34 June 2011 (→)
All Parties:
• → National level stakeholder engagement
Hosts of future COP/CMP:
• Size of venues (2010)
→ recalled
Aarhus recommendation (ii)
• → Before and throughout the Presidency term
Progress made by SBI 34
Presiding officers:
• Contact Groups (1998)
→ first and last informal
Aarhus recommendation (vi)
• Workshops (2002, 2007)
→ presentations by observers
• Briefings (2009)
→ welcome continuation
→ observers to better utilize as dialogue platform
• Interventions (2004, 2007)
→ seek opportunities
Aarhus recommendation (v)
Progress made by SBI 34
The secretariat where appropriate:
• Submissions on web (2004, 2010)
→ web accessibility
• → Background documents
The secretariat if resourced:
• Technical means of participation (2007, 2010)
→ welcomed efforts, web redesign
• → Name replacement during sessions exceptionally
• → More webcast
Progress made by SBI 34
SBI 36:
• → Discuss options for new channels to formalize
observer inputs
Aarhus recommendation (xi)
Progress made by SBI 34
Other issues discussed by SBI:
• Guidelines for participation (2005)
Aarhus recommendation (vii)
• Financial support by interested Parties (2004)
Aarhus recommendation (x)
• Draft texts on the web
Aarhus recommendation (iv)
• Aarhus Convention and Almaty Guidelines upheld in
UNFCCC’s well established practices (2007)
Other Aarhus recommendations
(i) Explicit roles in decision making
→ Mandates, HCA and ratified legal
instruments
(iii) Rooms not buildings
→ Online registration system
→ Tickets to plenary halls
(viii) NGOs on Party delegation
→ On-going
Other Aarhus recommendations
(ix) Increase secretariat budget for observer participation
→ No increase for observer liaison team
(xii) NGOs themselves need to get better organised
→ Enhanced organization observed
(xiii) Interaction between UNFCCC and Aarhus
Convention secretariats
→ UNFCCC in Aarhus workshops and the MOP
→ Aarhus secretariat’s practices shared
→ SBI 34 & report on the good practices of
other UN processes
Conclusions
• Aarhus recommendations discussed and concluded
• Up to the Parties, collectively and individually
• Visible progress since 2004 discussions
• Message from the SBI Chair
• Continued exchange with the Aarhus Convention