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UNFCCC secretariat, Conference Affairs Services
Megumi Endo, Observer Organizations Liaison Officer
Observer participation in the UNFCCC process
The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus ConventionChisinau, Moldova, 29 June 2011
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
8691056
2044
9616140
2273
3865
3712
2112
2628
883
1653
2001
534
2215
3835
944
1819
1723
1086
2432
1569
459
1468
2089
795
1947
2698
506
2219
3147
785
2809
5848
817
2352
2933
663
3516
5815
1498
3969
4489
825
10591
13482
3221
5192
5386
1270
Participation breakdown
Media
Observers
Parties/Observer states
979
23
50328
3663
79
2357
120
1768
68 3552
107
1587
49
1327
1181858
102
2404
127
2888
965435
179
2533
161 4993
316
3869
252
12048
568
4560
351
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
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
NGO IGO UN
Observers only
Cumulative number of admitted organizations
176
21
210
23
294
33
359
36
395
38
479
44
501
49
520
50
554
51
614
52
662
54
761
59
790
60
868
62
974
70
1319
83
1409
86
NGO IGO
Cumulative admissions of observer organizations
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)→ recalledAarhus recommendation (ii)
• → Before and throughout the Presidency term
Progress made by SBI 34
Presiding officers:
• Contact Groups (1998)→ first and last informalAarhus recommendation (vi)
• Workshops (2002, 2007)→ presentations by observers
• Briefings (2009)→ welcome continuation→ observers to better utilize as dialogue platform
• Interventions (2004, 2007)→ seek opportunitiesAarhus 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 inputsAarhus 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 webAarhus 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