The UNEP Copenhagen Discussion Series are working papers produced by UNEP and its partners in the lead up to the UNFCCC Climate Talks in Copenhagen in December 2009. They aim to contribute to the discussions on climate change issues, including those under consideration in the UNFCCC Climate Talks.
The UNEP Copenhagen Series do not aim in any way to prejudge the climate negotiations but rather contribute analysis and knowledge to those negotiations. Comments and feedback on the contents are very welcome and should be sent to climate.coordinator@unep.org.
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Negotiating Adaptation: International issues of Equity and Finance
In the course of 2009, negotiators will need to come to a coherent and alanced policy framework for a future climate change regime. One that takes on board the development needs of vulnerable countries and that passes the test of equity to reflect the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities of each Party.
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The role of ecosystems in climate change adaptation
This Issues Paper firstly analyzes the vicious spiral between climate change impacts, ecosystem degradation and increased risk of climate-related disasters; secondly, defines the central role of ecosystem management in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and their multifaceted linkages; and thirdly, assesses the challenges for enhanced ecosystem management for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
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Transfer of climate technologies
This report contains ideas and proposals on the elements contained in paragraph 1 of the Bali Action Plan, focusing on technology. It was originally submitted by UNEP to the UNFCCC in December 2008 as an input to the deliberations of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) under the title “Thoughts Concerning Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to Support the Transfer of Climate Technologies: Possible activities and their potential impact.
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