ASEAN experts learn about climate change negotiation skills
08:51, 2014/08/20
Leading climate change negotiators from ASEAN countries are attending a conference in Hanoi from August 19-21, aiming to strengthen their capacity to engage in international climate change negotiations.
The conference, co-organised by Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office with technical support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), will also update participants on climate change policies under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
MNRE Deputy Minister Tran Hong Ha said at a global climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland, in 2013, UNFCCC parties set a target of reaching a global agreement on climate change by 2015.
However, it is no easy task to meet the target, as there are different viewpoints between developed and developing nations, financial sources pooled for climate change adaptation remain limited, and parties have yet to agree on the amount of greenhouse emissions to be cut.
UNDP Vietnam Deputy Director Bakhodir Burkhanov said UNDP has conducted many similar conferences for ASEAN negotiators in recent years, and the crux of the matter is that parties concerned should take into consideration practical contents for negotiations.
UNDP believes that mitigation and adaptation will be considered in future climate change agreements, and developed and developing countries should arrive at a consensus on this matter as soon as possible, Burkhanov said, adding this requires negotiators to have deep understanding about complicated issues.
As a strategic partner of Vietnam, the UK pledges to help Vietnam cope with climate change to ensure sustainable socio-economic development, said Andrew Holt from the UK Embassy.
The conference will equip negotiators from Vietnam and other ASEAN countries with skills necessary for international negotiations, hoping reach a new global agreement on climate change by 2015, Andrew said.
However, it is no easy task to meet the target, as there are different viewpoints between developed and developing nations, financial sources pooled for climate change adaptation remain limited, and parties have yet to agree on the amount of greenhouse emissions to be cut.
UNDP Vietnam Deputy Director Bakhodir Burkhanov said UNDP has conducted many similar conferences for ASEAN negotiators in recent years, and the crux of the matter is that parties concerned should take into consideration practical contents for negotiations.
UNDP believes that mitigation and adaptation will be considered in future climate change agreements, and developed and developing countries should arrive at a consensus on this matter as soon as possible, Burkhanov said, adding this requires negotiators to have deep understanding about complicated issues.
As a strategic partner of Vietnam, the UK pledges to help Vietnam cope with climate change to ensure sustainable socio-economic development, said Andrew Holt from the UK Embassy.
The conference will equip negotiators from Vietnam and other ASEAN countries with skills necessary for international negotiations, hoping reach a new global agreement on climate change by 2015, Andrew said.
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