Capacity Building Webinar for first-time delegates to the Bonn Climate Conference and COP30 in Belem 28th May 9am EDT

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Dear Friends

This webinar is for those hoping or planning to participate in the UNFCCC preparatory conference in Bonn (16th to 26th June) and/or COP30 in Belém, Brazil, (Mon, Nov 10th – Fri, Nov 21st )

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7zVNy9ckQRe7h28-6Jw4Jg

The University of North Carolina Water Institute and the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future will host the webinar.

The moderator will be Charles Nouhan from the Stakeholder Forum.

The presenters are:

The webinar will cover the following topics:

  • History of climate change.
  • How the UNFCCC prepares.
  • COP29 Outcomes and Legacies.
  • Why attend – stakeholder engagement case study of a campaign and YONGOUNFCCC.
  • Bonn preparatory sessions.
  • 2025 Negotiating Groups and key people COP 30.
  • What are the issues?
  • Beyond the negotiations.
  • COP30 Logistics as we know it.
  • The Negotiations Resources available and dates for 2025 and 2026.

Chris Spence and Felix Dodds's new book, Environmental Lobbying at the United Nations, will be released on June 12th. You can buy it on the Routledge website here. If you use the code ELUNCIS25, you will get a 25% discount on the book.

The book will be launched at the UN Bookshop in New York on July 16th (1-2 p.m.) during the UN High-Level Political Forum.

Warmest Felix, Jamie, and Charles

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