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LOCAL AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT FACED
TO CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES POST-KYOTO ERA.
Links between Buen Ayre Forum and Argentine
Republic Government
Author Lic. ELDA VIVIANA TANCREDI Social Scienc
es Department, Lujan National University,
ARGENTINA Prepared for presentation at the Open M
eeting of the Global Environmental Research
Community, Rio de Janeiro, 6-8 October, 2001
OBJECTIVE to describe the main characteristics
of the environmental movement in Argentina,
specifically related to Global Climate Change Is
sues in post-Kyoto Era, conforming the Buen Ayre
Forum (FBA) to analyse the links among NGOs, nati
onal government and public policy
EXTERNAL INSTITUCIONAL FORCES
- UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE
CHANGE
(UNFCCC) - The KYOTO PROTOCOL (KP)
ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT FACED TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Civil Society and NGOs participation
as component of Public Policy

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FACED TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Environmental Movement Types
1- grass-roots movements (small. disorganised,
urgency to meet local economic and social
needs) 2. NGOs related to urban environmental c
onditions (in general middle-class problems)
3- National offices of international Groups
(e.g. GREENPEACE, EARTH FRIENDS)
NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
SECRETARY (SNRyDS)
Principle common but differentiated responsibil
ities specific national and regional developmen
t priorities, objectives and circumstances
(1993) National Law n 24.295 Adhesion to
UNFCCC -ARG/99/003/A/03/99 Project Greenh
ouse Gasses Emission reduction
WHY? COP IV to be held in Buenos Aires - real
interest ? - minimising conflicts while internat
ional event?
Forum OBJECTIVES
1- to incorporate Climate Change Issues in NGOs
agenda 2- to spread (through Workshops) and publi
sh knowledge on Climate Change
3- to promote NGOs network (more than 100
members) 4- to facilitate NGOs participation befo
re, during and after COP IV
ACTIVITIES of Buen Ayre Forum (supported by UNPD
and SRNyDS)
ACTIVITIES DURING COP IV (November, 1998)
ACTIVITIES AFTER COP IV (1999, 2000, 2001)
ACTIVITIES BEFORE COP IV (from July to November,
1998)
- Local and National Consultation Process 4
Forum Workshops 2 National ONGs Meetings 5 Regi
onal Workshops (Buenos Aires, Cuyo, Litoral, NOA,
Patagonia) 4 Meetings with National Authorities
-Buen Ayre Forum Bulletin
- Argentine Office to Joint Implementation
(OAIC)
(822/98 223/00)
Special Events synthesis of activities developed
Meeting Mitigation scenarios and mechanism of
clean development Intervention in the Plenary Se
ssion
Participation in Advisory Committee of the
National Commission for Elaboration and Proposal
of the Goal of GHG emissions (OAIC)
(only 2 Meetings during 1998-1999)
Since 2000 (new national authorities), few
participation and consensus
Main actors 3 small and local NGOs (specially CI
MA Interdisciplinary Commission of Environment
, exercising the FBA Secretary) 2 Global Groups
-GREENPEACE Argentina -EARTH FRIENDS Argenti
na
- Program of activities toward and during
- COP V (Bonn, 1999) - COP VI (La Hague, 2000-
Bonn, 2001)

MAIN
ASSERTIONS 1- Needs of GHG emission reduction
2- Clean and renewable Energy and energy
efficiency 3- Not to Nuclear Power and huge hydr
aulic power centres 4- Consensus with GREENPEACE
ENERGY CAMPAIGN 1998 and
afforestation and reforestation as the only
eligible LULUCF project activities under the CDM
5- Needs to develop mechanisms of diffusion of i
nformation and programs of formal and non-formal
environmental education 6- NGOs needs of an effec
tive and efficient financial support on the part
of the State and international organisms
- New environment campaigns with Greenpeace
and Earth Friends)
(2001) National Law n 25.438
ARGENTINA adhesion to KYOTO PROTOCOL
BUT, CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT SEEN AS RELEVANT,
(EXCEPTION GLOBAL GROUPS) IT COMPITES WITH OTHER
LOCAL PRIORITIES