Negotiation Indices

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ecbi
european capacity building initiative initiative
européenne de renforcement des capacités
Fast Start Finance 2010 ecbi Fewllowship
for sustained capacity building in support of
international climate change negotiations pour un
renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux
négociations internationales sur les changements
climatiques
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• Limited resource and huge need and expectation
• Needs
• Estimates vary, between 500bn and 700bn per
  year
• (UNDP 200b US for mitigation and 49-171b for
  
• adaptation in developing countries
  in 2030)
• Resources under framework of UNFCCC
• the 5th replenishment of GEF 1.36bn for climate
  FSF?
• Adaptation Fund current monetized value 317 m

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• 2. Interpretation of the Copenhagen Accord
• FSF 30b US should come public resources
• LFA 100b US should majorly from public resources
  with supplemental by market mechanisms if they
  could take place then

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• 3. Ambitious promise but difficult action
• Promises made by some Parties to FSF
• -US 10b US (Clinton, COP15)
• -Japan 15b US (Hatoyama Initiative)
• -EU 7.2 b Euro (EU Env. Ministers'decision)
• -Australia 599 m AU
• -Canada 400m CAN
• None one commits to carry the promise out except
  EU reiterates its announcement
• Indications of backtracking on public resources

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• 4. Lack of Progress
• (i) No progress in the negotiation either under
  FCCC context or any other forum to support a
  decision or conclusion by COP 16 on the financial
  issue which will be the decisive element of a
  successful Cancun Conference.
• (ii) FCCC -FCCC-managed (Adaptation Fund) or a
  MDB-managed

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• 5. Questions for discussion
• 1. Can and should there be aCOP Decision at
  Cancun on FSF pledges, including reporting
  contributions and receipts.
• 2. How to ensure fulfillment of pledges?
• 3. Should FSF be conditional on association with
  the Copenhagen Accord?
• 4. What does new and additional mean for FSF?
• 5. What remains of the trust-building aim of
  FSF?