How to Lobby at How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Intergovernmental Meetings: Training Meetings: Training Workshop Workshop

Felix Dodds and Jennifer PeerFelix Dodds and Jennifer Peer

Cyprus 19-20Cyprus 19-20thth March 2007 March 2007

Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives

Overall objective: prepare CESF to Overall objective: prepare CESF to participate in CSD 15participate in CSD 15 Overview of intergovernmental processes on Overview of intergovernmental processes on

the environmentthe environment History of sustainable developmentHistory of sustainable development Introduction to Multilateral Environmental Introduction to Multilateral Environmental

AgreementsAgreements

National and Regional Preparations for UN National and Regional Preparations for UN MeetingsMeetings

Attending UN Meetings: what to expect and Attending UN Meetings: what to expect and how to use your time as effectively as possiblehow to use your time as effectively as possible

Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives

Implementing UN DecisionsImplementing UN Decisions Understanding the Role of NGOs in Understanding the Role of NGOs in

intergovernmental processesintergovernmental processes Using the media to promote your Using the media to promote your

positions at the UNpositions at the UN Begin to develop a common position Begin to develop a common position

paper for the CSDpaper for the CSD

Other objectives??Other objectives??

UN Secretary General UN Secretary General Kofi AnnanKofi Annan

"The United Nations once dealt "The United Nations once dealt only with governments. By now we only with governments. By now we know that peace and prosperity know that peace and prosperity cannot be achieved without cannot be achieved without partners involving governments, partners involving governments, international organizations, the international organizations, the business community and civil business community and civil society. In today's world, we society. In today's world, we depend on each other." depend on each other."

Stakeholder ForumStakeholder Forumwww.stakeholderforum.orgwww.stakeholderforum.org

A UK Multi-stakeholder ForumA UK Multi-stakeholder Forum The UK National Committee for The UK National Committee for

UNEPUNEP The UK Focal Point for UNDPThe UK Focal Point for UNDP Local Agenda 21, indicators for Local Agenda 21, indicators for

sustainable development, national sustainable development, national multi-stakeholder round nationsmulti-stakeholder round nations

A Global Multi-stakeholder ForumA Global Multi-stakeholder Forum

Stakeholder ForumStakeholder Forum www.stakeholderforum.org www.stakeholderforum.org

CSD Dialogues (1996)CSD Dialogues (1996) The WHO London European Health and The WHO London European Health and

Environmental Conference (1999) Environmental Conference (1999) The Second World Water Forum (2000) The Second World Water Forum (2000) Informal Environmental Ministers Meeting (2000) Informal Environmental Ministers Meeting (2000) Bonn International Freshwater Conference (2001) Bonn International Freshwater Conference (2001) Multi stakeholder Processes (Earthscan 2002)Multi stakeholder Processes (Earthscan 2002) The Implementation Conference (2002) The Implementation Conference (2002) Bonn International Renewable Energy Conference Bonn International Renewable Energy Conference

(2004) (2004) High Level Panel on UN Reform (2006)High Level Panel on UN Reform (2006) UNEP GPA (2006)UNEP GPA (2006)

Books from SF in the last Books from SF in the last few yearsfew years

Plain Language Plain Language Guide to WSSDGuide to WSSD

How to Lobby at How to Lobby at IntergovernmentIntergovernmental Meetingsal Meetings

Governance for Governance for Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment

Human and Human and Environmental Environmental SecuritySecurity

Overview of Sustainable Overview of Sustainable Development History and Development History and

Processes Processes Understand the CSDUnderstand the CSD

Look at UN first conference Look at UN first conference on Human Environment on Human Environment (Stockholm) 1972 to now(Stockholm) 1972 to now

Role of StakeholdersRole of Stakeholders Present cycle of the UN Present cycle of the UN

Commission on Sustainable Commission on Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment

United NationsUnited Nations 1972 Stockholm Human Environment 1972 Stockholm Human Environment 1987 Brundtland Commission 1987 Brundtland Commission 1992: Rio Earth Summit (Environment and 1992: Rio Earth Summit (Environment and

Development)Development) 1993: Vienna Conference (Human Rights)1993: Vienna Conference (Human Rights) 1994: Cairo Conference (Population)1994: Cairo Conference (Population) 1995: Copenhagen Social Summit (Unemployment, 1995: Copenhagen Social Summit (Unemployment,

Migration and Poverty) Migration and Poverty) 1995: Beijing Fourth Conference on Women and 1995: Beijing Fourth Conference on Women and

Development Development 1996: Istanbul Conference (Human Settlements)1996: Istanbul Conference (Human Settlements) 1996: Rome Food Summit1996: Rome Food Summit 1987 Rio + 51987 Rio + 5 2000: Millennium Summit2000: Millennium Summit 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development

and Monterrey and Monterrey 2005 World Summit 20052005 World Summit 2005

Outcomes from Outcomes from StockholmStockholm

UNEPUNEP Action Plan for the Human Action Plan for the Human

EnvironmentEnvironment Declaration of the United Declaration of the United

Nations Conference on the Nations Conference on the Human EnvironmentHuman Environment

Stockholm to RioStockholm to Rio

Press interestPress interest NGOsNGOs Multilateral Environmental Multilateral Environmental

AgreementsAgreements National Government Ministries National Government Ministries Public awarenessPublic awareness Brundtland CommissionBrundtland Commission

Outcomes from UN Outcomes from UN Conference on Environment Conference on Environment

and Development (Rio) and Development (Rio) 1992 – Earth Summit1992 – Earth Summit Agenda 21Agenda 21

Rio DeclarationRio Declaration Climate Change ConventionClimate Change Convention Bio-diversity ConventionBio-diversity Convention Forestry PrinciplesForestry Principles UN Commission on Sustainable UN Commission on Sustainable

DevelopmentDevelopment Major GroupsMajor Groups Financing Rio $625 billionFinancing Rio $625 billion 120 Heads of State and Global Forum120 Heads of State and Global Forum

Stakeholders and Local Stakeholders and Local ActionAction

"Each local authority should enter into a "Each local authority should enter into a dialogue with its citizens, local dialogue with its citizens, local organizations and private enterprises and organizations and private enterprises and adopt a ‘local Agenda 21’ through adopt a ‘local Agenda 21’ through consultation and consensus building, consultation and consensus building, local authorities would learn from local authorities would learn from citizens and from local, civic, community, citizens and from local, civic, community, business and industrial organizations and business and industrial organizations and acquire the information for formulating acquire the information for formulating the best strategies." Agenda 21the best strategies." Agenda 21

The Commission on The Commission on Sustainable Development Sustainable Development First Cycle (1993-1996)First Cycle (1993-1996)

Advancing the cause of Small Island Advancing the cause of Small Island Developing States (SIDS); Developing States (SIDS);

Promoting the role of Major Groups; Promoting the role of Major Groups; Recommending that relevant bodies Recommending that relevant bodies

seek a legally-binding status for the seek a legally-binding status for the Prior Informed Consent procedure; Prior Informed Consent procedure;

Supporting the Washington Global Supporting the Washington Global Plan for Action on protecting the Plan for Action on protecting the marine environment from land-based marine environment from land-based activities; activities;

The setting up of the UN The setting up of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on ForestIntergovernmental Panel on Forest

UNGASS (Rio+ 5) 1997UNGASS (Rio+ 5) 1997

Further ProgrammeFurther Programme A date for National Sustainable A date for National Sustainable

Development Strategies to be Development Strategies to be produced and implemented; produced and implemented; pioneering national reporting; pioneering national reporting;

Multilateral Investment AgreementMultilateral Investment Agreement Preparation for KyotoPreparation for Kyoto Wake up on Finances aid had gone down Wake up on Finances aid had gone down

from $56 billion to $53 billion –from $56 billion to $53 billion – Creation of multi stakeholder dialoguesCreation of multi stakeholder dialogues

The Commission on The Commission on Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Second Cycle (1998-2001)Second Cycle (1998-2001)

Establishing the open-ended process on Establishing the open-ended process on oceans and the law of the sea; oceans and the law of the sea;

The establishment of the UN Forum on The establishment of the UN Forum on Forests; Forests;

Developing a set of indicators for Developing a set of indicators for sustainable development; sustainable development;

Agreeing on new consumer guidelines to Agreeing on new consumer guidelines to include sustainable developmentinclude sustainable development

Initiating the global freshwater Initiating the global freshwater assessment (now the World Water assessment (now the World Water Development Report); Development Report);

World Summit on World Summit on Sustainable Development Sustainable Development

(2002)(2002) A new deal?A new deal? Strong negotiated text?Strong negotiated text? 9/119/11 Sanitation targetSanitation target PartnershipsPartnerships Push for ratification of Rio conventionsPush for ratification of Rio conventions Other targets include……Other targets include……WSSD target on WSSD target on

IWRM (integrated water resource IWRM (integrated water resource management) and Water Efficiency Plans management) and Water Efficiency Plans by 2005, by 2005,

CSD Cycle 3CSD Cycle 3

2004 and 2005 Water Cycle: Sanitation 2004 and 2005 Water Cycle: Sanitation and Human Settlementsand Human Settlements

2006 and 2007 Energy Cycle: 2006 and 2007 Energy Cycle: Industrial Industrial Development; Air Pollution / Development; Air Pollution / Atmosphere Climate Change Atmosphere Climate Change

2008-2009 Agriculture Cycle: 2008-2009 Agriculture Cycle: Rural Rural Development; Land; Drought; Development; Land; Drought; Desertification; Africa Desertification; Africa

The first year of the cycle looks at The first year of the cycle looks at opportunities and threats and the opportunities and threats and the second at the policy implicationssecond at the policy implications

Cross Cutting issuesCross Cutting issues

including poverty, including poverty, Changing Changing unsustainable patterns of unsustainable patterns of consumption and production, consumption and production, Protecting and managing the natural Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic and social resource base of economic and social development, Sustainable development, Sustainable development in a globalizing world , development in a globalizing world , means of implementation, education means of implementation, education and gender, Sustainable development and gender, Sustainable development of SIDS, Sustainable development for of SIDS, Sustainable development for Africa, Other regional initiatives, Africa, Other regional initiatives,

CSD EnergyCSD Energy

2 billion people do not have 2 billion people do not have access to modern energy access to modern energy services; and an estimated services; and an estimated $16 trillion will be needed $16 trillion will be needed for investment in the world for investment in the world energy systems in the next energy systems in the next 25 years25 years

This CSD: EnergyThis CSD: Energy

Johannesburg Renewable Energy Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition (JREC) in 2002 a like Coalition (JREC) in 2002 a like minded group said they would minded group said they would increase the share of renewable increase the share of renewable energy in the global total energy in the global total primary energy supply mix. And primary energy supply mix. And set targets for the increase of set targets for the increase of renewable energyrenewable energy

What do you think would be What do you think would be the key energy issues?the key energy issues?

Energy Cycle politicsEnergy Cycle politics NuclearNuclear HydropowerHydropower Sustainable Consumption and Sustainable Consumption and

ProductionProduction SubsidiesSubsidies Climate ChangeClimate Change Oil and GasOil and Gas Energy SecurityEnergy Security All options must remain openAll options must remain open Role of the UNRole of the UN Technology Transfer ConstraintsTechnology Transfer Constraints Missing TargetsMissing Targets Financing renewables Financing renewables

And what else at the CSDAnd what else at the CSD

NegotiationsNegotiations Partnership FairPartnership Fair Side eventsSide events Stakeholder meetingsStakeholder meetings Learning CenterLearning Center