Observer Organizations Liaison Officer, Conference Affairs Services

Megumi Endo

Observer participation in UNFCCC process

Aarhus Convention Workshop

Geneva, Switzerland, 24 February 2011

Historical overview of participation in UNFCCC COP/CMP

869

1056

2044

970614

no data

2273

3865

3712

1430

2628

883

1653

2001

534

2215

3835

944

1730

1499

572

2432

1569

459

1468

2089

795

1947

2698

506

2219

3147

785

2809

5848

817

2352

2933

663

3516

5815

1498

3967

4463

819

10591

13482

3221

5192

5386

1270

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

COP 1 COP 2 COP 3 COP 4 COP 5 COP 6 COP 6.5 COP 7 COP 8 COP 9 COP 10 COP 11/CMP 1

COP 12/CMP 2

COP 13/CMP 3

COP 14/CMP 4

COP 15/CMP 5

COP 16/CMP 6

Participation breakdown

Media

Observers

Parties/Observer states

Source: Secretariat

Increased frequency of UNFCCC conferences: 2005 - 2010

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

SB

22

CO

P 1

1/ C

MP

1

SB

24

CO

P 1

2/ C

MP

2

SB

26

AW

Gs

Vie

nn

a

CO

P 1

3/ C

MP

3

AW

Gs

Ban

gko

k

SB

28

AW

Gs

Acc

ra

CO

P 1

4/ C

MP

4

AW

Gs

Bo

nn

SB

30

AW

Gs

Bo

nn

AW

Gs

Ban

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WG

s B

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lon

aC

OP

15/

CM

P 5

AW

Gs

Bo

nn

SB

32

AW

Gs

Bo

nn

AW

Gs

Tia

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nC

OP

16/

CM

P 6

Participation breakdown 2005 - 2010

Media

Observers

Parties/Observerstates

Number of new applications and admissions

Number of applications and admissions 1995 - 2010

96

35

99

69

38

90

27 2035

6150

108

30

80

114

358

93

6151

114

35

88

121

528

131

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

COP 1 COP 2 COP 3 COP 4 COP 5 COP 6 COP 6.5 COP 7 COP 8 COP 9 COP 10 COP 11/CMP 1

COP 12/CMP 2

COP 13/CMP 3

COP 14/CMP 4

COP 15/CMP 5

COP 16/CMP 6

Total admissions

Applications

Cumulative admissions of observer organizations

176

21

210

23

294

33

359

36

395

38

479

44

501

49

520

50

554

51

614

52

662

54

761

59

790

60

868

62

974

70

1319

83

1409

86

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

COP 1 COP 2 COP 3 COP 4 COP 5 COP 6 COP 6.5 COP 7 COP 8 COP 9 COP 10 COP 11/CMP 1

COP 12/CMP 2

COP 13/CMP 3

COP 14/CMP 4

COP 15/CMP 5

COP 16/CMP 6

NGO IGO

Geographical distribution of admitted organizations

26

1070

66

310

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

# of country # of admitted organizations

Annex I

Non-Annex I

Participation breakdown by AI - NAI

24

279

38

2998

43

383

104

1858

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

Number of country # of badges picked up Number of country # of badges picked up

AWG Tianjin 2010 COP 16/CMP 6

Annex I

Non-Annex I

Online Registration System (ORS)

• Successfully in operation for three conferences since October 2010

What ORS means for the observers

• Name replacement

• Fast track badge pick-up

• Maximize attendance through weekly badges

What ORS means for the secretariat

• Effective management of participation

• Real time statistics

• Electronically generated visa support letters

• Smooth registration of participants on site

NGO Party

Source: http://www.iisd.ca/climate/

Source: Secretariat

Media stunts by NGOs at COP 16/CMP 6

Source: http://www.greenpeace.org

Source: Secretariat

Side Events at UNFCCC sessions

Side Events at COP 16/CMP 6

Source: Secretariat

Exhibits at UNFCCC sessions

Exhibits at COP 16/CMP 6

Source: Secretariat

Exhibits at COP 16/CMP 6

Source: Secretariat

Exhibits at COP 16/CMP 6

Source: Secretariat

Climate Change Studio

Source: Secretariat

Climate Change Studio

Source: Secretariat

Climate Change Studio

Daily Programme

Daily Programme

Observer organizations activities at COP 16/CMP 6

Bloggers Loft

Source: Secretariat

Constituencies

Six groups with constituency status: BINGO, ENGO, IPO, LGMA, RINGO, TUNGO

Three groups with provisional status, pending review before COP 17/CMP 7: Farmers, Women and Gender, and YOUNGO

Dates Number of participants Number of constituencies

4-Mar-10 21 9

8-Jun-10 19 9

3-Aug-10 23 9

5-Oct-10 14 9

2-Dec-10 25 9

10-Mar-11    

Constituency Focal Points Meetings

Interventions in the formal process

Constituency Interventions 2009 - 2010

12 12

9

3

9

4

9

5 6

15

18

14

2

14

14

12

14

16

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

BINGO ENGO - CAN ENGO - CJN Farmers IPO LGMA RINGO TUNGO Women andGender

Youth

2009 2010

Only at HLS

Constituencies

Provision of services to constituencies

Provision of fully equipped office space at COPs for each constituency

Dedicated ENGO and BINGO meeting rooms at COPs

Dedicated ENGO and BINGO constituency offices at SBs

Facilitation of interventions during the official meetings

Facilitation of bilateral meetings with UNFCCC officials and Chairs of the Convention bodies

Invitations to workshops

Since 2010, funding to attend the Constituency Focal Points Meeting held at the secretariat offices in Bonn

UNFCCC and social media

UNFCCC and social media

UNFCCC Newsletter

Climate Change Information Network

Other services and modes of engagement

• Availability of draft negotiating texts

• High Level Segment – speaking slots for civil society

• Besides briefings by Executive Secretary, Chairs and COP President, other dialogue events by Heads of Government (President Calderon’s, President Evo Morales)

• In consultation with host countries, ensure provision of adequate space even for non-admitted organizations during the COP/CMP (Climate Change Village at COP 16/CMP 6, Klimaforum09 in COP 15/CMP 5, Foro del Buen Ayre at COP 10, COP 3, etc)

• Submissions: SBI conclusions; also from non-admitted organizations

Conclusions

• Parties always welcomed and promoted observer participation

• Guidance and mandates to the secretariat

• Stakeholder engagement review in 2010

• COP 15/CMP 5 an exception, by no means the rule

• Current SBI discussions; synthesis report, in-session workshop in June 2011