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2nd International Conference:
Organised by: Germanwatch in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Foundation NRW, Bread for the World, German Development Institute, Die Klima-Allianz, Church Development Service (EED), Jugendbündnis Zukunftsenergie
Financially supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Stiftung für internationale Begegnung of the Sparkasse in Bonn
The consequences of climate change are of ever increasing importance for development politics. Climate change poses a significant threat to the goals of the fight against poverty. The UN negotiations for a new global climate change treaty are gaining momentum, but without the consideration of the development politics' perspective an equitable climate treaty is impossible.
In the run-up to the UN Climate Conference
in Bonn (2-13 June 2008) Germanwatch and the Heinrich Boell Foundation
(in cooperation with other partners) will hold on the 30 May and the 31
May an international conference on climate change and poverty reduction.
The conference will serve as a forum for opinion and information exchange,
and will send a signal to the UN Climate Negotiations: the path to a just
Climate Treaty must be made clear.
The conference will take place on 30 and 31st May in two different venues:
Friday, 30.5., 4 to 6 pm:
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
Bachstr. 5-9
53115 Bonn
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Saturday, 31.5., 9.30 am to 7
pm:
Gustav-Stresemann-Institut
Langer Grabenweg 68
53175 Bonn-Bad Godesberg
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Registration and conference fee
Since capacities are limited, early registration is highly recommended.
Contact for registration and further information:
Mirjam Kid, klima@germanwatch.org
Tel. +49 (0)228 / 60492-22, Fax
-19
Participation is free of charge.
Costs for accomodation and for the movie performance have to be covered
by the participants, if needed.
In case you need accomodation, we
ask you to book it yourself, for example in the Gustav-Stresemann-Institut.
(preliminary version, as of 24 May
2008)
Friday, 30.5., 4 to 6 pm
Opening panel "Climate destabilisation and loss of species: is there a future for development politics?"
The UN Conference on Biodiversity ends on 30 May in Bonn, the next round of the UN climate negotiations will begin on 2 June. Destabilisation of the global climate and the loss of species caused by numerous processes challenges the international community. Coping with this challenge will co-decide the future of development politics. Which problems do poverty reduction and development politics have to face? Which solutions appear appropriate and realistic to cope with these challenges? What does this mean for the development model of the industrialised world? How is the German development cooperation prepared for these challenges?
Keynote Speech:
Dr. Manfred Konukiewitz,
Climate Commissioner of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ)
Panel discussion with:
Evening programme
Fr 30.5., 8.45 pm: Extra movie performance: "Our Planet"
Important:
Talk guests: Sven Harmeling, Germanwatch; Rosa Polter and Claus Breuer, Greenpeace Bonn
The movie performance is part of
a nation-wide film festival. Information and trailer: http://diegesellschafter.de/uebermorgen/film.php?fid=26
Saturday, 31.5., 9.30 am to 7 pm
Translation German <=> English will be offered all day, except for the workshops which will only be held in one language
9.30-12.00 am: Poverty reduction and development politics: challenges in face of climate change
Climate change is a double challenge. Globally the limitation and reduction of emissions is needed to avoid dangerous climate change. At the same time the developing countries in particular have to face the adverse consequences. How does climate change affect the poor? How should development politics be designed in order to effectively cope with these challenges? How do the answers differ from developing country to developing country? What can and must be expected from UN climate policies, in a time of intensifying negotiations toward a new global climate deal?
Keynote speech
Dr. Juergen Kropp, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Panel discussion with:
13.00-16.00 Uhr Workshops on different issues
Climate change, agrofuels and food
security [in German or English]
Bread for the World
With, i.a., Thomas Hirsch (Bread
for the world), Lea Herberg (GTZ), Hanna Wang-Helmreich (FIAN International)
Greenhouse Development Rights Framework
[in German]
Heinrich Boell Foundation NRW
With, i.a., Jörg Haas (Heinrich
Boell Foundation)
Reducing emissions from deforestation
and degradation: where shall the money come from and where shall it go?
[in English]
German Development Institute
(DIE)
With, i.a., Imme Scholz (DIE), Michael
Dutschke (Biocarbon Consult), Kirsten Macey (Greenpeace International),
Sven Wunder (Centre for International Forestry Research, CIFOR)
Adaptation to climate change: how
to move forward in policy and practice [in English]
Germanwatch / Church Development
Service (EED)
With, i.a., Rachel Berger (Practical
Action UK), Karl-Otto Zentel (Dt. Komitee für Katastrophenvorsorge),
Sven Harmeling (Germanwatch), Mozaharul Alam (Bangladesh Centre for Advanced
Studies, tbc)
Climate change and poverty reduction:
a security issue? [in German]
Germanwatch/adelphi research
With, i.a., Hans Jochen Luhmann
(Wuppertal Institute), Anja Köhne (Germanwatch), Dennis Tänzler
(adelphi research), Christoph Bals (Germanwatch)
[more detailed information will follow]
The following workshops were cancelled:
4.45 – 7 pm Risk Climate change: a new challenge for international civil society
Climate change challenges the whole society. Politics alone can not solve the problem. Public support for necessary policies on mitigation and adaptation is needed. Which role can and must the civil society play in key countries and internationally? How can political pressure be developed and progressive alliances be shaped? What has to happen on the way to Copenhagen 2009?
Keynote Speech
Bill Hare, Greenpeace International
Panel discussion with