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Outline
Overview of the UNFCCC
Overview of Climate negotiation process – Conference of Parties (COP) & UNFCCC
Intersessionals
Key issues negotiated at the UNFCCC
From where to where now?
The Paris Agreement: Key highlights, challenges & sticking points
COP23 (the Pacific COP)
The May 2018 Intersessionals in Bonn
Opportunities for UCSD CSOs involvement to implement the PA in Uganda
(national, Regional and Global levels)
Conclusion
References & Resources for further reference
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• The UNFCCC is an international environmental treaty that was opened fro signature at the Earth Summit
held in Rio de Janeiro in 1994
• Ultimate Objective: ‘Stabilise Green House Gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will
prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system’
• Encourages the process to happen at a pace that considers adaptation time, food security, and to enable
economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner, while respecting the principle of Common
But Differentiated Responsibilities.
• 197 Parties (196 States and 1 regional economic integration organization) have signed the UNFCCC –
near universal agreement
• Uganda signed up the UNFCCC on June 13, 1992 and ratified it on September 8, 1993
• Treaty does not set mandatory limits on GHG emissions for individual countries and does not contain any
enforcement mechanisms
• UNFCCC established 2 permanent subsidiary bodies – SBSTA and SBI (to give advice to COP based on
specific mandates)
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• Parties to UNFCCC meet every year at the Conference of Parties (open also to observers like
CSOs), with latest (COP24) held in Bonn and hosted by Fiji, next one in Poland (December 3 – 14,
2018)
• COP reviews implementation of the Convention and examines the commitments of Parties in
relation to the Convention objectives, new scientific findings, experience gained in implementing
climate change policies.
• UNFCCC has intersessional meetings that take place in Bonn prior to the COP of that year, that
lay guidance for the COPs, with Parties negotiating complex details and usually build a draft text
for the actual COP
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• 2010 – Cancun: achieved a detailed set of legal decisions, solidifying the 2degC
temperature commitment, providing financial support to countries coping with the
impacts and transitioning to the Low Carbon Economy; decisions on adaptation,
transparent ad accountable reporting of emissions reduction
o Debate over temperature commitment continued – below 1.5degC temperature increase as a
better target.
• 2011 – The Durban Alliance: Recognition for a fresh, universal, legal agreement to deal
with climate change beyond 2020, to be adopted by 2015
o Set up the work stream to look at Pre-2020 action
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2015 - The Paris Agreement: Key highlights, challenges & sticking points
• Aims to strengthen global response to the climate change threat by keeping a global temperature rise this century
to well below 2degC above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further
to 1.5degC.
• Provides for appropriate financial flows, a new technology framework and an enhanced capacity building
framework to support climate action
• Also provides for enhanced transparency of action and support through a more robust transparency framework
• Requires Parties to submit a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) every 5 years starting 2020 which should
include a report of their emissions and their implementation efforts.
• Parties will also take stock of the collective efforts in relation to progress towards the Long-term goals of the
Agreement every 5 years, starting from 2023.
• Provides for a work programme in preparation for the implementation of the Agreement
• 2016 – 2018: Parties are negotiating (slow pace, 2018 has an extra session in Bangkok, 4th to 9th September.) the
Paris Rulebook or set of decisions that will establish the rules and processes needed to provide operational
guidance for fulfilling the goals of the Agreement
• 2018: Launch of the Talanoa (Facilitative) Dialogue following the COP24 decision. Talanoa Dialogue on May 6,
2018, provided the first opportunity for both Party & Non-Party Stakeholders to interact; to continue through 2018
& at COP24
• 2018: IPCC coming out with a Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5degC above pre-industrial
levels and related global GHG emission pathways in 2018
Paris Agreement Architecture / UNFCCC Kyoto
REDD /land Protocol
use (ends 2020)
Shipping
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Regional level
Global level
Close cooperation among INFORSE partners from different regions of the world
on jointly to influence the NDCs at the UNFCCC negotiations (2 particular side
events)
Change in activities – UCSD has developed 3 inputs to the Talanoa Dialogue and
presented in Bonn May 2018 and afterwards ahead of COP24 in Poland.
Moreover, UCSD has facilitated 2 trainings sessions in Uganda and Tanzania to
raise awareness on the Talanoa Dialogue and generate input from East African
CSOs.
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National level
1. Implementing local level actions in support of community resilience and
adaptation
2. Implementation of relevant activities in Uganda’s NDC Partnership Plan
(identifies 49 activities for the next 3 years and 5 priorities incl.
strengthened capacity of government officials, civil society, the private
sector and academia to effectively integrate NDC and Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) commitments with a gender lens into existing
and future programs)
3. Tracking climate finances provided by the GCF, GEF, bilateral sources,
private sector, etc.
4. Further capacity building / training of actors on climate change issues and
options (CSOs, CBOs, LC leaders etc.) - for a critical mass to advocate for
inclusion of more climate actions in national, district and lower level plans;
full implementation of Uganda’s National Climate Change Policy & the
forthcoming Climate Change Law.
5. Contribute to Uganda’s reporting once the Paris Rulebook is completed
(input to NDC review in 2020, Global Stocktake in 2023 etc.)
6. Contribute to the national prep. Work for the UNFCCC COPs (through
CSOs, National processes, etc) to influence national positions on sticky
issues
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Regional level
Global level
1. Contribute to discussions to finalise the NDC guidelines (climate
action plans) – part of the Paris Rulebook / rulebook, expected to be
completed at COP24 in Poland
2. Contribute to discussions to develop the Transparency Framework
for climate action and support, and the global stocktake taking into
account:
o poverty reduction and sustainable low-emission development
o Local Solutions that combine climate action with poverty
reduction
o People-centered Climate Action for NDCs
3. Contribute to making the Talanoa Dialogue a vehicle to raise climate
ambitions to limit man-made climate change to well below 2’C, ideally
below though building momentum and awareness at national and
regional Talanoa dialogues – keep generating stories ahead of
October 2018 deadline.
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Conclusion
1) 2018 is crucial for the UNFCCC negotiations - defining the implementation guidelines of
the Paris Agreement that will shape international climate policies for decades to come.
Therefore, conclusion of the Paris Agreement Rulebook / Work programme at COP24 in
Poland is key to full implementation of the Paris Agreement in Uganda / East Africa
2) Inclusion of poverty reduction, local solutions as part of the integrated in Paris Agreement
Rulebook / Work programme (in NDC guidelines etc.) is important for Uganda / East Africa
3) Urgent: Provision of financial support for climate action to enable people and communities
who are living in vulnerable conditions to transition to clean and reliable energy, while also
adapting to the effects of climate change
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e) UCSD Climate Change online petition to PM, Minister of Water and Env,. Speaker
of Parliament: https://www.change.org/p/minister-of-water-and-environment-
enact-a-fair-and-equitable-climate-law-in-uganda