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Copenhagen outcome

Presentation to the FAO Council, 39 th session Climate Change Negotiations after COP 15 in Copenhagen – The Road to Cancun Alexander Mueller Assistant Director-General Natural Resources Management and Environment Department. Copenhagen outcome. No agreement on legally-binding instrument(s)

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Copenhagen outcome

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  1. Presentation to the FAO Council, 39th sessionClimate Change Negotiations after COP 15 in Copenhagen – The Road to CancunAlexander MuellerAssistant Director-GeneralNatural Resources Management and Environment Department

  2. Copenhagen outcome • No agreement on legally-binding instrument(s) • COP 15 extended mandates of 2 working groups (Long-term Cooperative action (LCA) and Kyoto Protocol (KP) and took decision on methodological guidance for REDD activities • Important for AG: LCA proposal for a work programme on agriculture in SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice)negotiated but not decided • Important for REDD: Mechanism on REDD negotiated but not decided • Political statement – Copenhagen Accordnoted by COP 15. Accord mentions REDD but not explicitly agriculture or food security.

  3. Some Key features of Accord • Central role for REDD in mitigation, need for incentives; mechanisms, to enable mobilization of financial resources from developed countries • New and additional resources: US $ 30 billion for the period 2010-2012 (fast start), goal of US $ 100 billion per year (public and private) by 2020. • Institutional arrangements include: High Level Panel (study potential sources of revenue); Copenhagen Green Climate Fund, Technology Mechanism and assess implementation of Accord in 2015.

  4. Appendices to Accord • Appendices to the Accord provide formats for reporting implementation of targets and actions to be taken by developed and developing countries • Developed countries to implement emission targets for 2020 and indicate to UNFCCC Sec. such targets by 31 January 2010; • Developing countries to implement mitigation action in the context of sustainable development, also to be submitted to Sect. by 31 January 2010

  5. Post-Copenhagen Commitments • As of 17 May 12 developed countries plus 27 EU countries and 35 developing countries responded to Accord’s call for submission of targets and actions. • Among the 35 developing country submissions, 27 were sector-specific. • 15 developing countries explicitly mentioned agriculture would figure among their action to reduce/remove GHG emissions (mitigation) • Working groups met in April, decided work programme and requested new negotiating text on LCA (long-term cooperative action)

  6. Post Copenhagen/REDD • $3.5 billion pledged for readiness phase • Mainly bilateral agreements • Multilateral initiatives include • UN-REDD (FAO, UNDP, UNEP) • FCPF (WB) • Very high demand for assistance from FAO • Especially Monitoring and MRV Systems • Redd+” implies inclusion of all forest resources management – fits with FAO’s mandate • Inter-departmental efforts to deliver (NR-FO) • Interim country-led mechanism • Oslo 27 May

  7. FAO contributions to negotiating process • Technical support thru Six submissions, workshops, policy briefs, side events (with IFAD and UN-REDD partners), publications and • UN-REDD programme (FAO, UNDP, UNEP) including country pilots • FAO co-organizer with IFAD, WB, CGIAR, IFAP of first AG DAY • FAO co-organizer of FO DAY

  8. Agriculture and REDD are nowwell-positioned in negotiations • REDD positioned tobecome cornerstone of future mitigationefforts;FAO well-placed to contribute through UN-REDD • Agriculture gains recognition as part of solution: multiple benefits for mitigation, adaptation, development and food security - a key sector for adaptation (due to food security and poverty role). FAO recognized as key international player in partnership with WB, CGIAR and IFAD.

  9. Current state-of-play/AG • Parties meet Bonn 31 May - 11 Juneresume negotiations under 2 WGs. • Parties, if they so wish, could accelerate action to establish an agriculture work programme under SBSTA initially on mitigation, and expanding to adaptation if so desired, as a basis for further work • Latest FAO submission clarified procedural options, why a WP on AG might be important (better understanding of contentious methodological issues and readiness to use fast start resources) and provided possible elements of an AG WP to stimulate Party reflection and consideration in this regard.

  10. What next? 1. WP on AG for clarification of technical, methodological scientific and socio-econ. aspects of development-smart agricultural mitigation + adaptation from discussion/decision in SBSTA? 2. Institutions/architecture and policy issues for AG, could be discussed by the LCA (working group on long-term cooperative action)? 3. Both methodological and institutional discussions could underpin linking national action and fast-start international support through nationally-led readiness programmes on AG mitigation and adaptation?

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