Published December 7, 2012
by dbazely
- A message from Professor Idil Boran, delegate from York University, attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP 18.
"Greetings from Doha. I want to begin by saying that the conference has been
incredibly informative. I went to some impressive panels and met very
interesting people.
The country negotiations are, as you know, going slowly and the expectations are
modest.
The side events, panels, and initiatives are absolutely fascinating. As the
negotiations are going slowly, there is an impressive effort at figuring out
alternative pathways for attending to the issue of climate change. The
dominant idea at Doha 2012 is the need to think in innovative ways on how the
issue can be dealt with. I also found that there is a heavy focus on
instruments other than traditional policy approaches. For example, the idea of
"innovative and green financing" is central to the discussions. So is the idea
of considering Development Banks as instruments that could facilitate climate
financing, transfer of green technology, and green development.
Yesterday, I went to a fascinating panel on women and climate change, where the
idea of making climate instruments gender sensitive was advanced.
I hope to give a full account of all my observations on my return. I haven't
had too much time writing, because I am trying to maximize my observations and
have been focused on absorbing new insights as much as possible"
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