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Observer participation in
UNFCCC process
Aarhus Convention Workshop
Geneva, Switzerland, 24 February 2011
Megumi Endo
Observer Organizations Liaison Officer, Conference Affairs Services
Historical overview of participation in UNFCCC COP/CMP
Participation breakdown
30000
Media
Observers
25000
3221
Parties/Observer states
20000
13482
15000
1270
1498
10000
817
819
3712
5386
944
5815
785
5000
3865
2044
1056
869
no data
614
970
2273
4463
663
10591
506
883
534
2628
5848
459
3835
572
2001
1653
2215
COP 4
COP 5
COP 6
1730
2698
2933
3147
5192
2089
1499
1430
795
1569
2432
1468
1947
COP 8
COP 9
2219
2809
3516
3967
2352
0
COP 1
COP 2
COP 3
COP 6.5
COP 7
COP 10
COP 11/ COP 12/ COP 13/ COP 14/ COP 15/ COP 16/
CMP 1
CMP 2
CMP 3
CMP 4
CMP 5
CMP 6
Source: Secretariat
AWGs Tianjin
COP 16/ CMP 6
AWGs Bonn
SB 32
AWGs Bonn
AWGs Bonn
AWGs Bangkok
AWGs Barcelona
COP 15/ CMP 5
SB 30
AWGs Bonn
COP 14/ CMP 4
AWGs Accra
Parties/Observer
states
SB 28
14000
AWGs Bangkok
Observers
COP 13/ CMP 3
16000
AWGs Vienna
Media
SB 26
18000
COP 12/ CMP 2
SB 24
COP 11/ CMP 1
SB 22
Increased frequency of UNFCCC conferences: 2005 - 2010
Participation breakdown 2005 - 2010
20000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Number of new applications and admissions
Number of applications and admissions 1995 - 2010
600
528
Total admissions
500
Applications
400
358
300
200
100
99
96
80
69
61
38
35
114
121
108
114
90
27
20
35
61
131
93
88
50
51
30
35
0
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
Cumulative admissions of observer organizations
1600
86
1400
NGO
83
IGO
1200
70
1000
62
60
59
800
1409
54
1319
52
600
51
44
49
50
974
868
38
400
761
36
33
614
479
23
200
21
359
501
520
790
662
554
395
294
176
210
0
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
Geographical distribution of admitted organizations
1200
Annex I
1070
Non-Annex I
1000
800
600
400
310
200
66
26
0
# of country
# of admitted organizations
Participation breakdown by AI - NAI
2998
3000
Annex I
Non-Annex I
2500
2000
1858
1500
1000
500
383
279
24
43
38
104
0
Number of country
# of badges picked up
AWG Tianjin 2010
Number of country
# of badges picked up
COP 16/CMP 6
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: Secretariat
Source: http://www.greenpeace.org
Side Events at UNFCCC sessions
Side Event applications and actual allocations
1000
Side event allocations
875
900
Side event applications
800
701
700
600
551
505
500
426
400
300
267
286
312
200
100
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
Side Events at COP 16/CMP 6
Source: Secretariat
Exhibits at UNFCCC sessions
Exhibit applications and actual allocations
600
Exhibits allocations
539
Exhibit applications
500
408
400
339
331
300
200
172
137
147
150
100
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
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
Constituency Focal Points Meetings
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
Interventions in the formal process
Constituency Interventions 2009 - 2010
35
2009
2010
30
25
18
20
15
14
14
15
12
16
14
14
10
12
5
12
9
2
9
9
4
3
0
BINGO
ENGO - CAN ENGO - CJN
Farmers
IPO
LGMA
Only at
HLS
RINGO
TUNGO
5
6
Women and
Gender
Youth
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 nonadmitted 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