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18th Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change Architecture of an Effective Future Regime 2-3 March, 2009 Hanoi, Vietnam

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1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Organizers
4. Date and Venue
5. Participants

1.Background

The Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change has served as a regional vehicle for countries to promote confidence building by providing opportunities to exchange information, views and experiences on issues of climate change in a practical manner. As a joint initiative by the Australian Greenhouse Office, Government of Australia and the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan, the AP Seminar in such a unique format has been valued both by developing and developed countries inside and outside of the region.

At COP13 and COP/MOP3 in Bali, Parties agreed on Bali Road Map. Toward COP15 and COP/MOP5 to be held in Copenhagen, it is expected that Parties to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol will negotiate and agree on many different issues on the table. To enhance effectiveness of negotiation toward an agreement at Copenhagen, it is important that countries fill existing information gaps by clarifying technical aspects of key topics on the negotiation table. At the same time, we have to consider how to enhance our efforts on mitigation and adaptation.

Documents from past Asia-Pacific Seminars can be found at "AP Seminar Archives".

2.Objectives

The 18^th AP Seminar will be organized to convene climate change negotiators to discuss major negotiation issues from a technical point of view, in order to promote understanding about them regardless of country positions in the negotiations. At this time, proposed issues to be discussed includes, but not limited to, as follows;

• Science-based adaptation planning, and mainstreaming adaptation concerns into development planning and cooperation
• Mitigation actions that are measurable, reportable and verifiable
• Co-benefits Approach through such as CDM and ODA
• Greenhouse Gas Inventories

3.Organizers

The Department of Climate Change, Government of Australia, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)

4.Date and Venue

2-3 March 2009 (two days)
Sofitel Plaza Hanoi(Link:Sofitel Plaza Hanoi), Hanoi, Vietnam

5.Participants

Participants: Governments in the Asia Pacific Region (expert level, climate change negotiators), international organizations, selected research institutions.
List of Paticipants[PDF 81KB]