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Business Interactions w/Intergovernmental Organizations Business and business NGOs are a recognized major group (Agenda21) (one of several: trade unions, local authorities, youth, women, &c...) International Organisation of

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Business Interactions w/Intergovernmental Organizations

 Business and business NGOs are a recognized major group (Agenda21) ▫ (one of several: trade unions, local authorities, youth, women, &c...)  International Organisation of Employers (IOE) to International Labour Organization (ILO): Tripartite body Organization (ILO): Tripartite body

  • Business participates as an observer in numerous forums, such as the U.N.

Commission on Sustainable Development, U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP), Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

  • Rio+20 discussions of strengthening institutional frameworks for sustainable

development

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Areas where Business Can Contribute Expertise…

  • Via the Business Focal Point
  • At informal and at national levels
  • Technology Mechanism

▫ TEC ▫ CTCN

Business Interface Points in the UNFCCC: A partial list…

▫ CTCN

  • GCF

▫ Board ▫ Private Sector Facility

  • High Level portion of COP/CMP (Durban outcome via SBI) – “new channels:
  • Adaptation Fund
  • Forum on Economic and Social Consequences
  • UNFCCC as a whole
  • UNFCCC Secretariat
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Areas where Business Can Contribute Expertise…

...in Support of UNFCCC Implementation and Onward Progress include:

  • Technology research, development and deployment

▫ Research and technology assessment ▫ Deployment: through FDI and public projects

Where Business Can Provide Resources…

▫ Enablers and barriers to deployment: policy, infrastructure, regulation, education, ...

  • Management systems for environment and energy efficiency
  • Investment, finance, risk management
  • Carbon markets and market mechanisms
  • Adaptation: planning, risk management, disaster preparedness and

response

  • Trade and Market Access Impacts
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Areas where Business Can Contribute Expertise… Business would seek opportunities to provide input via:

  • Input to Formulation of agendas

At Each Step of the Way…

  • Input to Formulation of agendas
  • Organization and participation in workshops
  • Input to content of and opportunity to review

and comment on draft issue papers

  • Submission of ideas and information for

consideration