Continuing Climate Challenges: Copenhagen and Beyond
| Date | Monday, September 21, 2009 |
| Location | Stimson Center |
Global climate policy is coming to a critical juncture. The US Congress will soon resume deliberations on domestic cap-and-trade legislation. In December, representatives from 192 countries will convene in Copenhagen to hammer out new greenhouse emissions controls to succeed the expiring Kyoto Protocol. What is the outlook for the upcoming negotiations? What opportunities and constraints inform the positions of key players? How does the world community perceive US policy debates under the new administration? What role should developing countries play in the evolving regime? What are the possibilities for effective international cooperation on mitigation measures, adaptation strategies, and technology R&D and deployment? How do policymakers, civil society, and other stakeholders in the developing world view the emerging climate risks to energy security, food security, and water security? Please join us for a roundtable discussion with a panel of international experts.
Rajendranath Awotar is Executive Director of the Mauritius Council for Development, Environmental Studies & Conservation (MAUDESCO), Chair of the UNEP Africa NGO Steering Committee, and NGO East Africa Regional Coordinator of the Global Environment Facility.
Mohamed El Raey is Professor of Environmental Physics and Dean of the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Alexandria and a lead author of Egypt's Second National Communication to the UNFCCC.
Shafqat Kakakhel is Chief Advisor for Environment at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in Islamabad, Pakistan, and a member of the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism. He was previously Deputy Executive Director of UNEP.
Arabinda Mishra is Director of the Climate Change Division at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi and Dean of the Faculty of Policy and Planning at the TERI University.
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