European Capacity Building Initiative

ecbi Publications

ecbi's Publications and Policy Analysis Unit (PPAU) generates information and advice for developing country negotiators that is relevant to the climate negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  

Developing countries often lack the economic and institutional capacity for policy analysis. If negotiators are unable to engage proactively by submitting proposals, responding to proposals from other States, and assessing the impact of global climate policy decisions on their individual States, progress in the negotiations can be hampered by the lack of alternatives and uncertainity. The differences in analytic capacity between developing countries and the industrialised world are often profound – developing countries lack support from organisations like the OECD, for instance, which has an immense apparatus producing thorough and focused reports, including direct advice on future policy responses to each of member country.

ecbi publications aim to be relevant to ongoing negotiations under the UNFCCC, timely, and trustworthy. PPAU works with negotiators from developing countries, sometimes through Editorial Committees, to identify UNFCCC issues where further analysis and policy advice is needed. Global experts are then teamed up with negotiators from devleoping countries to produce Policy Briefs and Discussion Notes. This partnership between experts and negotiators helps to ensure that the process of producing a Brief addresses the specific concerns of developing country negotiators; builds the capacity of developing country co-authors in policy analysis; and also builds ownership of the analysis. 

For new negotiators, and for use in ecbi Regional and Pre-COP Training Workshops, PPAU produces Background Papers and a series of Pocket Guides. These generally provide a more basic analysis of issues for newcomers to the process, along with the background and history of the issue in the negotiations. 

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Session 1 (mitigation)

Author:
Andrés Pirazzoli
Publication Date:
September, 2015

Session II (transparency of action)

Author:
Andrés Pirazzoli
Publication Date:
September, 2015
Author:
Erin Roberts, Saleemul Huq
Publication Date:
September, 2015

Facilitating Implementation and Compliance

Author:
Achala Abeysinghe
Publication Date:
September, 2015

Ambition and Permanence for the Cancun Adaptation Framework

Author:
Juan Hoffmaister
Publication Date:
September, 2015
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Publication Date:
September, 2015
Author:
Pa Ousman Jarju
Publication Date:
December, 2015

Durban Platform for Enhanced Action Options for Engagement

Author:
Seth Osafo
Publication Date:
July, 2012

The proposed project aims to strengthen the human resources and institutional capacity of Viet Nam, for effective negotiation, policy analysis and co-ordination of climate change activities.

The project is aimed upon three following problems:
- The need to develop and strengthen local know-how and expertise for climate change focal points on a continuing basis in order to comply with the national communication requirements of Viet Nam to the UNFCCC;
- Limited knowledge on the relationship between climate change mitigation strategies and the attainment of national sustainable development objectives in Viet Nam;
- Lack of co-ordination among ministries, agencies and institutions in areas pertaining to climate change;
In light of these decisions, the proposed project aims to strengthen the human resources and institutional capacity of Viet Nam, for effective negotiation, policy analysis and co-ordination of climate change activities.

Embassy File No: 104.Viet Nam.1.MFS.2-

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Publication Date:
October, 2007

Capacity Building Needs

Author:
Tran Thuc - Vietnam Institute of Meteorology Hydrology and Environment
Publication Date:
September, 2007

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