SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE

Twenty-fourth session

Bonn, 18–26 May 2006

UNFCCC Special Side Event on Research Needs of the Convention

19 May 2006, 13:00 - 15:00

Room Haydn

Agenda

Opening and welcome: Mr. Halldor Thorgeirsson, Coordinator of the SBSTA, UNFCCC secretariat (3 min)

Panel I: Overview presentations and discussion by regional and global research programmes

“Responses to the needs of the climate policy community at the international and the regional level, and strengthening of developing country participation in climate change research”

  • World Climate Research Programme (WCRP): Mr. John Church, Chair of the Joint Scientific Committee of the WCRP (6 min)
  • International Human Dimension Programme (IHDP):Mr. Andreas Rechkemmer, Executive Director, IHDP (6 min)
  • International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP):Mr. Kevin Noone, Executive Director, IGBP (6 min)
  • Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP): Mr. Michael Raupach, Chair of the Global Carbon Project of the ESSP (6 min)
  • Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN): Mr. Andrew Matthews, Chair of the Steering Committee of the APN (6 min)
  • Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI):Mr. Gerhard Breulmann, Scientific Officer IAI (6 min)
  • Pan African START Secretariat (PASS): Mr. Eric Odada, Director of the Pan African secretariat, University of Nairobi(6 min)

Questions and Answers and Exchange of views(15 min)

Panel II: Presentation and discussion by representatives of Parties

“Approach to climate change research by Parties”

  • Japan: Mr. Hiroki Kondo, Special Advisor to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (5 min)
  • China: Mr. Lu Xuedu, Director, Department of Rural and Social Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (5 min)
  • United States of America: Mr. Trigg Talley, Director of the Office of Global Change, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (5 min)
  • Brazil: Mr. José Domingos Gonzalez Miguez , General Coordinator of Global Climate Change, Ministry of Science and Technology (5 min)
  • European Union: Mr. David Warrilow, Head of Science Unit, DEFRA, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (5 min)
  • South Africa: tbc (5 min)

Questions and Answers and Exchange of views(25 min)

Concluding Remarks: Mr. Halldor Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC secretariat (2 min)

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