Questionnaire survey on Article 6 in Africa

• 31 received in total, including:• 16 negotiators• 13 responsible for Art. 6; 8 active; and

9 interested• 23 completed nat’l communications incl. Art 6• 4 started implementing New Delhi Work prog.• 25 agree need for national needs assessment

Ranking of priorities

• Public awareness/communication (1.94)

• Education (2.28)

• Training (2.56)

• Public participation / access to information (3.39)

• International cooperation (4.56)

• Policymakers in ministries (2.29)

• General public (3.57)

• Parliamentarians / legislators (3.81)

• NGOs (4.00)

• Media (4.10)

• Youth (5.33), academia (5.38) and business (6.38)

Key target audiences

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CC is happening and posesreal threats

There are specific actionsyou can take to adapt to CCimpacts

The Global community ifcollaborating on glabalwarming through the CCconventionThe IPCC findings providecredible consensus view onCC

There are specific actionsthat you can take to reduceemissions

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Key messages for public

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Guidelines and best practices

Access to Pc/Internet

Copyright-free texts andimages

roster of experts

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Support tools needed for outreach

Training priorities• Conducting vulnerability studies (3.50)• Implementing adaptation strategies (3.55)• Selecting adaptation strategies (4.23)• Transfer / adaptation of technology (5.50)• Awareness programmes (5.55)• Research / systematic observation systems (6.50)• Kyoto Protocol issues, e.g. CDM (6.95) • GHG inventories (7.05)• Implementing mitigation strategies (7.18)• Early warning systems (7.18)• International negotiating skills (7.45)

Barriers to adequate training

• Inadequate funding

• Inadequate expertise and staff

• Inadequate political or insititutional support

• 14 use existing national, regional, international networks for cc training

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University

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Primary

Climate changes issues in national curricula

Strengthening international cooperation

• UN bodies (2.89)

• Multilateral donors (3.26)

• Synergies with UNCCD (3.26)

• Synergies with CBD (3.58)

• Developing countries (3.63)

• National / international NGOs (5.26)

• Other countries in the region (5.47)

Public participation and access to information

• Citizens can contact cc focal points (25)

• Citizens can access national cc info (21)

• Citizens can participate in cc policymaking (15)

• Civil society actively involved in cc (15)

• Parliamentarians etc. participate (12)

What should Article 6Clearing House contain?

• Examples of activities, best practices, lessons learned (2.00)

• Directory of Parties, NGOs, IGOs, experts, donors (2.42)

• Directories of projects (2.53)• Discussions / forums (2.68)• Proposals (2.95)• Planning tools (3.11)

Summary

• Priorities: 1-public awareness, 2-education, 3-training

• Focus on outreach to other ministries and general public

• Focus on adaptation and vulnerability in outreach and training

• Important assets and accomplishments but also critical needs