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Notes from the Field
A take on the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan
I am overwhelmed by the complexity of what is happening at COP 14 in terms of the negotiations, the high number of Parties, the many different expectations, goals and agendas. The odd thing is that we are attending a conference that does not yet have a clear goal apart from paving the way to next year’s Copenhagen agreement. As I understand it, we are now in the process where we must agree on what ought to be negotiated. There is also an apparent disconnect between civil society and the Parties to the Convention. The CARE delegation has both the contacts and the skills to bridge this disconnect. There are very high expectations towards the Europeans and also a lot of skepticism. When I met with the German delegation I felt reassured. I got the feeling that they are not faltering and want to remain ambitious in their climate change goals. It also seems that many of our goals can be accommodated within the European strategy. I got the impression that the German government delegation is open to what NGOs propose and demand. We got an encouraging signal from them. We also had easy access to the delegates. I met with them twice. I took this as an encouraging sign that we are pulling in the same direction. I also met with a German journalist who confessed to me that he sat in the plenary and did not understand a word about what was being said. I felt like that myself because a lot of the topics discussed here are very complex and the expertise required to understand them is high. I commend my CARE colleagues on their level of climate expertise. CARE’s goal is to convey the message that Climate Change has a human face and a real impact on millions of people. CARE’s delegates in Poznan are upholding our values and principles in the midst of a very complex and high-level UN meeting.
Dr. Wolfgang Jamann
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