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Media Advisory – Webcast Notice
November 29, 2011
UNFCCC CLIMATE TALKS IN DURBAN:
NGO BRIEFING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS
Civil society reflections on first day of COP17 and expectations for key outcomes!
[Durban, South Africa] Climate Action Network – International will host a media briefing, webcast live, to outline civil society expectations for a successful outcome of UN climate talks in Durban beginning this week.
International NGO experts will discuss civil society reflections on the first day of COP17, look into challenges and expectations for outcome on Finance, and highlight the importance of getting a decision on the Kyoto Protocol.
The briefing takes place at the UNFCCC conference venue, on Tuesday, November 29, at 12:30 local time (10:30 GMT), Kosi Palm (ICC MR 21 ABCG) NGO Press Conference Room.
It will be webcast live at: http://bit.ly/DurbanWebcast
NGO experts on the panel will include Rashmi Mistry of Oxfam South Africa; Mohamed Adow of Christian Aid, and Tove Ryding of Greenpeace International.
What: Briefing on the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Durban
Where: Kosi Palm (ICC MR 21 ABCG) NGO Press Conference Room, UNFCCC conference venue, Durban
Webcast Live via www.unfccc.int, or at: http://bit.ly/DurbanWebcast
When: 12:30 local time (10:30 GMT), Monday, November 28, 2011
Who: NGO experts on UNFCCC negotiations
Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of over 700 NGOs working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. For more information go to: www.climatenetwork.org
For more information please contact:
David Turnbull, CAN International, +27 (0) 78 889 6827 (local mob)
Every day at 18:00 local time CAN gives the Fossil of the Day to the Parties that obstruct the negotiations the most. You can watch the Fossil ceremony at the CAN booth in the DEC building and get the press releases every day at: http://www.climatenetwork.org/fossil-of-the-day
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