In the first video update from the UN Climate negotiations, IIED’s Senior Fellow in the Climate Change group, Saleemul Huq, outlines the two major issues to be discussed at the COP17:
ü the fate of the Kyoto protocol and
ü the structure and functions of the Green Climate fund, set up in Cancun a year ago.
In the video Saleemul Huq also discusses minor issues that will be covered, including:
ü climate change adaptation,
ü technology transfer and
ü reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD).
Saleemul Huq will be producing daily video updates from the Conference. (More updating information of COP17)