44 (0)20 7824 7157COP23 Bonn
Watch this page for details of INTO’s delegation to COP23 being hosted by Fiji in Bonn.
INTO Resources
INTO has been an active advocate for the issues that National Trust face dealing with climate change for many years. Our team has attended most of the COP events since 2009. INTO has produced several relevant declarations, these are the Dublin Declaration, the Victoria Declaration, and the Entebbe Declaration. Most recently the delegates at the 17th INTO Conference in Bali supported the creation of the Gianyar Declaration by our conference hosts, BPPI (The Indonesian National Trust).
A LIST OF SIDE EVENTS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS AVAILABLEAS A PDF. List of side events of particular interest
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OLIVER’S BLOG
- TrustLive: Resaving Saved Places Livestream (Feb. 5) — no cost to virtually attend
Is a place ever truly saved? Fifty years after the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act and decades since we secured the future of places like Larimar Square in Colorado and the Ashley River Road near Charleston, we find ourselves revisiting familiar places confronting new threats. Resaving Saved Places will feature a keynote by ... - The clock is ticking in Katowice (Weekly blog, 14 December 2018)
A blog by Catherine Leonard, Secretary-General This week I have been in Katowice with the INTO team, facing into stark reminders of the ticking climate clock. This is the first time I have attended one of the UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties, or COPs. And it has certainly been eye-opening. Flying saucers … This was the second week ... - Ups and Downs of a COP! A Blog from Katowice
It does seem that INTO’s recent paper on Heritage Conservation and the SDGs is particularly timely in the light of much of the debate at this COP where climate change and the SDGs are inextricably connected. A summary of the recent IPCC report highlights this: “The highly motivating, yet alarming findings of the IPCC Special Report ... - Poland or Snowland ! A blog from COP 24
I arrived on Sunday evening at my Bed and Breakfast in the town of Chrzanow after landing at Krakow airport for my first visit to Poland. Chrzanow is located between Krakow and Katowice, the location of COP 24, and is about 35 km from the Conference Centre. When I booked the accommodation 3 months ago ... - Essential Climate Solutions – Thursday December 13
- Visit our side event – Thursday 13 December
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Other COP Notices and Events
- Ups and Downs of a COP! A Blog from KatowiceIt does seem that INTO’s recent paper on Heritage Conservation and the SDGs is particularly timely in the light of much of the debate at this COP where climate change and the SDGs are inextricably connected. A summary of the recent IPCC report highlights this: “The highly motivating, yet alarming findings of the IPCC Special Report ...
- Essential Climate Solutions – Thursday December 13
- Visit our side event – Thursday 13 December
- Yvette Dzakpasu interview during Talanoa Dialogue at UNFCCCYvette Dzakpasu shared our stand in Bonn during COP 23. This is an interview she did while in Bonn.
- Climate Heritage Mobilization Website Launched!
THE FOLLOWING IS A LETTER RECIEVED FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT Climate Heritage Mobilization. Friends of the Climate Heritage Mobilization, We have launched the website for the Climate Heritage Mobilization and the Climate Heritage Network! The URL is: www.climateheritage.org. From this site you can register to attend the CH Mobilization, sign up for ... - November 5th: powerful actions that really set the tone for COP 23
Climate protectors came together in the Rhineland coalfields 50km from Bonn to send out a clear signal for justice. What an incredible day! As 4,500 Ende Gelände activists made their way towards the vast Hambach coal mine, the Pacific Climate Warriors prepared a sevusevu — a traditional Fijian ceremony — in which they shared their solidarity ... - Heritage, Green Technology, Collaboration and Ecovillage Solutions
- Challenges & Solutions to Heritage Management in the face of Climate Change UK Pavilion
- Challenges & Solutions to Heritage Management in the face of Climate Change
Anika Molesworth of INTO Farms posted this relevant article: https://intofarms.org/climate-smart-agriculture-empowerment-rural-women/
The INTO delegation has been able to establish a number of events during COP23
Wed 8 Nov – Room 10, Bonn Centre 11 30 – 13 00
Side Event in collaboration between Global Ecovillage Network, INTO, OpenTeam and Nordic Folkecenter
“SDGs: Heritage, Green Technology, Collaboration & Ecovillage Solutions for Peace & Prosperity“
An innovative array of proven and inspiring regenerative solutions addressing the challenges created by climate change, implementing the Paris Agreement and the SDGs, while fostering resilient communities with social, cultural, environmental and economic sustainability principles.
Fri 10 Nov – UK Pavilion 11 30 – 13 00
Side Event in collaboration between Global Ecovillage Network, INTO, OpenTeam and Nordic Folkecenter
“SDGs: Heritage, Green Technology, Collaboration & Ecovillage Solutions for Peace & Prosperity“
An innovative array of proven and inspiring regenerative solutions addressing the challenges created by climate change, implementing the Paris Agreement and the SDGs, while fostering resilient communities with social, cultural, environmental and economic sustainability principles.
Sat 11 Nov – 10 00 – 14 00 Haus der Evangelischen Kirche (House of the Evangelical Church)
Adenauerallee 37, 53113 Bonn (click here for a map), 15 mins from Conference venue
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The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) together with Open Team, the Nordic Folkecenter, International National Trusts Organisation, and Centre for Alternative Technology, is hosting a Symposium on the Power of Community-led Action for Carbon Drawdown. This will be an interactive space for participants to learn from one another and share ideas. We invite interested and passionate individuals to discuss and design community-led solutions for drawdown in an interactive and collaborative way.
Sun 12 Nov Fiji Pavilion 15 45 – 16 45
“Challenges and solutions to Heritage Management in the face of a changing climate”
This side event will show how the National Trust and other organisations in the UK and elsewhere are mitigating and adapting to the worst effects through seeking to be more energy efficient and finding innovative solutions or technologies for generating renewable energy and managing the environmental impacts of climate change.
It will also show how INTO member organisations and others, through their education programmes for visitors to heritage sites, are raising awareness of the risks and impacts of climate change and getting communities and individuals involved.
Wed 15 Nov UNESCO Pavilion (9:45 – 10:30 am)
“Cultural Sites, Resources and Climate Change”
This side event will show how the National Trust and other organisations in the UK and elsewhere are mitigating and adapting to the worst effects through seeking to be more energy efficient and finding innovative solutions or technologies for generating renewable energy and managing the environmental impacts of climate change.
It will also show how INTO member organisations and others, through their education programmes for visitors to heritage sites, are raising awareness of the risks and impacts of climate change and getting communities and individuals involved.
Speakers will be Oliver Maurice and Andrew Potts
Fri 17 Nov UK Pavilion 11 45 -13 00
“Challenges and solutions to Heritage Management in the face of a changing climate”
This side event will show how the National Trust and other organisations in the UK and elsewhere are mitigating and adapting to the worst effects through seeking to be more energy efficient and finding innovative solutions or technologies for generating renewable energy and managing the environmental impacts of climate change.
It will also show how INTO member organisations and others, through their education programmes for visitors to heritage sites, are raising awareness of the risks and impacts of climate change and getting communities and individuals involved.
The UK Minister of State for Climate Change and Business, Claire Perry, has agreed to speak at our side event.
SOME VERY USEFUL LINKS:
Official UNFCCC channel
Climate Change Studio
Official UNFCCC Climate Change Studio
Official UNFCCC
Climate Change Studio
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/UNclimatechange/
