The organization of global negotiations constructing the climate change regime
"Using a theatrical metaphor, this book describes the enormous and skilful organization required by the UN to create an effective international regime, producing the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, The Kyoto Protocol and the subsequent Bonn and Marrakesh Accords. It identifies six ke...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sterling, VA :
Earthscan
c2005.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627336106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Organization of Global Negotiations: Constructing the Climate Change Regime; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Organization of Global Negotiations; Introduction; The fundamentals of negotiations; Global intergovernmental negotiations: challenges; The organization of global negotiations; Summary and concluding remarks; 3 The Challenges of the Climate Change Negotiations; Introduction; The climate change problem; The climate change negotiations and the climate change regime
- The challenges of the climate change negotiationsThe organization of the climate change negotiations; Summary and concluding remarks; 4 Presiding Officers; Introduction; Mandate, functions and appointment; The roles of presiding officers; Skills and qualities; Summary and concluding remarks; 5 Bureaux; Introduction; Composition; Mandate and functions; Informal roles; Skills and qualities; Summary and concluding remarks; 6 The Secretariat; Introduction; Institutional arrangements; Mandate and functions; The secretariat's two masters; Supplying organizational energy to the negotiations
- Summary and concluding remarks7 Rules for the Conduct of Business; Introduction; Key rules and nformal practices; Functions of rules and informal practice; Procedure as strategy; Putting the rules into practice; Summary and concluding remarks; 8 Decision-making Rules; Introduction; Consensus and its contested meaning; The impact of the consensus imperative; Overcoming the threat of procedural blockage; Summary and concluding remarks; 9 Negotiating Arenas; Introduction; The climate change institutions; Formal open arenas: plenary meetings and variants
- Informal arenas: informal groups and informal consultationsFriends groups and shuttle diplomacy; Unofficial negotiations; The deal-making arena; Summary and concluding remarks; 10 Complementary Forums: Workshops, Roundtables and Others; Introduction; Workshops and Roundtables; Side events and ad hoc meetings; Summary and concluding remarks; 11 Texts; Introduction; Documentation in the climate change regime; The development of texts in the climate change negotiations; The raw material: miscellaneous documents; Precursor texts; Single negotiating texts; Chair's texts
- The final negotiating textsSummary and concluding remarks; 12 Time Management; Introduction; Duration; The use of time; Time management in the Kyoto Protocol negotiations; Time management in the post-Kyoto negotiations; Negotiation by exhaustion; Summary and concluding remarks; 13 The Political and the Technical: Ministerial Input; Introduction; The high-level segment; The general debate; Roundtable forums; Direct participation; Summary and concluding remarks; 14 Participation by Non-governmental Organizations; Introduction; NGOs and the climate change regime; Rules for admission
- Channels for participation
