This booklet summarizes the discussions held during the annual expert consultation on forests and climate change organized by FAO and RECOFTC to assess the outcomes of the UNFCCC COPs, which were a response to a set of 11 key questions, designed to inform stakeholders on the implications of the Lima COP 20 for Asia and the Pacific.
In February 2014, RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together 11 climate change and forestry experts in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The panel of experts discussed the key outcomes of negotions for the 19th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013. They identified the potential implications for forestry and climate change sectors in the Asia-Pacific region.
There is a real need for all those who are involved in making and implementing decisions - including central government planners and policymakers, local government administrators, civil society and the private sector - to understand the basic concepts and principles of governance and be able to apply them in their daily work. There has been growing demand for a practical training course that allows target audiences at local, national, and regional levels to apply their understanding of natural resource governance in a way that maximizes their own effectiveness in their day-to-day work.
There is a real need for all those who are involved in making and implementing decisions - including central government planners and policymakers, local government administrators, civil society and the private sector - to understand the basic concepts and principles of governance and be able to apply them in their daily work. There has been growing demand for a practical training course that allows target audiences at local, national, and regional levels to apply their understanding of natural resource governance in a way that maximizes their own effectiveness in their day-to-day work.
