Principles and Practice of Climate Change Negotiations

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty created in 1992 to jointly limit average global temperature increases and the resulting climate change and its impacts. It provides a platform for multilateral efforts where 198 parties to the convention (197 States and one regional economic integration organization) address the impacts of climate change on people and ecosystems. This course builds capacity in process of the multilateral policy negotiations at the UNFCCC. It includes topics on climate diplomacy, negotiation skills, and international policy formulation and their relationships with national regulations, laws, and policies to guide efforts to adapt to climate change and mitigate greenhouse gases. It also provides an up-to-date summary of the main agenda topics currently being negotiated from the perspectives of parties and observer organizations. The course is designed with the purpose of transmitting scientific-technical language and diplomatic language that reflects the current situation.