How could models and approaches developed for transitional justice (e.g. the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission but not necessarily institutionalised) be used to inform the UNFCCC process so that historical responsibility and injustice can be acknowledged and ways found to orient the discussion on the 2015 agreement towards achieving …

Can you summarise the key issues pertaining to CBDRRC based on a presentation by Lavanya Rajamani? The principle and the climate regime: In general, public international law is based on the formal equality of states. The principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDRRC) establishes the common responsibility …

What level of civil society participation can be mandated for a fund under the UNFCCC? Rules governing the participation of non-governmental observers The participation of non-governmental observers in the proceedings of meetings, and of open-ended contact groups, of the UNFCCC is governed by Rule 7 and Rule 30. Rule 30 provides that meetings of the …

1. In the context of the Adaptation Fund Board being under the authority of the CMP pursuant to Decision 1/CMP.3 and the guidelines for the Adaptation Fund in Annex IV of Decision 1/CMP.4, is it possible to say that there is a legally binding agreement by the CMP that the funding for adaptation projects should be […]

1. Must a new Fund created under Article 11 of the Convention be established as an international organization, or could it be established under the domestic law of a Party to the Convention? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, in terms of the process for setting it up, the functions it will […]