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UNDP Support for Fiji COP23 Presidency Project Final Project Report The Government of Canada Funded - UNDP Support for Fiji COP23 Presidency Project Final Project Report Project Title: Support for Fiji COP23 Presidency Project ID: 00110295 Implementing Partner: United Nations Development Programme Project Budget: Total: USD $1,085,019 Project Start and End Date: 01 April 2018 – 30 June 2019 Period Covered In This Report: 01 April 2018 – 30 June 2019 SDG’s Supported by The Project: Goal 13: Take Urgent Action To Combat Climate Change and its Impacts 1. Project Purpose The Government of Fiji held the Presidency of the 23rd Session of the Conference of Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from November 2017 till December 2018. This was the first COP Presidency from a small island country that is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, therefore, it had gathered a lot of attention worldwide. The preparation for, and conduct of a COP Presidency is complex which involves political, technical and organizational aspects. The outcome of COP23 and the work undertaken in 2018 must maintain the momentum of the Paris Agreement and advance the work of the UNFCCC, including making progress on the Paris Agreement implementation guidelines. The Government of Canada had provided financial support to assist Fiji’s successful COP Presidency. The Government of Canada had noted that it was an important milestone for COP23 to be chaired by a small island developing state, to ensure that the concerns and priorities of Fiji and other SIDS were fully reflected in the COP process. This project enhanced efforts, already supported by UNDP, to integrate Pacific SIDS concerns and priorities as well as helping build a strong Fijian COP23 Presidency and national climate change team. It is also assisting in a deeper and more vibrant Canada-Fiji relationship. The project’s aim was for Fiji and Pacific’s strengthened engagement in the UNFCCC process. This was be achieved through two major outputs: 1. Support Fiji’s engagement in the development and implementation of the Talanoa Facilitative Dialogue, the Climate Action Pacific Partnership and the Global Youth Forum; 2. Fiji National Climate Negotiations team can effectively negotiate informed climate actions and advocate for gender inclusion. 1 | P a g e 2. Project Results Output 1: Support Fiji’s Engagement in the development and implementation of the Talanoa Facilitative Dialogue, Climate Action Pacific Partnership and the Global Youth Forum Activity 1.1 Talanoa Facilitative Dialogue The design of the Talanoa Facilitative Dialogue (TFD) was agreed at COP23 in 2017 and was conducted throughout 2018. To increase the ambition of Parties’ climate actions and support over time, the Paris Agreement and accompanying COP decisions establish a collective momentum for countries to reflect on the current state of implementation and inform future actions and support. It started in January 2018 with a Facilitative Dialogue, then will continue with Global Stocktake every five years from 2023. The success of the Talanoa Facilitative Dialogue was to be enhanced by clear scientific information and signals of political intent and actions to implement and enhance ambition, including the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Supporting Fiji and Pacific deliver and enhance the NDCs was crucial for the success of this process. The Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) Fiji The LCOY Fiji was held from 13-15 September 2018 at the Holiday Inn in Suva, Fiji. It was a gathering of young people passionate about environmental and climate change issues. LCOY Fiji was an official event authorized by YOUNGO, the official youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and supported by the Government of Canada through UNDP and the Fiji COP23 Presidency. The objectives of supporting LCOY Fiji were to provide capacity building and policy training to prepare youths for their involvement in the upcoming climate negotiations; facilitating the sharing of knowledge and experience in the broader context of climate change between the youth participants; building and enhancing youth networks and movements to create an open forum of discussion; and a Talanoa dialogue where everyone has equal opportunities to share their knowledge and experiences. The outcomes of this LCOY Fiji contributed to the Talanoa Dialogue process led by the Fiji COP23 Presidency. The participants transformed their discussions into a written as well as video submission to the Talanoa Dialogue responding to the three main questions of the Talanoa Dialogue – Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? President of Fiji, His Excellency Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote officiated at the closing of LCOY Fiji with an address to delegates. His Excellency’s support contributed towards motivating the youth to become climate champions. The event also received a lot of media coverage as a result. Budget Utilized: USD $10,000 from the project had contributed to the successful hosting of this forum. 2 | P a g e Photo: The youth participants with President of Fiji, His Excellency Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote during the closing of the LCOY Fiji. “Your Climate Change Story” Global Video Competition The Fijian COP23 Presidency, in partnership with UNDP, called on storytellers from around the world to participate in a global video competition to collect climate change stories that highlight action being undertaken by individuals, organizations, governments and partnerships to curb the emissions that are warming our planet and build greater resilience to the impacts of climate change. The competition was inspired by the Talanoa Dialogue, a global process requested by Parties to the UNFCCC to take stock of collective efforts to reduce emissions and build greater resilience, in line with the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, and to support the preparation of updated or new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). At its core, the Talanoa Dialogue was about stories. More than seven thousand stories had been collected as part of the process, many of which detailed innovative and inspiring action that is taking place on the ground. The Fijian COP23 Presidency wanted to make sure stories like these were shared as widely as possible, in order to inspire others to action and to spread the message that, although time is running out, the target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees above the temperature of the pre-industrial age is still obtainable. To support this goal, the global video competition enlisted the creativity and passion of filmmakers and story tellers to use the power of video to collect stories that respond to one of the three main questions of the Talanoa Dialogue – Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? Compelling and inspiring stories about the climate action being undertaken by governments, civil society groups, businesses, investors, the scientific community and others around the globe. Filmmakers and storytellers from around the world responded to our call, delivering an overwhelming array of creative ideas and original insights. The competition ran run until 30 November 2018, after which the COP23 Presidency selected seven videos ranked from first place to seventh place. 1st place was awarded €4,000; 2nd place €3,000; 3rd place €2,000; 4th place €2,000; and, 5th place €1,000. 3 | P a g e Key Highlights: • 118 video entries were received from 31 countries, including the United States, Canada, Kenya, Australia, Mexico, Fiji, the Philippines, Greenland, Scotland, Brazil, Argentina, Namibia, Italy, New Zealand, Madagascar, Spain, Algeria, India, Sweden, Bulgaria, Hungary and Iceland; • 39 videos were shortlisted based on four creative clusters: Evidence of Climate Change; Manifesto or Case Studies; Little Action and Local Movements; and Creative Story Telling; • Out of these 39 videos, 7 winning videos were selected. The winning videos can be viewed on the COP23 Presidency’s website https://cop23.com.fj/climate-change-story/ • The winning videos were premiered on social media platforms – Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Across platforms, the winning videos generated more than: ▪ 7,163,709 impressions ▪ 3692,347 minutes viewed ▪ 1,7881575 video views ▪ 318,949 engagements • The Your Climate Change Story Global Video Competition overall generated 318 total organic mentions, by 252 unique authors across all social media platforms. The competition engaged audiences around the world. • The seven videos have also been used as public awareness tools in Fiji through cinema advertising to reach out to public when they go to watch latest popular movies. Photo: One of the seven successful videos - Save The Earth. Budget Utilized: USD $48,000 was used for consultancy of Userfarm, a video production crowdsourcing platform of filmmakers, to conduct this video competition, including awarding the cash prizes for the winning videos; purchasing the video rights of the seven successful videos; and utilizing the seven videos for public awareness through cinema advertising. Talanoa Talks on Climate Change Mimicking a TEDx type of inspirational ideas platform, the Talanoa Talks on Climate Change was held at the Royal Institute in London on 29 November 2018 - the eve of the world convening for major climate 4 | P a g e talks in Poland for COP24. The Talanoa Dialogue’s purpose was to share stories, build empathy, and help leaders make wise decisions for the collective good. The Fijian Prime Minister – President of the COP23 Talks – joined extraordinary speakers from all over the world to share their stories and discuss the way forward at the most pivotal time yet. Photo: Extraordinary lineup of speakers for the Talanoa Talks in London The event in London was attended by a full house audience of 350 people in auditorium and many others viewing the live stream online. Photos: Speakers and participants at the Talanoa Talks in London 5 | P a g e In addition, the COP23 social media channels engaged with and promoted the Talanoa Talks event and videos in several ways prior to, during and following the event on November 29, 2018.
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