INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE WMO UNEP _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL IPCC-XXIX/Doc.7, Add.1 ON CLIMATE CHANGE (29.VIII.2008) TWENTY-NINTH SESSION Agenda item: 9 Geneva, 31 August - 4 September 2008 ENGLISH ONLY PROGRESS REPORT ON OUTREACH (Outreach activities carried out by the IPCC Chairman) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IPCC Secretariat, c/o WMO, 7bis, Avenue de la Paix, C.P. N° 2300, 1211 Geneva 2, SWITZERLAND Phone: +41 22 730 8208/8254/8284 Fax: +41 22 730 8025/8013 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.ipcc.ch Details of Outreach Activities carried out by Jan ‘07‐ July ‘08 Chairman IPCC, Dr. R. K. Pachauri Date Event Location Important Persons met 16 January International Kyoto, Japan 1. President Kawaguchi Kiyofumi, 2007 Symposium On Ritsumeikan University Global 2. Mr Hideyuki Mori , Vice President, Sustainability – Institute for Global Environmental Social Systems And Strategies Technological 3. Dr Takamitsu Sawa, Professor, Koto Strategies, Kyoto University University 4. Prof Shuichiro Asao, Project Professor, AGS Promotion Office, The University of Tokyo 5 February Press Briefing on New Delhi, 2007 the Working India Group-I Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) 7 February 24th UNEP Nairobi, 1. Mr.Juan Elvira, Minister for Environment 2007 Governing Council Kenya 2. Mr. Shafqat Kakakhel, Assistant and Global Secretary General/Deputy Executive Ministerial Director, United Nations Environment Environment Programme (UNEP) Forum 3. Ms. Janet Strachan, Economic Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat 4. Mr P S Randhawa, High Commission of India to Kenya 12 February Beyond Business New Delhi, 2007 Conference India Organized by Apollo Tyres 12 February Climate Change New Delhi, 1. Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia Hon'ble 2007 2007: The Physical India Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Science Basis – organized by Planning Commission 26 February Meeting at IGES Tokyo, Japan 1. Dr Wakako Hironaka, Member, House 2007 Headquarters of Councillors 2. Mr Tsutomu Makino, Chairman, New Energy And Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) 1 Details of Outreach Activities carried out by Jan ‘07‐ July ‘08 Chairman IPCC, Dr. R. K. Pachauri Date Event Location Important Persons met 3. Prof. Shuichiro Asao, Project Professor, AGS Promotion Office, The University of Tokyo 5 March 12th Meeting of New Delhi, 2007 Scientific Advisory India Committee to Cabinet (SAC-C) – Global Climate Change 7 March Climate Change Mumbai, 2007 and Energy Issues India in India: Current Trends and Future Perspectives – Oak Foundation 13 March Electricite de Milan, 1. Dr Laurence Tubiana, Director, Institut 2007 France (EDF) Geneva du Developpement Durable et des Meeting Relations Internationales 2. Mr Jean-Paul Bouttes, Executive Vice President Prospective and International Affairs, Electricite de France 14 March 36th Session of the Geneva 2007 IPCC Bureau 20 March The 16th Toyota Nagoya, Japan 2007 IAB Regular Meeting 1 April Eighth Session of Brussels 1. Mrs.Evelyne Huytebroeck, Brussels 2007 the Working Group Minister for the Environment, Energy II of the IPCC and Tourism 4 April Conference on Rabat, 1. Mr.Abdalah Mokssit, Deputy Director 2007 Climate Change: Morocco and Head of the National Centre of Impacts, Climate and Meteorological Research Anticipation and 2. Abdelkader Allali, Chief Engineer, Measurements of Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Adaptation, Rabat Development and Fishing Institute 10 April Press Briefing on New Delhi, 2007 the Working India Group-II Report of 2 Details of Outreach Activities carried out by Jan ‘07‐ July ‘08 Chairman IPCC, Dr. R. K. Pachauri Date Event Location Important Persons met the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report – at TERI 12 April The 40th JAIF Aomori, Japan 1. Mr.Nobuo Ishizuka, Sr. Managing 2007 Annual Conference Director, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) 2. Ms. Yuko Wada, Senior Staff, Asia Cooperation Center, JAIF 23 April CCICED Seminar Beijing, China 2007 on Low Carbon Economy 29 April To address students Bangkok 1. Dr.T.P. Singh (Programme Coordinator, 2007 at a Climate Kiosk Ecosystems and Livelihoods) opposite the UN 2. Dr Gary Yohe, Professor of Economics, Building Wesleyan University 3. Mr.Shailendra Yashwant (Climate and Energy Team Leader of Greenpeace South East Asia) 12 – 14 IPCC meetings Bonn and 1 Mr.Leobnardo Lacerda, Director, May 2007 Geneva Environment Programme, at Oak Foundation. 2 Mr.Harsha V. Singh, Deputy Director- General, World Trade Organization 3 Dr. Ludger Buerstedde Botschafter, Generalsekretar Des Internationalen Clubs La Redoute E.V., Bonn 16 May Presentation at the New Delhi, 1. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of 2007 Meeting on Climate India India Change -Prime Minister’s Office 22 May 8th Meeting of the Berlin, 2. Dr Manfred Konukiewitz, Deputy 2007 Africa Partnership Germany Director General - Global and Sectoral Forum Policies, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 3. Dr. Lutz Mez, Executive Director – Geschäftsführer Environmental Policy Research Centre 4. Mr.Bernd Zimmermann, Head of the Secretariat, German Bundestag 5. Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel 6. Mr. Wolfgang Tiefensee, Bundesminister, Berlin 3 Details of Outreach Activities carried out by Jan ‘07‐ July ‘08 Chairman IPCC, Dr. R. K. Pachauri Date Event Location Important Persons met 7. Members of Bundestag Committee 24 May Talk at Bangalore Bangalore, 1. Dr Basker, IAS, CEO – Central Silk 2007 International Centre India Board, Bangalore – Climate Change 2. Mr Nandan M. Nilekani, Co-chairman, and Global Infosys Technologies Ltd Warming 3. Former Chief Justice Mr M N Venkatachalaiah 31 May Keynote address at Dublin, 1. H.E. Mr.Saurabh Kumar, Indian 2007 Institute of Ireland Ambassador at Ireland International and 2. Mr. Joseph Curtin, Institute of European European Affairs Affairs 3. Dr Assaad Saab, Vice President, International Affairs Prospective and International Affairs 4. Mr. Richard Holland, Principal European & International Affairs, Dept of Taoiseach, Dublin 5. Mr. Peter Brennan, MD, EPS Consulting, Dublin 6. Brendan Tuohy, Secretary General, Dept of Communications, Dublin 4 June 2007 UNEP World Tromso, Environment Day Norway 11 June Midnight Sun Riksgransen, 1. Mr. Andreas Carlgren, Minister of 2007 Dialogue on Sweden Environment, Ministry of the Climate Change, Environment Ministry of 2. Ambassador Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Environment, Ambassador, Embassy of India Stockholm 13 June Intergovernmental Vienna, 1. Dr.Lucianne Licare, Regional Adviser, 2007 Midterm Review Austria Environment and Health Coordination (IMR) and Partnership, World Health Organization (WHO) 2. Dr.Pradeep Monga, Chief, Renewable and Rural Energy Unit, UNIDO 13 June Conference on Brazil 1. Dr. Peter Wittig, DG United Nations and 2007 Climate Change Global Affairs and Security 2. Ms. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German Federal Minister for Development Cooperation 3. Mr. Gernot Erler, Deputy Minister, 4 Details of Outreach Activities carried out by Jan ‘07‐ July ‘08 Chairman IPCC, Dr. R. K. Pachauri Date Event Location Important Persons met Federal Foreign Office 4. Ambassador Meera Shankar, Indian Embassy 5. Dr. Cornelius Zimmermann, Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Counsellor – Foreign Policy Dept. 16 June The 7th Science Okinawa, 1. His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino 2007 Council of Asia Japan 2. Mr. Hiroaki Hirata Section chief, (SCA) Conference, Science Council of Japan Science Council of 3. Dr.Ichiro Kanazawa, President Science Japan Council of Asia and Japan 26 June IPCC Outreach Geneva 2007 Event 27 June 10th Annual Istanbul, 1. Ambassador Chitra Narayanan, 2007 Istanbul Turkey Ambassador of India Conference: East 2. Dr Fatih Birol Chief Economist Head, Meets West- IEA Cambridge Energy 3. Mr.Yunus Arikan, Climate Change Research Project Manager, Special Programmes, Associates (CERA) REC Country Office Turkey Programmes Regional Environmental Center, Turkey 4. Mr.Matt Brown,CERA, Director European Power 5. Dr. Gonca Talu, Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Turkey 28 June Environment and Paris, France 1. Mr, Antoine Frerot, EVP & CEO of 2007 Industry Veolia Water Symposium - 2. Dr. Carol Anne de Carolis Directeur de la Institut Veolia Valorisation, Veolia Institute Environnement 3. Georges Valentis , Managing Director, Veolia Environnement 29 June Eschborn Dialogue Frankfurt, 4. Dr.Lorenz Petersen, Head, Climate 2007 2007 –GTZ Germany Protection Programme for Developing Gesellschaft für Countries technische Zusammenarbeit 2 July 2007 UNESCO High Geneva, 1. Mr.Alain Juppe, Former Prime Minister Level Roundtable Switzerland of France and former Foreign Minister of on Emerging France, and currently, Mayor of challenges to Bordeaux 5 Details of Outreach Activities carried out by Jan ‘07‐ July ‘08 Chairman IPCC, Dr. R. K. Pachauri Date Event Location Important Persons met eradicate poverty 2. Ambassador Ranjan Mathai, Embassy of and hunger India to France 5 July 2007 Global Compacts Geneva, 1. UN Secretary-General ,the Media and Leaders Summit - Switzerland 200 VIPs (Ministers, CEOs, Heads of UN Facing Realities: Agencies and Global NGOS) Getting Down to 2. Ms. Barbara Kux, Member of Group Business Management Committee, Royal Philips 6 July 2007 Emerging Powers Columbia 1. Prof Jeffrey D. Sachs Director - Earth in Global