The role of public participation in the development of UN policy on climate change Otto Spijkers Assistant Professor Public International Law Utrecht University School of Law

Dividing the tasks Overarching theme: –The role of the legal environment in supporting or frustrating the involvement of the public in tackling the challenges of climate change Division of labor: –Participation in policymaking at international level: Otto –Participation in implementation at domestic level: Andrea Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

Outline Otto’s Part Global Public Participation Global Public Participation in the drafting of the Sustainable Development Goals –UN Secretary-General Work Stream –Consultations –Open Working Group (OWG) Focus on Climate Change Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

Global Public Participation Definition of Global Public Participation Purposes of global public participation at the United Nations Best Suitable Type of Global Public Participation at the United Nations Identifying the relevant stakeholders and other participants in global public participation Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

Global Public Participation in the Sustainable Development Goals A Background to the Post-2015 Process Public Participation in the UN Secretary- General Work Stream –The Sustainable Development Solutions Network –The UN Global Compact –High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

Climate change Climate change is the change of the average type of weather (climate) over a certain period of time. It is almost certain that mankind is the main cause of global warming since Since 1880, the average temperature on earth has increased by 0,9° C. The rise in temperature in the Netherlands is greater than average (1.5 ° C). Global warming continues, but it does so in fits and starts; the climate is capricious, like the weather. Models expect the temperature between 1995 and 2025 to rise by ° C. Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

Climate change in the High-Level Panel Report Climate change –Not a separate SDG, but a “cross-cutting issue” Some of the goals linked to climate change Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

Global Public Participation in the Sustainable Development Goals Global consultations Regional consultations National consultations Thematic Consultations Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

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Global Public Participation in the Sustainable Development Goals Public Participation in the Open Working Group (OWG) –Participation in OWG Sessions –Participation Options outside OWG Sessions –The Influence of the OWG on Future SDGs Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October

Climate change in the work of the Open Working Group Open Working Group will discuss the issue of climate change and disaster risk reduction at its seventh session, scheduled for 6-10 January 2014 Water and Ocean Law in Times of Climate Change 31 October