1. Questionnaire survey on Article 6 in Africa 31 received in total, including: 16 negotiators 13 responsible for Art. 6; 8 active; and 9 interested 23 completed nat’l communications incl. Art 6 4 started implementing New Delhi Work prog. 25 agree need for national needs assessment

2. Ranking of priorities Public awareness/communication (1.94) Education (2.28) Training (2.56) Public participation / access to information (3.39) International cooperation (4.56)

3. Policymakers in ministries (2.29) General public (3.57) Parliamentarians / legislators (3.81) NGOs (4.00) Media (4.10) Youth (5.33), academia (5.38) and business (6.38) Key target audiences

4. Key messages for public

5. Support tools needed for outreach

6. Training priorities Conducting vulnerability studies (3.50) Implementing adaptation strategies (3.55) Selecting adaptation strategies (4.23) Transfer / adaptation of technology (5.50) Awareness programmes (5.55) Research / systematic observation systems (6.50) Kyoto Protocol issues, e.g. CDM (6.95) GHG inventories (7.05) Implementing mitigation strategies (7.18) Early warning systems (7.18) International negotiating skills (7.45)

7. Barriers to adequate training Inadequate funding Inadequate expertise and staff Inadequate political or insititutional support 14 use existing national, regional, international networks for cc training

8. Climate changes issues in national curricula

9. Strengthening international cooperation UN bodies (2.89) Multilateral donors (3.26) Synergies with UNCCD (3.26) Synergies with CBD (3.58) Developing countries (3.63) National / international NGOs (5.26) Other countries in the region (5.47)

10. Public participation and access to information Citizens can contact cc focal points (25) Citizens can access national cc info (21) Citizens can participate in cc policymaking (15) Civil society actively involved in cc (15) Parliamentarians etc. participate (12)

11. What should Article 6 Clearing House contain? Examples of activities, best practices, lessons learned (2.00) Directory of Parties, NGOs, IGOs, experts, donors (2.42) Directories of projects (2.53) Discussions / forums (2.68) Proposals (2.95) Planning tools (3.11)

12. Summary Priorities: 1-public awareness, 2-education, 3-training Focus on outreach to other ministries and general public Focus on adaptation and vulnerability in outreach and training Important assets and accomplishments but also critical needs