Table of Contents
Preface Main Page
Foreword

Part 1 The Negotiating Context
1. The Climate Change Problem
 2. The Climate Convention
and the Kyoto Protocol
3. The Bodies in the Regime
4. The Rules of Procedure
5. State and Non-State Actors
6. Coalitions in the Climate
Change Regime
7. The G-77 and China

Part 2 Negotiating Skills
8. The Ideal Negotiator
 9. The Handicapped Negotiator
10. Coping Strategies
11. Tips and Tricks for the
Lonely Diplomat
 12. Index to the FCCC
 13. References




Part II: Negotiating Skills
11. Tips and Tricks for the Lonely Diplomat
Introduction / Memorize and keep with you / Making sense of the reading material / Preparing for the actual negotiations / Getting your bearings / Drafting / Negotiating / Optimizing participation / Monitor the progress of others / Focus / From sustenance to diplomatic encounters /

11.3 Making sense of the reading material

There is an overwhelming amount of information available. In order to prepare, some things need to be read and understood prior to the negotiations. In terms of reading material, focus on:

  • Out of all the scientific material, at least the policy makers' summary of the new IPCC reports.

  • Out of all the official documents, at least the consolidated negotiating text and the CRPs.

  • Out of the unofficial documents, at least the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, ECO, and regional newsletters from the NGOs.

    These documents are to be read in order to:

  • Identify what can serve your own cause.

  • Understand the position of others.

  • Keep abreast of what is happening in other fora.

  • Critically examine the available scientific information.

  • Critically analyse each text with an eye for underlying policies or "traps."