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 /

11.5 Getting your bearings

  • Find the plenary rooms and your own country table (it is arranged in alphabetical order); that is where the action is.

  • Find the placards of the countries that are friendly; those are where your friends may be.

  • Find your country, regional or international NGOs; they sit at the back of the room. Here you may find some friendly person who will be willing to explain terms, texts and help you find other delegates with similar negotiating positions.

  • If you are alone on your delegation, you should focus on choosing the most key plenary session for your country.

  • If you can find another lone negotiator from a like-minded country, you can divide the plenary negotiations between you. This is unorthodox in that the other negotiator can in no way represent your country; but he or she can alert you to issues that may be relevant for your country and you can reciprocate in kind.

  • If you cannot make sense of all the informal processes, find someone from the NGOs from your region and ask them for a briefing.