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 I: The Negotiating Context
4. The Rules of Procedure
Why are rules of procedure important? / The Rules of Procedure / Key issues in the Rules of Procedure / Outstanding issues in the Rules of Procedure / Consensus is not unanimity / Role of President or Chairman / The nomenclature of documents / Tips and tricks

4.6 Role of President or Chairman

The roles of the President of the COP or the Chair of the subsidiary bodies are to achieve agreement, be impartial and satisfy the world about the progress made in the negotiations. The President does not have the right to represent his or her country. The tasks of the President are elaborated in Rules 23-26 of the Rules of Procedure.