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During
SB 30, June 2009, Bonn,
the RINGO constituency will hold
three meetings. The meetings will take
place on:
Thursday,
04 June, 16:00 – 17:00 (Venue RAIL)
Saturday,
06 June, 10:00 – 11:00 (Venue METRO)
Tuesday,
09 June, 10:00 – 11:00 (Venue METRO)
The NGOs Forum with Yvo de
Boer
will take place on Friday, 05 June at 10:00 am, in the Ministry of
Transport,
room Tram.
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About RINGOs
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RINGOs are
organizations engaged in independent research and analysis aimed at
developing sound strategies to address both the causes and consequences
of global climate change. They form a constituency in their own right
to contribute to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in a
parallel way to ENGOs (Environment), BINGOs (Business and Industry),
LGMAs (Local governments and municipal authorities) and the IPOs
(Indigenous peoples organizations). During the COP and SB meetings of
the UNFCCC the RINGOs organize meetings to discuss the developments of
the negotiations. RINGOs have also been represented at workshops
organized by the UNFCCC Secretariat. RINGO activities are co-ordinated
by a steering committee. If you are interested in participating in the
RINGO constituency you can contact the RINGO
Focal Point, hosted at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Belgium.
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Distinguishing criteria
of the RINGO constituency are:
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All organisations are
not-for-profit.
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Committed to addressing
climate change in a constructive manner.
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Actively involved in
seeking ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts.
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RINGOs are independent
to the extent that it is not expected that all organisations would
ascribe to the same view on any one particular issue. The contribution
would lie in providing a range of views that may or may not be
complementary.
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Agree to regularly
participate in side meetings of the RINGO constituency during CoP and
SB meetings.
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Work to play a bridging
role: between science and policy; business and environmental
organisations; North and South; etc.
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The RINGO steering
committee is composed of:
Marylin Averill, University of Colorado at
Boulder
Heleen de Coninck, Energy Research Centre of the
Netherlands (ECN)
Leonidas Osvaldo
Girardin, Bariloche
Foundation
Axel Michaelowa, Climate Net
Deborah Murphy, International Institute for Sustainable
Development (IISD)
Taishi Sugiyama, Central
Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
(CRIEPI).
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Statement by the
RINGOs at COP14/MOP 4, 2008, Poznan
Statement by the
RINGOs at COP13/MOP3, 2007, Bali
Statement by the
RINGOs at COP12/MOP2, 2006, Nairobi
Statement by the RINGOs at
COP11/MOP1, 2005, Montreal
Statement by the RINGOs
at the Seminar of Government Experts, May 2005, Bonn
Statement
by the RINGOs at COP 10, 2004, Buenos Aires
Picture -
RINGOs at COP 10
Statement by the RINGOs at
COP 9, 2003, Milan
Guidelines
for participation of NGOs at meetings of the UNFCCC
Letter from the RINGOs to the UNFCCC Secretariat,
February 2003
Letter from the
Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC to the RINGOs, December 2002 (part 1 and part 2)
Statement by
the RINGOs at CoP 8, 2002, New Dehli
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RINGO Focal Point - Monica Alessi, Centre for European Policy
Studies, Place du Congrès 1, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium, ringos@ceps.eu
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