Regional Forum on Climate Change (RFCC)
Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Societies: Bridging Science, Practice, and Policy
Overview
Climate change is happening now and is having real consequences on people’s lives. Rethinking our global development model, based on sound sustainability science principles, is an absolute necessity given that scientists are convinced that mankind has caused most of the warming that has occurred over the last 60 years.
This year, France will host the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 21), whose main purpose will be the conclusion of a new international climate agreement, applicable to all countries after 2020. However, as was evident in the Warsaw Conference (COP 19), arriving at consensual agreements is easier said than done. There is a need for a broader framework of dialogue among the vast array of stakeholders - scientists, civil societies, governments, private sector - to unearth shared understanding of relevant issues, which would then lay the foundation for more meaningful global level talks between countries.
The Regional Forum on Climate Change (RFCC) - Low Carbon and Climate Resilient
Societies: Bridging Science, Practice, and Policy strives to enhance this channel of communication among the gamut of stakeholders, primarily among ASEAN countries.
Organized by the Asian Institute of Technology in collaboration with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, ASEAN Secretary General, and the European Union, the Forum seeks to propose interventions that would influence climate policy in the region, and inspire ASEAN position for climate change negotiations at the global scale.
