11.3 TUESDAY (GMT-3) TENTATIVE

Time Session Title Room
10:00 - 12:00
Meeting of SBSTA, November 3,1998, 1st Meeting
1. Opening of the session. [SBSTA provisional agenda item 1]
Statement by Dr. Robert Watson, Chairman IPCC
2. Organizational matters. [SBSTA provisional agenda item 2]
a) Adoption of the agenda; (FCCC/CP/1998/1, annex I)
b) Organization of work; (FCCC/CP/1998/1 and Add. 1)
c) Election of officers.
3. Matters referred to the SBSTA by the plenary of the Conference of the Parties: [SBSTA provisional agenda item 3]
Land-use and forestry; [COP agenda item 5 (a) (i)]
(FCCC/CP/INF.4; FCCC/CP/1998/MISC.1 and Add.1; FCCC/CP/1998/MISC.9 and Add. 1)
Workshop report
Statement by Michel Banadi
Statements and questions from the distinguished Delegates
Philippines
Brazil
Marshall Islands
Austria
Canada
Iceland
United States of America
Australia
Japan
Switzerland
Norway
Mauritius
Argentina
Austria
Barbados
Indonesia
Mexico
Costa Rica
Greenpeace
Dr Watson answers the questions
Iran
Closing words from the Chairman
P2
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10:00 - 12:00
Meeting of SBI, November 3,1998, 1st Meeting
Opening of the session
Adoption of the agenda
Organization of work
Election of officers
Matters referred to the SBI by the plenary of the Conference of the Parties
Administrative and financial matters
Discussion on the issue by the distingushed Delegates
Switzerland
Vietnam
Austria
United States of America
Antigua and Barbuda
Ecuador
Mauritania
Mr. Kinley answers the questions of the Delegates
Thailand
Final words on the issue by the Chairman.
Calendar of meetings of Convention bodies 2000-2001
Austria
Mauritania
Saudi Arabia
China
Venezuela
United States of America
Canada
Australia
Nigeria
Final words on the issue from the Chairman
Implementation of Art. 4.8 and 4.9 of the Convention
(decision 3/CP.3 and Art. 2.3 and 3.14 of the Kyoto Protocol)
Discussion on the issue by the distingushed Delegates
Saudi Arabia
Mauritania
United States of America
Austria
Saudi Arabia
Bolivia
Australia
Canada
Statement on the subject by the Chairman
Sweeden
Contact Group meeting
P1
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13:15 - 13:35
Press conference: UN COP4 Press team
Arrangements on the coverage of the Conference
Availability of facilities and information on the Buenos Aires Newspaper
Paraiso
(due to the technical trouble, audio track (approx. 8 min.) at the top in both Native and English streams was lost. we apologize for your incoveniences)
Select 1 of 2 languages
15:00 - 16:00
Meeting of SBSTA, November 3,1998, 2nd Meeting
P1
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16:00 - 18:00
Meeting of SBSTA / SBI, November 3,1998, 3rd Meeting
P1
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19:00 - 20:00
Meeting of SBSTA / SBI, November 3,1998, 4th Meeting
Quatar
Morocco
Gambia
Nigeria
Phillipines
Anouncement by the Chairman
Uruguay
Kenia
Costa Rica
Poland
Statement by the Chairman
Sierra Leone
Argentina
Australia
Kuwait
Colombia
Granada
Guatemala
Final statement by the Chairman
P1
Select 1 of 6 languages

Special Events

Time Session Title Organizer Room
13:00-15:00
Forests,land use and carbon: a dialogue on the issues.
Kenneth Chomitz Presentation
Tony Lavina
Kenneth Chomitz
Paige Brown (PB)
Kenneth Chomitz
Sandra Brown
Tony Lavina
Daniel Lashof
Adolfo Moreno
Translation of Adolfo Moreno lecture
Tony Lavina
Questions and Answers
Tony Lavina Closing
Kenneth Chomitz Last wor
World Bank Ebano
Native language only
13:00-15:00
The Kyoto Protocol and beyond: insurance implications
Klaus Topfer (UN)
Jan Olaf Williams
Q&A
Practical Example
UNEP Alamo
Native language only
18:00-19:30
Networking UNFCCC focal points for information and communication.
Janoz Pastor
Kevin Grose
Richard Labelle
Q&A
Steven Millnam (GSSD)
Fareed Yaseen
Q&A
Lecture ofThe Eight Asia Pacific Seminar On Climate Change
Q&A
CTI Acacia
19:30-21:00
How to enhance policy-making capacity under the UNFCCC.
Fathara Yamin - Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
Ms. Joyeeta GUPTA - Senior Researcher - Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University Amsterdam (IES)
Presentation I
Presentation II
Presentation III
Questions and Answers
FIELD Ebano
Native language only