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 /

11.4 Preparing for the actual negotiations

  • Prepare your own aspiration and reserve positions.

  • Prepare thoroughly for each negotiating session.

  • Know your interests and bottom line.

  • Identify the group to which you belong�G-77, non-G-77, non- Annex I or Annex I.

  • Find out, if not influence, the regional position; inform the group of yours.

  • Find out, if not influence, the G-77 position; inform the group of yours.

  • Find out, if not influence, the positions of groups within the G-77 that are not in line with yours.

  • Find out the key positions of the developed countries. Find out on which issues you can agree with individual developed countries and on which issues you differ.

  • Read miscellaneous documents that cover country positions on specific issues.

  • Keep copies of group positions and submissions from past and ongoing negotiations in their different drafts (institutional memory).

  • Try and understand the strengths and weaknesses of G-77, and try to contribute to minimizing its weaknesses.

  • Speak through a single spokesperson when possible.

  • Assign responsibility for each negotiating issue within the G-77.

  • Always attempt to put a proposal in writing and put it before the group in advance.

  • Identify the key G-77 interests at stake and pursue them under each issue.

  • Exchange ideas and approaches informally among the G-77 members.

  • Some delegates tend to dominate the discussions. Try to find ways of communicating to ensure that you too have a chance. Written submissions are one way to affect the agenda and the internal process.

  • Ensure that individuals with language skills are included on your national delegations.

  • Capitalize on the size of the group and avoid feeling powerless against wealthier nations.

  • Master the internal procedures and workings of the group. Be active within the group.

  • Define a strategy of your own and be proactive.

  • Use NGO publications to test your position, ideas, suggestions, etc.