INVITATION TO DEVELOPING COUNTRY JOURNALISTS.

Special Program for Journalists during United Nations Climate Change
Conference (COP 12)

As part of UNFCCC mission to provide support to journalists from developing
countries, COM+ is pleased to invite such journalists to participate in a special
program of activities for journalists at the upcoming United Nations
Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP12, and the second
meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol, to be held in Nairobi.

COM+ will host a series of activities on November 13th – 15th for
journalists at the COP, including training programs on the evolution of the
carbon market and adaptation to climate change on November 13th and 14th.
In addition, COM+ has organized one/one interviews on November 15th with
Katherine Sierra, Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World
Bank, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), and Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer of the Global
Environment Facility (GEF). There will also be a field trip to a World Bank
project site outside of Nairobi the afternoon of that day.

If you are interested in attending, COM+ will cover the costs of airfare,
hotel, and per diem for 5 days so that you will be able to cover the
Ministerial segment of the UN Climate Change Conference.

Attached, please find the agenda.

Please respond to Felicia Haladner, World Bank ( fhaladner at worldbank.org
+1-202-458-8949) by November 3rd if you would like to participate in the
program. Once you confirm your participation we will provide specific
information on all logistical arrangements including air tickets and
accommodation.

On behalf of COM+,

Sergio Jellinek
Steering Committee- COM+
and Communications Adviser, Sustainable Development
The World Bank
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     PROGRAM:

Event: Climate Change Journalist Training Program
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-12)
Nairobi, Kenya

Dates: November 13 – 15, 2006

Place: United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri

Coaching:Reuters Foundation

Agenda:

November 13th

12:30 – 13:00 Welcome Remarks & Objectives
Reuters Foundation Training Leader

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Speaker: Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

14:30 – 16:00 What are the main issues at COP-12?
Reuters Foundation Training Leader
Panel:
§ John Hay, UNFCCC
§ World Bank representative
§ WWF representative
§ Private sector representative

November 14th

9:30 – 10:00 Presentation on the Challenge
Reuters Foundation Training Leader

10:00 – 11:00 Evolution of the Carbon Market
Panel:
§ Joelle Chassard, Carbon Finance Unit Manager, World Bank
§ Janos Pasztor, UNFCCC
§ EU representative

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee

11:30 – 12:30 Adapting to Climate Change
Reuters Foundation Training Leader
Panel:
§ Roberto Acosta or N.N., UNFCCC representative
§ Civil Society representative
§ Private Sector representative

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

2:00 – 4:30 Forests and Climate Chang
Presentation by:
§ Coalition of Forest Rich Nations
Comments by:
§ Benoit Bosque, World Bank
§ UNEP representative

November 15th

10:00 – 12:00 One/One Interviews with:
§ Katherine Sierra, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World
Bank
§ Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
§ Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer, Global Environment Facility
(GEF)

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 6:00 Field Trip to project outside of Nairobi