To those that will not be allowed into the official UNFCCC there will be plenty to do in Copenhagen – in effect they will be supplying more information to the world press then the trained UN media handlers established by New York UN headquarters.

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IIED, IISD and SEI are pleased to announce an expanded Development & Climate Days programme during this year’s UNFCCC meeting in Copenhagen. With the assistance of UK Aid and the Ministry of Forgein Affairs of Denmark (Danida) the event has grown from a 2 to 4 day event.

Dates: 11th to 14th December
Location: Koncerthuset (The Concert House), DR Byen (a short distance from the UNFCCC conference venue)

Day One:     Land, Water, and Forests
Day Two:     Justice, Ethics and Humanitarian Issues
Day Three:  Planning Adaptation
Day Four:    Mitigation, Finance and the Private Sector

An agenda containing full details of each session can be downloaded from IIED’s websitehttp://www.iied.org/pubs/display…..

Back by popular demand will be the accompanying Film Festival. The film festival shows short films on climate and development related issues, from across the globe.
Attendance is free, but by invitation only. Please contact Hannah Reid for more information or if you want to attend:

Dr Hannah Reid
IIED, 3 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DD, UK
Tel: +44(0)2073882117
Email:  Hannah.reid at iied.org
Website: www.iied.org

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Off-Broadway’s SWIMMING WITH THE POLAR BEARS performs at the UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen as part of the Klimaforum09 Festival, and is being introduced at the UN Summit in Copenhagen by Richard Whiteford of Al Gore’s Climate Project.

Jenny Clad, Executive Director of The Climate Project says, “The Climate Project and Swimming with Polar Bears share a common goal – raising awareness of climate change. Swimming with Polar Bears will shine the spotlight on the urgency of this global issue in its own unique way.”

SWIMMING WITH THE POLAR BEARS originally performed Off-Broadway in April 2009 as part of a 3-day Earth Day benefit for The Climate Project.

Swimming with the Polar Bears is a funny, poignant, and devastatingly personal look at the dangers of global warming. Actor Mel England returns to the autobiographical one-man arena, to explore the parallels between contemporary life, ancient Eskimo mythology, and the tragic loss of endangered species.

England takes us on a fantastical journey bringing Polar Bears to life — with video and images by National Geographic’s Tristan Bayer -– and, in the end, we find we are all Swimming with the Polar Bears.

SWIMMING WITH THE POLAR BEARS
11 December 2009 at 20:00
DGI-byen
Tietgensgade 65
DK – 1704 Copenhagen V
DGI-byen is located in the heart of Copenhagen, right behind the Central Station.