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KLIMA FORUM ’95

KLIMAFORUM’95 was the Coordination and Information Center for local, German and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) before, during and after the First Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP1) in Berlin, Germany.
 

The center was established 6mounths in advance of the Climate Summit, in October 1994. KLIMAFORUM’95 was sponsored by the GRUNE LIGA Berlin, a local environment NGO, and by Deutscher Naturschtzrung (DNR), an umbrella organization of German environment NGOs.
 

A special aim was to inform the general public and journalists about the environmental and political situation and the demands of the environment and development NGOs, for example the 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2005 ? based on 1990 (AOSIS-protocol). For this purpose KLIMAFORUM’95 published “KLIMAFORUM Bulletin”, a newsletter with a lot of background information. “KLIMAFORUM Bulletin” was available in German and in English. A “ Calendar of Events “ and a voluminous Reader with more information about the single activities were published in German and English.
 

KLIMAFORUM’95 provided a lot of facilities under one roof in a big house ? the “Green House” ? in the heart of Berlin. For example rooms of different size, communication gadgets, press service, coordination of hundreds of activities for more effectiveness, interpretation service, help for finding accommodation and especially neighborhood with other environment and development organizations.
 

NGOs from all regions took part in the Climate Summit. KILMAFORUM’95 organized special facilities in the conference building for the green NGOs (room for press conference and meetings, rooms for organizational work and media contacts, computers, telephones, fax, and email). The Greenhouse Gathering of the Youth Campaign took place in a separate building. International NGOs of the Climate Action Network stayed together in Hotel Berolina where they had a working room with computers and telephone/fax. There they produced ECO, the NGO newsletter which has been published since the Stockholm Conference in 1972.

For further information: Sascha Muller-Kreanner Deutscher Naturschutzring (DNR)

TEL:+49-30-202 203 ? 39 or 40 FAX: +49-30-202 203 ? 33 E-mail: dnr@IPN-B.comlink.apc.org