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Video: FIELD’s climate change work in 2012

Feb 6, 2012 - Watch FIELD’s Executive Director Joy Hyvarinen talk about FIELD’s work on international legal responsibility for climate change, how a country might use the dispute settlement procedure under the UNFCCC to pursue responsibility for climate change and how LDCs could define what their specific needs under the UNFCCC are. Watch video.

Oceans roundtable

Jan 23, 2012 - on January 12, FIELD held a roundtable discussion on "A new governance body for the oceans? Focus on MPAs".

Download the summary report of the roundtable, a background presentation and watch marine conservation lawyer Steve Cole talk about a new governance body and its potential roles.

Durban outcome - FIELD perspective (video)

Dec 19, 2011 - What does Durban outcome really mean? Have governments once again postponed crucial action needed to stop climate change? How important is it to create more pressure on the international negotiations? Watch FIELD Executive Director Joy Hyvarinen answer these questions and more. Durban outcome video.

Advisory opinion on climate change damage

December 1, 2011 - FIELD held a round table discussion of legal experts to develop possible legal questions that could be submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion on climate change damages.

Download Advisory opinion on climate change damage - Summary Report

 

The Road to Durban

November 22, 2011 - 

FIELD is pleased to release a paper by Antonio G M La Viña and Lawrence G Ang entitled 'The Road to Durban: Hopes and Challenges".

 

Download 'The Road to Durban' (PDF)

Legal issues - not obstacle at Durban

November 17, 2011 - Legal issues are high on the agenda for the Durban climate conference, but international law is not the obstacle to progress in the negotiations. The Durban outcomes depend on political will and the willingness of credit-crunched voters in northern countries to back strong measures and help for developing countries. Download FIELD's viewpoint paper.

FIELD's media contacts for Durban

November 17, 2011 - FIELD's legal experts are available to comment in the run-up to and during the UN climate change conference taking place in Durban, South Africa.

Download the FIELD Contact sheet to explore our areas of expertise and get in touch.

New video: Access to environmental information

October 28, 2011 - Poor people in developing countries often rely heavily on their immediate environment for their livelihoods and as a result, are the most exposed to environmental risks and degradation.

Watch FIELD's new video on Principle 10: Public participation in environmental decision making.

International approaches to corporate accountability

Oct 6, 2011 - FIELD's new working paper on corporate accountability examines some of the existing international approaches that allow different stakeholders to hold Transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for the social and environmental impacts of their activities.

 

Development of the international climate regime

Sept 15, 2011 - Download FIELD’s new Note on the legal issues and development of the international climate regime prior to Durban Climate Conference, taking place from 28 November to 9 December 2011.