On September 26, 2009, World Wide Views on Global Warming (WWViews) will give citizens all over the world a possibility to define and communicate their positions on issues and questions central to the negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, starting two months later. Decisions made at COP15 will shape the global climate policy for years to come. Furthermore, citizens of the world have to live with global warming and this future climate policy, which is why they should be consulted before political decision-makers negotiate at the COP15.
In the meeting of 26th September, WWViews partners will host national deliberations. Approximately one hundred ordinary citizens will participate in each national meeting. The participants will represent the country’s diversity (geographical, ethnic, cultural, religious, etc.) and will be gathered to express their opinions by answering to an identical set of questions. A voting process will be conducted and action recommendations will be drawn up. The results of the process will be made available to the world via the World Wide Web. A detailed WWViews information sheet can be found on the project’s site www.wwviews.org.
In Mozambique, the Norwegian Governmnet will support Impacto and FDC, who together will organise the event in Mozambique and thus give the citizens of Mozambique the possibility to influence the climate debate at COP15 in Copenhagen, 2009.
For further information please contact:
Øystein Botillen
First Secretary
Tel: +258 21 48 01 00
E-mail: oybo@mfa.no