Following earlier successful IFLRY delegations to the Conferences of the Parties (COP), the Bureau is planning on putting together a delegation that will represent IFLRY at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France December 2015.
The Conference will take place from November 30th to December 11th at the Paris-Le Bourget site in Paris, France. Having an observer membership with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), IFLRY is entitled to send delegations to all major climate change events within the UN framework.
COP21 will be a crucial conference for the future of climate policy, as this is the place where we hopefully will get a global climate change agreement. The goal of the IFLRY delegation is to network with officials, journalists and NGOs at the conference and to advocate liberal ideas on the issues dealt with at the conference. There will be regular team meetings and side events for the IFLRY delegates at COP21.
Considering the length of the conference, delegates are not required to stay throughout the twelve days. Please indicate your expected days of arrival and departure.
Unfortunately, IFLRY is not able to cover any travel or accommodation expenses for its delegates. However, we can provide you with recommendation letters if you are approaching sponsors to support you.
All IFLRY Member Organizations are eligible to nominate delegates through the enclosed nomination form. The nomination form should be submitted by the 15th of June to tone.bjorndal@iflry.org, by an official representative (President, Secretary General, International Officer). We will get back to the applicants as soon as we know our delegation quota. IFLRY representatives shall take care of your accreditation with the UN and inform you of further details closer to the conference.
See www.cop21.gouv.fr and www.unfccc.int for more information. If you have any further question, please send them to tone.bjorndal@iflry.org.
Best regards,
Tone Bjørndal
IFLRY Climate Change Programme Manager
Frerik Kampman,
IFLRY Secretary General