Commonwealth Consultative Group on Environment 2008

The Commonwealth Consultative Group on Environment held its fourteenth meeting on Wednesday 20 February 2008 at the Forum Grimaldi, Monaco in conjunction with the UNEP Governing Council Special Session/Global Environment Ministers Forum.

Contact Details:

Ms Janet R Strachan
Economic Affairs Division
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House, Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5HX, UK
Tel: +44 20 7747 6251 (Director’s office) or
+44 20 7747 6270 (Ms Strachan’s direct line)
Fax: +44 20 7747 6235
Email: i.coomaraswamy@commonwealth.int [for the Director’s office]
j.strachan@commonwealth.int [for Ms Strachan]

The main agenda item will be a discussion of the potential and challenges of forest carbon finance for Commonwealth countries. A background paper on this can be downloaded below.

Meeting Papers:

  Chair's Presentation
  Chairs Summary Statement
  Administrative Arrangements
  Delegation form
  Provisional Agenda
  Lake Victoria Commonwealth Climate Change Action Plan
  Potential and Challenges of Forest Carbon Finance
  Commonwealth Secretariat work on Climate Change (for information only)
  Potential and Challenges of Forest Carbon Finance for Commonwealth Countries - Presentation by Dr Michael Richards