The Greenland
Dialogue was held in Ilulissat in june-july 2009. It was the fifth
in a series of informal discussions on climate change between key
ministers in the international negotiations on climate
change.
Initiated in 2005 in
Greenland by the former Danish Minister for Environment and
Minister for Climate and Energy, Connie Hedegaard, the Greenland
dialogue has continued in South Africa (2006), Sweden (2007) and in
Argentina (2008). In 2009 the dialogue was held in Ilulissat in
Greenland from 30th of June to 3rd of July.
All dialogues have followed the same concept as developed by the
Danish Minister: Unique climate relevant environments, limited
amount of participants, informal discussions and no access for the
press. The idea has been to create an informal and inspiring
environment for key environment and climate ministers to engage in
substantive and open discussions on future actions on climate
change. These discussions have greatly contributed to advances in
the international negotiations.
Certainly this year, The Greenland Dialogue was an important event
in the process leading up to the UN Conference on Climate Change in
Copenhagen December 2009. 30 ministers from key countries in the
negotiations were invited for 3 days of discussion. In addition to
the discussions, there were excursions to view the beautiful nature
of Greenland and experience first hand the consequences of climate
change in the Arctic region.
The formal outcome of the meeting is short “chairman’s conclusions”
that reflect the discussions.
Click
here to see pictures from the Greenland Dialogue 2009
Click here to read the Chair's Summary of the
Greenland Dialogue 2009
Click here to read the list of participants at the
Greenland Dialogue 2009