Southern voices on climate policy choices
Analysis and lessons learned from civil society advocacy on climate change

 "...the energy, creativity and passion shown by networks in the South to date is clear from this report. Southern civil society networks need our support and commendation for achievements to date." 

Saleemul Huq, International Center on Climate Change and Development - ICCCAD, Bangladesh.

The 163 pages final report is under embargo until Monday 21st May 11.30 am when it has been presented at a press conference in Bonn during the UNFCCC intersessional meeting. The report will be available for download at the IIED website here, including summaries in French, Spanish and English.

The draft of report was launched at COP17 at a very successful well-attended CAN-International/Southern Voices side event and received much positive feedback. It is now available for download in the final draft by Nov. 2011; In May 2012 this report will be published and available at the same address.

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The report is the first joint product from the Southern Voices Programme. More than 20 climate networks and their member organizations have contributed with their experiences of raising awareness on climate change issues and from influencing climate change policies and practices in a wide range of countries - including many of the poorest - in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific.

The report has been edited by Hannah Reid, consulting researcher with the International Institute of Environment and Development, IIED, and a team of Southern NGO Experts.