Welcome to the COP Presidency Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help aspiring COP hosts tap into the collective wisdom of COP experts and past presidencies.
From venue logistics and team structures to negotiation management and legacy-building, you’ll hear what you need to consider to run a successful COP from the people who’ve already done it.
You'll find:
Four sections of practical advice
Interview articles with experts
Checklists to download
A free Introduction to COP course
We invite you to explore it at your own pace and in the order that's most helpful to you.
This toolkit is designed to complement How to COP — the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) handbook for hosting climate change conferences.
Contributors
The experts who bring insights and experience from the heart of COP to this toolkit
Grid titled "Contributors". Description: The experts who bring insights and experience from the heart of COP to this toolkit. Contains 8 cards, 8 of which can be expanded for more details
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Paul Watkinson
Former Delegation Lead and Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
Yamide Dagnet
Senior Vice President of NRDC and former Director of Climate Negotiations at WRI
Photo credits
In order of appearance.
UNclimatechange, Flickr. (2021) UNFCCC_COP26_13Nov21_ClosingPlenary_KiaraWorth-8
UNclimatechange, Flickr (2023) December 12
UNclimatechange, Flickr (2024) COP 29/CMP 19/CMA 6 closing plenary
UNclimatechange, Flickr (2019) COP25 Closing Plenary. Sunday 15th 2019
UNclimatechange, Flickr. (2018) December 12
All under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license.
