date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:53:52 +0100
from: Kanako Fukunaga <K.tanaka@umist.ac.uk>
subject: IPCC meeting (confidential??)
to: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk

Dear Mike,

I am now in Geneva to attend the IPCC plenary meeting.

I will briefly report the discussion as follows. 
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Japanese government changed their mind to support Pachauri, mainly because they 
don't want to support Watson, who US government doesn't support, and also they 
want Developing country to "meaningful participate" so that Pachauri is good 
person for that... basically looking at the negotiation at UNFCCCC.

Before the planay (it means after the Bureau meeting), roughly speaking, US and 
Japan are only countries of industrialized countries to be against to the idea 
of chair of Watson.

UK proposed the co-chairmanship, which has not been discussed yet. At this 
moment, informally Patchy is against to it. Formally (= at pleanary) Russia and 
Kenya are against to it.

In the morning session, we discussed to have two kinds of comittiee, one is 
credential comittiee consisting of 6 memenbers from each UN regions and 
nomination comittiee consisting of 12, two from each UN regions. It is based on 
WMO rules.  The latter is the place where election will be done indeed. 

The committiee will be chaired by Bob Bohlin(?) who was a chair for SAR. 

Now, there are 6 UN regional meetings being held by the delegation. They are 
selecting the representatives for the committiees.

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In my view, if the chair is elected at such a small committiee, it is unlikely 
that Pachauri takes a role. The way to divide regions at UN rule is 
disadvandage for him. 
UK proposal is possible.

As regards to the TSU of WG2, I didn't talk to David Warrirow, but did to Dave 
Griggs, who is the head of TSU. He said he hoped with it, and he had already 
talked with David about it.

By the way, I have chatted with Bert Metz, who is WG3 co chair, whom I like 
very much. He is really interested in having something like collaboration with 
Tyndall Centre and kindly offerred my short visit to RIVM. They are also 
starting integrated assessment. Could I continue this activity?

Anyway, I will write again later.
I don't know whom I should send it to. Please forward if you think someone 
proper, though I don't want it to be sent everybody...

   Regards, kana



