date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 15:33:54 +0100 from: Michael Williams subject: training proposal to: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk Greetings. I received a one-page proposal with "Summary" and "The Package". This proactive training approach looks good to me. Several thoughts on possible synergies: I have just read a proposal from START and others to the GEF for a project on integrated assessments of climate change, with a focus on policies and economics, but some similar language to yours regarding the approach. Tom Downing of the ECU at Oxford is involved with it. I have received funds to organize a few workshops in Central/Eastern Europe to promote awareness based on the IPCC reports, targeting policymakers, probably in June. The Dutch government has produced a sophisticated CD ROM that demonstrates the science of climate change, with a second module that lets you plug in numbers and so forth to see what your national policies result in. It's quite good, and I will seek funds to translate and adapt it from the Dutch. Let me know what type of endorsement you are looking for. Regards, Michael. +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Michael Williams (Mr.) Voice:(41-22)979 9242/4 | | Information Unit for Conventions Fax: (41-22)797 3464 | | UN Environment Programme Email: michael.williams | | Geneva Executive Center, C.P.356 @unep.ch | | 1219 Chatelaine, Switzerland http://www.unep.ch | +-----------------------------------------------------------+