On October 14 - 15, 2008, the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affairs and the League of Independant Activists -indyACT hosted a two-day regional workshop in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung - Middle east Office to build the capacity of Arab climate change stakeholders and produce a regional statement on climate policy.
Participants from ministries of environment, research institutions, NGOs, Embassies, UN agencies, funding organization and the media were invited to the American University of Beirut to gain in-depth understanding of the policy issues linked to the post-Kyoto negociations and develop a unified position in order to play a meaningful role in the shaping ofthe post-2012 treaty.
