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Denmark´s Second National Communication on Climate Change

11. Education, training and public awareness

Since the late 1980s the Danish Ministry of Environment has supported the growing interest among the public in climate change through publications ranging from very detailed description of the climate change issue to more general brochures. Some of the information are also available on electronic media.

The interest among the public, journalists, employees of the central and local administration, and decision makers has increased steadily and the green NGOs and industrial NGOs have shown great interest in Climate Change.

The general impression is that the Danish public is highly interested in the subject and is well oriented due to the generally high level of education.

Many Danish municipalities have implemented their own action plan in accordance with Agenda 21 and the Confederation of Danish Industries and the Danish Electric Utilities are very active in producing TV spots and other material encouraging the public to behave sustainably.

The Danish 92 Group

The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro emphasized the need for the public to be involved in the implementation of sustainable development. Interpreting this as a need for public participation and transparency, the Danish government has continuously offered NGOs seats in the Danish delegation in the context of inter alia the Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Danish NGOs dealing with environment and development are organised in a network called the 92 Group comprising the 18 major organisations dealing with these issues in Denmark. Originally established in 1991, the 92 Group is currently the major framework for discussions among organisations and the most important link between the organisations and the government on issues related to global environment and development.

The organisations in the 92 Group meet once every month to coordinate their efforts in relation to environment and development, particularly to prepare for and evaluate international events and Danish input to these.

Since 1993, a representative of the Danish 92 Group has been a member of the Danish delegation at meetings in the FCCC context, particularly at INC, COP and AGBM.

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