Assisted the UNFCCC Sustainability Taskforce in the execution of COP23, the 23rd United Nations World Climate Change Conference:
Informing COP23 participants about COP23’s sustainability measures and facilitating their part taking by means of individual talks, visual presentations (posters) and interactive methods (iPad: infographics; interactive games)
Providing delegates and conference attendees with practical and organisational information on conference proceedings to make them feel welcomed and allow comfortable navigation around the conference
Inspecting and reporting on contractors adherence to agreed on Sustainability Code of Conduct – part of COP23’s internal audits.
UNV/ COP23 Volunteers Training Modules on technical and subject matter reflecting all relevant skills and competencies needed, incl. cultural awareness and communication, were given prior to the event.
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In addition to my task as a volunteer during COP23, I stayed for four weeks at the UNFCCC secretariat in Bonn, Germany as Intern/ Field Expert and successfully completed assigned tasks concerning evaluating COP23‘s sustainable conference management measures’ performance and preparing briefing documents for BMUB and COP24 Katowice, Poland:
COP23 sustainability measures performance evaluation and preparation of Measures Improvement Recommendations Short-form
