The ecbi Training and Support Programme and IIED organised a Pre-COP Training Workshop for LDC negotiators in Paris, France on 28 November 2015 in advance of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Attended by 20 LDC negotiators new to the climate negotiations, the full-day workshop sought to provide participants with an overview of the upcoming COP as well as background regarding issues of importance to the LDC Group. It included presentations on the Paris agendas and the key thematic issues of the negotiations including: adaptation, loss and damage, capacity building, mitigation, transparency, finance and legal issues.

The LDC Group Chair, Mr Giza Gaspar-Martins of Angola opened the workshop with an introduction to the LDC Group and its key priorities.