Climate change and the development prospects of developing countries are closely linked. These links need to be better understood for countries to have a more integrated and comprehensive approach to both development and climate change policy.

This side-event will explore these linkages by addressing the following questions:

• What are the respective responsibilities of developed and developing countries when mitigating and adapting to climate change?

• How can a post-2012 climate regime reflect these responsibilities and advance the development interests of developing countries, while promoting "climate friendly" and "climate proof" development pathways? From a development perspective, what key issues should be included in the negotiations to ensure a development-oriented outcome?

• What principles could be reflected and how could these be made operational in the post-2012 climate regime to ensure that development policy choices and environmental space are afforded to developing countries as integral parts of such regime?

• What changes would need to be made in existing global and domestic policy approaches with respect to trade, technology transfer, intellectual property rights, financing, investment, economic diversification, etc. in order to promote a global shift, especially in developing countries, to low carbon and more sustainable development pathways?