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This conference on 23 and 24 April was part of the foundation’s preparatory actions to support the climate summit in Paris. Main points of discussion were the status of the preparations for the conference in Paris and still existing hurdles to be overcome. A second focus was put on the time after Paris. The participants agreed that climate change diplomacy will not end with COP21 in France, but enter into a new phase. The agreement needs to be implemented, connections have to be made with other cross-issue areas and the financial means have to be used efficiently and effectively. The experts from government institutions and think tanks from 16 countries also debated the current status of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) of various countries as well as the financing measures provided through the Green Climate Fund. A crucial question was the linkages between climate change and other topics such as security, fragile states and urbanization. In addition, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung formally introduced its new regional project on energy security and climate change in Asia-Pacific which will be based in Hong Kong.