EU
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
The UN Security Council has discussed climate change for the first time.
The meeting, held on 17 April, focused on the impact of climate change on peace and security. Over 50 participants spoke. Some delegates, including China and Pakistan, which spoke for the “Group of 77” developing countries, raised doubts regarding the Council’s role on this issue, with some suggesting that it was primarily a socio-economic and/or sustainable development issue that should be addressed by the General...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
The need for a global agreement on climate change for the post-2012 period, the importance of collaborative partnerships, and the role of the United Nations system were the focus of discussions during a three-day “thematic debate” in the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
The event, which met at UN headquarters in New York, US, from 11-13 February 2008, took as its theme: “Addressing climate change: the United Nations and the world at work.”
The meeting, which went one day longer than originally...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
The need for a global agreement on climate change for the post-2012 period, the importance of collaborative partnerships, and the role of the United Nations system were the focus of discussions during a three-day “thematic debate” in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). The event, which met at UN headquarters in New York, US, from 11-13 February 2008, took as its theme: “Addressing climate change: the United Nations and the world at work.”
The
meeting, which went one day longer than originally...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 May 2008: The Fifth European Union (EU) / Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Summit took place in Lima, Peru, from 16-17 May 2008. The Summit developed the “Lima Declaration on Addressing our Peoples’ Priorities Together,” which addresses, among others, poverty, inequality, inclusion, climate change, environment and energy.
On climate change, the Declaration expresses determination to reach a conclusion on a global, comprehensive and agreed outcome under the Bali Action Plan no later than...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 May 2008: Delegates to the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, meeting in Bonn, Germany, considered the CBD’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological (SBSTTA) recommendations on biodiversity and climate change (recommendations XII/5 and XIII/6) on Friday, 23 May 2008. The following is a summary of the deliberations as provided by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
The Pacific Islands and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE...
