UNFCCC
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 April 2011: Speaking at the conclusion of the first meeting of the Green Climate Fund’s Transitional Committee in Mexico City, Mexico, Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, observed that a well-designed Green Climate Fund will help to ensure a low-carbon future that is sustainable and profitable.
The Transitional Committee is composed of seven members from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean respectively, two members from both small island developing States (...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 June 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the provisional agenda of the upcoming 34th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 34), which will take place from 6-16 June 2011, in Bonn, Germany.
The addendum (FCCC/SBSTA/2011/1/Add.1) to the provisional agenda follows requests from Algeria, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia to include items on the provisional SBSTA agenda. Algeria and Saudi Arabia requested the inclusion of carbon dioxide capture and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 June 2011: The UN Climate Change Conference June 2011 centered on the agendas of the UNFCCC subsidiary bodies during the first week, with agreement reached to launch work on some agenda items, while the Ad Hoc Working Groups made some progress on their agendas but recognized that much work remains before the Durban Climate Change Conference.
The Conference took place in Bonn, Germany, from 6-17 June 2011, and included the 34th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 July 2011: The second meeting of the Transitional Committee for the design of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) discussed the main objectives for the Fund, how it should be governed and how it could most effectively raise and deliver climate finance to developing countries.
The Transitional Committee meeting took place in Tokyo, Japan, from 13-14 July 2011, following a one-day workshop with presentations and discussions on experience with existing international funds and institutions. The...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 August 2011: The UN CC:Learn Steering Group has announced the selection of Benin, Uganda and the Dominican Republic to participate in the 2011-2013 pilot implementation phase of the UN CC:Learn’s “Pilot Projects to Strengthen Human Resources, Learning and Skills Development,” aimed at supporting countries to develop a strategic approach to climate change learning.
The announcement is the outcome of the Steering Group’s second meeting, which was held from 7-8 July 2011 in Geneva,...
