UNFCCC
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 April 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released 11 submissions (FCCC/SBI/2009/MISC.4) from parties concerning views on the areas of focus set out in section IV of the terms of reference for the review and assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of Article 4, paragraph 1(c) and 5, of the Convention, (development and transfer of technologies), contained in the annex to document FCCC/SBI/2008/L.28, as agreed at the 29th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI).
The...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 July 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a notification (CAS/PART/JUL/09) for parties and observer States concerning the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 9) and the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 7), which will be held from 28 September-9 October 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Annex I of the notification contains information on...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 October 2009: The October 2009 issue of the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) Newsletter provides updates on the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) and progress on Mitigation, Adaptation, Finance and Technology, along with reports on related activities since the Bangkok meeting.
The newsletter includes, inter alia: a focus on the latest progress in technology needs assessment; a section on the release of the latest...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 November 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a submission by the EU on the operation of funds under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF), and the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) to inform the review of the financial mechanism by the 31st session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) in Copenhagen (FCCC/SBI/2009/MISC.10).
The submission highlights the role of the GEF, as a key part of the financial architecture to be agreed upon...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 December 2009: The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, took place from 7-19 December 2009, and included the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the UNFCCC and the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 5). At the close of the meeting, parties adopted a COP decision whereby the COP decides to “take note” of the “Copenhagen Accord,” which was developed...
