UNFCCC
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 May 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a document synthesizing the 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, paragraphs 1(c) and 5, of the Convention (technology transfer) specified in 11 submissions received from: Australia, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Colombia, the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Community (EC) and its member States, Grenada on behalf of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 June 2010: The Bonn Climate Change Talks took place from 31 May-11 June 2010, in Bonn, Germany. The meeting included the 32nd sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UNFCCC, the tenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 10) and the 12th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 12).
Approximately 2,900 participants attended the meeting, representing...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 June 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a submission (FCCC/CP/2010/3) from Grenada, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), consisting of a proposed protocol to the Convention for adoption at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16), to take place in Cancun, Mexico, at the end of 2010.
The UNFCCC Secretariat has also published a proposal (FCCC/KP/CMP/2010/3) from Grenada, on behalf of AOSIS, for amendments to the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Article...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 May 2010: The Bonn Climate Change Talks began on 31 May 2010, and are scheduled to conclude on 11 June. The meeting brings together representatives from 182 countries and will include the 32nd sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UNFCCC, the tenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 10) and the 12th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 12).
The main...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 June 2010: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a paper titled “Overview of health considerations within National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) for climate change in least developed countries (LDCs) and small
island States,” which aims to ensure that health is a central component in the preparation of NAPAs.
The paper reviews health considerations within NAPAs, focusing on three main aspects: identified health impacts; adaptation needs and proposed adaptation actions;...
