UNFCCC
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,...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 July 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published ten submissions (FCCC/SBSTA/2011/MISC.10) on views on carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) in geological formations as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project activities.
The submissions are from: Australia; Grenada, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); Hungary, on behalf of the EU; Indonesia; Japan; Norway; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates (UAE); and the US.
In addition, ten submissions from admitted...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 August 2011: The Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) has released the report from its 14th meeting, during which the Board invited civil society to engage in a dialogue with the AFB in Durban, South Africa, at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UNFCCC, as well as discussions with institutions supporting the accreditation process of National Implementing Entities (NIE).
Also during the 20-22 June 2011 meeting in Bonn, Germany, the AFB invited Annex I Parties to make...
