A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental
Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy

11 July 2008: The World Intellectual Property Organization

(WIPO) will hold a symposium on Patent Landscaping and Transfer of Technology

under Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) on 26 August 2008, in

Geneva, Switzerland.

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July 2008: The UN Climate Change Secretariat has announced the launch of its

fellowship programme, which aims to contribute to building capacity for

addressing climate change in parties not included in Annex I to the Convention,

in particular parties that are small

island developing States or Least Developed Countries.

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10 July 2008: In the North-East Gallery of the UN Visitors'

Lobby, an exhibit entitled “The Amazon Forest & Climate Change” opened on

10 July 2008, and will be on display until 6 August 2008.

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11

July 2008: The July 2008 issue of the

Nairobi Work Programme eUpdate features stories on: the Nairobi Work

Programme’s entry into its second phase; action pledges to carry out adaptation

work; calls for action; the adaptation practices interface, which at present

focuses on capacity building and practice; engagement with the private sector

on adaptation; and upcoming 2008 work programme activities and meetings.

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8 July 2008: The Group

of Eight Industrialized Countries (G8) Hokkaido Toyako

Summit took place from 7-9 July 2008

in Japan. On 8 July, the G8 leaders agreed on a Document on Environment and

Climate Change. The leaders of the G8

agreed to share with parties to the UNFCCC the vision of a goal of achieving at

least 50% reduction of global emissions by 2050, recognizing that this global

challenge can only be met by the contributions from all major economies,

consistent with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and

respective capabilities.

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9 July 2008: The

Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies took place on 9 July 2008, in Hokkaido,

Japan, in conjunction with the G8 Summit. The leaders of Australia, Brazil,

Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy,

Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom,

and the United States issued a Declaration, which had been agreed during a

previous meeting held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 21-22 June 2008.

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July 2008:

The thirteenth World Water Congress will take place in Montpellier, France, from 1-4

September 2008, and will be organized under the theme “Global Changes and Water

Resources: Confronting the Expanding and Diversifying Pressures.”

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5 July 2008: The Workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change

took place from 29 June to 4 July 2008, in Kushiro, Japan. It was

co-organized by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and

the Kushiro International Wetland Centre, in partnership with the Japan-UNDP

Partnership Fund and the Secretariats of the Ramsar Convention and the

Convention on Biological Diversity.

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July 2008: This training course is organized by the UN

Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) office in Rabat and is

scheduled to take place from 13-17 October 2008 in Rabat, Morocco

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5 June 2008:

Speaking on the occasion of World Environment Day 2008, on 5 June 2008,

Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said that this year’s slogan, “CO2: Kick the

Habit! Towards a Low

Carbon Economy,” reminds the international community of its duty to strive for

a carbon and climate-neutral society. He stressed that there is sufficient knowledge

on the nature, scope and impact of environmental degradation and climate change

to warrant urgent action.

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