Governance

UNFCCC Executive Secretary Addresses Petersberg Climate Dialogue

3 May 2010: Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), addressed the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which met from 2-4 May 2010 in Bonn, Germany, where he reflected on the Copenhagen meeting and the current status of the climate change process.

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FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean Discusses Climate Change

1 May 2010: The 31st Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) met in Panama City, Panama, from 26-30 April 2010 and considered, among other issues, the impacts of climate change on agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the region.

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SAARC Summit Focuses on Climate Change

29 April 2010: The Sixteenth Meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was held in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 28-29 April 2010, around the theme of climate change.

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Japan-EU Summit Determines Climate Cooperation Actions

28 April 2010: The 19th Japan-EU Summit convened in Tokyo, Japan, on 28 April 2010. Besides discussing Japan-EU bilateral relations, Summit leaders exchanged views on a number of key international questions including climate change.

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Public Comments on CDM Project Methodologies Available

26 April 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the public comments received on the two calls for public inputs relating to methodologies for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects.

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Third Meeting of BASIC Group Issues Joint Statement

25 April 2010: The third meeting on climate change of Ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) convened in Cape Town, South Africa, from 25-26 April 2010. The Group issued a Joint Statement on 25 April 2010.

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UNFCCC Publishes AWG-KP April Meeting Report

23 April 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the report (FCCC/KP/AWG/2010/3) of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), at its 11th session, held in Bonn, Germany, from 9-11 April 2010.

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Brazil Convenes IBSA and BRIC Meetings

15 April 2010: Government representatives from Brazil met with their counterparts from India and South Africa (IBSA), and with Russia, India and China (BRIC), in Brasilia, Brazil, on 15 April 2010, to discuss climate change among other issues.

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Event: Roundtable Consultations on Joint Implementation

In conjunction with its 22nd meeting, the Joint Implementation (JI) Supervisory Committee (JISC) will hold roundtable consultations on current JI issues, including: the concept of materiality in JI; changes to projects during implementation; experiences with the verification procedure under the JISC; and outreach activities on JI. The consultations will provide an opportunity for stakeholders with practical experience and knowledge of JI to have discussions with the JISC and share their views on the issues listed above, which are the present priority areas for the JISC. Stakeholders with practical experience are invited to express their interest to participate in the consultations by 14 May 2010.  

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UNECE Pollutant Release Protocol Close to Operationalization

23 April 2010: The first meeting of the governing body of the 2003 Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) culminated in the adoption of a declaration and a set of decisions to operationalize the Protocol. 

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