Governance

CARICOM-Mexico Summit Issues Climate Change Declaration

22 February 2010: The Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gathered for their first Summit in the Mexican Riviera Maya on 21 February 2010, to discuss tackling joint challenges, including climate change.

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ECLAC Regional Coordination Mechanism Discusses MDGs, Climate Change Negotiations

18 February 2010: The Regional Coordination Mechanism for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UN system met in Mexico City, Mexico, to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), climate change, the political situation in the region, and the UN's contribution to regional cooperation.

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UNFCCC Secretariat Releases Individual Review of Luxembourg’s Annual Submission

17 February 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the individual review of the annual submission of Luxembourg submitted in 2009 (FCCC/ARR/2009/LUX).

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Event: AWG-KP and AWG-LCA

The Bureau of UNFCCC COP 15 decided, on 22 February 2010, that the next round of AWG-KP and AWG-LCA meetings should take place from 9-11 April 2010, with preparatory regional group meetings on 8 April.  

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EU Prepares for Resuming Climate Change Negotiations

18 February 2010: European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has written to EU Heads of State and Government outlining next steps in the Commission's work on climate change.

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UNFCCC Secretariat Releases Report of SBSTA 31

12 February 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) on its 31st session, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 8-12 December 2009 (FCCC/SBSTA/2009/8).

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UNFCCC Executive Secretary to Step Down

18 February 2010: Yvo de Boer has announced that he will resign his position as UNFCCC Executive Secretary as of 1 July 2010.

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FAO Publishes Information Note on Agriculture in the Post-Copenhagen Process

18 January 2010: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released an information note on the potential role for agriculture in the post-Copenhagen process.

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UNFCCC Secretariat Releases Report of the Individual Review of the Annual Submissions of Italy, Japan and Estonia

12 February 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the reports of the individual review of the annual submissions of the Governments of Italy, Japan and Estonia, submitted in 2009.

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CBD Finance Meeting Addresses Climate Change Funding and Biodiversity

February 2010: The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat has circulated its Monthly Bulletin of Activities for January 2010, including a report on a workshop on innovative financial mechanisms, which addressed, among other items, climate change funding and biodiversity.

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