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

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July 2008: Nine young people representing the participants in the “Junior 8” (J8)

Summit, held in Chitose City, Hokkaido, Japan, from 2-9 July 2008, presented

their proposals for global development to the leaders of the Group of Eight Industrialized

Countries (G8), in an initiative led by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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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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June 2008: Many Strong Voices (MSV), a collaboration between Arctic and Small

Island Developing States (SIDS) that seeks to promote the well-being of these

areas vulnerable to climate change, released a five-year action plan on 25 June

2008.

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June 2008: Speaking at the twenty-fifth African Regional Conference,

Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Jacques

Diouf, underlined the challenges of climate change and the recent rise in food

prices for African agriculture.

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June 2008: In a message on the occasion of UN World Day to Combat

Desertification, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

highlighted the role of poor farmers and herders in stopping or reversing land

degradation in areas affected by desertification.

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June 2008: The WFP Executive Board has adopted a new four-year strategic plan to address hunger needs arising from recent

food price increases and shortages, as well as to fight hunger more strategically.

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5 June 2008: Addressing the

High-Level Conference on World Food Security (3-5 June 2008, Rome, Italy),

UNEP’s Deputy Executive Director Angela Cropper cautioned against a

reductionist model to agricultural production that reduces farming to a simple

process of intensification and ignores the wealth of agricultural biodiversity.

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June 2008: In a message to the High-Level Conference on World Food Security

(3-5 June 2008, Rome, Italy), Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), underlined the current loss of

agricultural and livestock biodiversity, which he said is further increased by

climate change.

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June 2008: The Third African Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 12-13 June 2008. Discussions will focus on the

theme “Climate Change, an additional challenge for meeting the MDGs in Africa.”

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