16 March 2010: In a press conference held in New York, US, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon indicated he was “encouraged” by the response of governments, scientific institutions and environmental activists to the launch of the independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He also welcomed the support expressed by 110 countries representing over 80% of global emissions for the Copenhagen Accord, noting it was “an important advance toward Cancun.” read more
16 March 2010: The Trust Fund Committee of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), which met on 15 March 2009, in Manila, the Philippines, endorsed US$400 million in funding for Indonesia’s geothermal power sector to meet the Government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 26% by 2020. 
16 March 2010: The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee presented a “Preliminary study on discrimination in the context of the right to food” (A/HRC/13/32) for consideration by the 13th session of the UN Human Rights Council, which is meeting from 1-26 March 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland.
16 March 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published an initial summary report titled “National Economic, Environment and Development Study for Climate Change.” 
15 March 2010: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report titled “Environment Outlook for the Arab Region: Environment for Development and Human Well-being,” which outlines the multiple challenges facing the Arab region, from climate change and food insecurity to decreasing water availability and unemployment. 
15 March 2010: The 21st Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which convened in Roseau, Dominica, on 11-12 March 2010, discussed the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference among other things. 
15 March 2010: During a meeting on 15 March 2010, in Brussels, Belgium, the Council of the Environment Ministers of the EU adopted conclusions on climate change regarding the “Follow-up to the Copenhagen Conference.” 
3 March 2010: The Ramsar Convention’s Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) met in Gland, Switzerland, from 22-26 February 2010, for its ‘mid-term workshops’ to further progress its 2009-2012 Work Plan. 
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