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Essential Background
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The Convention and the Protocol
Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty -- the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to
cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. More recently, a number of nations approved
an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto
Protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. The UNFCCC secretariat supports all
institutions involved in the climate change process, particularly the COP, the subsidiary bodies and
their Bureau.
This section contains numerous resources -- for beginners or experts -- such as introductory and
in-depth publications, the official UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol texts and a search engine to the UNFCCC
library.
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Kyoto Protocol -- What it means
The Kyoto Protocol, an international and legally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions worldwide, entered into force on 16 February 2005.
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Interactive map and reporting system for the CDM
The CDM project map shows the location of CDM activities worldwide. Visitors can
travel around the globe and learn about the location and many details of each
project. In addition to this, a series of new graphs provide detailed breakdowns
about the range, distribution of such projects that highlight national participation,
project impacts and the status of project registration.
For more information, visit the CDM project map or reports.
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UNFCCC E-Newsletter
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Distributed bimonthly, the UNFCCC E-Newsletter provides a comprehensive overview of major news and
announcements, along with practical information about upcoming events.
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