The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 8th session of the Conference of the
Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will take place from Monday, 26 November to
Friday, 7 December 2012 at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar.
Christiana Figueres addresses AMCEN meeting 13 September
2012
Arusha, United Repulic of Tanzania
Speaking to Ministers at the 14th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the
Environment in Arusha, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres said that a
strong COP18 outcome could both help Africa adapt to climate change and speed up its
crucial low-carbon development. Statement (108 kB)
The one billionth certified emission reduction (CER) credit under the
Kyoto 7 September 2012
Bonn, Germany
Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will be issued today, marking an
impressive milestone for the world's leading greenhouse gas offset mechanism. The
CER will be issued to a project at a manufacturing plant in India that has switched its
fuel source from coal and oil to locally gathered biomass. Press release (159 kB)
First meeting of the Adaptation Committee held in Bangkok
13 September 2012
The Adaptation Committee successfully concluded its inaugural meeting in Bangkok. The
four-day meeting achieved its objective of developing activities for its three-year
work programme, evolving a sense of common purpose and a vision for the committee among
its members, and establishing good working relationships between members. Discussion
focused on articulating the strategic vision of the Committee, ranging from
accelerating climate-resilient investment and fostering synergies across all classes of
adaptation actors, to achieving coherence of adaptation considerations within and
outside the Convention process.
More on the Adaptation Committeë
Workshop focused on strengthening technology needs assessment
process
13 September 2012
Assisting developing countries in identifying and analysing priority technology needs
was the focus of a three-day workshop in Bangkok. The experience-sharing workshop on
technology needs assessments was held in response to a request by the Subsidiary Body
for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and in conjunction with the fourth
Technology Executive Committee meeting. It was jointly organized by United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and UNFCCC. The Technology Needs Assessment Project
provided a useful forum for participating countries to pinpoint the way forward using
environmentally sustainable technologies.
Press release
The Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action
(ADP) are encouraged that substantive work under the Durban Platform at the Bangkok
climate talks has been launched in roundtable discussions. The discussions include the
design of the new agreement to be adopted by 2015 which is to come into effect from
2020. Governments have started to outline how they envisage the broad contours and
architectural features of this agreement, and how the principles of the Convention will
shape it. They are identifying the main challenges and areas of work that need to
be considered to ensure an effective, fair and ambitious agreement.
Furthermore, governments have started identifying concrete actions to enable staying on
track to hold the global average temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius.
The discussions in the ADP have been thoughtful, constructive and rich in the exchange
of ideas and views. All governments have emphasized the importance of the successful
completion of the Bali Road Map and that the new agreement needs to build on successes
in domestic implementation of climate policies.
Roundtable discussions will continue during the course of the Bangkok climate talks
with the aim of building confidence in these discussions among governments to provide a
strong basis for further work in subsequent years.
President Designate of COP 18/CMP 8 1 September 2012
As nominated by the Asia-Pacific Group, the President-Designate for the 18th session of
the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 8th session of the Conference of
the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol is H.E.
Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah of the Government of Qatar. For more information on the
President-Designate: Read Biography (56 kB)
Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee, 30th meeting
26-28 September 2012 Bonn, Germany The provisional
agenda and its annotations for the 30th meeting of the JISC are available
online. More
View webcast (Available as of 26 September 2012)
Second webinar on long-term finance
21 September 2012
Online The second webinar on long-term finance took place on
21 September. Building on the topics covered during the first workshop and first
webinar, this second webinar covered a range of key issues related to adaptation
finance in developing countries. More
FCCC/SBI/2012/ MISC.12
Information from Parties on their experience with the implementation of the least developed countries work programme, including the updating and implementation of national adaptation programmes of action, and in accessing funds from the Least Developed Countries Fund. Submissions from Parties. more >>
FCCC/SBI/2012/MISC.9
Activities to implement the framework for capacity-building in developing countries under decision 2/CP.7. Submissions from Parties. more >>
FCCC/ARR/2011/ITA
Italy. Report of the individual review of the annual submission of Italy submitted in 2011. more >>
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