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<p>We must mitigate and adapt to climate change. On this, the international community is agreed. But exactly how to do that is still up for debate. There were high hopes that last year’s UN climate talks in Copenhagen would deliver a legally binding agreement for action on climate change. But the outcome — the Copenhagen Accord — was instead a political...
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, believes that protected areas lie at the heart of all effective biodiversity conservation strategies. They offer much more as well: clean water, food security, health and wealth; protection against natural disasters; carbon sequestration; recreational opportunities; sacred natural sites; homes and employment.
The Programme of...
This report provides background information and a framework for discussing mountain issues in the context of the current climate change dialogue. It synthesizes the state of current knowledge and provides an overview of the evolution and status of the global Mountain Agenda from the time it was agreed upon during the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Climate change offers humanity no second chances. An agreement struck at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 could pave the way for a post-2012 climate regime that staves off catastrophic climate change. Delay or failure will certainly multiply the costs of responding to its negative impacts - costs that are already being borne by poor people...
Climate change offers humanity no second chances. An agreement struck at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 could pave the way for a post-2012 climate regime that staves off catastrophic climate change. Delay or failure will certainly multiply the costs of responding to its negative impacts - costs that are already being borne by poor people. Rich countries must...
Le sommet de Copenhague présentait une occasion unique d'empêcher que le monde ne courre à la catastrophe et de garantir la sécurité de notre avenir à tous sur cette planète. C'est aussi ce qu'exigeait l'immense mobilisation publique mondiale. Mais les dirigeants des grandes puissances ont négocié en fonction de leurs seuls int...
Copenhague era la oportunidad única de sacar al mundo de una trayectoria hacia el desastre climático y conducirlo hacia un futuro seguro para todos los que vivimos en este pequeño planeta. Una movilización pública masiva en todo el mundo así lo pedía. Pero los líderes de las principales potencias negociaron en función de sus...
Climate-related shocks are affecting the lives of millions of poor people with increasing frequency and severity. Without urgent action, recent development progress will stall – then go into reverse.
The forthcoming UNHigh Level Event on Climate Change in New York and the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh in September 2009 provide a historic opportunity for national leaders to...
The report details the decisions adopted by the Conference of Parties at the thirteenth session, held in December 2007. This included:
- 1/CP.13 Bali Action Plan
- 2/CP.13 Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to stimulate action
- 3/CP.13 Development and transfer of technologies under the...
This is the addendum to Part Two of the report of the Conference of the Parties (Action taken by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its third session). Decisions adopted include:
- 1/CMP.3 Adaptation Fund
- 2/CMP.3 Further guidance relating to the clean development mechanism ...
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