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MITIGATION Fifth national communications review cycle completed
ADAPTATION Discussions at May session build momentum for adaptation
FINANCE First workshop on long-term finance held in Bonn
TECHNOLOGY TEC's fourth meeting to focus on implementing 2012 – 2013 workplan
CAPACITY BUILDING First meeting of the Durban Forum hailed a success |
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Progress was made in REDD-plus under the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) and in REDD in the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at the UN Climate Change Conference in May. REDD-plus outcomes will act as the starting point for discussions in Bangkok in August, and progress on REDD has been captured in a draft text. More...
Four work programmes on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) were launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in May, supported by the UNFCCC secretariat. The work programmes were mandated through the decisions of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (CMP) in Durban. More...
By mid-2012, the UNFCCC secretariat had organized and coordinated the in-depth reviews of all 40 fifth national communications (NC5) of Annex I Parties, which were due on 1 January 2010. With the reviews of Parties like Australia, the European Union, the Russian Federation and the United States of America in the first half of 2012, the review cycle of NC5 submitted under the Convention and under the Kyoto Protocol has thus been completed. More...
Fifty-three participants from the countries of the Eastern European and Asia-Pacific regions shared experiences and lessons learned in preparing and implementing nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country Parties (NAMAs), at a UNFCCC workshop in Yerevan, Armenia, from 2 to 4 July. More...
The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) adopted guidelines that streamline project assessment for small-scale projects, a move expected to extend the benefits of the CDM to underrepresented countries. The guidelines were adopted during the Board’s 68th meeting, which took place in Bonn in July. More... |
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During SB 36, progress was made on all Adaptation items, building momentum towards COP 18, with significant steps taken in relation to the process for national adaptation plans, least developed country matters and the work programme on loss and damage. More...
The first meeting of the Adaptation Committee is planned to take place soon after receipt of the pending membership nominations. During its first meeting, the Committee will initiate work on elaborating a three-year work plan, including defining milestones, activities, deliverables and resource requirements, in accordance with its agreed functions, for approval by COP 18. More...
Expert meetings under the work programme on loss and damage have been successfully held this year in Tokyo, Japan, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Mexico City, Mexico. Further expert meetings will take place later this year. More...
Parties and experts engaged with the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation recently met to discuss water, climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Mexico City, Mexico. More...
In reviewing the implementation of its work programme at its next meeting scheduled at the end of September, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group will focus on finalizing technical guidelines for the national adaptation plan (NAP) process, the support needs for the NAP process, and on regional training workshops aimed to strengthen the capacity of least developed countries to address adaptation through the national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) and the NAP process. More... |
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Negotiations on capacity-building and education made major headway at the Bonn Climate Change Conference in May. Two draft decisions on capacity-building in countries with economies in transition were recommended for adoption at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha. The Bonn session also launched the review of the amended New Delhi work programme on Article 6, which deals with climate change education, training and public awareness. More...
The inaugural Durban Forum on capacity building saw more than 200 people from diverse backgrounds come together to share experiences and challenges in building the capacity of developing countries to respond to climate change. People from governments, youth groups, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the private sector, the United Nations and academia took to the stage to tell their stories, signaling a shift to a more holistic way of tackling capacity building. More...
Delegates from 35 least developed countries gathered last month in Bonn, Germany, to attend a three-day workshop aimed to bolster their efforts on climate change education, public awareness and training, the main elements of Article 6 of the Convention. They shared their success stories but also spoke about the challenges of putting Article 6 to work in their countries. More... |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 June 2012
"... to demand emission reductions up and down its value chain, to produce products for low carbon living to educate consumers and to engage with decision makers." On Business Day at the Rio Conventions Pavilion at the Rio+20 conference, Christiana Figueres took stock of how far the world had come in recognizing the role of business in the solution to climate change, and outlines three things that must happen urgently with respect to governments, business and civil society. More...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 June 2012
At the Clean Revolution Summit held at Rio+20, Christiana Figueres outlined the reasons why subnational governments matter in the fight against climate change. More...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17 June 2012
On the occasion of setting the scene at the Expert Panel on Recognizing National Legislation at the 1st World Summit of Legislators, Christiana Figueres highlights the importance and relevance of national legislation to the international process and outlines recently-passed climate change legislation. More... |
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A new report based on scores of personal testimonies from refugees in Eastern Africa finds that climate change can make people more vulnerable and can also play a part in driving them into areas of conflict and ultimately across borders and into exile. More...
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan and the United Kingdom were announced as new country partners in an international initiative to cut a range of climate-damaging pollutants that also have health and agricultural impacts. More...
In a major report, the United Nations proposed a series of financial mechanisms to raise $400 billion annually for development needs, as many donor countries have cut back their assistance funding due to the global economic crisis. More...
The world's forests have a major role to play in the transition to a greener economy, but governments need to do more to ensure they are sustainably managed, according to a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). More...
Speaking at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that more than one hundred commitments and actions have been already mobilized in support of the UN’s global sustainable energy initiative. More... |
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For too long, green lifestyles have been put into two categories. On the one hand, we have the hair-shirt wearing, dreadlocked eco-hippies, and on the other we have the middle-class, white, yummy mummy. Green has either been too ‘out there’ for people or too expensive. Now is the time to bring everyone into the fold, but how? More...
A reed warbler sings from her nest, well hidden along the banks of a river that winds through a London park. But this is not just any urban refuge – it's the Olympic Park, in a once derelict and contaminated area of east London populated by industrial buildings and neglected waterways. More...
High-profile support for #endfossilfuelsubsidies campaign helps it to top trending topic in US and second place globally. More... |
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27 – 29 Aug
Bangkok, Thailand |
Regional Expert Meeting on Loss & Damage |
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30 Aug – 5 Sep
Bangkok, Thailand |
UN Climate Change Conference (Additional session of the Ad Hoc Working Groups) |
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6 – 8 Sep
Bangkok, Thailand |
Fourth meeting of the Technology Executive Committee |
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6 – 8 Sep
Bangkok, Thailand |
First meeting of the Standing Committee |
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