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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Date and venue of future talks

To assist Parties and observers in their planning, the secretariat confirms that the first session of Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention and the first part of the fifth session of the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG) will be held on 31 March - 4 April 2008. The venue for the sessions will be announced as soon as possible following the completion of on going consultations with a potential host and the settlement of budgetary questions.

United Nations Climate Change Conference - Bali, 3 - 14 December 2007

Delegates rise to applaud the decision to adopt the "Bali roadmap" for a future international agreement on climate change

The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, took place at the Bali International Convention Centre and brought together representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the media. The two week period included the sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, its subsidiary bodies as well as the Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol. A ministerial segment in the second week concluded the Conference.
Decisions adopted by COP 13 and CMP 3

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Events

	UNFCCC Executive Secretary speaks at Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and Caribbean Santo Domingo 31 January 2008 Yvo de Boer addressed participants at the 16th Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 27 January to 1 February 2008. Speech (92 kB) Press release (143 kB) esp (144 kB) UNEP website
	UNFCCC Executive Secretary gives opening presentation at Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change Honolulu 30 January 2008 At the second instalment of the US-sponsored Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer gave the opening presentation on the outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali and the challenges facing the international community in developing a post-2012 climate change agreement by the end of 2009. Presentation (39 kB)
	Business Leaders in Davos Call for a Clear Post-2012 Climate Change Agreement Geneva and Davos 25 January 2008 Leading business figures expect clear results from a future framework agreement that includes internationally agreed emission targets to optimize its contribution to tackling climate change, guide investment decisions and avoid market distortions. Press release
	The Annual Meeting 2008 begins in Davos Davos, Switzerland 23 January 2008 Participants have arrived in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, which starts today. On the first afternoon there will be a World Economic Brainstorming, where participants will work together to identify the most pressing threat to growth and prioritize a plan of action. The opening session itself will address two of the key issues facing the world, climate change and terrorism. WEF website
	UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Yvo de Boer, responds to 'The Davos Question' posed to the public and the participants of the 2008 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum View video
	Host Country Agreement concerning United Nations Climate Change Conference - Poznan, 2008 signed in Bonn Bonn, 17 January 2008 H.E. Mr. Maciej Nowicki, Minister of Environment of Poland and Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, on Thursday signed the Host Country Agreement between the Government of Poland and the Secretariat concerning the United Nations Climate Change Conference - Poznan, 2008. According to Minister Nowicki, the conference - COP14/CMP4 - will be a "crucial stepping stone" on the way to COP15/CMP5 in Copenhagen. According to Executive Secretary de Boer, "Poznan will be critical to move towards common understanding of the financial and technical tools that are the essential catalysts for the global fight of climate change in both rich and developing countries."

Meetings

	CDM EB 37 - Thirty-seventh Meeting of the Executive Board Bonn, Germany 31 January - 1 February 2008 The agenda and its annotations for the thirty-seventh meeting of the CDM Executive Board are available online. More View On-demand webcast

In Focus

New publication
A new publication from the UNFCCC has been released highlighting the concerns and needs of developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change. pdf-icon Climate change: Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in developing countries (3176 kB) draws heavily on information provided at the regional workshops on adaptation under decision 1/CP.10.

News

Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism passes 100 millionth certified emission reduction milestone
Bonn, Germany
18 December 2007
The 100 millionth certified emission reduction (CER) credit under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism has been issued, marking an important environmental, development and carbon market milestone on the road to a low-carbon future.
pdf-icon Press release (130 kB)

UN Breakthrough on climate change reached in Bali
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
15 December 2007
187 countries meeting in Bali on Saturday agreed to launch
negotiations towards a crucial and strengthened international climate change deal.
pdf-icon Press release (155 kB) esp (144 kB) fre (151 kB) rus (158 kB) ger (168 kB)