Conference Of Parties

Climate change a developing country perspective

This article looks at the issue of climate change from a developing country perspective and develops an outline of a win-win-oriented climate policy around development priorities. It demonstrates how the great climate debate between the

Publication Date:

10/07/2009

Author(s): B. Sudhakara Reddy, Gaudenz B. Assenza

Source: Current Science

Vol:

97

Issue:

1

pp:

50

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Natural Disasters, Conference Of Parties, Emission Targets, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Climate Adaptation, UNDP, UNEP, China, India, Developing Countries, Emissions Trading

Biodiversity

Alien invasion

Biodiversity is the source of all ecological goods and services that constitute the source of living of all. India is not only gifted with geographical, climatic, cultural and social diversity but is also endowed enormously with biological diversity.

Publication Date:

03/07/2009

Author(s): K. Venkataraman

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Ecosystems, Himalaya, Western Ghats, Conference Of Parties, Biodiversity, India

Biodiversity

Alien invasion

Biodiversity is the source of all ecological goods and services that constitute the source of living of all. India is not only gifted with geographical, climatic, cultural and social diversity but is also endowed enormously with biological diversity.

Publication Date:

03/07/2009

Author(s): K. Venkataraman

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Ecosystems, Himalaya, Western Ghats, Conference Of Parties, Biodiversity, India

Climate Change

Ad hoc working group on long-term cooperative action under the convention - negotiating text

This document was prepared by the Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) in response to the request from the AWG-LCA at its

Publication Date:

19/05/2009

Source: UNFCC Secretariat

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Conference Of Parties, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Developing Countries

Climate Change

Interim report of the GEF on the progress made in carrying out the Poznan strategic programme on technology transfer

The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at its fourteenth session (COP14) welcomed the Global Environment Facility

Publication Date:

19/05/2009

Source: UNFCC

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Conference Of Parties, Technology Transfer, Developing Countries

Climate Change

A text on other issues outlined in document FCCC/KP/AWG/2008/8

The United Nations took a step towards a new climate treaty on 15th May by publishing the first draft negotiating texts to help bridge a "great gulf" between options for rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Publication Date:

14/05/2009

Source: UNFCC Secretariat

Tags:

Kyoto Protocol, Conference Of Parties, Carbon Capture and Storage, Nuclear Power, Emissions Trading, Carbon Sinks, United States Of America (US)

Climate Change

Financial support to developing countries for climate change mitigation and adaptation: is the EU meeting its commitments?

The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) recently carried out an analysis of the extent to which the EU (and its then 15 Member States) fulfilled the solemn promises made to developing countries in the so-called 'Bonn Declaration' of 23 July 2001.

Publication Date:

28/01/2009

Author(s): Marc Pallemaerts, Jonathan Armstrong

Source: Institute for European Environmental Policy

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Conference Of Parties, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Adaptation Fund, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)

2009 is full of promise

I spent a week at the climate change conference in Poznan, and realized the world is in deep trouble and deeper denial. Worse, the denial is now entirely on the side of action. It is well

Publication Date:

14/01/2009

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Deforestation, Climate Change, Conference Of Parties, Emission Targets, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Capture and Storage, Emissions Trading, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Carbon Sinks, China, Poland, India, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)

Climate Change

The climate change brief for the incoming government

For Bangladesh to be able to have its voice heard in the marathon negotiations between January and December 2009, it needs to have a full-time climate change negotiating team in place, which will be able to participate in the negotiations on a continuous basis for the next twelve months,
writes Saleemul Huq

Publication Date:

06/01/2009

Source: New Age (Bangladesh)

Tags:

Climate Change, Conference Of Parties, Climate Adaptation, Bangladesh

Climate Change