The final days of
the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznań, Poland, should, if
nothing else, provide an indication of how much work remains to be
done in the coming year. …
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Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
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2008 UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TO
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 Poznań,
11 December—The
UN Climate Change Conference in Poznań is
convening in Poland from 1-12 December 2008.
Delegates are meeting in the fourteenth
Conference of the Parties to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change and
fourth Conference of the Parties serving as
the Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto
Protocol, and four subsidiary bodies: the
fourth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group
on Long-term Cooperative Action under the
Convention; the resumed sixth session of the
Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments
for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto
Protocol; and the twenty-ninth sessions of
the Subsidiary Body for Implementation and
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice.
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Photo: A view of the
dais during one of the COP/MOP plenaries |
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CMS COP 9 AND ASSOCIATED MEETINGS CONCLUDE, SHARKS AND
CHEETAH LISTED ON APPENDICES |
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 Rome,
9 December—The
ninth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties (COP9) to the Convention on the
Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild
Animals (CMS) was held from 1-5 December
2008, in Rome, Italy. COP9 was preceded by
several associated meetings from 27-30
November: the first Meeting of the Parties
(MOP1) to the Gorilla Agreement; the seventh
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)/Global
Environment Facility (GEF) Siberian Crane
Wetlands Project Steering Committee meeting;
the 34th CMS Standing Committee meeting; and
the Aridland Mammals meeting. The second
meeting on International Cooperation on
Migratory Sharks Under the Convention on
Migratory Species convened from 6-8 December
2008, immediately following COP9. CMS COP9
adopted 17 resolutions and five
recommendations, and listed 11 species on
Appendix I of the Convention, including
three dolphin species and the West African
manatee, as well as the cheetah, with the
exception of the populations of Botswana,
Zimbabwe and Namibia for which quotas are in
place under the Convention on the
International Trade of Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
More CMS COP 9.
More Sharks.
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Photo: Group
photograph at the end of the meeting. |
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OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS ATTEND DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE DAYS |
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Poznań, 8 December—The
“Development and Climate Days at COP 14”
(D&C Days) event took place in Poznań,
Poland, from 6-7 December 2008, in parallel
to the UN Climate Change Conference. The
event sought to provide a platform for
individuals and organizations working on the
issues of development and climate change to
exchange experiences, share the latest
science and best practices, and promote
linkages between development and climate
change.
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FOREST DAY 2 ADDRESSES FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
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Poznań, 7 December—The
second Forest Day event, held in Poznań,
Poland, on 6 December 2008, brought together
nearly 900 participants to facilitate
discussions on the potential to incorporate
forests into climate change mitigation and
adaptation strategies at both the global and
national level. A drafting committee
representing members of the CPF produced a
summary of key messages that emerged in the
course of the day, to be forwarded to the
UNFCCC Secretariat. Key messages included:
that climate change adaptation and
mitigation are linked, particularly in the
context of forests; that it is important to
involve women, the poor, and indigenous
peoples in the design and operation of
forest-related climate change policies; and
that forests provide significant co-benefits
beyond carbon storage. Differing views were
expressed on whether and how these benefits
should be monetized and included in a
potential regime for REDD.
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