 Promotion
and strengthening of relationships,
synergies and cooperation with other
relevant conventions. Most governing bodies
of multilateral environmental agreements
include an agenda item along these lines at
each meeting, but what does this mean in
practice? …
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Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
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CITES ANIMALS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES |
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 Geneva,
25 April—The 24th meeting of the Animals
Committee (AC) of the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) convened from 20-24
April 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. The AC heard
reports from intersessional working groups and
issued recommendations on issues including:
sharks and stingrays, non-detriment findings (NDFs),
sea cucumber fisheries, the review of
significant trade (RST), and periodic review of
the appendices.
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IPCC DISCUSSES FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT |
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 Antalya,
24 April—The
30th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC), which convened from 21-23
April 2009 in Antalya, Turkey, focused mainly on
the scoping process for the Fifth Assessment
Report (AR5), with a view to providing guidance
to the climate change experts who will define
the outline of the Assessment during the AR5
scoping meeting to be held in Venice, Italy,
from 13-17 July 2009. The Panel also decided to
proceed with the preparation of a Special Report
on managing the risks of extreme events and
disasters, and agreed to hold a number of expert
meetings on topics such as human settlements and
the detection and attribution of anthropogenic
climate change.
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DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR LAND AND WATER
MANAGEMENT ADOPTS NAIROBI STATEMENT |
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Nairobi,
18 April—The
concluding Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation
for Land and Water Management was held at UN
Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in
Nairobi, Kenya, from 16-17 April 2009. The event
was co-hosted by UNEP and the Minister for
Development Cooperation of Denmark, Ulla Tørnæs.
Participants adopted a Nairobi Statement
consisting of six guiding principles on
sustainable development, resilience, governance,
information, economics and financing and
partnerships in the context of climate change
adaptation in land and water management.
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