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record for the breadth of activities on
international environment and sustainable
development policy making. Naturally,
climate change continued to dominate
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CSD 17 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OPENS |
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York, 13 May—The 17th session of the Commission on
Sustainable Development is nearing its
conclusion at UN Headquarters. Meeting from 4-15
May, delegates are negotiating decisions on
agriculture, rural development, land, drought,
desertification and Africa. The High-Level
Segment is also taking place during CSD’s final
days.
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Photo: L-R: CSD Chair Gerda Verburg
of the Netherlands. and UN Deputy
Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro |
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ICCM2 CONVENES IN GENEVA |
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Geneva,
13 May—The
International Conference on Chemicals Management
is addressing a heavy agenda at its second
session, which is taking place from 11-15 May.
Delegates are considering such issues as
financial and technical resources for
implementation, emerging policy matters, and
national capacities.
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STOCKHOLM CONVENTION LISTS NINE NEW CHEMICALS |
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Geneva, 9 May—The
fourth Conference of the Parties (COP4)
to the Stockholm Convention on
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) has
ended in agreement to add nine new
chemicals to the Convention. The final
agreement also included decisions on
financial and technical assistance,
although debates on a non-compliance
mechanism were deferred to COP5.
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Photo: Delegates on the final night of
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UNFF8 ADOPTS RESOLUTION, DEFERS FINANCING DECISION |
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New York,
2 May—The
United Nations Forum on Forests has wrapped up
its eighth session in New York with agreement on
a resolution about forests in a changing
environment, enhanced cooperation and cross-sectoral
policy and programme coordination, and regional
and subregional inputs. However, delegates were
not able to agree on financing for sustainable
forest management, and will return to the issue
at UNFF’s next session.
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WORKSHOP ADDRESSES ECONOMIC RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE |
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Cairo,
1 May—A
UNFCCC technical workshop has been held on
increasing economic resilience to climate change
and reducing reliance on vulnerable economic
sectors through economic diversification. The
event was convened under the UNFCCC’s Nairobi
Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and
adaptation to climate change.
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Eighth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues:
18-29 May 2009, New York, USA. |
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International Marine Conservation Congress:
20-24 May 2009, Washington DC, USA. |
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G8 Development Ministers’ Meeting:
21-23 May 2009, Pecara, Italy. |
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G8 Energy Ministers’ Meeting:
24-25 May 2009, Rome, Italy. |
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High-level Conference on Fighting Climate Change with Carbon
Capture and Storage:
27-28 May 2009, Bergen, Norway. |
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