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CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE “TAKES NOTE” OF COPENHAGEN ACCORD |
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 Copenhagen,
20 December—Parties
to the United Nations Climate Change Conference,
which convened in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 7-19
December 2009, adopted a decision whereby the
Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change would “take note”
of the “Copenhagen Accord,” which was developed
through informal consultations during the
high-level segment and was attached to the
decision as an unofficial document. Parties also
agreed to establish a procedure whereby
countries supporting the Copenhagen Accord could
accede to it.
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Photo: L-R: Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke
Rasmussen; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon;
His Royal Highness Charles, the Prince of
Wales; UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer;
and UN Messenger of Peace Wangari Maathai |
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DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE DAYS HIGHLIGHT KEY ISSUES |
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Copenhagen,
15 December—The
“Development and Climate Days at COP 15”
event took place at The Concert House in
Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-14 December
2009, with discussions focusing on:
land, water and forests; justice, ethics
and humanitarian issues; planning
adaptation; and mitigation, finance and
the private sector.
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Photo: Session Discussing REDD and Development.
L-R: Pham Minh Thoa, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam;
George Wamukoya, Common Market for East and
Southern Africa; Maryanne Grieg-Gran,
International Institute for Environment and
Development; Dennis Garrity,
International Centre for Research in
Agroforestry; and John Drexhage,
International Institute for Sustainable
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FOREST DAY 3 SUPPORTS INCLUDING REDD+ IN CLIMATE AGREEMENT |
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Copenhagen,
14 December—A
summary statement developed during the third
Forest Day event, which convened on 13 December
2009, in parallel with the UN Copenhagen Climate
Change Conference, indicates that participants
supported including “REDD+ (including
conservation, sustainable forest management and
stock enhancement)” in the climate change
agreement.
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AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DAY DISCUSSES LINKS
BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE |
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Copenhagen,
13 December—The
Agriculture and Rural Development Day event,
which took place in parallel with the United
Nations Copenhagen Climate Change Conference,
sought to build consensus on ways to fully
incorporate agriculture into the post-Copenhagen
climate agenda and to discuss strategies and
actions needed to address climate change
adaptation and mitigation in the agriculture
sector.
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BUSINESS DAY EVENT CONVENES IN COPENHAGEN |
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Copenhagen,
12 December—Participants
at the Copenhagen Business Day event discussed
“2012: Realizing the potential of today’s
solutions,” “Actions now that set the course for
2020” and “Envisioning our 2050 future,” among
other session themes.
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