2007 ended with
drama for those who follow the international environmental
policymaking process,
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Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
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BALI CLIMATE CONFERENCE AGREES ON “ROADMAP” |
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 Bali,
16 December—The
December 2007 UN Climate Change Conference
in Bali, Indonesia, has concluded with an
agreement on a “Bali roadmap.” The
agreement, which was reached a full day
after the 3-14 December 2007 meeting was
scheduled to conclude, establishes a process
to reach agreement by 2009 on commitments
for emissions reductions in the post-2012
period, when the Kyoto Protocol’s first
commitment period expires. Delegates also
agreed on a draft decision establishing an
Adaptation Fund. The Fund will have a Global
Environment Facility-based secretariat, the
World Bank as trustee, and 16
representatives of parties to the Kyoto
Protocol on the board. These institutional
arrangements will be reviewed every three
years.
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Photo: L-R: UNFCCC
Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer; COP
President Rachmat Witoelar; and COP Secretary
Richard Kinley |
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MEETING EXAMINES OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON
MIGRATORY SHARKS |
  Mahé,
14 December—The
Meeting to Identify and Elaborate an Option
for International Cooperation on Migratory
Sharks under the Convention on Migratory
Species (CMS) took place in Mahé, Seychelles
from 11-13 December 2007. Although the
meeting uncovered a divergence in NGO and
government preferences on the legal nature
and species scope of a possible agreement on
migratory sharks, there was broad support
for the involvement of existing regional and
intergovernmental organizations and
agreement on key elements for the
instrument. Participants established an
intersessional steering group to advance the
work, with the expectation of concluding the
instrument at the ninth meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the CMS,
scheduled for 1-5 December 2008. The
discussions resulted in two outputs: a
general statement on the purpose and process
of the meeting, and a statement on the
outcomes of the meeting, which will guide
future work on the process.
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High-Level Symposium: Results-Oriented Development
Cooperation: Pursuing National Interests:
19-20 January 2008, Cairo, Egypt |
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Sixth Meeting of the CBD Open-Ended Working Group on Access
and Benefit-Sharing:
21-25 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland |
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The International Coral Reef Initiative General Meeting:
22-25 January 2008, Washington, DC, US |
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Fourth Austrian JI/CDM Workshop:
24-25 January 2008, Vienna, Austria |
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CSD Regional Implementation Meeting for Europe and North
America:
28-29 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland |
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