Engr sanusl abdullahi came the the unfccc studio to talk about the effects of climate change being seen at lake chad. United nations climate change conference 2011 cop 17 and cmp 7 durban, 28 november 9 december 2011 daily programme addendum the highlevel segment will continue on thursday, 8 december in plenary baobab with national statements by ministers from parties, observer states and entities as well as party. To visit the official website click here or visit the official facebook page. The 195 unfccc members united nations framework convention on climate change will be discussing for two weeks on some major issues regarding the international response to climate change. United nations climate change conference 2011 cop 17 and. Environmental education worldwide, melanie hardwood, educcate. Christian aid believes doha gives governments a vital opportunity to advance global cooperation in confronting the challenge of climate change. During cop16 in cancun, the matter of governing the gcf was entrusted to the newly founded green climate fund board, and the world bank was chosen as the temporary trustee. Talks are now over at the cop17 united nations climate conference in durban, south africa. Cop 17 durban center for climate and energy solutions. Was the durban climate change conference a success. United nations climate change conference durban, 28.
The united nations climate change conference, durban 2011, will bring together representatives of the worlds governments, international organizations and civil society. Despite growing support for an integrated approach to agricultural adaptation to, and mitigation of, climate change, financial and policy actions have been slow to materialize in most countries and at the global level, including the united nations framework convention on climate change fccc. The conference dates are 28 november 2011 to 9 december 2011. In the second largest meeting of its kind, the negotiations advanced, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the convention and the kyoto protocol, the bali action plan, and the cancun agreements. Durban, south africathe 17th conference of the parties cop17 of the united nations framework convention on climate change pulled back from the brink of collapse at around 3. Transcript delegates from nearly 200 nations will meet in durban, south africa, this week to discuss international action on. The meeting included proceedings of the second part of the 14th session of the adhoc working. A 36hour marathon extension was necessary before an agreement was hammered out and signed by the 194 nations that attended this conference, which is properly called the 17th conference of the parties cop17 to the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc and the 7th session of the conference of the.
Climate change and global sustainability resources. United nations framework convention on climate change unfccc is an international environmental treaty. The discussions will seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the convention and the kyoto protocol, as well as the bali action plan, agreed at cop in 2007, and the cancun agreements, reached at cop 16. Hope at last at the durban conference on climate change durban deal will not avert catastrophic climate change, say scientists green groups warn of risk to planet, claiming the legally binding. Durban climate conference 2011 european commission. Durban climate change conference 2011 latest latest coverage from the united nations climate change conference in durban, where 194 countries are.
This guide provides information and useful resources on issues relating to climate change including global climate change conferences and. United nations climate change conference durban, 28 november 9 december 2011 cop17cmp7 united nations climate change conference 2011 durban, south africa. Pdf the outcomes of the durban climate change conference leave plenty. Iisd rs coverage of selected side events at the durban climate change conference november 2011, 28 november 9 december 2011, durban, south africa iisd rs summary report of the thirtyfourth session of the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc, 1819 november 2011, kampala, uganda english. The united nations climate change conference in durban, south africa, was held from 28 november 11 december 2011. Change conference in durban, south africa, adopted a. The united nations climate change conference has concluded its seventeenth session cop 17cmp 7 in durban, south africa, meeting from 28 november to the early hours of 11 december 2011. Climate change impacts are diverse and farreaching. Copenhagen conference in 2009 and in the standard note on the cancun conference in 2010.
Canadas withdrawal is also a timely reminder that, while negotiators at the durban climate conference burned the midnight oil over the weekend to agree on a. This page contains eu media materials related to the conference as well as presentations made at eu side events in durban. The durban climate change conference is finally over. The meeting of the parties to the united nations framework conference on climate change or cop17 here in durban is similar to many of the other cops which i have attended in nairobi, bali, poznans, copenhagen and cancun and yet, i discern a very different mood among the participants in durban. The conference in durban is being referred to in different ways by different groups. Durban climate change conference november 2011 unfccc. Durban climate conference house of commons library. Pdf the durban climate conference between success and. For those who would prefer a physical copy to read, the narrative will be available as a free, downloadable pdf at the end of the year.
The united nations climate change conference, durban 2011, delivered a breakthrough on the international communitys response to climate change. The 17th conference of the parties cop17 to the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc and the 7th session of the conference of the parties serving as the meeting of the parties cmp7 to the kyoto protocol, is being held in the city of durban, south africa. Durban climate change conference 2011 latest telegraph. Background on previous annual meetings can be found in the library paper on the. The united nations climate change conference in durban, south africa, begins. Memo11895 1112 2011 durban conference delivers breakthrough for climate eu press briefing 09 december 2011 eu press briefing 07 december 2011 eu press briefing 05 december 2011 eu press briefing 28 november 2011. Expectations were lower than low for the seventeenth conference of the parties of the united. Latin american countries could use this fund to help adapt to climate change impacts and reduce their emissions. Durban climate change conference showed that obamas pledge to restore the us to a position of leadership has fallen flat. Durban climate change conference november 2011, 28. The 2011 united nations climate change conference cop17 was held in durban, south africa, from 28 november to 11 december 2011 to establish a new treaty to limit carbon emissions. United nations climate change conference in durban, south.
Durban climate change conference novemberdecember 2011. At the united nations climate change conference in durban, south africa, the nations of the world are struggling to address a problem thats racing far. Warsaw room ecodevelopment and resilient energy policies organiser. The durban conference made some progress with the technical details of the green climate fund, which was initially agreed upon at the cancun conference last year. The durban conference and climate change in latin america. Reflections on the climate change conference in durban. Oecd expert involvement focused on green growth and climate change, adaptation and mitigation, carbon accounting, improving transparency mrv, climate finance and technology. Nations tuesday, 6 december 2011 united nations climate change conference 2011 cop 17 and cmp 7 durban, 28 november. Find the latest headlines and stories for durban climate change conference 2011. With us today, we have special envoy for climate change mr. Establishment of an ad hoc working group on the durban platform for enhanced action proposal by the president the conference of the parties, recognizing that climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet and thus requires to be urgently addressed by all. The united nations climate change conference, durban 2011, held from 28 november to 9 december 2011 brought together representatives of the worlds governments, international organizations and. Outcome of the work of the ad hoc working group on further commitments for annex i parties under the kyoto protocol at its sixteenth session. It took pace in durban, south africa, between the 28th of november and 9th of december 2011.
A treaty was not established, but the conference agreed to establish a legally binding deal comprising all countries by 2015, which was to take effect in 2020. The discussions will seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the convention and the kyoto protocol. Read latest news stories about durban climate change conference 2011. Download the iisd rs summary of the meeting in html or pdf format. But the impacts are most directly felt at the local level, where communities have to deal with the impacts. The 2011 cop 17 was held in durban, south africa, from 28 november to 9 december 2011. Durban climate change conference 2011 news stories. What does canadas withdrawal from kyoto protocol mean. In durban, governments clearly recognized the need to draw up the blueprint for a fresh universal, legal agreement to deal with climate change beyond 2020, where all will play their part to the best of. The united nations climate change conference cop17cmp7 took place in durban, south africa, from 27 november to 11 december 2011. Nations framework convention on climate change unfccc. Establishment of an ad hoc working group on the durban. The hardfought outcome at cop 17 in durban hinged largely on a political compromise that would keep kyoto alive on a limited, transitional basis, while pointing the way toward a new pact under the unfccc putting. United nations climate change conference wikipedia.
In what could prove to be a key transitional moment, governments meeting at the united nations climate change conference in durban, south africa, adopted a package of decisions initiating another phase of the kyoto protocol and simultaneously launching a new round of talks aimed at producing a successor agreement starting in 2020. This short piece by katarina hazuchova describes the background and content of the durban conference on climate change, which was agreed in december 2011. As anticipated, the conference of the parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc, serving also as the meeting of the. The world has just agreed an historic new climate change deal in durban but what does it mean for you.