Climate change
Description
For many, a warming climatic system is expected to impact the availability of basic necessities like freshwater, food security, and energy, while efforts to redress climate change, both through adaptation and mitigation, will similarly inform and shape the global development agenda. The links between climate change and sustainable development are strong. Poor and developing countries, particularly least developed countries, will be among those most adversely affected and least able to cope with the anticipated shocks to their social, economic and natural systems.
The international political response to climate change began at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, where the ‘Rio Convention’ included the adoption of the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This convention set out a framework for action aimed at stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to avoid “dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” The UNFCCC which entered into force on 21 March 1994, now has a near-universal membership of 197 parties. In December 2015, the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21/CMP1) convened in Paris, France, and adopted the Paris Agreement, a universal agreement which aims to keep a global temperature rise for this century well below 2 degrees Celsius, with the goal of driving efforts to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States express their commitment to protect the planet from degradation and take urgent action on climate change. The Agenda also identifies, in its paragraph 14, climate change as “one of the greatest challenges of our time” and worries about “its adverse impacts undermine the ability of all countries to achieve sustainable development. Increases in global temperature, sea level rise, ocean acidification and other climate change impacts are seriously affecting coastal areas and low-lying coastal countries, including many least developed countries and Small Island Developing States. The survival of many societies, and of the biological support systems of the planet, is at risk”.
Sustainable Development Goal 13 aims to “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact”, while acknowledging that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global response to climate change.
More specifically, the associated targets of SDG 13 focus on the integration of climate change measures into national policies, the improvement of education, awareness-raising and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warnings. SDG 13’s alphabetical targets also call for the implementation of the commitment undertaken at the UNFCCC and for the promotion of mechanisms able to increase capacity for effective climate –change related planning and management in least developed countries and Small Island Developing States.
The outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference, the Future We Want, underscores climate change as “an inevitable and urgent global challenge with long-term implications for the sustainable development of all countries”. Through the document, Member States express their concern about the continuous rising of emissions of greenhouse gases and the vulnerability of all countries, particularly developing countries, to the adverse impacts of climate change. Given these concerns, Member States have called for the widest cooperation and participation of all countries in an effective and appropriate international response to climate change.
Title | Category | Date |
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Thailand | Waste Management and Chemicals | 12-May-2011 |
Mr. Sha Zukang | Ministerial Roundtable | 14-May-2008 |
China | Ministerial Roundtable | 14-May-2008 |
Montenegro | Ministerial Roundtable | 14-May-2008 |
Switzerland | Ministerial Roundtable | 14-May-2008 |
United States of America | Ministerial Roundtable | 14-May-2008 |
Australia | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Brazil | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
European Union | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Group of 77 & China | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Ghana | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Guatemala | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Iran | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Jamaica | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Japan | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Marshall Islands | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Norway | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Solomon Islands | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
South Africa | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Switzerland | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Tanzania | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Major Group: Business & Industry | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Major Group: Farmers | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Major Group: NGOs | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
SBI | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Major Group: Science & Technology | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Climate Change | 1-May-2007 |
Malaysia | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
South Africa | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
Turkey | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
United Kingdom | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
Zimbabwe | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
OAPEC on Climate Change | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
UN-HABITAT on Climate Change | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
Major Group: Women on Climate Change | Energy/Climate Change (CONT.) | 2-May-2007 |
Major Group: Farmers | Ministerial Roundtable | 9-May-2007 |
Meeting the Climate-Change Challenge Avoiding the Unmanageable & Managing the… | Ministerial Roundtable | 9-May-2007 |
Australia (Part 1) | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Australia (Part 2) | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Japan | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Senegal | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Switzerland | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Thailand | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
United Kingdom | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: Business & Industry | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: NGOs | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: Science & Technology | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: Women | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 3-May-2006 |
Australia | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
China | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
European Union | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
France | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Iceland | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Japan | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Pakistan | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Panama | Climate Change | 4-May-2006 |
Saudi Arabia | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Sweden | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
United Kingdom | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: Science & Technology | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: Women | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Climate Change | 3-May-2006 |
Canada | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
European Union | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Indonesia | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Japan | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Netherlands | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Norway | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Sri Lanka | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
United Kingdom | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
International Cooperation through a Strong Partnership between ICLEI and Strategies for… | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Major Group: Business & Industry | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Major Group: Children & Youth | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Major Group: Science & Technology | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Major Group: Women | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
European Union | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
France | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
India | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Japan | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Kuwait | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Netherlands | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Senegal | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
South Africa | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Sweden | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 5-May-2006 |
Major Group: Children & Youth | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Indigenous Peoples | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Major Group: Workers & Trade | Energy, Climate Change, Industry and Atmosphere | 9-May-2006 |
Australia | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Brazil | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Cape Verde | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Chile | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Costa Rica | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
European Union | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Fiji | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Ghana | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Guatemala | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Group of 77 & China | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Indonesia | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Iran | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Israel | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Japan | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Kenya | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Mexico | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Micronesia | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Nigeria | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Norway | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Russia | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Saudi Arabia | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
South Africa | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
United Kingdom | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
AOSIS | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Major Group: Business & Industry | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Major Group: NGOs | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Major Group: Science & Technology | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Major Group: Women | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Major Group: Children & Youth | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
WHO | Climate Change | 28-Feb-2007 |
Briefing to the EU: Climate change and its possible security implications: Briefing on… | Statements | 19-Jan-2009 |
Speech to World Climate Conference-3 | Statements | 3-Sep-2009 |
Press conference after addressing World Climate Conference 3 | Statements | 3-Sep-2009 |
Kathleen Abdalla, Division for Sustainable Development | Opening Session | 17-Dec-2007 |
Han Seung-soo, Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea and Special Envoy on… | Keynote Speakers | 17-Dec-2007 |
Barry Worthington, United States Energy Association | Keynote Speakers | 17-Dec-2007 |
Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) | Keynote Speakers | 17-Dec-2007 |
Rob P. Kool, European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) | Keynote Speakers | 17-Dec-2007 |
Yoo Seung –jick, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) | Session I: Realizing Energy Efficiency in Industry: Policies and Cooperation Potentials | 17-Dec-2007 |
Lee Jusu, Korea Investment Trust Management Company (KITMC) | Session I: Realizing Energy Efficiency in Industry: Policies and Cooperation Potentials | 17-Dec-2007 |
Bai Quan, Energy Efficiency Center (ERI, NDRC), China | Session I: Realizing Energy Efficiency in Industry: Policies and Cooperation Potentials | 17-Dec-2007 |
K.K.Chakarvarti, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India | Session I: Realizing Energy Efficiency in Industry: Policies and Cooperation Potentials | 17-Dec-2007 |
Paul Kirai, Kenya Association of Manufacturers | Session I: Realizing Energy Efficiency in Industry: Policies and Cooperation Potentials | 17-Dec-2007 |
Kathryn Janda, University of Oxford | Session II: Promoting Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Buildings, Urban Planning and Architecture | 17-Dec-2007 |
Josie Close, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong | Session II: Promoting Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Buildings, Urban Planning and Architecture | 17-Dec-2007 |
Le Hoang Viet, ENERTEAM, Viet Nam | Session II: Promoting Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Buildings, Urban Planning and Architecture | 17-Dec-2007 |
Petar Kambarov, EnEFFECT, Bulgaria | Session II: Promoting Energy Efficient and Low Emissions Buildings, Urban Planning and Architecture | 17-Dec-2007 |
Park Hi-Chun, Inha University, Republic of Korea | Special Lecture | 17-Dec-2007 |
Anne Arquit Niederberger, Policy Solutions, USA/Switzerland | Session III: Public Benefit Campaigns for Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Dharinee Jotikasthira, Consultant and Tanongsak Wongla, Ministry of Energy, Thailand | Session III: Public Benefit Campaigns for Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Jing Hui, WWF China 1 | Session III: Public Benefit Campaigns for Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Arnaldo Santos, GDSE, Macao, S.A.R. China | Session III: Public Benefit Campaigns for Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Kim Kyung-hee, Consultant | Session III: Public Benefit Campaigns for Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Sommai Phon-Amnuaisuk, IIEC, Thailand | Session IV: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Lighting and Appliances | 18-Dec-2007 |
Rumai Chen, Shanghai Energy Conservation Supervision Center | Session IV: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Lighting and Appliances | 18-Dec-2007 |
Kim Yung-rae, Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO) | Session IV: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Lighting and Appliances | 18-Dec-2007 |
Astrid Martinez Ortiz, Empresa de Energia de Bogota, Colombia | Session V: Perspectives for Greater Energy Efficiency in Transport | 18-Dec-2007 |
Johnny Nahui Ortiz, CENERGIA, Peru | Session V: Perspectives for Greater Energy Efficiency in Transport | 18-Dec-2007 |
Jo Jun-haeng, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) | Session V: Perspectives for Greater Energy Efficiency in Transport | 18-Dec-2007 |
Ken Yeang, Llewelyn Davies Yeang, Architects, Malaysia and United Kingdom | Special Keynote | 18-Dec-2007 |
Mentor Poveda, Organization Latino-Americana de Energia – OLADE, Ecuador | Session VI: Roundtable Discussion on Perspectives for North-South and South-South Cooperation in Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Sergey Surnin, Agency for Rational Energy Use and Ecology, Ukraine | Session VI: Roundtable Discussion on Perspectives for North-South and South-South Cooperation in Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Anne Arquit Niederberger, Policy Solutions, USA/Switzerland | Session VI: Roundtable Discussion on Perspectives for North-South and South-South Cooperation in Energy Efficiency | 18-Dec-2007 |
Pranesh C. Saha, Energy Resources Section | Session VII: Plenary Roundtable on Energy Efficiency, Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation: Perspectives for Regional Cooperation | 18-Dec-2007 |
Andrey Shastitko, Foundation “Bureau of Economic Analysis”, Russian Federation | Session VII: Plenary Roundtable on Energy Efficiency, Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation: Perspectives for Regional Cooperation | 18-Dec-2007 |
Birles Aliyarov, Institute of Energy Study, Kazakhstan | Session VII: Plenary Roundtable on Energy Efficiency, Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation: Perspectives for Regional Cooperation | 18-Dec-2007 |
Paul Freund, Independent Consultant | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Ian Havercroft, UCL | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Bruce Braine, AEP | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Gabriela von Goerne, Greenpeace | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Professor Sally M. Benson, Energy Resources Engineering Department Executive Director, | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Sergey Katyshev, KEGOC | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Scott M. Smouse, International Coordination Team Leader, | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
James Katzer, MIT Energy Initiative | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Odd Magne Mathiassen, The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Mr. Tony Surridge, South African National Energy Research Institute | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Mr. Pradeep Kumar Dadhich, Senior Fellow, TERI, | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Mr. Paulo Cunha, Petrobras | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Michael Blohm, German Environment Ministry | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Ms. Li Xuejing, PetroChina Limited | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Makoto Akai, AIST | Presentations | 11-Sep-2007 |
Sustainable cities and climate change | Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport | 6-Jan-2014 |
Perspectives for Setting Climate Sustainability Goals | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 9-Jan-2014 |
Climate change, disaster risk reduction & the Post-2015 Development Framework | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 9-Jan-2014 |
Sustainable Development in a Changing World | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Disaster Risk Reduction within the Sustainable Development Goals | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Disaster Risk Reduction: Possibilities Motivate Change | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
New Zealand | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Maldives | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
European Union | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 8-Jan-2014 |
Japan | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 9-Jan-2014 |
Nepal | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Major Group: Local Authorities | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 6-Jan-2014 |
Bangladesh | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Major Group: Business & Industry | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Ethiopia | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 8-Jan-2014 |
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka | Sustainable consumption and production (including chemicals and waste) | 8-Jan-2014 |
Iran | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Peru and Mexico | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 8-Jan-2014 |
Poland and Romania | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 9-Jan-2014 |
Denmark, Norway and Ireland | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
Brazil and Nicaragua | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 23-Jan-2014 |
Montenegro and Slovenia | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 8-Jan-2014 |
Global Task Force | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 9-Jan-2014 |
France, Germany and Switzerland | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 7-Jan-2014 |
Bulgaria and Croatia | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 9-Jan-2014 |
Canada, Israel and United States of America | Climate change and disaster risk reduction | 10-Jan-2014 |
China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Peru and Mexico | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Denmark, Ireland and Norway | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Italy, Spain and Turkey | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Finland | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Saudi Arabia | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Greece | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Iran | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
France, Germany and Switzerland | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Major Group: Women | Major Groups | 2-Apr-2014 |
Sweden | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Bulgaria and Croatia | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Montenegro and Slovenia | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Canada, Israel and United States of America | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
India | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Brazil and Nicaragua | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Tanzania | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Southern African Group | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Solomon Islands | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 3-Apr-2014 |
Bangladesh | Debate on Sustainable cities and human settlements, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate | 4-Apr-2014 |
Italy, Spain and Turkey | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Bulgaria and Croatia | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Landlocked Developing Countries | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Southern Africa Region | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Cyprus, Singapore and United Arab Emirates | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Australia, The Netherlands and United Kingdom | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 8-May-2014 |
Solomon Islands | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 8-May-2014 |
Canada, Israel and United States of America | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
India | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Ethiopia | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Peru and Mexico | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Sweden | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 8-May-2014 |
Poland and Romania | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Denmark, Ireland and Norway | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Denmark, Ireland and Norway | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Iran | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Brazil and Nicaragua | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
South Africa | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Bangladesh | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 6-May-2014 |
Bhutan, Thailand and Viet Nam | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Maldives | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Austria | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Montenegro and Slovenia | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Group of 77 and China | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
France, Germany and Switzerland | Sustainable Consumption and Production; Climate change | 7-May-2014 |
Major Groups: NGOs, Children & Youth and Women; Beyond 2015; Climate Action Network… | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 19-Jun-2014 |
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) | Co-chairs' meetings with Major Groups | 19-Jun-2014 |
Joint statement on Climate Change | Major Groups | 20-Jul-2015 |
H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Tajikistan | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Mozambique | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Finland | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Nigeria | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Luxembourg | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Bhutan | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Georgia | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Solomon Islands | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Botswana | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Grenada | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Uruguay | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Andorra | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Trinidad and Tobago | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Portugal | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Kazakhstan | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Cyprus | Interactive Dialogue 4: Protecting our planet and combating climate change | 27-Sep-2015 |
Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs | Session 1 | 14-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs | Opening Session | 14-Oct-2015 |
Ms. Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director ‐ General Natural Resources, FAO | Session 1 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Milton Haughton, Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism | Session 2 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Mukesh Rughoo, Executive Secretary, CropLife Mauritius | Session 2 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Ramasamy Selvaraju, Natural Resources Officer, FAO | Session 2 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Simone Libralato, Oceanography Unit, Italian National Institute of Oceanography and… | Session 2 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Einar Bjorgo, Program Manager, UNOSAT Program, UNITAR | Session 3 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Ms. Xianfu Lu, Team Lead, Adaptation - Impacts, Vulnerability and Risks, UNFCCC… | Session 3 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Andrea Di Vecchia, Italian Biometeorology Institute, Italian National Research… | Session 3 | 22-Oct-2015 |
H.E. Mr. Carl Greenidge, Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana | Session 4 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Dr. Paula Vivili, Director, Public Health Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community… | Session 5 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Dr. Isabella Francis - Granderson, Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics, Univeristy of… | Session 5 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Ms. Monica Jain, Executive Director, Fish 2.0 | Session 7 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Mr. Fabio Attorre, Professor, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Rome | Session 7 | 22-Oct-2015 |
Milestones
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January 2015 SDG 13The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes climate change as one of the greatest challenges of the present time and expresses its concerns on how the adverse impacts of climate change can undermine the ability of all countries to achieve sustainable development. The Agenda point out that increases in global temperature, sea level rise, ocean acidification and other climate change impacts are seriously affecting coastal areas and low-lying coastal countries, including many least developed countries and small island developing States. The survival of many societies, and of the biological support systems of the planet, is at risk. The Agenda also identifies UNFCCC as the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global response to climate change and reaffirms the determination of Member States to address the threat posed by climate change and environmental degradation. Among the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goal 13 focuses on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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January 2015 Paris AgreementIn December 2015, the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21/CMP1) convened in Paris, France, and adopted the Paris Agreement, a universal agreement whose aim is to keep a global temperature rise for this century well below 2 degrees Celsius and to drive efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The Agreement recognizes that climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet and thus requires the widest possible cooperation by all countries, and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, with a view to accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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January 2014 Samoa PathwayThe Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States was held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa. The overarching theme of the conference was "The sustainable development of small island developing States through genuine and durable partnerships". The SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (Samoa Pathway) adopted at the Conference addresses priority areas for SIDS and calls for urgent actions and support for SIDS’ efforts to achieve their sustainable development.
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January 2013 Warsaw Climate Change Conf.The Warsaw Climate Change Conference established a pathway for governments to work on a draft text of a new universal climate agreement to be reached in Paris in 2015. At this conference, countries agreed to initiate or intensify domestic preparation for their intended national contributions towards that agreement. During the conference, countries also resolved to close the pre-2020 ambition gap by intensifying technical work and more frequent engagement of Ministers. The conference also decided to introduce an international mechanism to support most vulnerable populations with better protection against loss and damage caused by extreme weather events and slow onset events such as rising sea levels.
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January 2012 Future We Want (Para 190-192)In the Future We Want, Member States reaffirm that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present and express their concern about the continuous rising of the emissions of greenhouse gases and about the vulnerability of all countries, particularly developing countries,to the adverse impacts of climate change. They also point out the experiencing increased impacts, including persistent drought and extreme weather events, sea-level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification, further threatening food security and efforts to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. In this context, Member States call for the widest possible cooperation by all countries and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, with a view to accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions. In this context, they recall the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the protection of the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common, but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Furthermore, they recognize the importance of mobilizing funding from a variety of sources, public and private, bilateral and multilateral, including innovative sources of finance, to support nationally appropriate mitigation actions, adaptation measures, technology development and transfer and capacity-building in developing countries and urge parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and parties to the Kyoto Protocol to fully implement their commitments, as well as decisions adopted under those agreements.
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January 2011 Durban Climate Change Conf.As the second largest meeting on Climate Change, the Durban Climate Change Conference represented a paramount milestone in the implementation of the Convention of Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, the Bali Action Plan and the Cancun Agreements. One of the outcomes consisted of the commitment of all the Parties to adopt a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon as possible, but not later than 2015.
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January 2010 Cancun AgreementsThe Cancun Agreements contain the most comprehensive package ever agreed by Governments to support developing States in climate change-related issues. In order to assist them in responding to the most urgent priorities related to climate change and accelerate their transformation in low emission economies, the Agreements set a timely schedule to review the progress they make towards their expressed objective of keeping the average global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius.
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January 2007 Integrating Climate Change into NSDSThis Expert Group Meeting on Integrating Climate Change into National Sustainable Development Strategies was organized by the Division for Sustainable Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The Group Meeting convened in order to examine effective ways of addressing climate change through national sustainable development strategies and strengthen the role of sustainable development as the most effective framework within which to tackle climate change.
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January 2007 IPCC 4th Assessment ReportEstablished by UNEP and WMO as a scientific body under the auspices of the UN in 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. At the core of its mission there is the review and assessment of the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide and relevant to the understanding of climate change. The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report, in particular, warned of changing weather patterns and rising sea levels due to accelerating GHG emissions from human activities.
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January 2005 Kyoto ProtocolAdopted in 1997, but entered into force only in 2005, the Kyoto Protocol commits industrialized countries to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions based on the principles of the Convention, sets binding emission reduction targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community in its first commitment period. Overall, these targets add up to an average five per cent emissions reduction compared to 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008 to 2012 (the first commitment period). The Protocol is binding only for developed countries since it identifies them as largely responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere. Furthermore, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under its central principle of the “common but differentiated responsibility”. The Second Commitment Period was inaugurated on 1st January 2013, after the Doha amendment to the Protocol adopted in Doha in December 2012 and will be running until 2020.
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