NEGOTIATIONS
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The thirty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 38) and the Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 38), as well as the second part of the second session of the Ad Hoc
Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2-2) will be held at Maritim Hotel from 3-14 June
2013 in Bonn, Germany.
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News
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United Arab Emirates first Party to accept Doha Amendment
The
United Arab Emirates has become the first Party to the Kyoto Protocol to formally
accept the amendment to the Protocol adopted at the eighth session of the Conference of
the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol in Doha, Qatar.
The United Arab Emirates deposited their instrument of acceptance on 26 April 2013. The
amendment is expected to enter into force after three quarters of the Parties to the
Protocol submit their instruments of acceptance to the Depositary.
In his  letter (60 kB) dated 13 February 2013 to the Governments of the Kyoto
Protocol Parties, the Secretary General of the United Nations congratulated Parties on
the adoption of the Amendment and encouraged its prompt acceptance.
More on the Doha
Amendment
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Christiana Figueres chats about addressing climate change while improving the
lives of the urban poor
21 May 2013, 14:00 GMT
On 21 May, Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres will host a chat on Twitter about
the role of the Urban Poor in climate change action. This chat is part of the ongoing
dialogue regarding the Momentum for Change: Urban Poor initiative. Join the conversation and
follow the live Twitter
feed using the #m4c hashtag.
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Media Alert: Statement by UNFCCC Executive Secretary on crossing of 400 ppm CO2
threshold
13 May 2013
Bonn, Germany
Reacting to the fact that the global concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere last week passed the 400 parts per million mark, the Executive Secretary
of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Christiana Figueres on Monday called
for a greatly stepped-up response to climate change by all parts of society.
Statement (95 kB)
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Twitter chat with Christiana Figueres and the GGCA on the COP 18 Gender
Decision
14 May 2013
On 14 May, Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres engaged on Twitter on the COP 18
Gender Decision. The live Twitter chat was hosted by the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) and
focused on the key objectives of the decision.
View
Storify version of the chat.
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Previous News and
Events
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From the Podium
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Nomination of the President-Designate of COP 19/CMP 9
6 May 2013
As nominated by the Eastern European Group, the President-Designate for the 19th
session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 9th session of the
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
is H.E. Mr. Marcin Korolec, Minister of the Environment. More information on the
President-Designate can be found here.
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News from the Bureau
1 May 2013
The Bureau of COP 18 and CMP 8 met in Bonn on 1 May 2013. Participants discussed the
ongoing work under the ADP.
Remarks by COP 18/CMP 8 President (84 kB)
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News of
the Convention and Protocol Bodies
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Implementation Updates
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ADP 2
workshop on low-emission development opportunities
30 April 2013
Participants at the ADP 2 meeting in Bonn discussed examples of what can be done to
address issues such as energy efficiency, renewable energy and low-emission technology.
It emerged that a breadth of mitigation actions are already taking place both at
national and international levels, and ample opportunities exist to further scale up
these actions.
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Prototype NAMA registry now operational
30 April 2013
The secretariat has launched a fully operational prototype registry to record
developing countries nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs).
Developing country Parties can now electronically submit and update information on
their potential mitigation actions in need of support as well as having their own
mitigation actions recognized.
Further information on
the registry and the process for gaining access rights
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Previous Implementation
Updates
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Other meetings
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First meeting of the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Center and
Network
14-15 May 2013
Copenhagen, Denmark
More information
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Latest Documents
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FCCC/SBI/2013/INF.7
Information provided by the Global Environment Facility on its activities relating to the preparation of national communications. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBI/2013/INF.8
Information provided by the Global Environment Facility on its activities relating to the preparation of biennial update reports. Note by the secretariat.
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FCCC/SBI/2013/9
Synthesis report on experiences with the application of the guidelines for the national adaptation plan process in the least developed country Parties. Note by the secretariat.
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