NEGOTIATIONS
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KEY DOCUMENTS
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What is the AWG-LCA?
The Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) is a susidiary
body under the Convention established by  decision 1/CP.13 (the Bali Action
Plan) to conduct a comprehensive process to enable the full, effective and sustained implementation
of the Convention through long-term cooperative action, now, up to and beyond 2012, in order to reach
an agreed outcome to be presented to the Conference of the Parties (COP) for adoption.
The COP, at its sixteenth session, adopted decision 1/CP.16 (Outcome of the work of
the Ad Hoc Working Group on long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention).
The COP, at its seventeenth session, adopted decision -/CP.17 Outcome
of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (398
kB) and by its decision -/CP.17
Establishment of an Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (123 kB)
extended the AWG-LCA for one year in order for it to continue its work and reach the agreed outcome
pursuant to decision 1/CP.13 (Bali Action Plan).
At the same session, the COP elected Mr. Aysar Ahmed Al Tayeb as the Chair of the AWG-LCA, Mr.
Marc Pallemaerts as the Vice-Chair of the AWG-LCA and Ms. Valeria González Posse as the
Rapporteur of the AWG-LCA.
Recent Developments
The fourteenth session of the AWG-LCA was opened in Bangkok, Thailand (5 - 8 April 2011) and subsequently
resumed in Bonn, Germany (7 - 17 June 2011) and Panama City, Panama (1-7 October 2011). The fourteenth
session will be resumed in Durban, South Africa on 29 November 2011.
The table below presents an overview of the work of the AWG-LCA at its fourteenth session.
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Fourteenth session of the AWG-LCA
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Date and Venue
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Documents and relevant information
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Fourth part
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Further information on the fourth part of the fourteenth session can be found here.
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Third
part
Panama City, Panama
1-7 October 2011
Centro de Convenciones
ATLAPA
Notifications relevant to the session are available here
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The in-session material reflecting the work undertaken by the Ad Hoc Working Group
on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention at the third part of its fourteenth session
(AWG-LCA 14.3) can be found here.
All documents containing submissions by Parties relevant to the fourteenth session
of the AWG-LCA are available here.
Agenda (81 kB)
Scenario note on the third part of the fourteenth session. Note by the Chair.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/10
Second workshop on assumptions and conditions related to the attainment of quantified economy-wide
emission reduction targets by developed country Parties, as requested by decision 1/CP.16, paragraph
38. Report by the co-chairs of the workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/11
Second workshop on nationally appropriate mitigation actions submitted by developing country Parties,
underlying assumptions, and any support needed for implementation of these actions, as requested by
decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 51. Report by the co-chairs of the workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/12
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Second
part
Bonn, Germany
7 - 17 June 2011
Maritim Hotel
Notifications relevant to the session are available here
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Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention on the first
and second parts of its fourteenth session, held in Bangkok from 5 to 8 April 2011, and Bonn from 7 to
17 June 2011
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/9
The in-session material reflecting the work undertaken by the Ad Hoc Working Group
on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention at the second part of its fourteenth session
(AWG-LCA 14.2), including written inputs from Parties and notes by the
facilitators can be found here.
All documents containing submissions by Parties relevant to the fourteenth session
of the AWG-LCA are available here.
Agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/5
Scenario note on the second part of the fourteenth session. Note by the Chair.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/6
The following AWG-LCA in-session workshops, open to all Parties and accredited organizations, took
place in the Maritim Hotel, Bonn:
- Workshop on assumptions and conditions related to the attainment of quantified economy-wide
emission reduction targets by developed country Parties, as requested by decision 1/CP.16, paragraph
38 (Thursday, 9 June 2011).
- Workshop on nationally appropriate mitigation actions submitted by developing country Parties,
underlying assumptions, and any support needed for implementation of these actions, as requested by
decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 51 (Friday, 10 June 2011)
Additional information on the AWG-LCA in-session workshops is available here.
Quantified
economy-wide emission reduction targets by developed country Parties to the Convention: assumptions,
conditions and comparison of the level of emission reduction efforts. Technical paper.
FCCC/TP/2011/1
Expert workshop on the Technology Mechanism in conjunction with the fourteenth session of the Ad Hoc
Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention. Report by the Chair of the
workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/INF.2
Workshop on assumptions and conditions related to the attainment of quantified economy-wide emission
reduction targets by developed country Parties, as requested by decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 38.
Report by the Co-Chairs of the workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/7
Workshop on nationally appropriate actions submitted by developing country Parties, underlying
assumptions, and any support needed for the implementation of these actions, as requested by decision
1/CP.16, paragraph 51. Report by the co-chairs of the workshop.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/8
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First
part
Bangkok, Thailand
5 - 8 April 2011
United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC)
UNESCAP
Notification (22 February 2011) (225 kB)
Notification (9 February 2011)
(994 kB)
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Agenda as adopted at the second meeting of the AWG-LCA at its fourteenth session
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/L.1
Information on
pre-sessional workshops, including presentations (3 to 5 April 2011, Bangkok, Thailand)
Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/1
Supplementary provisional agendas
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/1/Add.1
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Notification (35 kB) )
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/1/Add.2
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Notification (182 kB) )
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/1/Add.3
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Notification (911 kB) )
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/1/Add.4
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Notification (199 kB) )
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/1/Add.5
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/CRP.1
Proposal by the Plurinational State of Bolivia (165 kB) for a comprehensive agenda for the
AWG-LCA, in fulfillment of the mandate of the Bali Action Plan (re-submitted).
Proposal by
Hungary and the European Commission on behalf of the European Union and its Member States (159
kB) for additional agenda items for the LCA agenda
Scenario note on the fourteenth session. Note by the Chair.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/2
Synthesis report on the composition of, and modalities and procedures for, the Adaptation Committee,
including linkages with other relevant institutional arrangements. Note by the secretariat.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/3
Synthesis report on information on various approaches in enhancing the cost-effectiveness of, and
promoting, mitigation actions. Note by the secretariat.
FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/4
All documents containing submissions by Parties relevant to the fourteenth session
of the AWG-LCA are available here.
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Information on the previous sessions of the AWG-LCA is available here
Documents
All documents of the AWG-LCA are available here
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