The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, COP 14

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, 1-12 December 2008

The United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded in Poznań on Saturday 13 December with a clear commitment from governments to shift into full negotiating mode next year in order to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed in Copenhagen at the end of 2009. Parties agreed that the first draft of a concrete negotiating text would be available at a UNFCCC gathering in Bonn in June of 2009.

At Poznań, the finishing touches were put to the Kyoto Protocol’s Adaptation Fund, with Parties agreeing that the Adaptation Fund Board should have legal capacity to grant direct access to developing countries. Progress was also made on a number of important ongoing issues that are particularly important for developing countries, including: adaptation; finance; technology; reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD); and disaster management.

A key event at the Conference was a ministerial round table on a shared vision on long-term cooperative action on climate change. The round table provided the opportunity to lay the foundations for further work on the components of an agreed outcome at COP 15 in Copenhagen. Further, it sent a clear message regarding the need to continue to build momentum on the many points of convergence among all nations. The next major UNFCCC gathering will take place from 29 March to 8 April 2009 in Bonn, Germany.

Archive from all days including summaries of the daily press briefings

Reports

COP 14

FCCC/CP/2008/7
Report of the Conference of the Parties on its fourteenth session, held in Poznan from 1 to 12 December 2008. Part One: Proceedings.

FCCC/CP/2008/7/Add.1
Report of the Conference of the Parties on its fourteenth session, held in Poznan from 1 to 12 December 2008. Addendum. Part Two: Action taken by the Conference of the Parties at its fourteenth session.

CMP 4

FCCC/KP/CMP/2008/11
Report of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol on its fourth session, held in Poznan from 1 to 12 December 2008. Part One: Proceedings

FCCC/KP/CMP/2008/11/Add.1
Report of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol on its fourth session, held in Poznan from 1 to 12 December 2008. Addendum. Part Two: Action taken by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its fourth session.

FCCC/KP/CMP/2008/11/Add.2
Report of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol on its fourth session, held in Poznan from 1 to 12 December 2008. Addendum. Decision 1/CMP.4. Adaptation Fund.

Decisions and Resolutions

COP 14 Decisions and Resolutions

COP/CMP 4 Decisions and Resolutions