GENERAL
FCCC/SBI/1997/2
18 February 1997
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SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Fifth Session
Bonn, 25-28 February 1997
Item 4 (a) of the provisional agenda
1. The Conference of the Parties (COP), at its second session
(COP2), by its decision 11/CP.2, paragraph 4 (FCCC/CP/1996/15/Add.1)
requested the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), at its fifth
session, to undertake the review process referred to in decision
9/CP.1.
2. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has submitted a document
in response to decision 11/CP.2 mentioned above, to assist the SBI in
its review of the financial mechanism. The GEF document is attached
in the annex to this note.
3. The SBI was invited to consider the document and make
recommendations to the Conference of the Parties at its third
session, to be held in Kyoto, Japan in December 1997 (11/CP.2, para.
4).
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