CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
Third session
Kyoto, 1-10 December 1997
Agenda item 5
FCCC/CP/1997/CRP.3
8 December 1997
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Implementation of Article 4.8 of the
Convention
The Conference of the Parties,
Noting the provisions of Article 4.8 of the Convention,
Further noting the provisions of Article 3 of the Convention and the Berlin Mandate in its paragraph _,
1. Requests the Subsidiary Body for Implementation, at its eighth session, to undertake a process to identify and determine actions necessary to meet the specific needs of developing country Parties, specified under Article 4.8, arising from adverse effects of climate change and/or the impact of the implementation of response measures. Issues to be considered shall include [establishment of measurements of compensation,] funding, insurance and transfer of technology;
2. Further requests the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation to report to the Conference of the Parties at its
fourth session on the outcome of this process; and
3. Invites the Conference of the Parties, at its fourth
session, to take a decision on further actions based on the
conclusions and recommendations of this process, which would appear
as an annex to the Protocol.]