Jacques, chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change alberta visibility at such an international meeting carries significant weight in international circles. Birdlife international policy brief for unfccc cop 17 durban, south africa policy asks. Instead, the parties established the ad hoc working group on the durban platform for enhanced action awgdp, a new group formed under the auspices of the convention, tasked with developing either. Asks the secretariat to compile a misc document of all these submissions for consideration by sbi at sb37 cop18. Integrity of carbon markets at cop 17 dear ministers, we, more than hundred civil society organisations from 35 countries across all continents, call on parties to acknowledge the urgency with which climate change needs to be addressed and to agree to ambitious and. The outcome of durban will influence whether the initial cartesian vision of a global. Clean development workshop for municipal decision makers 4. Download the cop17 cmp7 daily report for thursday, 8 december in japanese pdf format. Bridges durban update issue 4 unfccc cop 17, durban 2011 12 december eleventh hour deal emerges from protracted durban climate meet visit ictsds website to subscribe and to access bridges durban updates in multiple languages.
Implementing 20172021 framework for vmmc meeting, durban. Scenarios and sticking points under the durban platform. It provides an overview of all nine provinces with. United cities and local governments press release local and.
Durban, south africa women are instrumental in determining a familys ability to survive the impacts of climate change. Cop 17 durban center for climate and energy solutions. Cop 17 day 8 5 provisions and linkages with other systems. This is the most difficult unfccc conference of the. Rio conventions pavilion, unfccc cop 17 durban, 3 december 2011 international union for conservation of nature. Leftovers in panama and some new food for thought 2 issues, parties continued to build on the frameworks agreed to through the cancun agreements of cop 16, and it is possible that a series of decisions could come out of cop 17. If these provisions, sometimes characterised as costcontainment measures, are present in one of the linked systems, they will automatically be made available to participants in the other system. As such, the tasks of the durban negotiation round were essentially limited to two main objectives. Cop17 conference durban south africa 2011 climate change. Durban, 28 november 2011 open letter to environment. There was also progress regarding the creation of a.
During the development of the unga resolution on tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife and the 2030. The unfccc intersessional meetings in bangkok present the first opportunity after cancun to start to map out the way forward from the cancun agreements. United nations framework convention on climate change unfccc is an international environmental treaty. Access to reproductive health and family planning is an important part of strengthening womens capacity as leaders in addressing climate change, yet in too many places around the world that access is limited. Bridges durban update issue 2 unfccc cop 17, durban 2011 5 december uncertainty lingers on bigticket items as durban prepares for ministers arrival visit ictsds website to subscribe and to access bridges durban updates in multiple languages.
Cites cop17 report on monitoring the illegal killing of. As the meeting was gaveled to a close in the early hours of sunday. The meeting must ensure there is no further slippage of the timelines agreed in cancun, and lay the basis to set ambitious and achievable objectives for the. While the worlds poor continue to experience growing catastrophes caused by or. In particular, i would like to acknowledge the presence of the honourable minister patel, the. Dear green passport holder welcome to south africa. There is also evidence of similar trends in the price and volume of trade in other commodities over the same period, including goods that take a similar role to elephant ivory, such as gold, luxury watches and semiprecious stones 18, 19, 20. Energy technical steering committee for cop 17 cmp7 preparation and coordination terms of reference april 2011 1.
The dac was formed at the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc seventeenth session of the conference of the parties cop 17 in durban in december 2011. Durban, 28 november 2011 open letter to environment ministers. Durban on the road again 3 wuppertal institute for climate, environment and energy 1. With durban select as the host of cop17 in 2011, lets focus all discussion that specifically relates to this here. The 2011 united nations climate change conference cop17 was held in durban, south africa, from 28 november to 11 december 2011 to establish a new treaty to limit carbon emissions a treaty was not established, but the conference agreed to establish a legally binding deal comprising all countries by 2015, which was to take effect in 2020. Cop 17 durban conclusiones y perspectivas fundacion. Within the venue the secretariat and local staff have been friendly and efficient. We are proud to host the 17th session of the conference of parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change, and the seventh conference of parties serving as the meeting of the parties to the kyoto protocol unfccc cop17cmp7 or cop17. Bridges durban update international centre for trade and. After the failure of openhagen 1 2009, cop 15 and the modest success in ancun 2010, op 16, expectations for zdurban 2011, op 17 to realize a comprehensive, legally binding agreement were low.
Cuptm and the cop 17 cmp 7 climate negotiations can be used to drive this transformation by raising local, national and international awareness of climate change issues, to create and encourage political support for climate protection, and to catalyse the conversion to the green economy. A largely empty package by lili fuhr hbf berlin, liane schalatek hbf washington, kulthoum omari hbf capetown, antonie nord hbf capetown, tigere chagutah hbf capetown summary assessment of the durban package. Introduction setting a new record, the durban climate conference finished in the early morning of sunday, 11 december, one and a half days after its scheduled end. In particular, i would like to acknowledge the presence of the honourable minister patel, the minister of economic development, honourable deputy minister mabudhafasi, the deputy. There is a profound mismatch between the level of action demanded by our best scientific knowledge and the level of ambition of the worlds governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In 2009, 50 000 people protested on the outskirts of the copenhagen conference. This was a website for 17th conference of the parties cop17 of the unfccc and the 7th session of the conference of the parties cmp7 to the kyoto protocol. Redefining success in the climate change negotiations. The next major unfccc climate change conference, cop 18 cmp 8, is to take. Oceans day at durban is the third oceans day at a unfccc confer.
South africa is aware of the necessity to further include civil society and business in its cop strategy. Here in durban, we have experienced a venue that is centrally located, minimizing travel costs and carbon footprint, with efficient transport and no traffic jams. Pdf delegates environmental attitudes, knowledge and behaviour. The first period of the kyoto protocol ends in 2012, and its continuation is in doubt as rich. For now, durban platform is just a stepping stone law360, new york january 04, 2012, 1. Dear friends and colleagues, even though our besieged homeplanet. The united nations climate change conference cop17cmp7 took place in durban, south africa, from 27 november to 11 december 2011. Within the venue the secretariat and local staff have been friendly. A guide to explore climate change adaptation 2 unfccc cop17 2011 about the adaptation hub. Andrei marcu 22 december 2011 he agreements recently struck during the cop 17 global climate change negotiations in durban, south africa, from november 29th to december 9th, bring us to a new crossroads. Activities during cop 17 united nations climate change conference durban 2011 1 activities during cop 17 29 november, 11. Cop15 in annex 2 and adopts the proposed form for collection and sharing of data on rhinoceros horn seizures and on samples for. Local and regional governments in climate negotiations. Rio conventions pavilion, unfccc cop 17 durban, 3 december 2011.
The world view on ivory trade, in range, transit, and consumer countries, has changed dramatically since cop16, and states and nonstate partners are working closely together today to help stop the poaching of. This conference included the twin track convention and protocol negotiations entitled the 17th. Press release durban conference delivers breakthrough in. Kenya notes cop 17 doc 68, and suggests the following revisions to the draft decision in annex 1, supports the proposed amendments to resolution conf. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The gains we got from a perspective of climate equity are. Last years meeting in cancun, mexico showed us all that sometimes low expectations may be the best way to get results at climate negotiations.
Oceans day at durban at the 17th conference of the parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc cop 17 december 3, 2011 rio conventions pavilion, climate change response expo centrum car park, bram fisher road, durban, south africa purpose. Dear green passport holder department of environmental. Introduction building agreements by bridging the trust gap time is running out. African youth at cop17 africas best means africas worst daily news. Despite finding themselves near the brink of collapse in the early hours of sunday morning. Pdf the environmental attitudes, knowledge and responsible tourism. We are proud to host the 17th session of the conference of parties to the united nations framework convention on climate change, and the seventh conference of parties serving as the meeting of the parties. From yvos tears to durban deadlock, we look back at the highs and lows of the last 15 years of climate talks since the kyoto protocol was. The durban conference in 2011 cop 17 again failed to reach a binding agreement. Overview yintroduction ybenins climate ycurrent efforts to. The adaptation is a partnership of hub more than 20 institutions aiming to provide a platform to present, discuss and explore the latest knowledge and experience in adaptation in the leadup to and during unfccc cop 17. Campaign briefing cop 17, durban global justice now. Unfccc cop17 durban outcome key outcomes of cop17 in durban.
Recognizing durban as a global leader in ecosystembased adaptation at the municipal level, citylinks hoped to build on the reach of the dac through city partnerships. The hardfought outcome at cop 17 in durban hinged largely on a political compromise that would keep kyoto alive on a limited, transitional basis, while pointing the way toward a new pact under the unfccc putting developed and developing countries on a more equal footing. Its remarkable to have such a broad spectrum of leaders with us this evening from business, government and civil society. Negotiators expand the mitigation tent but reinforce the ambition gap 1 1. Energy technical steering committee for cop 17cmp7. Durban, cop 17 cop 17 took place nov 28dec 9 2011 in durban, south africa alberta part of the canadian delegation all rights and privileges guy st. The key positive development of cop 17 was the creation of the durban platform 1 for enhanced action, based on the willingness of big developing country emitters, such as china and india, to take on. Harvard project on climate agreements harvard kennedy school 1 abstract a key outcome of the seventeenth conference of the parties cop17 of the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc, held in durban, south africa, late in 2011. Background the south african cabinet approved the hosting of the united nations climate change conference in may 2008, which will encompass the seventeenth conference of the. Breakthrough or breakup 3 introduction now that the dust has settled and delegates finally have departed, it is time to take stock of what did and did not happen at cop 171, the international climate change talks in durban, south africa.
Implementing 20172021 framework for vmmc meeting, durbansouth africa dr. The long and winding road to 2020 a climate insights product jessica boyle and soledad aguilar given the outcomes of cop 17 in durban, south africa, and subsequent negotiating sessions in bonn and bangkok in 2012, achieving success under the newly formed ad hoc working. Oceans day at durban food and agriculture organization. A year after cancun had resuscitated the process following its near collapse in copenhagen, durban s purpose was threefold.
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