UNFCC meetings Flashcards
Adaptation Fund was launched in this Summit.
Poznan (Poland) Summit
a five nation accord between US and BASIC countries (India, China, Brazil and South Africa).
Copenhagen Summit
Developed countries promised to provide $30 billion for the period 2010-12 and to mobilize long term finance of further $100 billion a year by 2020 from a variety of sources.
Copenhagen Summit
Parties agreed to establish a Green Climate Fund (GCF
Cancun Summit
A Technology Mechanism was also established in this Summit.
Cancun Summit
Governing instrument for the GCF was approved in this Summit.
Durban Summit
Government agreed to work towards a Global Climate Change Agreement
Doha Summit
The Conference also reached an agreement to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol
Doha Summit
It was also decided that UNEP-led consortium will be the host of Climate Technology Centre (CTC). The CTC is the implementing arm of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism.
Doha Summit
The term Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) was coined in this Summit
Warsaw Summit
Governments also decided to close the “pre-2020 ambition gap”-
Warsaw Summit
NAZCA Climate Action Portal was launched with the support from the UNFCCC
Lima Summit
National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) were to be prepared
Lima Summit
Work Programme on Gender was initiated to advance gender balance in climate related measures
Lima Summit
UNFCCC NAMA Day (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions) was a special event that took place
Lima Summit
It was also decided that there will be a Global Stocktake every 5 years
Paris Summit
COP 22 was also called as “Action COP” or “Agricultural COP”. Accordingly, Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) was launched at the Conference
Marrakech Summit
There were deliberations on “Orphan Issues” that are referenced in the Paris Agreement but not assigned to another body for further reconsideration.
Marrakech Summit
In line with this, a new initiative called the ‘2050 Pathway Platfor’ was launched to help other countries develop their own mid-century strategies
Marrakech Summit
Gender Action Plan, highlighting the role of women in climate action, was launched.
Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)
Powering Past Coal Alliance was also launched in COP 23, led by UK and Canada
Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)
Local Communities and Indigenous People’s Platform (LCIPP
Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)
Ocean Pathway Partnership was launched
Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)
Talanoa Dialogue, a process aimed at helping countries implement and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions by 2020, was launched
Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)
InsuResilience Global Partnership is a joint initiative of G7, G20 and V20 (group of 49 most vulnerable countries including small islands).
Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)
The Conference agreed on the “work programme for implementation” (guidelines/rulebook) for reaching the targets mentioned to implement the Paris Agreement, which will come into force in 2020
Katowice Summit
the leadership dubbed this year’s event as the “blue COP”, laying out its intention to focus on oceans
Madrid Summit (It was held under the presidency of Chile)
The COP also highlighted the fact that it is no longer a climate crisis but a “climate emergency
Madrid Summit (It was held under the presidency of Chile)
The “Santiago Network” was established to catalyse the technical assistance required by the most vulnerable countries
Madrid Summit (It was held under the presidency of Chile)
The Suva Expert dialogue on Loss and Damage was held under the aegis of
UNFCCC
This new market is referred to as the “Sustainable Development Mechanism (SDM)” which seeks to
replace the “Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)” of Kyoto Protocol.
launched the Green Economy Initiative
UNEP
Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) is a project funded by
the European Union and jointly implemented by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), (UNEP) and (CBD)
GEF serves as a “financial mechanism” to five Conventions
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- Minamata Convention on Mercury
