UNFCC meetings

Question 1

Adaptation Fund was launched in this Summit.

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Poznan (Poland) Summit

Question 2

a five nation accord between US and BASIC countries (India, China, Brazil and South Africa).

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Copenhagen Summit

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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.

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Copenhagen Summit

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Parties agreed to establish a Green Climate Fund (GCF

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Cancun Summit

Question 5

A Technology Mechanism was also established in this Summit.

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Cancun Summit

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Governing instrument for the GCF was approved in this Summit.

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Durban Summit

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Government agreed to work towards a Global Climate Change Agreement

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Doha Summit

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The Conference also reached an agreement to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol

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Doha Summit

Question 9

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.

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Doha Summit

Question 10

The term Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) was coined in this Summit

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Warsaw Summit

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Governments also decided to close the “pre-2020 ambition gap”-

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Warsaw Summit

Question 12

NAZCA Climate Action Portal was launched with the support from the UNFCCC

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Lima Summit

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National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) were to be prepared

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Lima Summit

Question 14

Work Programme on Gender was initiated to advance gender balance in climate related measures

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Lima Summit

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UNFCCC NAMA Day (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions) was a special event that took place

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Lima Summit

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It was also decided that there will be a Global Stocktake every 5 years

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Paris Summit

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COP 22 was also called as “Action COP” or “Agricultural COP”. Accordingly, Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) was launched at the Conference

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Marrakech Summit

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There were deliberations on “Orphan Issues” that are referenced in the Paris Agreement but not assigned to another body for further reconsideration.

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Marrakech Summit

Question 19

In line with this, a new initiative called the ‘2050 Pathway Platfor’ was launched to help other countries develop their own mid-century strategies

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Marrakech Summit

Question 20

Gender Action Plan, highlighting the role of women in climate action, was launched.

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Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)

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Powering Past Coal Alliance was also launched in COP 23, led by UK and Canada

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Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)

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Local Communities and Indigenous People’s Platform (LCIPP

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Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)

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Ocean Pathway Partnership was launched

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Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)

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Talanoa Dialogue, a process aimed at helping countries implement and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions by 2020, was launched

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Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)

Question 25

InsuResilience Global Partnership is a joint initiative of G7, G20 and V20 (group of 49 most vulnerable countries including small islands).

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Bonn Summit (Chaired by Fiji)

Question 26

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

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Katowice Summit

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the leadership dubbed this year’s event as the “blue COP”, laying out its intention to focus on oceans

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Madrid Summit (It was held under the presidency of Chile)

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The COP also highlighted the fact that it is no longer a climate crisis but a “climate emergency

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Madrid Summit (It was held under the presidency of Chile)

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The “Santiago Network” was established to catalyse the technical assistance required by the most vulnerable countries

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Madrid Summit (It was held under the presidency of Chile)

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The Suva Expert dialogue on Loss and Damage was held under the aegis of

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UNFCCC

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This new market is referred to as the “Sustainable Development Mechanism (SDM)” which seeks to

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replace the “Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)” of Kyoto Protocol.

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launched the Green Economy Initiative

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UNEP

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Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) is a project funded by

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the European Union and jointly implemented by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), (UNEP) and (CBD)

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GEF serves as a “financial mechanism” to five Conventions

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Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
3. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
4. UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
5. Minamata Convention on Mercury