Events

UN Climate Change Conference June 2011

Bonn, Germany
From: 06.06.2011 to: 17.06.2011

Mountain Partnership Event

 

On 3 June 2011 FAO and the Mountain Partnership organized a meeting on mountains and climate change in the context of the UNFCCC. The countries who participated were Armenia, Bhutan, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, as well as the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and a representative of the UNFCCC Secretariat. The meeting was organized to discuss two major initiatives on mountains: the Government of Nepal’s Mountain Initiative (MI) and the Group of Mountain Landlocked Developing Countries (MLDC). The MLDC group announced that it is open to the idea of establishing a broader negotiation group for mountains but will continue to advocate the specific interests of landlocked mountain developing countries which are more vulnerable to transportation costs and food insecurity. As a way forward for mountain countries, the UNFCCC proposed the full utilization of NAPAs and National Communications, relevant future mechanisms and processes under the Cancun Adaptation Framework. It also endorsed all opportunities of collaboration on regional and transboundary projects, capitalizing on existing research centers and sharing expertise. The countries agreed to continue working together in the context of climate change, address knowledge and capacity building gaps, share information about the relevant UNFCCC frameworks, advocate for mountain issues and work within the framework of the Mountain Partnership.

 

All available conference documents can be found at: http://unfccc.int/meetings/bonn_jun_2011/meeting/6251.php

 

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