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Documents report of the conference of the parties on its thirteenth session, held in bali from 3 to 15 december 2007. The treaty sets out to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities in. As a result, six conventions emerged from the summit. The treaty, also known as the climate convention, addresses potential humaninduced global warming by pledging countries to seek stabilization of greenhouse gas. Seventh national communication and third biennial report of hungary 2 table of contents. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty not be used as a reason for postponing such measures, taking into account that to deal with climate change should be costeffective so as to ensure. Kyoto protocol to the united nations framework convention. The united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc is an international environmental treaty. United nations framework convention on climate changeunfccc. In 1992, countries joined an international treaty, the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc, to cooperatively consider what they could do to limit average global warming and the resulting climate change, and to cope with its inevitable impacts. Framework convention on climate change, may 9, 1992, in report of the intergovernmental negotiating committee for a framework convention on climate change on the work of the second part of its fifth session, incfccc, 5th sess.
Convention for it and periodically thereafter, and in accordance with article 12. The convention the united nations framework convention on climate change signed in 1992 and ratified by the sultanate of oman in accordance with the royal decree no. With 195 parties, the convention enjoys nearuniversal membership. The objective of the treaty is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. To regulate levels of greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere, so as to avoid the occurrence of climate change on a level that would impede sustainable economic development, or compromise initiatives in food production. The united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc is an international environmental treaty adopted on 9 may 1992 and opened for. Nations on climate change the parties to this that change in the climate and its effects are a common concern of. United nations framework convention on climate changeunfccc introduction. Unfccc members parties meet annually as the unfccc conference of the parties cop. The united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc, or global warming convention, is a binding treaty that requires nations to reduce their emission of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases thought to be responsible for global warming. Rec article 6 of the united nations framework convention on. Pdf implementation of united nations framework convention. Article 6 of the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc stipulates the promotion of education, training and public awareness on climate change.
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