Evolution of Conference of Parties (CoP)

Climate Change Mitigation-Background

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, 1992 (Rio Earth Summit): 172 countries participated, 108 at level of heads of State or Government.

Major Outcomes - Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Statement of Forest Principles, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

1997 Kyoto Protocol: Annex I Parties commit to take binding reduction targets

2002 UNFCCC, New Delhi, India: The Conference adopted the Delhi Ministerial Decleration that called for the efforts by the developede countries to transfer technology and minimize ....


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