30
June 2008: The Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),
during its annual session held in Geneva from 18-27 June 2008, agreed on ways
of improving climate, weather, water and environmental predictions and further
advancing global observing systems.
3 July 2008: The High-level Segment of the UN Economic
and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) Substantive Session has developed a Ministerial
Declaration entitled “Implementing the internationally agreed goals and
commitments in regard to sustainable development.” The four-day High-level
Segment (30 June-3 July) convened at UN Headquarters in New York, US, and
consisted of four elements: a high-level policy dialogue on the state of the
world economy and its implications for the achievement of the UN Development
Agenda (30 June); the first Development Cooperation Forum (30 June-1 July); the
second Annual Ministerial Review (2-3 July); and a thematic debate on
integrated approaches to rural development (3 July).
1 July 2008: The
World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, meeting on 1 July 2008, approved two
Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) following an extensive public consultation
process that culminated with an agreement on the CIFs by 40 developing and
industrialized countries in Potsdam, Germany, on 21-22 May 2008. The establishment of the CIFs was also endorsed by
the G8 Finance Ministers who met in
Osaka, Japan, in June 2008.
20 June 2008: During its one hundredth Session, which took
place in London, UK, from 16-20 June 2008, the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) agreed that the theme for the 2009 World
Maritime Day would be “Climate change: a challenge for IMO too!”
25 June 2008: Many Strong Voices (MSV), a collaboration between Arctic and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that seeks to promote the well-being of these areas vulnerable to climate change, released a five-year action plan on 25 June 2008.
By UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
It is a particular pleasure to have this opportunity to share some of
my thoughts through the inaugural edition of this bulletin – which I
hope will become a vibrant medium of communication and exchange in the
period ahead – as we each do our part to keep the promise we made in
Bali and to realize success in Poznań and then Copenhagen.
By Richard Sherman and Peter Doran, IISDRS
While the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) process is the official ‘home’ for climate policy
negotiations, the road to Copenhagen will increasingly witness the
acceleration of initiatives across the United Nations system and the
intergovernmental sphere. System-wide initiatives on climate change
reflect a commitment across the UN family to support the UN
Secretary-General’s commitment to play a leadership role in supporting
the international community’s current efforts to address climate
change, using the Bali Action Plan and Roadmap, and to ensure that all
parts of the UN contribute to a solution.
14 June 2008: G8 Finance Ministers, meeting
in preparation for the Summit of the G8 Heads of State and Government in
Hokkaido-Toyako, met from 13-14 June 2008, in Osaka, Japan, and agreed to the “G8
Action Plan for Climate Change to Enhance the Engagement of Private and Public
Financial Institutions.” In their final statement, Ministers supported the
launch of new Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) by the World Bank, which will
complement existing bilateral and multilateral efforts, until a post-2012
framework under the UNFCCC is implemented.
13
June 2008: The WFP Executive Board has adopted a new four-year strategic plan to address hunger needs arising from recent
food price increases and shortages, as well as to fight hunger more strategically.
13 June 2008: The Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held its thirty-second session from 9-13 June 2008,
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Among the thirteen approved resolutions
were a number of elements related to climate change.
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Sustainable Energy |
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Climate Change |
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Sustainable Development (UNCSD) |
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Biodiversity |
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) |
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African Regional Coverage (ARC) |
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Latin America & Caribbean Regional Coverage (LARC) |
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