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		<title>First UNFCCC Negotiating Session of 2012 Opens in Bonn</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/first-unfccc-negotiating-session-of-2012-opens-in-bonn/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conference, which is scheduled to conclude on 25 May 2012, comprises the 36th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the 15th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), the 17th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), and the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP).]]></description>
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		<title>UNECE Meeting on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Amends Gothenburg Protocol</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unece-meeting-on-long-range-transboundary-air-pollution-amends-gothenburg-protocol/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Atmosphere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 30th Session of the Executive Body for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) adopted amendments to the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone (Gothenburg Protocol), which aim to reduce particulate matters, including black carbon. Black carbon, as a short-lived climate forcer, has a strong warming effect than carbon dioxide.]]></description>
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		<title>Informal Ministerial Meeting on the Durban Platform Calls for Building on Durban&#039;s Momentum</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/informal-ministerial-meeting-on-the-durban-platform-calls-for-building-on-durbans-momentum/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An informal two-day Ministerial Meeting on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action focused on what needs to be done to ensure implementation of the Durban decision on the adoption of a new legal instrument under the UNFCCC applicable to all Parties, to be completed by 2015 and to come into effect from 2020.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/third-informal-informal-consultations-on-the-uncsd-outcome-document/</guid>
		<title>Event: Third Informal Informal Consultations on the UNCSD Outcome Document</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/third-informal-informal-consultations-on-the-uncsd-outcome-document/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 00:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) announced, on 4 May 2012, that an additional week of informal informal consultations on the UNCSD outcome document would take place from 29 May-2 June 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Scenario Note for AWG-LCA 15 </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-scenario-note-for-awg-lca-15/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chair of the AWG-LCA notes that the work of the AWG-LCA at its 15th session should result in the identification of the remaining work on all elements of the provisional agenda, taking into account progress achieved so far. It is also underlined that the session should define the different elements and the extent to which they are expected to be part of the AWG-LCA outcome at COP 18, in Doha, Qatar.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Provisional Annotated Agenda for AWG-LCA 15 </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-provisional-annotated-agenda-for-awg-lca-15/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 15th session, the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) is scheduled to focus on the preparation of an agreed comprehensive and balanced outcome to be presented for adoption to COP 18, to enable the full, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention through long-term cooperative action now, up to and beyond 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases COP/MOP 7 Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-copmop-7-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 7), held in Durban, South Africa, which adopted 17 decisions, including on the establishment of a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: International Conference on Agriculture and Environment</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/international-conference-on-agriculture-and-environment/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This conference is organized around the theme "Agricultural Production and Economic Growth in Harmony with the Environment: A Shared Vision in the Context of Climate Change." It will be hosted by the Honduran Government and Zamorano University, with support from the Inter-American Institute on Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), the Central American Commission on Agriculture (CAC), and several international organizations related to agriculture. The conference is intended to help prepare the eight Member States of the Central American Integration System (SICA) for negotiations on issues related to food, biomass and other agricultural production in upcoming global talks on biodiversity, biosafety and climate change, as well as the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20). ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Agenda for Durban Platform&#039;s First Session</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-agenda-for-durban-platforms-first-session/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretary has released the provisional agenda for the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, which is scheduled to address organizational matters, and discuss its planning of work and workplan on enhancing mitigation ambition.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases COP 17 Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-cop-17-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UNFCCC, held in Durban, South Africa, which concluded with the adoption of the "Durban Platform," a set of decisions that lay the ground for adopting a legal agreement on climate change as soon as possible, and no later than 2015. ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases SBI Durban Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-sbi-durban-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 35th session in Durban, South Africa, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) addressed, inter alia: national communications and greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory data from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention; national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention; financial mechanism of the Convention; national adaptation plans; development and transfer of technologies; and capacity building.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 24th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/24th-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-montreal-protocol/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 24th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 24) is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland. ]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Additional Session of the Ad Hoc Working Groups</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/additional-session-of-the-ad-hoc-working-groups/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This meeting will include sessions of: the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA); the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP); and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP). Due to space limitations, it will not be possible to hold side events and exhibits on this occasion.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Scenario Note for AWG-KP 17</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-scenario-note-for-awg-kp-17/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the scenario note, the Chair outlines his views on what constitutes the outstanding work of the AWG-KP that needs to be completed in order to fulfil its mandate by COP/MOP 8, namely agreement on: Quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives (QELROs) for the second commitment period; carry-over of assigned amount units (AAUs); and proposed amendments to the Kyoto Protocol, including the length of the second commitment period.]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Article #74: Adaptation After Durban</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/guest-articles/adaptation-after-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One can visualize the UNFCCC negotiating process as having shifted from a phase of exploration and experience building to a phase of design. Following the start of the implementation of the newly-designed processes, the UNFCCC adaptation discourse will enter into a new phase of monitoring, evaluation, review and revision of the Durban adaptation regime, at which point the next level of action on adaptation could constitute a further scaled-up adaptation regime.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Provisional Agenda for AWG-KP 17</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-provisional-agenda-for-awg-kp-17/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the provisional agenda for the 17th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 17), which will consider the further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases SBSTA 35 Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-sbsta-35-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 35th session, which took place in Durban, South Africa, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) addressed, inter alia: the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change; methodological guidance for REDD+; development and transfer of technologies; research and systematic observation; forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures; and methodological issues under the Convention and under the Kyoto Protocol.]]></description>
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		<title>IRENA Newsletter Details Results of Assembly, Pacific Leaders Meeting and WFES</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/irena-newsletter-details-results-of-assembly-pacific-leaders-meeting-and-wfes/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Newsletter features the results of three key events – the Pacific Leader's Meeting, the Second Assembly of IRENA, and the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) – all of which focused on renewable energy strategies at regional and international levels.]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses Gather for Summit on Sustainable Growth</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/businesses-gather-for-summit-on-sustainable-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on businesses to: participate in the Corporate Sustainability Forum during the UNCSD; publicly report on sustainability performance; make their lobbying and advocacy more responsible and consistent with stated values, including by not blocking action on climate change; support regulatory frameworks and incentives; and support the UN Global Compact, SE4ALL, and the Caring for Climate initiative.]]></description>
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		<title>Quito Declaration Addresses Climate Issues</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/quito-declaration-addresses-climate-issues/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Atmosphere]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 18th session of the Forum of Environment Ministers (FME18) of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries adopted passages on climate issues in its Quito Declaration. FEM18 brought together high-level environment officials from 31 of the 33 LAC countries who adopted ten decisions and the Quito Declaration.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes AWG-KP Report from Panama and Durban </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-awg-kp-report-from-panama-and-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AWG-KP report on the third and fourth part of the 16th session includes sections on: the opening of the session; organizational matters; consideration of further commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol; other matters; report of the third and fourth parts of the session; and suspension and closure of the session.]]></description>
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		<title>SPREP Issues First Fact Sheet on Building MEA Capacity in PICs</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/sprep-issues-first-fact-sheet-on-building-mea-capacity-in-pics/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals & Wastes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freshwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Organization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fact sheet describes pre-Conference of the Parties (COP) trainings conducted by SPREP for Pacific Island Countries (PICs) participants in preparation for CBD COP 10 and UNCCD COP 10, as well as assistance provided by SPREP to Kiribati in developing national action plans for climate change, biodiversity conservation, waste, energy, agriculture and water in relation to MEA implementation.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Executive Secretary Calls for Action to Power Low-Carbon Growth </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-executive-secretary-calls-for-action-to-power-low-carbon-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Announcement / Statement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres observed that Durban delivered "a loud and clear message" that the future is low-carbon and that business could provide the impetus to enable governments to move forward ambitiously.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: G20 Summit 2012</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/g20-summit-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Process]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Group of 20 (G20) Summit of the world’s twenty major economies will take place in Los Cabos, Mexico, and will be the first such summit to occur in Latin America. In its G20 Presidency role during 2012, Mexico has prioritized: economic stability and structural reform for growth and employment; strengthening of financial systems and procurement of financial inclusion for economic growth; improving international financial architecture in an interconnected global economy; mitigating negative effects on price level and volatility of commodities, in particular those affecting food security; and promoting sustainable development with a focus on infrastructure, energy efficiency, green growth and financing the fight against climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 38th Summit of the G8</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/38th-summit-of-the-g8/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IMF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The US will host the 38th Summit of the Group of Eight (G8) at Camp David, Maryland, in May 2012. The G8 comprises Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the UK, and the US. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Chicago, back-to-back with the NATO summit, but the US announced the change in location and dates on 5 March (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/05/statement-press-secretary-g-8-and-nato-summits). The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold its summit in Chicago from 20-21 May (see http://www.chicagonato.org/ for more information). The Presidents Benin, Ghana and Tanzania and Prime Minister of Ethiopia are expected to join in the discussions on food security in Africa. ]]></description>
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		<title>EBRD Helps Increase Serbia’s Renewables Production</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ebrd%c2%a0helps-increase-serbia%e2%80%99s-renewables%c2%a0production/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Financial Institution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is promoting green energy in Serbia with a €45 million sovereign-guaranteed loan to Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), the state-owned power company, to renovate existing and build new, small hydropower plants, which is expected to result in CO2 savings of 60,000 tonnes a year.]]></description>
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		<title>Cartagena Dialogue Participants Support GCF Draft Governing Instrument </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cartagena-dialogue-participants-support-gcf-draft-governing-instrument/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The meeting of the Cartagena Dialogue focused on finding a constructive way forward in the UNFCCC Climate Change negotiations. Participants discussed progress made by the Transitional Committee for the design of the Green Climate Fund and possible outcomes for Durban on mitigation.]]></description>
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		<title>New Latin America and Caribbean Forum Adopts Declaration of Caracas and Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/new-latin-america-and-caribbean-forum-adopts-declaration-of-caracas-and-action-plan/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Latin America & the Caribbean]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The founding Summit of Heads of State and Government of the newly formed Community of LAC States (CELAC) has agreed on: a Declaration on Ecuador's Yasuní ITT Initiative; and an Action Plan creating a new energy cooperation body that will seek regional energy integration and promote cooperation on renewable energy, biofuels and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation.]]></description>
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		<title>CBD Secretariat Circulates CBD COP 11 Agenda</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cbd-secretariat-circulates-cbd-cop-11-agenda/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, & Gender]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceans & Coasts]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The agenda includes, among other issues, items related to the Nagoya Protocol on ABS; implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; financial resources and the financial mechanism; review of the programme of work on island biodiversity (PoWIB); ecosystem restoration; marine and coastal biodiversity; and biodiversity and climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: UNFCCC COP 22</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-cop-22/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in November-December 2016, at a venue to be determined.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 42nd Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/42nd-sessions-of-the-unfccc-subsidiary-bodies/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The 42nd sessions of the subsidiary bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in May 2016.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 40th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/40th-sessions-of-the-unfccc-subsidiary-bodies/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The 40th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in June 2015.]]></description>
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		<title>Durban Conference Sets Pathway to More Inclusive 21st Century Climate Regime</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/durban-conference-sets-pathway-to-more-inclusive-21st-century-climate-regime/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[After the frustrations at the Copenhagen conference and the struggle to rescue the multilateral climate regime in Cancun, negotiators in Durban turned a corner and not only resuscitated the Kyoto Protocol but, in doing so, adopted a decision that will lead to negotiations on a more inclusive 21st century climate regime.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: UNFCCC COP 21</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-cop-21/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Negotiations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in December 2015 at a venue to be determined.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: UNFCCC COP 20</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-cop-20/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in December 2014 at a venue to be determined.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: UNFCCC 38th Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-38th-sessions-of-the-subsidiary-bodies/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 38th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in June 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>COP 17 Concludes with Adoption of the Durban Platform </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cop-17-concludes-with-adoption-of-the-durban-platform/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at the conclusion of the conference, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres stated that "While it is clear that these deadlines must be met, countries, citizens and businesses who have been behind the rising global wave of climate action can now push ahead confidently, knowing that Durban has lit up a broader highway to a low-emission, climate resilient future."]]></description>
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		<title>UN Secretary-General: Sustainable Energy Key for Minimizing Climate Change Risk</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-secretary-general-sustainable-energy-key-for-minimizing-climate-change-risk/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at the High-Level Ministerial Dinner of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 17), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged governments to accelerate national actions and highlighted that providing sustainable energy to all will be key to minimizing climate risk.]]></description>
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		<title>UNSG Outlines Expectations for Durban Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unsg-outlines-expectations-for-durban-negotiations/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ban laid out four expectations from negotiators at COP 17: ensure that the Adaptation Framework, its Committee, the Technology Mechanism and its Climate Technology Centre and Network are ready to start working as soon as possible; make tangible progress on short- and long-term financing; “carefully consider” a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol; and take steps toward a comprehensive, binding climate change agreement.]]></description>
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		<title>Agricultural Organizations Appeal to COP 17 Negotiators to Address Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/agricultural-organizations-appeal-to-cop-17-negotiators-to-address-agriculture/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International organizations called on UNFCCC negotiators to approve an agricultural work programme under the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to open up technical work on addressing mitigation and adaptation options in the agriculture sector.]]></description>
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		<title>Durban Climate Change Conference Expected to Operationalize Cancun Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/durban-climate-change-conference-expected-to-operationalize-cancun-initiatives/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One focus of the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban will be on efforts to move ahead on several initiatives and institutions that were the subject of decisions in Cancun in 2010. In this respect, negotiations in Durban are expected to result in decisions that would operationalize, inter alia, a technology mechanism to promote clean energy and adaptation-related technologies, an adaptation framework to support developing countries and a Green Climate Fund. ]]></description>
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		<title>CMS COP 10 Agrees to List Additional Species, Sends Climate Change Message to Durban</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cms-cop-10-agrees-to-list-additional-species-sends-climate-change-message-to-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS COP 10 addressed synergies and partnerships, the future shape of CMS, budget, enhanced engagement with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) climate change and migratory species, and listing, among others, saker falcons, argali sheep, giant manta ray on the Appendices.]]></description>
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		<title>Ozone COP/MOP Does Not Address HFCs Phase-Down</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ozone-copmop-does-not-address-hfcs-phase-down/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the 23rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (COP 9/MOP 23) considered amendment proposals from Canada, the US and Mexico, and a separate proposal from the Federated States of Micronesia, to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Protocol. However, strong opposition from India, China, Argentina and some others prevented the proposals from being discussed in a contact group.]]></description>
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		<title>AOSIS Chair Outlines Expectations Ahead of Durban Climate Change Conference</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/aosis-chair-outlines-expectations-ahead-of-durban-climate-change-conference/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dessima Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), outlined the Group’s expectations ahead of the Durban Climate Change Conference, as well as actions being taken in the lead-up to COP 17, including the launch of “SIDS DOCK.” ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Launches iPhone and iPad Applications for Durban </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-launches-iphone-and-ipad-applications-for-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC iPhone and iPad applications will enable users to: view the latest youtube videos and photos from the conference; access documents, agendas and meeting information; and participate in talks via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.]]></description>
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		<title>ITTC Approves Biennial Work Programme, Modest Budget Increase</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ittc-approves-biennial-work-programme-modest-budget-increase/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delegates at the 47th session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and meetings of its associated committees reflected on recent shifts in the worldwide patterns of imports, and on the Organization's links to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes AWG-KP Scenario Note for Durban</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-awg-kp-scenario-note-for-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The scenario note indicates that although the current revised proposal by the Chair reflects parties’ positions and their concerns, it does not resolve them, especially on the central issue of the second commitment period. The text has been refined and streamlined but further progress is not possible without clarity on an overarching political decision.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Report on Response Measures Forum </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-report-on-response-measures-forum/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report provides a summary of the special event held in the context of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures at the 34th sessions of the subsidiary bodies. It outlines the objective of the event as well as the proceedings and the main issues raised.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Thirteenth Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/thirteenth-major-economies-forum-on-energy-and-climate/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The thirteenth meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate will convene in Crystal City, Virginia, US (just outside Washington, DC), from 17-18 November 2011. US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman will serve as chair. The meeting will take place at the level of leaders’ representatives. Members of the Major Economies Forum include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition, representatives will attend from Argentina, Ecuador, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, and the United Nations. The session will provide an opportunity to exchange views in preparation for the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes AWG-LCA Scenario Note for Durban </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-awg-lca-scenario-note-for-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the scenario note for the fourth part of AWG-LCA 14, the AWG-LCA Chair envisages that the AWG-LCA outcome will consist of a single decision text containing multiple parts, and that longer more technical material will be included in annexes to the decision.]]></description>
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