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 Informal
consultation on Policies & Measures :
Delegates
considered draft conclusions on policies and measures (P&Ms).
The EU tabled additional paragraphs on conclusions, including
a proposed Terms of Reference (ToR) for a possible workshop on
P&Ms. Delegates agreed to include, in brackets, EU text encouraging
parties to submit their views at SBSTA-13 on ToR and on the timing
of the process, and the G-77/ CHINA's proposal to refer to holding
a workshop in "early" 2001.
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Left:
Jose Romero, Chair of the informal consultation.
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Land-Use, Land-Use
Change and Forestry
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Delegates discussed changes
to the draft conclusions. Noting the concern of many non-Annex I Parties
with regard to understanding the IPCC Special Report on LULUCF, Co-Chair
Thorgeirsson said an extra day had been reserved for briefing at the
workshop in Poland in July |
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Co-Chair Halldor Thorgeirsson
(Iceland) [below, second from the left]
highlighted the proposal to convene an intersessional meeting
between SB-13 and COP-6 to support the negotiation process.
He urged delegates to focus on requirements for COP-6, noting
that capacity building could be achieved over a longer time
period.
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Mechanisms Pursuant to Articles
6, 12 and 17 of the Protocol
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Delegates considered the
draft consolidated text on mechanisms. Deliberations focused on
the nature of discussions necessary at this stage.
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Chow Kok Kee
(Malaysia), Chair of the
working group
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Exhibits
Hall
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research facilities, and publications were on display in the
exhibits hallway outside the main plenary rooms. |
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