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Above:
The dias during the initial briefing on Monday, 4 September
(left to right): Richard Kinley, Secretary of the COP, Michael Zammit
Cutajar, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, SBSTA Coordinator, Harold Dovland,
SBSTA President, John Ashe, SBI President, SBI Coordinator, Tahar
Hadj-Sadok, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary, and Janos Pastor,
Coordinator
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Michael
Zammit Cutajar, UNFCCC Executive Secretary (seated on the right)
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SBSTA
President Harold Dovland (Norway), and SBI President John Ashe (Antigua
and Barbuda)
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Kok
Kee Chow (Malaysia), chair of the informal group on Mechanisms
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During
the initial briefing, Nigeria expressed concern at the late availability
and distribution of documents, which affected developing country preparation
and participation. He said all official documents for COP-6 should
be available well in advance of the meeting. He stressed the need
to achieve a balanced package of agreements that reflects the priorities
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Philip
Gwage, Uganda (center),
Co-Chair
of Land
use, Land-use change and Forestry
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Capacity
Development Initiative: Gao Pronove and Janos Pastor, UNFCCC Secretariat,
John Ashe, SBI Chair, and Avani Vaish, GEF |
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Mohammed
Al-Sabban, Saudi Arabia
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Harold
Dovland (center) Co-chair of Compliance
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Jose
Romero, Switzerland, Chair of Policies and Measures
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Co-Chairs
Festus Luboyera (South Africa) and Helen Plume (New Zealand) of
Guidelines under Protocol Articles 5, 7 and 8
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