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1st Extraordinary Session of the Conference of the Parties (ExCOP) to the UNCCD
Upon the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole, COP 8 decided to convene this extraordinary session to agree upon the level of increase in the Convention’s budget for the biennium 2008-09, without reopening negotiations on the remaining text of the draft decision.
27th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-27)
Following years of work, the adoption of the Fourth Assessment Report on climate change was accompanied with mixed feelings of relief over its completion and apprehensive concern about the grave challenges that lie ahead.