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UNCCD COP 5
Progress was made in a number of areas, including the establishment of the Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention, the identification of modalities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Committee on Science and Technology, and the enhancement of the UNCCD’s financial base following strong support for a proposal by the Global Environment Facility to designate land degradation as another focal area for funding.
18th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-18)
Delegates adopted the Synthesis Report of the IPCC’s Third Assessment Report, drawing on all previously approved and accepted IPCC reports to address nine policy-relevant questions identified by the IPCC, based on submissions by governments. It was the first such report prepared by the IPCC.