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OPENING PLENARY:
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COP-6 President Jan Pronk opened COP-7 on Monday
morning. Suggesting that the events of 11 September had cast international
agreements in a new light, he said the Bonn Agreements demonstrate the
effectiveness of multilateralism and international cooperation in solving
global problems within the framework of the UN.
Listen
to an excerpt of Jan Pronk's opening remarks
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The
COP then elected Mohamed Elyazghi, Morocco's Minister of Territory
Planning, Urban Management, Housing and Environment, as COP-7 President.
President Elyazghi welcomed delegates to Morocco, adding that this was the
first UNFCCC COP to be held in Africa. He thanked COP-6 President Pronk for
his perseverance and for leaving an "indelible mark" on the process.
Listen
to Mohamed Elyazghi's
opening remarks
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Abdelaziz
Saâdi, President of the Regional Council of Marrakesh, presented the best
wishes of Mohamed VI, King of Morocco, for a successful conference, and
noted that COP-7 offered an opportunity to make significant progress in
facilitating effective action in combating climate change.
Listen
to Abdelaziz Saâdi's opening statement
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Omar
Jazouli (center),
President of the Urban Community of Marrakesh, outlined efforts to
preserve and protect the green heritage of Marrakesh, as well as projects to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the waste treatment and transportation
sectors.
Listen
to Omar Jazouli's opening statement
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Michael
Zammit Cutajar, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, said the Bonn Agreements
represented a significant move forward in negotiations and a breakthrough
for multilateralism. He suggested that successes at COP-7 could include
the start of the CDM on a solid basis and giving special consideration to
the needs of African countries.
Listen
to Michael Zammit Cutajar's welcoming remarks
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ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS:
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President Elyazghi noted that 42 Parties had so far
ratified the Protocol and called on the remaining Parties to do so in time
for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in
2002. Left photo: The
dias during the opening plenary.
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PARTIES'
OPENING STATEMENTS:
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Many
Parties thanked UNFCCC Executive Secretary Cutajar, COP-6 President Pronk,
and the Secretariat for their invaluable contributions to the progress made
in negotiations. Several speakers, including the G-77/CHINA, the EU and
CG-11, supported entry into force of the Protocol in time for the WSSD.
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IRAN, for the G-77/CHINA, supported completion of work
forwarded from COP-6 Part II, adding that this is not the right forum to
raise the question of new or additional commitments by developing countries.
Listen
to Bagher Asadi's opening statement on behalf of the G-77/CHINA
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BURKINA FASO, for the AFRICA GROUP, underscored the
high expectations of the international community that COP-7 will be a
success.
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Beat
Nobs (SWITZERLAND), on behalf of the ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY
GROUP, said the current stage of negotiations should be concluded at COP-7,
and stressed the need for entry into force of the Protocol.
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More
statements from parties in Real Audio:
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arabia|slovenia|united
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Above photo L-R: Delegates from Belgium,
Canada, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia,
Japan, Mali, Switzerland, Burkina Faso and Iran
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SBSTA: ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
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Photo
above : The dias during SBSTA, presided by Chair Harald Dovland (Norway)
(second from right)
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MATTERS
REFERRED TO SBSTA: IPCC THIRD ASSESSMENT REPORT
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IPCC Chair Bob Watson (left) introduced the Synthesis Report of the Third
Assessment Report (TAR), noting nine policy-relevant questions and responses
regarding: contribution of scientific, technical and socioeconomic analyses
to the definition of "dangerous anthropogenic interference with the
climate system"; changes in the Earth's climate since the pre-industrial
era; regional and global climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic
consequences associated with greenhouse gas
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SBI Chair John Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda) (right) opened
the session, and the SBI then adopted its agenda. On election of officers
other than the Chair, Chair Ashe said consultations were ongoing.
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In
cooperation with the UNFCCC Secretariat, the ENB will also publish
ENB
on the side -
a special daily report on selected side events from COP-7.
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ENB Summary of UNFCCC COP-6bis
in PDF (English,
Français)
The official website for
COP-7. This site provides ready access to the Provisional
Agenda , Annotated
Provisional Agenda and Daily Programme, Documents,
and Press Corner for all press releases during the event.
UNFCCC Secretariat web site
Linkages Climate page with links to recent coverage
of UNFCCC-related Workshops and an introduction to the climate change
process.
ENB coverage of SB-13 (Lyon),
SB-12 (Bonn) , COP-5,
COP-6 and COP-6bis
Rio Policy
Forum:State of GHG Market
Other COP-6 Online
resources
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