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Seventh
Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change Marrakesh, Morocco 29 October to 9 November 2001 |
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Highlights for Tuesday, 6 November 2001
Delegates
to COP-7 met in SBSTA and SBI to adopt a number of draft decisions and
conclusions. Negotiations also continued on mechanisms, compliance, and
Protocol Articles 5 (methodological issues), 7 (communication of
information) and 8 (review of information). A late evening Plenary was
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 Chair Dovland (third from left) expressed his thanks for the positive spirit he had enjoyed during his tenure as SBSTA Chair, and closed the meeting. |
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 On matters referred to the SBI by the COP, delegates adopted the draft conclusions on the report of the GEF. The SBI then agreed to recommend to the COP a decision amending the Annex II list by removing Turkey and inviting Parties to recognize its special circumstances as an Annex I Party. Left photo: The SBI dias Chaired by John Ashe (ANTIGUA and BARBUDA) |
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 Chair Ashe (right) noted that consideration of the report of the session, matters relating to LDCs and the CGE would be deferred to the next SBI meeting on Thursday. |
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NEGOTIATING GROUPS AND INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS: |
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| PROTOCOL ARTICLES 5, 7 AND 8: The negotiating group on Articles 5, 7 and 8 met in the morning to work on outstanding issues. JAPAN highlighted its proposal on the review for reinstatement of mechanisms eligibility. Several Parties support the proposal, but suggested elaborating the issue at a subsequent SBSTA session. | ||
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| COMPLIANCE: Delegates met during the morning in a series of regional and bilateral informal consultations. The drafting group then convened briefly at midday to take stock of progress and the Co-Chairs said they would prepare a comprehensive compliance non-paper. The negotiating group on compliance met in an evening session to consider the new Co-Chairs' non-paper on compliance, an "EU/Umbrella Group proposed compliance package," as well as new text for a draft COP decision. | ||
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Delegates
agreed to the new Co-Chairs' non-paper on procedures and mechanisms, as
amended. Everton Vargas (Brazil) then reported on consultations he
facilitated on the draft COP decision and recommended that the group adopt
his proposed draft decision, with an editorial amendment. Delegates agreed,
thus successfully completing the work of the negotiating group. |
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 MECHANISMS: Delegates met in a brief morning session of the negotiating group. Co-Chair Estrada said the Co-Chairs intended to proceed to bilateral informal consultations with the regional groups in order to produce by early afternoon a new text on mechanisms that should be acceptable to all Parties. |
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PLENARY: |
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 In a late evening Plenary, COP-7 President Elyazghi invited the negotiating group chairs to report on progress made in the groups. Compliance Group Co-Chair Slade (right) reported that the text had been fully agreed and, with Co-Chair Dovland, thanked all delegations. |
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 Mechanisms Group Co-Chairs Estrada and Chow reported progress, although some "controversial" issues from the three drafting groups remained in the text to be submitted to ministers. Left photo L-R: Chair Estrada (ARGENTINA), Mohammed Al-Sabban (SAUDI ARABIA) and Joannna Depledge of the Secretariat |
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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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