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United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Ninth
Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change
Milan,
Italy, 1- 12 Dec., 2003
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UNFCCC
COP-9 HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday,
11 December
On Thursday, the second and third high-level
round-table discussions took place. Ministers and heads of
delegation addressed "technology, including technology
use and development and transfer of technologies" and
"assessment of progress at the national, regional and
international levels to fulfill the promise and objective
enshrined in the climate change agreements, including the
scientific, information, policy and financial aspects."
Informal consultations undertaken on behalf of COP-9 President
Persányi on the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
took place throughout the day.
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here to read a full text report on today's events
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Mohammed
Valli Moosa, South Africa, Co-Chair of this morning's
round-table
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(Coverage of UNFCCC COP-9 side events)
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Morning round-table discussions in Plenary: COP-9 President
Miklós Persányi ringing the bell
to let speakers know when their time is up
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Siv Fridleifsdottir, Minister of the Environment, Iceland
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ROUND-TABLE
DISCUSSION 2. "Technology, including technology use and
development and transfer of technologies"
 Watch
the Secretariat's webcast of the morning's
round-table discussion.
 Listen
to:
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Noreen Smith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment Canada
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Martin Cullen, Minister of the Environment, Heritage and Local
Government, Ireland, spoke on behalf of the EU
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Paula Dobriansky, Co-Chair of this morning's round-table |
Thomas Mulcair, Minister of the Environment, Quebec, Canada
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Modou Fada Diagne, Minister of Environment and Sanitation,
Senegal
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Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs, UK |
Round-table
Co-Chairs Jürgen Trittin (Germany) and Fernando Tudela
Abad (Mexico)
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ROUND
TABLE DISCUSSION 3.
"Assessment
of progress at the national, regional and international levels
to fulfil the promise and objective enshrined in the climate
change agreements, including the scientific, information,
policy and financial aspects"
Watch
the Secretariat's webcast of the afternoon's
round-table discussion.
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Pieter Van Geel, State Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Spacial
Planning and Environment, Netherlands
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Margot Wallström, Commissioner for the Environment, EU
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Fernando Tudela Abad (Mexico), Co-Chair of the round-table
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Børge Brende, Minister of Environment, Norway
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The Plenary room during this afternoon's round-table discussions
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Peter Nangolo Iilonga, Deputy Minister or Environment and Tourism,
Namibia |
Informal
Consultations on the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF): Consultations
undertaken on behalf of COP-9 President Persányi on
the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) took place throughout
the day and late into the night.
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Mohamed Arrouchi, Morocco (center) with Tibor Faragó,
Hungary, (right)
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The room where informal consultations on
the SCCF were held
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Altero
Matteoli, Italian
Minister for the Environment, with Margot
Wallström, Commissioner for the Environment, EU, in consultations
prior to the European Union press conference
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Watch the Secretariat's webcast of
the EU
press conference
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South Africans
around the COP: (left to right) Richard Sherman (ENB), Muriel
Dube (Head of South African Delegation); Phindile Makwakwa
(Director of Communications); Mohammed Valli Moosa (Minister
of Environmental Affairs and Tourism)
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Demonstrations
in the hallways:
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This
service was prepared in cooperation with the Climate Change Secretariat
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