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32nd Session of the IPCC (IPCC-32)
The 300 IPCC delegates focused on two primary tasks: revising the scope of the synthesis report for the Fifth Assessment Report; and addressing the recommendations of the InterAcademy Council Review of the IPCC processes and procedures.
31st Session of the IPCC (IPCC-31)
The meeting focused primarily on the scoping of the Fifth Assessment Report, with the IPCC’s three Working Groups convening in parallel sessions to approve the proposed chapter outlines of their contributions to the Report. The Panel then accepted the outlines of the Working Group reports and considered a number of other issues relevant to the scope of the Fifth Assessment Report, including agreeing to treat Article 2 of the UNFCCC as a cross-cutting theme in the Report.
30th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-30)
The Panel focused mainly on the scoping process for the Fifth Assessment Report with a view to providing guidance to the climate change experts who will define the outline during the AR5 scoping meeting to be held in July. The Panel also decided to proceed with the preparation of a Special Report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters, and agreed to hold a number of expert meetings on topics such as human settlements and the detection and attribution of anthropogenic climate change.
29th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-29)
Delegates elected the new IPCC Bureau and the Bureau of the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories as well as reelecting Rajendra Pachauri as the IPCC Chair.
12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP12)
COP12 adopted 16 resolutions by consensus, including the Strategic Plan 2016-2024, a new framework for the delivery of scientific and technical advice and guidance on the Convention, peatlands, disaster risk reduction, and a wetland city accreditation of the Ramsar Convention. In the face of dramatic loss and degradation of wetlands, and notwithstanding organizational difficulties, the meeting was considered successful in charting the way for the Convention to link up to other international processes, as well as guide work on the ground.
10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP10)
Most participants expressed satisfaction with the COP 10 outcomes. While many delegates welcomed the fact that the decisions on wetlands and climate change and on wetlands and biofuels remained focused on aspects relevant to wetland conservation and wise use rather than broadening the issues beyond the Convention’s scope, some felt that COP 10 had missed an opportunity to make the Convention more visible at the global level.
11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention (COP11)
COP 11 adopted 22 resolutions, including on: institutional hosting of the Ramsar Secretariat; the status of sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance; regional initiatives; partnerships and synergies with multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and other institutions; tourism, recreation and wetlands; climate change and wetlands; and more