We support cooperative action by States to combat climate change and its impacts on humanity and ecosystems. This is our contribution to a sustainable world and to realizing the vision of peace, security and human dignity on which the United Nations is founded. Guided by the Parties to the Convention, we provide organizational support and technical expertise to their negotiations and institutions and facilitate the flow of authoritative information on the implementation of the Convention. We are committed to performing these tasks to the highest standards of professionalism and objectivity. We strive to be a dynamic team, committed to the promotion of a participatory and caring work environment. Our respect for each other and our blend of diverse cultures, gender and backgrounds enrich and enhance our work. UNFCCC is committed to: Making a contribution to sustainable development through support for action to mitigate and to adapt to climate change at the global, regional and national level. Providing high-quality support to the intergovernmental process in the context of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. Creating and maintaining necessary conditions for an early, effective and efficient implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. Providing and disseminating high-quality, understandable and reliable information and data on climate change and on efforts to address it. Promoting and enhancing the active engagement of NGO's, business and industry, the scientific community and other relevant stakeholders in our work and processes, including through effective communication. Creating and maintaining a caring working environment that is conducive to self- actualization of staff, information sharing and teamwork and allows the delivery of the highest quality products. Historic Haus Carstanjen where the Marshall Plan was signed
PARTIES & OBSERVERS
Parties The Convention divides countries into three main groups according to differing commitments: Annex I Parties include the industrialized countries that were members of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in 1992, plus countries with economies in transition (the EIT Parties), including the Russian Federation, the Baltic States, and several Central and Eastern European States. Annex II Parties consist of the OECD members of Annex I, but not the EIT Parties. They are required to provide financial resources to enable developing countries to undertake emissions reduction activities under the Convention and to help them adapt to adverse effects of climate change. In addition, they have to "take all practicable steps" to promote the development and transfer of environmentally friendly technologies to EIT Parties and developing countries. Funding provided by Annex II Parties is channelled mostly through the Convention’s financial mechanism. Non-Annex I Parties are mostly developing countries. Certain groups of developing countries are recognized by the Convention as being especially vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, including countries with low-lying coastal areas and those prone to desertification and drought. Others (such as countries that rely heavily on income from fossil fuel production and commerce) feel more vulnerable to the potential economic impacts of climate change response measures. The Convention emphasizes activities that promise to answer the special needs and concerns of these vulnerable countries, such as investment, insurance and technology transfer. The 48 Parties, classified as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by the United Nations, are given special consideration under the Convention on account of their limited capacity to respond to climate change and adapt to its adverse effects. Parties are urged to take full account of the special situation of LDCs when considering funding and technology-transfer activities. Observer organizations Several categories of observer organizations also attend sessions of the COP and its subsidiary bodies. These include representatives of United Nations secretariat units and bodies, such as UNDP, UNEP and UNCTAD, as well as its specialized agencies and related organizations, such as the GEF and WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Observer organizations also include intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), such as the OECD and its International Energy agency (IEA), along with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Since COP 11 and COP/MOP 1, over 750 NGOs and 56 IGOs are admitted as observers. The NGOs represent a broad spectrum of interests, and embrace representatives from business and industry, environmental groups, indigenous populations, local governments and municipal authorities, research and academic institutes, parliaments, labour unions, faith groups, women and youth. Constituency groupings have emerged to facilitate interaction.
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS
Global Warming Potential referenced to the updated decay response for the Bern carbon cycle model and future CO2 atmospheric concentrations held constant at current levels. Source: Climate Change 1995, The Science of Climate Change: Summary for Policymakers and Technical Summary of the Working Group I Report, page 22.
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