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COP 23 - UN Climate Change Conference 2017 in Bonn

COP 23 took place from November 6th to 17th, 2017 under the presidency of Fiji at the location of the UN Climate Secretariat in Bonn (Germany).

For the first time, a Pacific country and a member of the alliance of the small island states have the chair of international climate negotiations. Fiji thus has a special opportunity to bring the interests of the countries, regions and people affected by climate change into the climate summit and to focus on international attention.

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News and Publications on COP23

Bild: Pressemitteilung ohne Schriftzug

UN climate conferences Press Release 15.11.2017

High commitment to Paris - insufficient action at home

After a decade of rapid growth, we see a strong decrease in the growth rates of global CO2 emissions over the past years, sending signals for a decarbonisation of the global energy system. The Climate Change Performance Index 2018 (CCPI), published today at COP23 in Bonn, confirms these developments in Greenhouse-Gas-emissions (GHG), renewable energies and energy use for some countries but also still clearly shows a current general lack of ambitious targets and sufficient implementation for a Paris-compatible pathway.

Climate Change Performance Index

UN climate conferences Press Release 15.11.2017

CLIMATE CHANGE PERFORMANCE INDEX 2018: High commitment to Paris - insufficient action at home

Bonn (November 15th, 2017). After a decade of rapid growth, we see a strong decrease in the growth rates of global CO2 emissions over the past years, sending signals for a decarbonisation of the global energy system. The Climate Change Performance Index 2018 (CCPI), published today at COP23 in Bonn, confirms these developments in Greenhouse-Gas-emissions (GHG), renewable energies and energy use for some countries but also still clearly shows a current general lack of ambitious targets and sufficient implementation for a Paris-compatible pathway.

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UN climate conferences International climate co-operation 1. November 2017

The Climate Change Performance Index 2018

Under the Paris Agreement, for the first time climate action was anchored in the context of international law. This requires countries to make their own unique contribution to the prevention of dangerous climate change. The next crucial step to follow this agreement is the rapid implementation by the signing parties of concrete measures to make their individual contributions to the global goal. For the past 13 years, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) has been keeping track of countries’ efforts in combating climate change. The varying initial positions, interests and strategies of the numerous countries make it difficult to distinguish their strengths and weaknesses and the CCPI has been an important tool in contributing to a clearer understanding of national and international climate policy.

Pressemitteilung

Dealing with the impacts of climate change International climate co-operation Press Release 09.11.2017

Climate Risk Index shows vulnerability of small island states

Small island states are amongst the countries most impacted by extreme weather events worldwide. A number of developing countries regularly already have to address weather catastrophes, especially poorer countries like Haiti, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam are facing great challenges. These are some of the key findings of the Climate Risk Index published by Germanwatch today at the climate summit in Bonn.

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UN climate conferences International climate co-operation Indices 1. November 2017

Global Climate Risk Index 2018

The Global Climate Risk Index 2018 analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent data available – for 2016 and from 1997 to 2016 – were taken into account. The countries affected most in 2016 were Haiti, Zimbabwe as well as Fiji. For the period from 1997 to 2016 Honduras, Haiti and Myanmar rank highest.

Cover Publikation: Loss and Damage at COP23. Looking at Small Island Developing States

UN climate conferences Policy Report 1. October 2017

Loss and Damage at COP23

With the incoming Fijian UNFCCC COP-Presidency, a growing awareness is raised for the impacts of climate change and especially climate-induced loss and damage.

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International climate co-operation Dealing with the impacts of climate change Briefing Note 1. October 2017

ExCom meeting #6

While still implementing its initial 2-year-work plan, decided upon at COP20 in Lima 2014, the ExCom is now working on its next 5-year rolling work plan - to be endorsed by COP23 under Fiji presidency in Bonn.

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