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UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Objectives
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To regulate levels of greenhouse gas concentration in the
atmosphere, so as to avoid the occurrence of climate change on a
level that would impede sustainable economic development, or
compromise initiatives in food production.
Summary of provisions
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(a) Definition of the basic terminology of the Convention,
such as, "climate change", "climate system", "emissions",
"greenhouse gases", "reservoir", "sink", "source" (art. 1);
(b) Principles to guide the Parties in their pursuit of the
Convention's objectives (art. 3). The Parties are to protect the
climate system for present and future generations. Developing
countries should be accorded appropriate assistance to enable them
to fulfil the terms of the Convention. The Parties should work in
cooperation, so as to obtain maximum benefit from initiatives in the
control of the climate system;
(c) Commitments assumed under the Convention (art. 4).
Parties are to prepare national inventories on greenhouse gas
emissions, and on actions taken to remove them; formulate and
implement programmes for the control of climate change; undertake
cooperation in technology for the control of change in the climate
system; incorporate suitable policies for the control of climate
change in national plans; undertake education and training policies
that will enhance public awareness in relation to climate change.
The developed country Parties (and other Parties listed in annex I)
commit themselves to take special measures to limit their
anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, and to enhance the
capacity of their sinks and reservoirs for the stabilization of such
gases. The developed country Parties (and other Parties listed in
annex II) undertake to accord financial support to developing
country Parties, to enable the latter to comply with the terms of
the Convention;
(d) Cooperation by Parties in the establishment and promotion
of networks and programmes of research into and systematic
observation of climate change (art. 5);
(e) Establishment of a Conference of Parties, to be the
supreme body of the Convention and to oversee the implementation of
the Convention (arts. 7, 8, 9 and 10);
(f) Establishment of a financial mechanism, to provide
resources on a grant or concessional basis, for the fulfillment of
the objectives of the Convention (art. 11);
(g) Procedure for the settlement of disputes (art. 14).
Membership
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The Convention is open to all States and regional economic
integration organizations. This is subject to ratification,
acceptance, approval or accession.
Date of adoption 9. 5.1992
Place of adoption New York, USA
Date of entry into force
(or conditions for entry
into force) Not yet in force: to enter into
force on the ninetieth day after
the date of deposit of the fiftieth
instrument of ratification,
acceptance, approval or accession
Languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian, Spanish
Depositary Secretary-General of the
United Nations
(Status as of 30 June 1993)
Participant Signature Ratification
Acceptance (At)
Approval (Ap)
Accession (Ac)
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Afghanistan 12. 6.1992
Algeria 13. 6.1992 9. 6.1993
Angola 14. 6.1992
Antigua and Barbuda 4. 6.1992 2. 2.1993
Argentina 12. 6.1992
Armenia 13. 6.1992 14. 5.1993 (At)
Australia 4. 6.1992 30.12.1992
Austria 8. 6.1992
Azerbaijan 12. 6.1992
Bahamas 12. 6.1992
Bahrain 8. 6.1992
Bangladesh 9. 6.1992
Barbados 12. 6.1992
Belarus 11. 6.1992
Belgium 4. 6.1992
Belize 13. 6.1992
Benin 13. 6.1992
Bhutan 11. 6.1992
Bolivia 10. 6.1992
Botswana 12. 6.1992
Brazil 4. 6.1992
Bulgaria 5. 6.1992
Burkina Faso 12. 6.1992
Burundi 11. 6.1992
Cameroon 14. 6.1992
Canada 12. 6.1992 4.12.1992
Cape Verde 12. 6.1992
Central African
Republic 13. 6.1992
Chad 12. 6.1992
Chile 13. 6.1992
China 11. 6.1992 5. 1.1993
Colombia 13. 6.1992
Comoros 11. 6.1992
Congo 12. 6.1992
Cook Islands 12. 6.1992 20. 4.1993
Costa Rica 13. 6.1992
Côte d'Ivoire 10. 6.1992
Croatia 11. 6.1992
Cuba 13. 6.1992
Cyprus 12. 6.1992
Czech Republic 18. 6.1993
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea 11. 6.1992
Denmark 9. 6.1992
Djibouti 12. 6.1992
Dominica 21. 6.1993 (Ac)
Dominican Republic 12. 6.1992
Ecuador 9. 6.1992 23. 2.1993
Egypt 9. 6.1992
El Salvador 13. 6.1992
Estonia 12. 6.1992
Ethiopia 10. 6.1992
Fiji 9.10.1992 25. 2.1993
Finland 4. 6.1992
France 13. 6.1992
Gabon 12. 6.1992
Gambia 12. 6.1992
Germany 12. 6.1992
Ghana 12. 6.1992
Greece 12. 6.1992
Grenada 3.12.1992
Guatemala 13. 6.1992
Guinea 12. 6.1992 7. 5.1993
Guinea-Bissau 12. 6.1992
Guyana 13. 6.1992
Haiti 13. 6.1992
Honduras 13. 6.1992
Hungary 13. 6.1992
Iceland 4. 6.1992
India 10. 6.1992
Indonesia 5. 6.1992
Iran 14. 6.1992
Ireland 13. 6.1992
Israel 4. 6.1992
Italy 5. 6.1992
Jamaica 12. 6.1992
Japan 13. 6.1992 28. 5.1993 (At)
Jordan 11. 6.1992
Kazakhstan 8. 6.1992
Kenya 12. 6.1992
Kiribati* 13. 6.1992
Latvia 11. 6.1992
Lebanon 12. 6.1992
Lesotho 11. 6.1992
Liberia 12. 6.1992
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 29. 6.1992
Liechtenstein 4. 6.1992
Lithuania 11. 6.1992
Luxembourg 9. 6.1992
Madagascar 10. 6.1992
Malawi 10. 6.1992
Malaysia 9. 6.1993
Maldives 12. 6.1992 9.11.1992
Mali 22. 9.1992
Malta 2. 6.1992
Marshall Islands 12. 6.1992 8.10.1992
Mauritania 12. 6.1992
Mauritius 10. 6.1992 4. 9.1992
Mexico 13. 6.1992 11. 3.1993
Micronesia 12. 6.1992
Moldova 12. 6.1992
Monaco 11. 6.1992 24.11.1992
Mongolia 12. 6.1992
Morocco 13. 6.1992
Mozambique 12. 6.1992
Myanmar 11. 6.1992
Namibia 12. 6.1992
Nauru 8. 6.1992
Nepal 12. 6.1992
Netherlands 4. 6.1992
New Zealand 4. 6.1992
Nicaragua 13. 6.1992
Niger 11. 6.1992
Nigeria 13. 6.1992
Norway 4. 6.1992
Oman 11. 6.1992
Pakistan 13. 6.1992
Panama 18. 3.1993
Papua New Guinea 13. 6.1992 16. 3.1993
Paraguay 12. 6.1992
Peru 12. 6.1992 7. 6.1993
Philippines 12. 6.1992
Poland 5. 6.1992
Portugal 13. 6.1992
Republic of Korea 13. 6.1992
Romania 5. 6.1992
Russian Federation 13. 6.1992
Rwanda 10. 6.1992
Saint Kitts and Nevis 12. 6.1992 7. 1.1993
Samoa 12. 6.1992
San Marino 10. 6.1992
Sao Tome and Principe 12. 6.1992
Senegal 13. 6.1992
Seychelles 10. 6.1992 22. 9.1992
Sierra Leone 11. 2.1993
Singapore 13. 6.1992
Slovakia 19. 5.1993
Slovenia 13. 6.1992
Solomon Islands 13. 6.1992
Spain 13. 6.1992
Sri Lanka 10. 6.1992
Sudan 9. 6.1992
Suriname 13. 6.1992
Swaziland 12. 6.1992
Sweden 8. 6.1992 23. 6.1993
Switzerland 12. 6.1992
Thailand 12. 6.1992
Togo 12. 6.1992
Trinidad and Tobago 11. 6.1992
Tunisia 13. 6.1992
Tuvalu* 8. 6.1992
Uganda 13. 6.1992
Ukraine 11. 6.1992
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern
Ireland 12. 6.1992
United Republic of
Tanzania 12. 6.1992
United States of
America 12. 6.1992 15.10.1992
Uruguay 4. 6.1992
Uzbekistan 20. 6.1993 (Ac)
Vanuatu 9. 6.1992 25. 3.1993
Venezuela 12. 6.1992
Viet Nam 11. 6.1992
Yemen 12. 6.1992
Yugoslavia 8. 6.1992
Zaire 11. 6.1992
Zambia 11. 6.1992 28. 5.1993
Zimbabwe 12. 6.1992 3.11.1992
European Economic
Community* 13. 6.1992
* With a Declaration.
Convention Secretariat
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Interim Secretariat
Geneva Executive Center
11-13 Chemin des Anemones
CH-1219 CHATELAINE - GENEVA
SWITZERLAND
Tel: (+41-22) 979.91.11
Fax: (+41-22) 979.90.34
E-Mail: secretariat.unfccc@unep.ch
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