Right now in Bali, the United Nations is holding the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention began on December 3rd, and will continue to December 14th, 2007. Representatives of over 180 countries are at the conventions, as well as governmental and nongovernmental agencies.
As of the 6th, the representatives have been working on the clean development mechanism (CDM) for Africa. Africa still needs more in the terms of donor support. The representatives are looking into the future with what to do when the Kyoto Protocol will expire in 2012. Industrialized countries will have to reduce their emissions by 25 to 40 percent by 2020 as of negotiations today.
A problem facing many developing nations is the lacking of technology. These countries are all ready behind and with restrictions on implementing old technologies that are bad for the environment. Yet because they can not increase their green house gas emissions, and do not have the new technology, they are not able to develop. These countries want to be able to be aloud to develop just as other countries were. Nairobi is one of the countries advocating for this.
Leaders of the conference want to make sure that even though it is important to look towards the future, and learn from the past it is just as important to look at what is going on right now.
Links Used: The EIA, Terra Daily, The United Nations Work on Climate Change
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This contradiction for developing countries is a problem with the Kyoto Proctocol as well. Developed countries really need to examine how they can help developing countries--what type of support is best for the longterm. Also, I think Nairobi is a city in Kenya?
The United Nations people have been saying funding would be the best way to help these countries.
Yes it is and I will definitely go fix that, thank you.
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