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Conference of the Parties (COP)-24 - Daily Current Affairs 2021
Conference of the Parties (COP)-24

Why is it in news?
  • COP24, the two-week 24th conference of the parties of the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC), being held in Katowice, Poland.
  • It has a special focus on carbon neutrality and gender equality.
COP-24
  • What is COP24?
  1. COP24 is the informal name for the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
  2. The UNFCCC is a “Rio Convention”, one of three adopted at the “Rio Earth Summit” in 1992.
  3. The UNFCCC entered into force on 21 March 1994.
  4. Today, it has near-universal membership.
  5. The countries that have ratified the Convention are called Parties to the Convention.
  6. Preventing “dangerous” human interference with the climate system is the ultimate aim of the UNFCCC. 
  • Conference of the Parties (COP)-
  1. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme body of the UNFCCC Convention.
  2. It consists of the representatives of the Parties to the Convention.
  3. It holds its sessions every year.
  4. The COP takes decisions which are necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the Convention and regularly reviews the implementation of these provisions.
  • Hosting country for year 2018-
  1. In accordance with a decision of the 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention (COP22) in Marrakesh in November 2016, the successive climate summit will be held in Poland.
  2. Poland was selected to host this event within the framework of the Eastern European Group (EEG).
  3. Poland will hold the Presidency of the Climate Convention for the third time.
  4. COP24 will take place from 2-14 December 2018, in Katowice, Poland.
  • Aim-  Aim of the 24th Session of the of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) will be-
  1. To work out and adopt a package of decisions ensuring the full implementation of the Paris Agreement.
  2. It should be in accordance with the decisions adopted in Paris (COP21) and in Marrakesh (CMA1.1).
  • Vision
  1. Measures to halt climate change.
  2. Highlighting Poland’s achievements in relation to climate change.
    Source
    The Hindu, cop24.gov




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 3rd Dec 2018
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