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Michael Cutajar, UNFCCC Executive-Secretary

UN conference sets agenda for talks on further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions

26 May 2006
Delegates at a United Nations sponsored-conference on climate change have agreed on how to pursue negotiations on further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, officials who participated in the first round of talks concluded in Bonn, Germany, today, said in a statement.
Workshop by the National Disaster Management Office

UN agencies help world’s tourist resorts adapt to climate change

24 May 2006
With climate change posing a potential threat to tourist resorts, the South Pacific islands nation of Fiji has been selected as a pilot country for a series of United Nations-backed projects aimed at helping the tourism sector to adapt to the effects of climate change, ranging from more frequent cyclones to beach-eroding higher sea levels.

Talks next week in Bonn to set stage for future action on climate change – UN official

12 May 2006
Aiming to advance international efforts on climate change, representatives of governments from across the globe will gather in Bonn next week under United Nations auspices to discuss new proposals, including a significant increase in the levels of emission reductions required under the Kyoto Protocol, a senior official dealing with the issue said today.
Commission on Sustainable Development

Poor will feel greatest impact of climate change, scientist tells UN commission

4 May 2006
Changes in weather patterns and extreme weather events due to climate change will have the greatest impact on the world's poorest people, the head of the leading scientific panel on the issue told the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in New York today.