The latest round of UN climate change talks got under way today in Accra, Ghana. More than 1,600 participants from more than 150 countries are attending the weeklong session. This is the third major UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiating session this year. Representatives are seeking to strengthen long-term cooperative action on climate change, with a final agreement to be reached in Copenhagen in December 2009.
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer today called for a speeding up of negotiations and the presentation of concrete proposals, if Governments are to meet the 2009 deadline. He stressed the importance of the talks for African countries, adding that it is clear these countries need international support for climate-resilient development and green growth. We have more information in a press release upstairs.
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