BASIC Position for UNFCCC/COP-17

The 9th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, attended by representatives from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC), as well as observers from the Group of 77 and China, the Arab Group and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); concluded with a joint statement in which ministers agreed that the Durban Climate Change Conference should achieve a comprehensive, fair and balanced outcome to enable the full, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol. The 10th meeting will be held in India during the first quarter of 2012.

AOSIS: Input of SIDS to UNCSD (Rio+20)

Following three sub-regional preparatory meetings of SIDS in June and July, this senior expert-level meeting on September 1 prepared the input of SIDS and advanced consideration of draft AOSIS elements aiming to capture common views on the objectives and themes of Rio+20. As the next step in the SIDS preparatory process, the AOSIS Working Group will take account of the views expressed and finalize the elements for submission to the G77/China, for incorporation in their UNCSD position documents. If SIDS’ most important positions are not taken up, it was noted, AOSIS would “retain the right to make a separate submission.”

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