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10th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change

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More than 6.000 delegates from countries, civil society groups, and the private sector gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the 10th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP 10 - from 6 to 17 December 2004. In the midst of generalized optimism about the recent entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol, the main goals were: to agree on a comprehensive 'road map' for what happens after the end of the commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol; to find ways of bringing the United States into global negotiations; and to enforce the financing mechanisms that help mitigate the effects of climate change on poor countries. The Conference came to a close with the adoption of the Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation and response measures Versión en español Climate change and CoP 10: science and adaptation In this section Eldis presents a collection of papers presented at the CoP 10 side event, documenting the proposed plan of action and recommendations for an adaptation science agenda produced by the meeting. [see more] Climate change negotiations: time for a change By the time the international negotiations on climate change in Buenos Aires ended on Saturday 18 December 2004, workers had already started dismantling the conference facilities. Yet after two weeks of negotiations, the best that the more than 6,000 participants could achieve was an agreement to hold another meeting. [see more] A Wrong Turn from Rio: The World Bank's Road to Climate Catastrophe This report assesses the ways in which the world's major development institution, the World Bank, entrusted with carrying out the goals of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, has not only failed to live up to this mandate but has actually severely undermined it. Pdf document. [see more]

News Reports Who will pay the price? U.S. agrees to continued international dialogue Climate change conference ends with package of new measures Activists question World Bank's commitment to sustainable development The illusion of the Kyoto Protocol Climate change campaign Australia left out in the heat Climate change and CoP 10: science and adaptation Climate change negotiations: time for a change Foro del Buen Ayre : NGOs side event International Institute for Sustainable Development coverage of COP 10 A Wrong Turn from Rio: The World Bank's Road to Climate Catastrophe Climate Fraud and Carbon Colonialism by Heidi Bachram Pew Center's reports at COP 10 WRM at the 10th UN Convention on Climate Change Documents Australia vs. Kyoto Climate Change: Choike in-depth report

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