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The December 2007 UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, has concluded with an agreement on a “Bali roadmap.” The agreement, which was reached a full day after the 3-14 December 2007 meeting was scheduled to conclude, establishes a process to reach agreement by 2009 on commitments for emissions reductions in the post-2012 period, when the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period expires. Delegates also agreed on a draft decision establishing an Adaptation Fund. The Fund will have a Global Environment Facility-based secretariat, the World Bank as trustee, and 16 representatives of parties to the Kyoto Protocol on the board. These institutional arrangements will be reviewed every three years.

High-Level Symposium: Results-Oriented Development Cooperation: Pursuing National Interests: 19-20 January 2008, Cairo, Egypt

Sixth Meeting of the CBD Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing: 21-25 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

The International Coral Reef Initiative General Meeting: 22-25 January 2008, Washington, DC, US

Fourth Austrian JI/CDM Workshop: 24-25 January 2008, Vienna, Austria

CSD Regional Implementation Meeting for Europe and North America: 28-29 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

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Key meetings in the next two weeks