COP Introduction
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Conference of the Parties (COP)
The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention. All States that are Parties top the convention are represented at the COP, at which they review the implementation of the convention and any other legal instruments that the COP adopts and take decisions necessary to promote the effective implementation of the convention, including institutional and administrative arrangements. Also, a key task for the COP is to review the national communications and emissions inventories submitted by Parties. Based on this information, the COP assesses the effects of the measures taken by Parties and the progress made in achieving the ultimate objective of the Convention. The COP meets every year, unless the Parties decide otherwise.
The followings are the schedule of the COP sessions:
COP Session
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Date
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Place
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Link
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1
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28th March to 7th April 1995
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Berlin, Germany
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CoP1 Berlin, Germany
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2
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8th to 9th July 1996
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Geneva, Switzerland
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CoP2 Geneva, Switzerland
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3
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1st to 10th December 1997
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Kyoto, Japan
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CoP3 Kyoto, Japan
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4
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2nd to 13th November 1998
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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CoP4 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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5
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25th October to 5th November 1999
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Bonn, Germany
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CoP5 Bonn, Germany Bonn-1998
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6
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13th to 24th November 2000
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Hague, Netherlands
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CoP6 The Hague, NetherlandsHYPERLINK "http://unfccc.int/meetings/the_hague_nov_2000/meeting/6363.php" \t "_blank"
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6 (ii)
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16th to 27th July 2001
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Bonn, Germany
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CoP6-2 Bonn, Germany - 2001
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7
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29th October to 9th November 2001
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Marrakesh, Morocco
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CoP7 Marrakech, Morocco
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8
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23rd October to 1st November 2002
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New Delhi, India
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CoP8 New Delhi, India
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9
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1st to 12th December 2003
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Milan, Italy
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CoP9 Milan, Italy
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10
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6th to 17th December 2004
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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CoP10 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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11
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28th November to 9th December 2005
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Montreal, Canada
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CoP11 Montreal, Canada CMP 1
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12
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6th to 17th November 2006
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Nairobi, Kenya
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CoP12 Nairobi, Kenya
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13
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3rd to 14th December 2007
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Bali, Indonesia
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CoP13 Bali, Indonesia
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14
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1st to 12th December 2008
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Poznan, Poland
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CoP14 Bonn, Poznan
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15
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7th to 18th December 2009
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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CoP15 Copenhagen Denmark Barcelona Bonn, Germany Bangkok
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16
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29th November to 10th December 2010
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Cancun, Mexico
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CoP16 Cancun Mexico
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17
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28th November to 9th December 2011
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Durban, South Africa
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CoP17 Durban
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18
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26th November to 7th December 2012
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Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar
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CoP18 Doha
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19
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11th to 22nd November 2013
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Warsaw, Poland
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CoP19 Warsaw
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20
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1st to 12th December 2014
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Lima, Peru
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CoP20 Lima, Peru
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21
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30th November to 11th December
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Paris le Bourget, France
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CoP21 Paris, France
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Source:- http://unfccc.int/meetings/items/6240.php