PICCAP Pacific islands climate change assistance programme : a programme to support the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) : programme description

Abstract

H:\PUBLIS~1\EMPDIV~1\CLIMAT~1\IPICCAP is a Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded UNDP programme implemented by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. PICCAP is integrated with CC:TRAIN a programme implemented by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with the Climate Change Secretariat. P I C C A P Pacific Islands Climate Change Assistance Programme A programme to support the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION UNITAR GEF2PICCAP our islands, our lives ... Background The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed by 155 countries at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Since that time, more than 140 countries have ratified the convention. It entered into force on 21 March 1994. The Convention represents a global effort to stem the possible impacts of climate change. Its objective is to