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COP27 Agenda: Inclusion of Loss and Damage Funding

For the first time in the history of the UN’s climate negotiations, loss and damage funding became part of the official agenda for the COP27 that is being...

November 8, 2022

2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is set to be held from November 6 to 18 this year. What is COP? The Conference of Parties (COP)...

October 27, 2022

COP-4 Minamata Convention on Mercury

In the Conference of Parties (COP-4) Minamata Convention on Mercury, the participating parties have agreed to expand the mercury-added products list that has been planned to be phased...

March 28, 2022

India attends Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity

On September 24, 2020, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change represented India at the Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity that was held virtually. The dialogue...

September 25, 2020

May 20: World Bee Day

Every year May 20 is being celebrated as World Bee Day by the United Nations. The official celebrations began in 2018. Highlights The World Bee Day is celebrated...

May 20, 2020

COP25 cancelled

On October 30, 2019, the Chile Government cancelled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and the COP25 conference due to the ongoing protests in the country. The country’s...

November 1, 2019

India to host COP-14 of UNCDD in September 2019

For the first time ever India will be hosting the 14th session of Conference of Parties (COP-14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019,...

June 18, 2019

COP24: 24th Conference of Parties to UNFCCC begins Katowice, Poland

The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began at Katowice, Poland. COP-24 is expected to finalise guidelines for...

December 3, 2018

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