Press Release
– Belmopan, 6th December, 2012 - The Minister
of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, Senator Honourable
Lisel Alamilla is presently leading a delegation comprised of senior
technical government officials and the Caribbean Community Climate Change
Centre representatives to the Climate Change Conference of the Parties —
18 (COP 18) being held in Doha, Qatar.
It is
focusing on four main themes: a second commitment period to the
Kyoto Protocol; successful closure of the ad-hoc working group on
Long-term Cooperative Action (LCA); a work programme for the development
of a new legally binding climate change regime post-2020 under the Ad-hoc
working group on the Durban Platform for enhanced action (ADP); and
securing the necessary financing for developing countries to ensure we
reach the target of a $100 billion USD annually by 2020.
Yesterday, Thursday December
5th, 2012, Minister Alamilla presented Belize’s position on Climate Change
and the intended outcomes of the COP-18 to the High-Level plenary.
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