ALM UNDP

Date: 01 Mar 2012 - Tonga. The Kingdom of Tonga`s second national communication in response to its obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Date: 01 Feb 2012 - Angola. Angola initial national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Date: 01 Dec 2011 - Cook Islands. Cook Islands second national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change.

Date: 01 Dec 2011 - Panama. Panamá segunda comunicación nacional: Ante la convención marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el cambio climático.

Date: 01 Dec 2011 - Swaziland. Swaziland`s second national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Date: 01 Dec 2011 - Saint Lucia. Second national communication on climate change for Saint Lucia.

Date: 01 Nov 2011 - Bulgaria. Republic of Bulgaria: Fifth national communication on climate change.

Date: 01 Nov 2011 - Gabon. Seconde communication nationale du Gabon sur les changements climatiques au titre de la Convention Cadre des Nations-Unies sur les Changements Climatiques.

Date: 01 Nov 2011 - South Africa. South Africa`s second national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Date: 01 Nov 2011 - Bhutan. The Royal Government of Bhutan. Second national communication to the UNFCCC.

Source: Guardian - Swelling population, mass migration to cities, increasing energy use and soaring CO2 emissions squeeze planet's resources

Source: IPS - The new WWF Living Planet Report warns of a significant decline in biodiversity, particularly in low-income countries, and a huge increase in the ecological footprint of high-income countries.

Source: Environmental Finance - Sustainable development talks at next month’s Rio+20 summit are set to be “very helpful” for the UN climate change negotiations, said Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Source: Bloomberg - Climate-change talks due to be held in Qatar, the first of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to host the annual event, may spur Middle East nations to boost environmental efforts, the Climate Action Network said. bl

Source: Ninemsn.com - The federal government says it still has not decided whether to sign up to the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol.

Source: Pana - Climate change talks - Government representatives started meeting Monday in the German city of Bonn to embark on the next essential steps required to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change.

Source: RIA Novosti - Indian and Chinese airlines have refused to supply the European Union with pollution data for last year, disobeying the EU’s decision to make air carriers pay emission charges, EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said on Tuesday.

Source: New Vision - SEEN from the space, Uganda at night is dark. Only urban towns and few rural areas access electricity. Only 10 out of 100 households access electricity.

Source: Canadian Press - Delays in regulating greenhouse gas emissions mean Canada is quickly locking in old-fashioned infrastructure that will fill the air with carbon for decades to come, new research shows.

Source: Bloomberg - Dubai plans to offer United Nations carbon credits at 10 euros ($12.85) a metric ton from next year for sale to European countries, Alrroya reported, citing Waleed Salman, chairman of the Dubai Centre for Carbon Excellence.