United Nations Climate Change Conference

COP23 UN Climate Change Conference 2017

Question- At which of the following places United Nations Climate Change Conference is being organized?
(a) Germany
(b) Fiji
(c) Morocco
(d) France
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:

  • During November 6-17, 2017, the United Nations Climate Change Conference is being organized in Bonn, Germany.
  • This conference is referred to by COP23 / CMP13 / CMA 1-2.
  • The Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change hosting the Conference.
  • Fiji is presiding over this conference.
  • It is the 23rd annual ‘ Conference of the Parties’ (COP) of the nations of the world, whose aim is to ‘prevent dangerous human generated disturbances with climate system’.
  • It is significant that in the year 2016, the Climate Change Conference (COP22 / CM12 / CMA1) was organized in Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • Earlier, there was a historic ‘Paris settlement ‘took place in the Climate Change Conference (COP21 / CMP11) organized in Paris, France.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cop23/
http://unfccc.int/meetings/bonn_nov_2017/meeting/10084.php
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/05/the-cop23-climate-change-summit-in-bonn-and-why-it-matters
http://www.cop-23.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_conference#2