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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Recalling also that States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, ...
... Recalling also the provisions of General Assembly resolution 44/206 of 22 December 1989 on the possible adverse effects of sea-level rise on islands and coastal areas, particularly low-lying coastal areas and the pertinent provisions of General Assembly resolution 44/172 of 19 December 1989 on the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification, ...
... Recalling also the provisions of General Assembly resolution 44/206 of 22 December 1989 on the possible adverse effects of sea-level rise on islands and coastal areas, particularly low-lying coastal areas and the pertinent provisions of General Assembly resolution 44/172 of 19 December 1989 on the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification, ...
... Recognizing that steps required to understand and address climate change will be environmentally, socially and economically most effective if they are based on relevant scientific, technical and economic considerations and continually re-evaluated in the light of new findings in these areas, ...
... Recognizing further that low-lying and other small island countries, countries with low-lying coastal, arid and semi-arid areas or areas liable to floods, drought and desertification, and developing countries with fragile mountainous ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, ...
... Recognizing further that low-lying and other small island countries, countries with low-lying coastal, arid and semi-arid areas or areas liable to floods, drought and desertification, and developing countries with fragile mountainous ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, ...


ARTICLE-1: DEFINITIONS*     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. "Emissions" means the release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time. ...


ARTICLE-4: COMMITMENTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (e) Cooperate in preparing for adaptation to the impacts of climate change; develop and elaborate appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and for the protection and rehabilitation of areas, particularly in Africa, affected by drought and desertification, as well as floods; ...
... (b) Countries with low-lying coastal areas; ...
... (c) Countries with arid and semi-arid areas, forested areas and areas liable to forest decay; ...
... (c) Countries with arid and semi-arid areas, forested areas and areas liable to forest decay; ...
... (c) Countries with arid and semi-arid areas, forested areas and areas liable to forest decay; ...
... (d) Countries with areas prone to natural disasters; ...
... (e) Countries with areas liable to drought and desertification; ...
... (f) Countries with areas of high urban atmospheric pollution; ...
... (g) Countries with areas with fragile ecosystems, including mountainous ecosystems; ...


ARTICLE-5: RESEARCH AND SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) Support international and intergovernmental efforts to strengthen systematic observation and national scientific and technical research capacities and capabilities, particularly in developing countries, and to promote access to, and the exchange of, data and analyses thereof obtained from areas beyond national jurisdiction; and ...