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Japan,

II. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

Resolution 1/CP.3

Expression of gratitude to the Government and people of Japan

The Conference of the Parties,

Having met in Kyoto from 1 to 11 December 1997 at the invitation of the Government of

1.

Expresses its profound gratitude to the Government of Japan for having made it possible for the third session of the Conference of the Parties to be held in Kyoto and for the excellent facilities, staff and services so graciously placed at its disposal;

2.

Requests the Government of Japan to convey to the Prefecture and City of Kyoto, and to the people of Japan, the gratitude of the Conference of the Parties for the hospitality and warm welcome extended to the participants.

12th plenary meeting

11 December 1997

FCCC/CP/1997/7/Add. I

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III. OTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

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Second review of the adequacy of Article 4.2(a) and (b) of the Convention

At its 3rd plenary meeting, on 3 December 1997, the Conference of the Parties decided to place the issue of the second review of the adequacy of Article 4.2(a) and (b) of the Convention on the agenda for its fourth session, and to request the subsidiary bodies and the secretariat to make all necessary preparations to facilitate future consideration of that item (see Part One, section III D, para. 63 of the present report).

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Request by Turkey to be deleted from the lists in Annexes I and II to the Convention

At its 12th plenary meeting, on 11 December 1997, the Conference of the Parties requested the Subsidiary Boy for Implementation, at its eighth session, to consider the request to delete the name of Turkey from the lists in Annexes I and II to the Convention, and to present a report to the Conference of the Parties at its fourth session for consideration and definitive action (see Part One, section III E, para. 68 of the present report).

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Proposal by Brazil in document FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC. I/Add.3

At its 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December 1997, the Conference of the Parties decided that the proposal presented by Brazil in document FCCC/AGBM/1997/MISC.1/Add.3 should be referred to the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice for its advice regarding the methodological and scientific aspects. It authorized the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to seek inputs, as appropriate, from its roster of experts and from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and requested it to make its advice available to the Conference of the Parties at its fourth session (see Part One, section III F, para. 69 of the present report).

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At its 5th plenary meeting, on 5 December 1997, the Conference of the Parties adopted the following calendar of meetings of Convention bodies in 1998-1999 (see Part One, section II G, para. 35 of the present report):

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Data based on the information from the 34 Annex 1 Parties that submitted their first national communications on or before 11 December 1997, as compiled by the secretariat in several documents (A/AC.237/81; FCCC/CP/1996/12/Add.2 and FCCC/SB/1997/6). Some of the communications included data on CO2 emissions by sources and removals by sinks from land-use change and forestry, but

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UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

The Parties to this Convention,

Acknowledging that change in the Earth's climate and its adverse effects are a common concern of humankind,

Concerned that human activities have been substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, that these increases enhance the natural greenhouse effect, and that this will result on average in an additional warming of the Earth's surface and atmosphere and may adversely affect natural ecosystems and humankind,

Noting that the largest share of historical and current global emissions of greenhouse gases has originated in developed countries, that per capita emissions in developing countries are still relatively low and that the share of global emissions originating in developing countries will grow to meet their social and development needs,

Aware of the role and importance in terrestrial and marine ecosystems of sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases,

Noting that there are many uncertainties in predictions of climate change, particularly with regard to the timing, magnitude and regional patterns thereof,

Acknowledging that the global nature of climate change calls for the widest possible cooperation by all countries and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities and their social and economic conditions,

Recalling the pertinent provisions of the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, adopted at Stockholm on 16 June 1972,

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,

Reaffirming the principle of sovereignty of States in international cooperation to address climate change,

Recognizing that States should enact effective environmental legislation, that environmental standards, management objectives and priorities should reflect the environmental and developmental context to which they apply, and that standards applied by some countries may be inappropriate and of unwarranted economic and social cost to other countries, in particular developing countries,

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