18 June 1997 CHINESE/ENGLISH ONLY UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE Bonn, 28 July - 5 August 1997 Item 5 of the provisional agenda COOPERATION WITH RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Structure and content of the Third Assessment Report by the IPCC Comments by Parties Note by the secretariat The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), at its fourth session, invited Parties to submit comments on the planned structure and content of the Third Assessment Report (TAR) to the secretariat, by 30 May 1997 (FCCC/SBSTA/1996/20, para. 25), for compilation into a miscellaneous document. The secretariat has received four such submissions. In accordance with the procedures for miscellaneous documents, these submissions are attached and reproduced in the language in which they were received and without formal editing. FCCC/SBSTA/1997/MISC.4 GE.97 57-717 99-17 CHINA'S COMMENTS ON THE PLANNED STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE THIRD ASSESSMENT REPORT PAPER NO. 1: CHINA (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION) 1. China's Comments on the Planned Structure and Content from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)' The Third Assessment Report of the IPCC should not simply follow the structure of the previous assessment reports. It should focus on new facts and findings which were not included in the last two reports, particularly on the progress that have been made in clearing up the uncertainties. 2. In assessing climate change and the impacts of human activities upon the climate system, the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC should reflect comprehensively different views and findings. 3. The Third Assessment Report of the IPCC should provide answers to the questions that are of concern to most developing countries, such as what adverse effects the policies and measures adopted by the developed countries may have upon the developing countries, what policies and steps the developed countries should take for the transfer of technology to the developing countries and how to achieve such transfer. This submission has been retyped. The secretariat has made every effort to ensure the correct reproduction of the text as submitted. 1. No comments on the discussion paper concerning the structure of the working groups and the Evaluation framework as well as the contents of the Working group reports. 2. The second option on the Structure of the working groups is agreed. The first WG I should take care of the Science of Climate Change, while WG II should encompass Impacts and Adaptation including the social and economic aspects. WG III should encompass the mitigation options including social and economic aspects. 3. The proposals concerning the Composition of the Bureau are agreed. 4. Concerning Funding for Technical Support Units, there is a support for Option III that provides for the participation of one developing country professional to be financed from the IPCC Trust Fund. 2 This submission has been retyped. The secretariat has made every effort to ensure the correct reproduction of the text as submitted. |