(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Qatar took part in the preparatory meeting and unofficial consultations for the Paris Conference of the Parties on climate change (COP21), which took place in Paris at the invitation of the French government, the current president of the conference.
HE Minister of Environment Ahmed bin Amer Al Humaidi led Qatar's delegation to the event, which precedes the conference that will be held between November 30 and December 11 with the participation of nearly 70 countries.
The unofficial consultations followed up on the outcomes of the official meetings as part of the team on Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) that works under the umbrella of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The meetings aim to reach an agreement at COP21 that goes into effect in 2020, with the last round of the team's meetings tipping the balance of the potential text of the agreement and enlisting the significant issues for developing countries.
The unofficial consultations also focused on a set of important issues with the aim of bringing closer viewpoints of member states and making progress in the four pillars of raising ambitions to achieve the goals of climate change agreement, the responsibilities of developing countries and advanced countries, funding for the post-2020 period, and issues related to efforts and required support for the pre-2020 period.
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