COP17/CMP7 information

News

COP17 President and International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has hailed the historic Durban climate change talks, saying the agreement reached there has restored confidence in multilateral institutions and multiple-party engagements. Durban reaches COP17 Deal

South Korea lost out on the bid to host the 2012 Conference of the Parties in favour of Qatar. For more check out the Local Government Roadmap.
Qatar wins COP18 bid

Since the first UNFCCC Conference of the Parties in 1995, the event has come to Africa only twice: to Marrakech, Morocco in 2001 and then to Nairobi, Kenya in 2006. South Africa as host to UNFCCC COP17/CMP7

ICLEI Press Release - Durban Outcomes: nations invest in time, world must
invest in cities

Resources

Gallery of COP17 images

The official UNFCCC site

ICLEI Side Events at COP17

Launch of HEAT Plus Tool Kit

Building Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Cities