The COP-16/CMP-6 in Cancun, Mexico

The 16th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) and the 6th Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP-6) were taken place in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 to December 10, 2010.

GWP had sent a Delegation to the Conferences and involved in various side events. Ms. Obeng was heading the Delegation and attending the plenary sessions on behalf of the GWP.

As the member of GWP Delegation, Mr. Zheng Rugang, Coordinator of GWP China, participated in the related side events, including the Climate Service for All by WMO and UNESCO; UN-System Side Event on Adaptation by UNFCCC; Adaptation Fund-Accreditation Process and Project Cycle by the GEF; Water, Climate and Development: Linking up Development Agendas and Putting Water Security First by GWP,Heinrich Boll Stiftang and Water and Climate Coalition; Delivering Fast Start Finance by UK Organization and Sub-national Climate Action in the US and China by the US Center for Climate Change.

Through the COP 16 and CMP 6, we can see that:

1)    The role of developing countries is becoming more and more important;

2)    The negotiation between the parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the ones serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will be continuing. In other words, the agreement between developed countries and developing ones on the key issues is not yet fully achieved at this meeting;

3)    The importance of water in climate change adaptation should be further stressed. Taking the advantage of participating in this meeting,, GWP advocated for the pivotal role of water in climate change adaptation and the key role of GWP in water security and climate change adaptation;

4)    GWP China should try to, when possible and needed, send representatives to join in water-related major events to promote the international and regional exchanges and cooperation and experience-sharing.