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COP-2
THE
SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE U.N. CONVENTION
TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
Hotel
Meridien President,
Dakar, Senegal
30 November - 11 December 1998
BRIEFING -
12 December
DAILY COVERAGE
The closing
Plenary convened on Friday, 11 December to adopt the draft decisions
submitted by the COW. The delegates considered the Report of the
Bureau on the credentials of delegates; the recommendations of the
CST; the outstanding rules of procedure; the designation of a permanent
secretariat and arrangements for its functioning; adjustment to
the convention budget and programme for 1999; review of the extrabudgetary
funding situation; medium term strategy of the Secretariat programme
of work for COP-3 and COP-4; review of the implementation of the
Convention; Review of the report of the Global Mechanism; promotion
and strengthening of relationships with other relevant conventions;
procedures and institutional mechanism for the resolution of questions
regarding implementation; and annexes on arbitration an conciliation
procedures.
On outstanding
recommendations from the Committee on Science and Technology, CST
Chair Jabbari noted that the draft decision was a result of intense
consultations and reflects the consensus reached. He said that theme
chosen for COP-3 is "early warning systems in their broadest sense,"
which includes water management and protection. The COP adopted
the decision. Chair Jabarri also informed the Plenary of the experts
recommended to constitute an ad hoc group on traditional knowledge.
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Souty
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Indonesia,
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