Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

Decision 5 (2010) - ATCM XXXIII - CEP XIII, Punta del Este

  • Subject

    Letters to UNFCCC, IPCC, WMO and IMO on the SCAR ACCE Report

  • Status

    Adopted 14/05/2010

  • Category

    Scientific cooperation

  • Topics

    - Global change research

  • Attachments

  • Relevant Final Report paragraph

    426

Letters to UNFCCC, IPCC, WMO and IMO on the SCAR ACCE Report

The Representatives,
Recognising the role of the Antarctic region in global climate processes;
Considering the relevance of SCAR’s Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE ) Report (2009) for the work of other international bodies involved in global climate change science;

Decide:
to ask the Chair of the ATCM to send the attached letter forwarding the SCAR Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment Report to:
- the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for conveyance to the President of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC;
- the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Secretariat (IPCC);
- the Secretary General of the World Meteorological Office (WMO); and
the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).