Events

The United Nations Climate Change Conference

Conference of the Parties 11 (COP 11)

Canada is proud and honoured to welcome the world to a landmark event in the global effort to address climate change as, together with the City of Montréal, it hosts the 11th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference from November 28 to December 9, 2005. Visit the Montreal 2005 Web site.

Background

Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty -- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. Recently, a number of nations have approved an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. The UNFCCC secretariat supports all institutions involved in the climate change process, particularly the COP, the subsidiary bodies and their Bureau. More information about the Conference of the Parties.