Volume
44
Issue
3
13
OAPEC Activities
After longnegotiations, theArabNegotiatingGrouponClimateChange
agreed on the main points of the Arab stance during 2018 negotiations
that specify a strategic vision to execute the Paris Agreement and the
detailed points of the Talanoa Dialogue in a way that does not affect
Arab interests.
Here are the main points of the Arab stance during the next phase
of the negotiations:
• Specifying the points in the texts under negotiation that might
affect Arab interests and their rights to development (economic
diversification, financial and technical support, execution
measures and methods, the impacts of response measures)
• Coordinating with other regional groups from a mutual-goal-
perspective and submitting reports and INDCs pre- and during
negotiations, while distinguishing between reports and INDCs
• Stressing that the 6th IPCC report should not mention the so-
called climate funding or any other issues relevant to investment
and attracting finance, due to their contradictionwith the purpose
of the committee.
OAPEC Secretariat General presented a paper on the consequences
of Climate change policies and the Paris Agreement on the Arab Oil
Sector.
19
TH
MEETING OF THE ARAB
NEGOTIATING GROUP
OAPEC Secretariat General took part in the 19th
Meeting of the Arab Negotiating Group held at the
Arab League (LAS) headquarters in Cairo on 4 and
5 February 2018. The meeting was attended by
members of the Arab negotiation team working
on the Paris Agreement, a representative from the
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (ESCWA), and OAPEC representative
Mr Abdul Kareem Ayed.