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III: Conferences and Seminars in which OAPEC Participated
3.1 17
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Meeting of the Climate Change Subcommittee
During the period 10-12 January 2012 the 17
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Meeting of the Climate
Change Subcommittee was held at theArab League’s premises in Cairo.
OAPEC General Secretariat participated in the meeting and presented
its perspective regarding carbon tax imposition by the EU countries on
aircraft passing through the European air spaces.
Following thorough discussions of all items on the agenda, the
Subcommittee recommended as follows:
Monitor scientificandtechnical aspects relatingtothe implementation
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of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), the actions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC), the importance of exchange of climate information
and meteorological forecasts, monitoring the studies and research
in the area of climate changes and forecasts, and helping the Arab
countries in preparing national reporting on climate change, in
prelusion for submittal to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC.
Extending thanks and appreciation to the United Arab Emirates for
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supporting the issuance of the Climatic Atlas of the Arab Region,
and distributing it to the Arab meteorological facilities and the
concerned scientific entities.
Requesting the heads of Arab meteorological facilities to appoint
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focal points from climate experts.
Assigning the Technical Secretariat of the Subcommittee (League of
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Arab States), in coordination with the Arab Center for the Studies of
Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), and United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to monitor the initiation
of a climatic database to study the impacts of climate changes and
fluctuations on Arab countries.
Requesting the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) to
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