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39
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Annual Report
Addressing the issues of climate change and Arab movement in
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climate change negotiations.
Monitoring the international environmental agreements and
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meetings.
3 – 19 The 19
th
Coordination Meeting of Environment and Climate
Change Experts in Member Countries
The 19
th
Coordination Meeting of Environment and Climate Change
Experts in Member Countries was held in Cairo, Egypt, on 3 and 4
October 2012. The meeting is an annual event organized by the Secretary
General of OAPEC, with participation from environment and climate
change experts of the member countries, and representatives from the
Arab League and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the
Gulf and some other international and regional organizations.
The Secretariat General of OAPEC had presented a paper about the
output of the Bonn and Bangkok 2012 discussions on the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change «UNFCCC». The meeting
aims to discuss some of the topics and issues that require coordination
between the member countries of OAPEC regarding environmental
issues and climate change, which contributes to the maintain the interest
of OAPEC members in regional and international forums, especially
with regard to coordinating positions ahead of the Conference of Parties
(COP 18), which will be held in Doha-Qatar.
3 – 20 The 12
th
Meeting of Working Group on Potential Cooperation
in Natural Gas Investment in the Member Countries
The 12
th
meeting of the Working Group was held in Cairo, Egypt on
10 - 11 October 2012. Participated in the meeting were 27 specialists
from OAPEC member countries. The meeting was inaugurated by H.E.
Mr. Abbas Ali Naqi, OAPEC’s Secretary General, who welcomed the
participants and noted that the meeting of this year aims to review the
