AWG-LCA Tianjin draft texts and notes by facilitators address a shared vision for long-term cooperative action and review, and enhanced action on adaptation, mitigation, finance, technology and capacity building.
29 October 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published in-session draft texts and the notes by the facilitators (FCCC/AWGLCA/2010/INF.1) prepared at the 12th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 12).
During AWG-LCA 12, which was held in Tianjin, China, from 4-9 October, drafting groups to advance negotiation of an outcome to be presented to the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) for adoption were established. These drafting groups were established on: shared vision for long-term cooperative action and on review; enhanced action on adaptation; enhanced action on mitigation; and finance, technology and capacity building. The draft texts were made available to parties during the session reflecting progress made on elements of the AWG-LCA negotiating text (FCCC/AWGLCA/2010/14) by the drafting groups. These texts were understood by the drafting groups as revisions of corresponding elements in the negotiating text.
The notes by facilitators were prepared for various purposes, depending on the approach adopted in the drafting group. They contain points of discussion, potential areas of convergence and outstanding issues, questions and issues raised by parties of possible elements of a draft decision. The notes have no formal status in the negotiations. The AWG-LCA negotiating text still remains on the table for consideration at AWG-LCA 13, which will convene in Cancun, Mexico. [The Document]