Climate Change under UNFCCC
Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies Ministry of Science and Technology Pakistan Second National Communication on Climate Change under UNFCCC Development and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies Brief for Relevant Departments 1. Background Global climate change, which has profound impacts on human survival and development, poses a major challenge to all nations. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provides that ‘all Parties to the Convention should, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, safeguard the climate system for the present and future generations of mankind; and that the developed countries should take the lead in addressing climate change and & adverse impacts’ . In accordance with the provision of UNFCCC, each Party has an obligation to submit its National Communication, including the National Gr