International Response
Since 1980, the United Nations created various legal instruments in an effort to respond to the threat of global climate change: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC (1988), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC (1992), the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015).
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IPCC
In 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The IPCC was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation options. Key inputs into the international negotiations to tackle climate change. 
UNFCCC
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and entered into force in 1994.

The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations "at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human induced) interference with the climate system." It states that "such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened, and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner."

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197 countries have ratified the Convention and are called Parties to the Convention. Since 1995, The Parties to the Convention have met annually at the Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess progress in regard to climate change. There have been 2 major steps in addressing the climate change problem during these COPs: the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015).
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Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was ratified in 1997 by 192 Parties to the Convention, it aimed to reduce CO2 emissions and the presence of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere by setting emissions targets for developed countries. The Protocol first commitment period started in 2008 and ended in 2012. The second commitment period began on 2013 and will end in 2020.
Paris Agreement

At the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris in 2015, all UNFCCC participants signed yet another pact, the Paris Climate Agreement, which effectively replaced the Kyoto Protocol.

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The Paris Agreement aims to combat climate change and adapt its effects by strengthening commitments from all major GHG-emitting countries to cut their climate-altering pollution, and, keeping the global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so.
Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The 17 SDGs recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability. That is why, ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Good Health and Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Reduced Inequality

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Life Below Water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Life on Land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Our Mataven REDD+ Project contribute to the Paris Agreement &
have a direct impact on the 17 SDGs
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