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Climate-change conference

Climate-change conference

The scale of multilateral organisations can be seen in this photograph of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and sometimes known as the Earth Summit, the conference was attended by representatives of 172 countries, including 108 heads of state, alongside 2,400 representatives of non-government organisations. The Climate Change Convention agreed to here became the basis for the Kyoto Protocol, which set targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for developed countries.

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United Nations Photo
Reference: 68313
Photograph by M. Tzovaras

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Rod Alley, 'Multilateral organisations - Rule-making: maritime, environmental and criminal', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/33831/climate-change-conference (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Rod Alley, published 20 Jun 2012