Short Name: | UNFCCC |
Full Name: | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
Purpose: | environment |
Established: | 09-May-1992 |
Entered into force: | 21-Mar-1994 |
Type: | convention, multi-lateral |
Place where established: | New York, USA |
Schedule to expire: | |
Goals and Objectives: | The purpose is to achieve stabilization of greenhouse concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. 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. The Convention covers all greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide. |
Related Legislation: | |
Internet source: | www.unfccc.de#http://www.unfccc.de# |
Country | Status | Year |
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European Union | ratified | 21-Dec-1993 |
Albania | ratified | 03-Oct-1994 |
Algeria | ratified | 09-Jun-1993 |
Antigua and Barbuda | ratified | 02-Feb-1993 |
Argentina | ratified | 11-Mar-1994 |
Australia | ratified | 30-Dec-1992 |
Austria | ratified | 28-Feb-1994 |
Bahamas | ratified | 29-Mar-1994 |
Bahrain | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Bangladesh | ratified | 15-Apr-1994 |
Armenia | ratified | 14-May-1993 |
Barbados | ratified | 23-Mar-1994 |
Belgium | ratified | 16-Jan-1996 |
Bhutan | ratified | 25-Aug-1995 |
Bolivia | ratified | 03-Oct-1994 |
Botswana | ratified | 27-Jan-1994 |
Brazil | ratified | 28-Feb-1994 |
Belize | ratified | 31-Oct-1994 |
Solomon Islands | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Bulgaria | ratified | 12-May-1995 |
Myanmar | ratified | 25-Nov-1994 |
Burundi | ratified | 06-Jan-1997 |
Cambodia | ratified | 18-Dec-1995 |
Cameroon | ratified | 19-Oct-1994 |
Canada | ratified | 04-Dec-1992 |
Cape Verde | ratified | 29-Mar-1995 |
Central African Republic | ratified | 10-Mar-1995 |
Sri Lanka | ratified | 23-Nov-1993 |
Chad | ratified | 07-Jun-1994 |
Chile | ratified | 22-Dec-1994 |
China | ratified | 05-Jan-1993 |
Colombia | ratified | 22-Mar-1995 |
Comoros | ratified | 31-Oct-1994 |
Congo, R. of | ratified | 14-Oct-1996 |
Cook Islands | ratified | 20-Apr-1993 |
Costa Rica | ratified | 26-Aug-1994 |
Croatia | ratified | 08-Apr-1996 |
Cuba | ratified | 05-Jan-1994 |
Cyprus | ratified | 15-Oct-1997 |
Czech Republic | ratified | 07-Oct-1993 |
Benin | ratified | 30-Jun-1994 |
Denmark | ratified | 21-Dec-1993 |
Dominica | ratified | 21-Jun-1993 |
Dominican Republic | ratified | 07-Oct-1998 |
Ecuador | ratified | 23-Feb-1993 |
El Salvador | ratified | 04-Dec-1995 |
Ethiopia | ratified | 05-Apr-1994 |
Estonia | ratified | 27-Jul-1994 |
Fiji | ratified | 25-Feb-1993 |
Finland | ratified | 03-May-1994 |
France | ratified | 25-Mar-1994 |
Djibouti | ratified | 27-Aug-1995 |
Gabon | ratified | 21-Jan-1998 |
Georgia | ratified | 29-Jul-1994 |
Gambia | ratified | 10-Jun-1994 |
Germany, Fed. Rep. | ratified | 09-Dec-1993 |
Ghana | ratified | 06-Sep-1995 |
Kiribati | ratified | 07-Feb-1995 |
Greece | ratified | 04-Aug-1994 |
Grenada | ratified | 09-Nov-1994 |
Guatemala | ratified | 15-Dec-1995 |
Guinea | ratified | 07-May-1993 |
Guyana | ratified | 29-Aug-1994 |
Haiti | ratified | 25-Sep-1996 |
Honduras | ratified | 19-Oct-1995 |
Hungary | ratified | 24-Feb-1994 |
Iceland | ratified | 16-Jun-1993 |
India | ratified | 01-Nov-1993 |
Indonesia | ratified | 23-Aug-1994 |
Iran, Islamic R. of | ratified | 18-Jul-1996 |
Ireland | ratified | 20-Apr-1994 |
Israel | ratified | 04-Jun-1996 |
Italy | ratified | 15-Apr-1994 |
Côte d'Ivoire | ratified | 29-Nov-1994 |
Jamaica | ratified | 06-Jan-1995 |
Japan | ratified | 28-May-1993 |
Kazakhstan | ratified | 17-May-1995 |
Jordan | ratified | 12-Nov-1993 |
Kenya | ratified | 30-Aug-1994 |
Korea, D.P.R. of | ratified | 05-Dec-1994 |
Korea, R. of | ratified | 14-Dec-1993 |
Kuwait | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Lao P.D.R. | ratified | 04-Jan-1995 |
Lebanon | ratified | 05-Dec-1994 |
Lesotho | ratified | 07-Feb-1995 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ratified | 14-Jun-1999 |
Liechtenstein | ratified | 22-Jun-1994 |
Lithuania | ratified | 24-Mar-1995 |
Luxembourg | ratified | 09-May-1994 |
Madagascar | ratified | 02-Jun-1999 |
Malawi | ratified | 21-Apr-1994 |
Malaysia | ratified | 13-Jul-1994 |
Maldives | ratified | 09-Nov-1992 |
Mali | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Malta | ratified | 17-Mar-1994 |
Mauritania | ratified | 20-Jan-1994 |
Mauritius | ratified | 04-Sep-1992 |
Mexico | ratified | 11-Mar-1993 |
Monaco | ratified | 24-Nov-1992 |
Mongolia | ratified | 30-Sep-1993 |
Moldova, R. of | ratified | 09-Jun-1995 |
Morocco | ratified | 28-Dec-1995 |
Mozambique | ratified | 25-Aug-1995 |
Oman | ratified | 08-Feb-1995 |
Namibia | ratified | 16-May-1995 |
Nauru | ratified | 11-Nov-1993 |
Nepal | ratified | 02-May-1994 |
Netherlands | ratified | 20-Dec-1993 |
Vanuatu | ratified | 25-Mar-1993 |
New Zealand | ratified | 16-Sep-1993 |
Nicaragua | ratified | 31-Oct-1995 |
Niger | ratified | 25-Jul-1995 |
Nigeria | ratified | 29-Aug-1994 |
Niue | ratified | 28-Feb-1996 |
Norway | ratified | 09-Jul-1993 |
Micronesia, Fed. States of | ratified | 18-Nov-1993 |
Marshall Islands | ratified | 08-Oct-1992 |
Pakistan | ratified | 01-Jun-1994 |
Panama | ratified | 23-May-1995 |
Papua New Guinea | ratified | 16-Mar-1993 |
Paraguay | ratified | 24-Feb-1994 |
Peru | ratified | 07-Jun-1993 |
Philippines | ratified | 02-Aug-1994 |
Poland | ratified | 28-Jul-1994 |
Portugal | ratified | 21-Dec-1993 |
Guinea-Bissau | ratified | 27-Oct-1995 |
Qatar | ratified | 18-Apr-1996 |
Romania | ratified | 08-Jun-1994 |
Russian Federation | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Rwanda | ratified | 18-Aug-1998 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ratified | 07-Jan-1993 |
Saint Lucia | ratified | 14-Jun-1993 |
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | ratified | 02-Dec-1996 |
San Marino | ratified | 28-Oct-1994 |
Sao Tome and Principe | ratified | 29-Sep-1999 |
Saudi Arabia | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Senegal | ratified | 17-Oct-1994 |
Seychelles | ratified | 22-Sep-1992 |
Sierra Leone | ratified | 22-Jun-1995 |
Singapore | ratified | 29-May-1997 |
Slovakia | ratified | 25-Aug-1994 |
Viet Nam | ratified | 16-Nov-1994 |
Slovenia | ratified | 01-Dec-1995 |
South Africa | ratified | 29-Aug-1997 |
Spain | ratified | 21-Dec-1993 |
Sudan | ratified | 19-Nov-1993 |
Suriname | ratified | 14-Oct-1997 |
Swaziland | ratified | 07-Oct-1996 |
Sweden | ratified | 23-Jun-1993 |
Switzerland | ratified | 10-Dec-1993 |
Syrian Arab Republic | ratified | 04-Jan-1996 |
Tajikistan | ratified | 07-Jan-1998 |
Thailand | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Togo | ratified | 08-Mar-1995 |
Tonga | ratified | 20-Jul-1998 |
Trinidad and Tobago | ratified | 24-Jun-1994 |
United Arab Emirates | ratified | 29-Dec-1995 |
Tunisia | ratified | 15-Jul-1993 |
Turkmenistán | ratified | 05-Jun-1995 |
Tuvalu | ratified | 26-Oct-1993 |
Uganda | ratified | 08-Sep-1993 |
Ukraine | ratified | 13-Jan-1997 |
Macedonia | ratified | 28-Jan-1998 |
Azerbaijan | ratified | 16-May-1995 |
Latvia | ratified | 23-Mar-1995 |
Egypt | ratified | 05-Dec-1994 |
United Kingdom | ratified | 08-Dec-1993 |
Tanzania, United R. of | ratified | 17-Apr-1996 |
USA (contiguous states) | ratified | 15-Oct-1992 |
Burkina Faso | ratified | 02-Sep-1993 |
Uruguay | ratified | 18-Aug-1994 |
Uzbekistan | ratified | 20-Jun-1993 |
Venezuela | ratified | 28-Dec-1994 |
Samoa | ratified | 29-Nov-1994 |
Yugoslavia, Federal Rep. | ratified | 03-Sep-1997 |
Eritrea | ratified | 24-Apr-1995 |
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