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In June
1992, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lebanon was among the 155 countries which
signed a Framework Convention on Climate Change with the ultimate objective
of achieving "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the
atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic
interference with the climate system", as describe in Article 2 of the
convention.
Lebanon ratified the convention on December 15, 1994 and thus became a party
to the convention, a Non Annex I party, i.e. a developing country as
specified by the convention.
In accordance with decision 10 made in the second conference of the parties
held in Geneva in July 1996, Lebanon is hereby presenting its first national
communication under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change.
The National Communication has been developed by national team of experts
working under the Climate change Enabling Activity, a project funded by UNDP/GEF
implemented at the Ministry of Environment and aiming at building capacity
in Lebanon to respond to the convention's obligations.
This present communication mainly contains a Greenhouse gas inventory
developed according to the revised 1996 IPCC guidelines as decided upon in
the COP 2.
The National Communication is accompanied by a technical annex
comprising:
A national greenhouse gas mitigation strategy.
An assessment of Lebanon's vulnerability to climate change.
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