Belarus’ sixth national communication on climate change to be presented to the UN FCCC secretariat February

Belarus’ sixth national communication on climate change will be presented to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN FCCC) in February 2015, BelTA quotes from Ivan Narkevich, coordinator for international projects of the unitary enterprise Belarusian Research Center Ecology, from the international seminar on the sixth national communication on the implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in view of regional problems of sustainable development of the Republic of Belarus.

“The first variant of the sixth national communication on climate change is ready. We are now polishing it. The final variant will be presented to the UN FCCC secretariat in February 2015,” noted Ivan Narkevich. According to the specialist, the international seminar will help Belarusian researchers to determine the weak points in the first variant of the national communication. “The seminar gathered specialists from Russia, Poland, Kazakhstan, and Austria. With their help we will be able to analyze our draft and improve it,” stressed Ivan Narkevich.