The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa.
It was attended by BASIC countries and Michal Kurtyka of Poland, next president of Conference of Parties (COP-24) under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
India was represented by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan.
BASIC countries are bloc (geopolitical alliance) of four large newly industrialized countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China. It was founded in November 2009.
It is working to define common position on emission reductions and climate aid money and try to convince other countries to sign up to Copenhagen Accord.