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26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting

May 26 , 2018 2247 days 883 0
  • 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.

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