Article 20. Financial Resources
Release date | 08/11/2006 |
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Geographical coverage | Mondiale |
Keywords | texte de la convention |
1. Each Contracting Party undertakes to provide, in accordance with its capabilities, financial support and incentives in respect of those national activities which are intended to achieve the objectives of this Convention, in accordance with its national plans, priorities and programmes.
2. The developed country Parties shall provide new and additional
financial resources to enable developing country Parties to meet the
agreed full incremental costs to them of implementing measures which
fulfil the obligations of this Convention and to benefit from its
provisions and which costs are agreed between a developing country Party
and the institutional structure referred to in Article 21, in
accordance with policy, strategy, programme priorities and eligibility
criteria and an indicative list of incremental costs established by the
Conference of the Parties. Other Parties, including countries undergoing
the process of transition to a market economy, may voluntarily assume
the obligations of the developed country Parties. For the purpose of
this Article, the Conference of the Parties, shall at its first meeting
establish a list of developed country Parties and other Parties which
voluntarily assume the obligations of the developed country Parties. The
Conference of the Parties shall periodically review and if necessary
amend the list. Contributions from other countries and sources on a
voluntary basis would also be encouraged. The implementation of these
commitments shall take into account the need for adequacy,
predictability and timely flow of funds and the importance of
burden-sharing among the contributing Parties included in the list.
3. The developed country Parties may also provide, and developing
country Parties avail themselves of, financial resources related to the
implementation of this Convention through bilateral, regional and other
multilateral channels.
4. The extent to which developing country Parties will effectively
implement their commitments under this Convention will depend on the
effective implementation by developed country Parties of their
commitments under this Convention related to financial resources and
transfer of technology and will take fully into account the fact that
economic and social development and eradication of poverty are the first
and overriding priorities of the developing country Parties.
5. The Parties shall take full account of the specific needs and
special situation of least developed countries in their actions with
regard to funding and transfer of technology.
6. The Contracting Parties shall also take into consideration the
special conditions resulting from the dependence on, distribution and
location of, biological diversity within developing country Parties, in
particular small island States.
7. Consideration shall also be given to the special situation of
developing countries, including those that are most environmentally
vulnerable, such as those with arid and semi- arid zones, coastal and
mountainous areas.