EIB takes part in Copenhagen conference on climate change

The United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between December 7^th and December 18^th , 2009. The conference includes the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 5th Meeting of the Parties (COP/MOP 5) to the Kyoto Protocol. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 is to be agreed there.

The EIB will organise and participate in a number of events organised in the framework of COP 15 and at the fringes of the Conference. In particular, the EIB is organising an event on the issues of adaptation to climate change in cooperation with the European Commission and other major financial institutions on December 16^th. The Bank will also actively participate in a Multilateral Development Banks day on December 10^th. The Bank will also be present with a stand during the second week of COP 15 to promote its climate change related activities. Further information will be available soon on this site.

For more information on this worldwide conference, please visit the United Nations Climate Change Conference website

For more information on the EIB participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, please contact: Viviana Siclari, Civil Society Unit, The European Investment Bank. v.siclari@eib.org