Multilateral environmental agreements 2010

This yearbook brings together, in one volume, the texts of the most important Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), including the most recent texts of Rules of Procedure, Financial Rules and Compliance Procedures. A short description of each MEA is given, including a fact sheet covering date of adoption, date of entry into force, parties, amendments, website and Convention of the Parties (COP) history.The ‘Year-in-Review’ gives an account of the most salient negotiating issues and developments in the year covered. The ‘Year Ahead’ sets out the what the key negotiating issues will be in the forthcoming year.