Dr Balakrishnan to attend Petersberg Climate Dialogue VI in Berlin

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the Petersberg Climate Dialogue VI in Berlin, Germany, from May 18 to 19.

The Petersberg Climate Dialogue is an annual forum where Ministers from about 35 countries meet to exchange views on the international climate change negotiations.

The dialogue will be co-hosted by Germany and France, and will serve as a preparatory meeting for the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) and 11th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) to be held in December 2015 in Paris.

Minister Balakrishnan will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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