UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) was adopted during the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro (1992). When did it come into force?
UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) was adopted during the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro (1992). When did it come into force?
(A) March 1994
(B) August 1995
(C) October 1996
(D) January 1994
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or “UNFCCC”, was adopted during the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992. The Convention came into force on 21 March 1994 and has been ratified by 196 States, which are the “Parties” to the Convention – its stakeholders.