The Cabinet Secretary, Dasho Penden Wangchuk, called for the Doha conference to deliver a comprehensive outcome, including the extension of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Doha must ensure that it delivers on the extension of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol…”
Dasho Penden Wangchuk
Cabinet Secretary
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The second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will end by this month. The Kyoto Protocol is the only global treaty that mandates the nations to reduce greenhouse gas emission.
In his statement, Dasho highlighted Bhutan’s vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change.
He said, Bhutan, tucked away in the mighty folds of the Himalayas is a victim of climate change.
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Lowering of Thorthormi Lake by five metres begins in 2008
Excavation begins in 2009
Misses first deadline of November 2011
Outlet of the lake finally lowered in September 2012
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“We remain highly vulnerable to its adverse impacts such as- catastrophic glacial lake outburst floods, drying water sources…and unpredictable rainfall patterns- which not only threaten the livelihood of our people and communities, but also our survival.”
The UN Climate Change Conference held in Doha, Qatar, ended today.
