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Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

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present object. The admissi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> participati<strong>on</strong> of observers shall be subject to the rulesof procedure adopted by the C<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties.Article 8SECRETARIAT1. A secretariat is hereby established.2. The functi<strong>on</strong>s of the secretariat shall be:(a) To make arrangements for sessi<strong>on</strong>s of the C<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties<strong>and</strong> its subsidiary bodies established under the C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> to provide them withservices as required;(b) To compile <strong>and</strong> transmit reports submitted to it;(c) To facilitate assistance to the Parties, particularly developing countryParties, <strong>on</strong> request, in the compilati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> communicati<strong>on</strong> of informati<strong>on</strong> required inaccordance with the provisi<strong>on</strong>s of the C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>;(d) To prepare reports <strong>on</strong> its activities <strong>and</strong> present them to the C<strong>on</strong>ferenceof the Parties;(e) To ensure the necessary coordinati<strong>on</strong> with the secretariats of otherrelevant internati<strong>on</strong>al bodies;(f) To enter, under the overall guidance of the C<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties,into such administrative <strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tractual arrangements as may be required for theeffective discharge of its functi<strong>on</strong>s; <strong>and</strong>(g) To perform the other secretariat functi<strong>on</strong>s specified in the C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong><strong>and</strong> in any of its protocols <strong>and</strong> such other functi<strong>on</strong>s as may be determined by theC<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties.3. The C<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties, at its first sessi<strong>on</strong>, shall designate a permanentsecretariat <strong>and</strong> make arrangements for its functi<strong>on</strong>ing.Article 9SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE1. A subsidiary body for scientific <strong>and</strong> technological advice is hereby establishedto provide the C<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties <strong>and</strong>, as appropriate, its other subsidiary bodieswith timely informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> advice <strong>on</strong> scientific <strong>and</strong> technological matters relatingto the C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>. This body shall be open to participati<strong>on</strong> by all Parties <strong>and</strong> shall bemultidisciplinary. It shall comprise government representatives competent in the relevantfield of expertise. It shall report regularly to the C<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties <strong>on</strong> all aspectsof its work.2. Under the guidance of the C<strong>on</strong>ference of the Parties, <strong>and</strong> drawing up<strong>on</strong>existing competent internati<strong>on</strong>al bodies, this body shall:(a) Provide assessments of the state of scientific knowledge relating toclimate change <strong>and</strong> its effects;Annexes 161

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