FAQs about the COP, Conference of the Parties

7. What did the importance of the Rio-92 summit with respect to the COP?

The Rio Summit-92 was a fundamental meeting, from which most of the analyzes and recommendations on climate matters emerged. In Rio-92, the foundations were laid for the fight against climate change, with a view to the 21st century, to face the threats that hang over life on Earth. In the Rio Summit-92, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established and it was agreed to create the COP, Conference of the Parties, as its supreme body. For those who want to delve into environmental issues, global warming, climate change, forests, etc., it is essential to obtain information on the 1992 Rio Summit.

Regarding the UNFCCC, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change recognizes the existence of climate change due to human activity and attributes the main responsibility to fight against this phenomenon to the industrialized countries. The UNFCCC was adopted in New York on May 9, 1992, and opened for signature on June 4 of that same year, at the Rio Summit. The COP, Conference of the Parties, was created as its supreme body, which means that the COP is the highest authority on climate matters, with decision-making capacity.