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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty addressing climate change, negotiated and signed by 154 states at the UN conference on environment and development. On the basis of treaty of UNFCCC negotiated at the earth summit in June 1992, countries that signed the treaty must inform the works and programs conducted in their countries related to climate change to their member countries. The UN 20th conference on climate change has been conducted in 2014 Peru. In 2011, Nepal prepared the climate change policy on the basis of the UNFCCC and is acting accordingly.

The UNFCCC seeks for the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic human induced interference with the earth's climate system. The treaty established in differential responsibilities for three categories of signatory states and these categories are developed countries with special financial responsibilities and developing countries. The text of the Framework Convention was produced during the meeting of an intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) in New York from 30 April to 9 May 1992.

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