United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force on 21 March 1994. In total, 197 countries have ratified the Convention.
The ultimate aim of the Convention is to prevent 'dangerous' human interference with the climate system.
The UNFCCC is a 'Rio Convention' – it is one of three Conventions adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The other two Conventions adopted were the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Convention to Combat Desertification.
JNCC attended CoP26 of the Convention, held in Glasgow in 2021. Visit our CoP26 webpage to find out more about the events we were involved with.
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