India will host the next meeting of Environmental Ministers of BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) in Chennai on February 15-16.
Jayanthi Natarajan, Environment Minister informed "At the Chennai meeting, the BASIC Ministers are expected to review the decisions taken at Doha and plan the future steps for taking the global process for an ambitious and equitable agreement under Durban Platform".
"The important issues that will engage the attention of the BASIC Ministers are principles under the Durban Platform, the role and relevance of independent international initiatives including sectoral actions in promotion and achievement of global ambition, and the steps needed to ensure means of implementation to parties for enhancing their efforts," she added.
Jayanthi said, "Agenda for the meetings is being finalized and will be shared in due course. The meeting of Ministers will be preceded by a meeting of their experts and negotiators".
Bhutan, Mali, Argentina, Fiji, Nauru, Qatar, China and few other important members of G-77 have also been invited.
Natarajan further stated that BASIC has emerged as an important grouping in the climate change negotiations, and has acted as a key voice of developing countries. BASIC countries meet four times in a year and once a year in each of the four countries by rotation. Typically, the first meeting of the year takes place in India.
BASIC Group is a platform of the four countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) for coordination on issues related to climate change.
(with inputs from ANI)
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