{"id":51805,"date":"2010-11-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalresorts.com\/blog\/cancun-hosts-the-16th-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop16-november-29-december-10-2010\/"},"modified":"2021-11-29T22:30:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:30:21","slug":"cancun-hosts-the-16th-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop16-november-29-december-10-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/news\/cancun-hosts-the-16th-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop16-november-29-december-10-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Canc\u00fan hosts the 16th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16), November 29 \u2013 December 10, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>(Versi\u00f3n en <strong>Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/notes-from-paradise\/cancun-hosts-the-16th-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop16\/#cop16_es\">Haga click aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"cancun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canc\u00fan<\/a> is hosting the 16th United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP16, November 29 \u2013 December 10, 2010.<\/strong> Environment ministers and delegations representing 192 countries, climate change experts, activists and 400 conservation and development organizations including <strong>Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), Greenpeace and Oxfam,<\/strong> are attending this vitally important global event.<\/p>\n<p>They will be trying to reach agreement on cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and discussing initiatives to stem the advance of global warming. <strong>The organizers are expecting up to 25,000 people to travel to Canc\u00fan for COP16 and associated events being staged in the area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As one of the world leaders in terms of biodiversity, host country <strong>Mexico is taking a lead in the global campaign against climate change<\/strong>.\u00a0 It has been working behind the scenes to build bridges and promote dialogue between blocs of countries with different negotiating stances. Moreover, it is also seeking progress in other fields such as reforestation, sustainable development, renewable energy and cooperation with the business sector to adopt measures that will lead to a<strong> low-carbon economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As one would expect for such an important conference, <strong>security has been tightened in Canc\u00fan and the Riviera Maya and members and guests arriving this weekend will notice an increased military and police presence in the area.<\/strong> This is a precautionary measure taken by the Mexican Government and there is no cause for concern.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There will be additional police checkpoints at the entrances to the Hotel Zone, the airport road and along the Canc\u00fan-Puerto Morelos highway<\/strong>, particularly in the vicinity of conference venues. Please be advised that traffic may be slower at times during the week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trinity Houston<\/strong> from the <strong>Royal Resorts Royal Channel <\/strong>explains all about the event and how it will affect<strong> Cancun<\/strong> and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have any questions, please contact us. <\/strong> We look forward to seeing you soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a name=\"cop16_es\"><\/a>Espa\u00f1ol:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Royal Resorts Cancun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canc\u00fan<\/a> es sede la XVI Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Clim\u00e1tico (COP16) del 29 de noviembre al 10 de diciembre, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La <strong>XVI Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Clim\u00e1tico, conocida como COP16<\/strong> por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s, <strong>se llevar\u00e1 a cabo en Canc\u00fan del 29 de noviembre al 10 de diciembre, 2010.<\/strong> Ministros del medio ambiente y delegaciones de 192 pa\u00edses, as\u00ed como expertos en el cambio clim\u00e1tico, activistas y 400 organizaciones de conservaci\u00f3n y desarrollo, incluyendo el <strong>Worldwide Fund for Nature (Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza), Greenpeace y Oxfam<\/strong>, asistir\u00e1n a este importante evento mundial.<\/p>\n<p>La meta es llegar a acuerdos para reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y hablar sobre iniciativas para detener el avance del calentamiento global.\u00a0 <strong>Los organizadores esperan la llegada de alrededor de 25,000 personas a Canc\u00fan para asistir a COP16 y eventos relacionados que tendr\u00e1n lugar en la zona.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Como uno de los l\u00edderes mundiales en biodiversidad, M\u00e9xico, el pa\u00eds anfitri\u00f3n, est\u00e1 tomando la delantera en la campa\u00f1a global contra el cambio clim\u00e1tico.<\/strong> Ha logrado fomentar el di\u00e1logo entre pa\u00edses con diferentes posturas en el tema.\u00a0 M\u00e1s a\u00fan, est\u00e1 buscando el avance en otros campos tales como la reforestaci\u00f3n, el desarrollo sustentable, energ\u00eda renovable y cooperaci\u00f3n con el sector empresarial para adoptar medidas que nos llevar\u00e1n hac\u00eda una econom\u00eda m\u00e1s ecol\u00f3gica.<\/p>\n<p>Como habr\u00eda de esperarse, <strong>se ha implementado un alto nivel de seguridad en Canc\u00fan y la Riviera.<\/strong> Todo miembro y hu\u00e9sped que llegue este fin de semana <strong>notar\u00e1 la presencia de militares y un mayor n\u00famero de elementos de la polic\u00eda en la zona.\u00a0 Esta es una medida de precauci\u00f3n que est\u00e1 tomando el gobierno mexicano y no es motivo de preocupaci\u00f3n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Habr\u00e1 un mayor n\u00famero de retenes en la entrada de la zona hotelera, la carretera al aeropuerto y a lo largo de la carretera Canc\u00fan-Puerto Morelos<\/strong>, particularmente en donde se llevar\u00e1n a cabo las conferencias.\u00a0 Esto afectar\u00e1 la circulaci\u00f3n vehicular durante la semana y podr\u00e1 resultar en congestionamiento.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Si tiene alguna pregunta, cont\u00e1ctenos. <\/strong> Lo esperamos pronto.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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