Assembly/AU/Dec.257(XIII) Rev.1 Page 1 DECISION ON THE AFRICAN COMMON POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE INCLUDING THE MODALITIES OF THE REPRESENTATION OF AFRICA TO THE WORLD SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE DOC. EX.CL/ 525(XV) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Progress Report of the Commission on the Implementation of Decision Assembly/AU/Dec. 236(XII) adopted by the Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February 2009; 2. APPROVES the recommendations of the Executive Council on the African common position on climate change including the modalities of the representation of Africa at the World Summit on climate change scheduled for Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 2009, as contained in its Decision EX.CL/500(XV) adopted in Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; 3. URGES Member States to vigorously champion the African Common Position on Climate Change; 4. CALLS UPON Member States to take note of the schedule of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations and other important meetings towards the Conference of Parties (COP 15) and ensure active participation of the delegated African Negotiators and Experts and that the African common position on climate change is taken into account; 5. WELCOMES the offer by H.E President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso to host a World Forum on sustainable development under the theme “Climate Change: Opportunities for Sustainable Development?” scheduled for Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, from 19 to 22 October 2009 as an important step towards preparations for the Copenhagen Summit; 6. CALLS ON Africa’s development partners to support Africa in its efforts towards implementation of this Decision; 7. REQUESTS the Commission to take all the necessary measures to implement this Decision and to report to the Assembly, on a regular basis; Adopted by the Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Sirte, Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 3 July 2009