The 2003 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place between 1–12 December 2003 in

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. The conference included the 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the

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(UNFCCC). The parties agreed to use

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established at COP7 in 2001 primarily in supporting

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better adapt to

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. The fund would also be used for capacity-building through technology transfer. At the conference, the parties also agreed to review the first national reports submitted by 110 non-Annex I countries.

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