The Conference of the Parties, in Decision VCV/2 of its Fifth Meeting, decided:

1. To take note, with appreciation, of the reports of the Scientific, Environmental Effects and Technology and Economic Assessment Panels and the Technical Options Committees;
2. To acknowledge and encourage the collaboration of the Assessment Panels with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the International Civil Aviation Organization;
3. To acknowledge the important role played by the Scientific Assessment Panel in coordinating its report and the contributions by the World Meteorological Organization, the national agencies and international organizations to the preparation of the report.