New Delhi: India will spearhead developing countries' campaign at the 10-day UN Conference on Climate Change for stepped up funding by industrialised nations to effectively deal with the hazards of global warming, posing a serious threat to ecology, agriculture and world economy.

The Conference beginning on October 23 will press for increased commitment from advanced countries and seek revision of financial mechanisms to enable enhanced flow of resources for clean development.

Set to review the commitments of various countries under the UN Convention on Climate Change, the Conference, to be attended by delegates and ministers from 186 countries, will look into issues of adaptation to climate change, development and transfer of technology.

The meet, where Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is scheduled to chair a high-level ministerial session, is expected to adopt a Delhi Declaration laying the roadmap for implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to effectively address the climate change concerns.

While the previous seven climate change conferences had focussed mostly on mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and sorting out various financial and institutional issues, the Delhi conference will focus on adaptation issues with a view to enable, particularly the developing countries, to cope up with the challenges of climate change and its adverse impact on agriculture, coastal areas and human health.

Capacity building in developing countries to enable enhanced knowledge and understanding of the climate change processes for taking effective counter-actions will be discussed at the meet, to be inaugurated by Environment Minister T R Baalu.

PTI