Greenhouse gas emissions in the Cook Islands which is of global concern and requires urgent attention generally. The Cook Islands Climate Change Country Programme 2018-2030 was developed as part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness and Preparatory Support program.Rationale: The Cook Islands is a party to many international agreements in which climate change considerations are being mandated. The drafting of the national Cook Islands Climate Change Response Bill. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The international climate change regime, in evolution for three decades, comprises the 1992 UNFCCC, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and the 2015 Paris Agreement. International Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992. The treaty calls for continuing scientific research into the climate. This research supports meetings and negotiations to lead to agreements.