International Anne-Sophie Tabau, Lecturer at the University Paris- Nord XIII, Research Associate at the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Administratives et Politiques (CERAP) The 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 17) and 7th Kyoto Protocol Meeting of the Parties (MOP 7) was held in Durban, South Africa, from 18 November to 11 December 2012. After a record-setting of 36 hours, two sleepless nights and an “Indaba” process1, progress was