c un , ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Canada , ▁who ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁conference , ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁declaration ▁by ▁taking ▁Ob server ▁status . ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁conference ▁was ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Ki rib ati , ▁An ote ▁T ong , ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁consult ative ▁forum ▁between ▁vulner able ▁states ▁and ▁their ▁partners ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁creating ▁an ▁en abling ▁environment ▁for ▁multi - party ▁negoti ations ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Framework ▁Convention ▁on ▁Cl imate ▁Change . ▁The ▁conference ▁was ▁a ▁successor ▁event ▁to ▁the ▁Cl imate ▁V ul ner able ▁Forum ▁first ▁held ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁the ▁M ald ives , ▁when ▁eleven ▁climate ▁vulner able ▁countries ▁signed ▁the ▁Band os ▁Island ▁declaration ▁p led ging ▁to ▁show ▁moral ▁leadership ▁and ▁commence ▁green ing ▁their ▁econom ies ▁by ▁volunt arily ▁comm itting ▁to ▁ach ieving ▁carbon ▁neutral ity . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁less ons ▁learned ▁in ▁the ▁C OP ▁process , ▁the ▁T CC C ▁proposed ▁a ▁more ▁inclus ive ▁format ▁of ▁consult ations , ▁involving ▁key ▁partners ▁among ▁major ▁developed ▁and ▁developing ▁nations . ▁The ▁ult imate ▁objective ▁of ▁T CC C ▁was ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁and ▁intensity ▁of ▁various ▁fault ▁lines ▁between ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁C OP ▁process , ▁explore ▁elements ▁of ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁parties ▁and ▁thereby ▁to ▁support ▁Ki rib ati ' s ▁and