It was the third session of the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP) which had been held each year since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change came into effect, and is also commonly referred to as the Kyoto Conference, the Kyoto Conference to stop global warming, and the COP3.
気候変動枠組条約の発効以来、毎年開かれている気候変動枠組条約締約国会議(COP)(COP)の第3回目の会合であり、通称、京都会議、地球温暖化防止京都会議、COP3（コップスリー）とも呼ばれる。