Summary
On Wednesday, 16 November, the UN Climate Change Conference continued in Marrakech, Morocco. The second part of the facilitative dialogue on enhancing ambition and support took place in the morning. In the afternoon, the second biennial high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance convened.
Throughout the day, contact groups and informal consultations took place under the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), and the joint high-level segment continued. In the afternoon, informals also took place under the COP Presidency on the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1), and under the COP on entry into force of the Paris Agreement and the convening of CMA 1.
In the evening, the CMA plenary convened. Following adjournment of the resumed CMA opening plenary, informal consultations under the CMA continued late into the night. A webcast of the joint high-level segment is available at: http://unfccc.cloud.streamworld.de/webcast/joint-high-level-segment-5th-meeting-of-the-cop-an.
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High-Level Segment
View of the dais during the high-level segment
Barbara Hendricks, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany
Zhenhua Xie, Special Representative on Climate Change Affairs, National Development and Reform Commission, China
Rolando Gabriel De Barros Barreto Acha, Minister of Environment, Paraguay
Marie Roland Alain Wong Yen Cheong, Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development and Disaster and Beach Management, Mauritius
Marlies Amann-Marxer, Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport, Liechtenstein
José Sarney Filho, Minister of Environment, Brazil
Sharon Dijksma, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands
Facilitative Dialogue on Enhancing Ambition and Support
Panelists on the podium during the session
Joydeep Gupta, Moderator
Louise Métivier, Chief Negotiator for Climate Change, Canada
Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
Ravi Prasad, Joint Secretary on Climate Change, India
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives
Fang Liu, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Lisa Te Heuheu, Civil Society Representative
Informal Consultations and Contact Groups throughout the Day
COP contact group on matters relating to finance: report of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) and review of the functions of the SCF
CMP informal consultations on matters relating to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
COP informal consultations on linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanism of the Convention
COP contact group on matters relating to finance: report of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the COP and guidance to the GEF
Second Biennial High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance
View of the dais during the ministerial dialogue, which was themed 'A multi-stakeholder approach to mobilization and delivery of adaptation finance'
Aziz Mekouar, COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency
Mohamed Boussaid, Minister of Finance and Economy, Morocco
Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly
Moderator Andrew Steer, President and CEO, World Resources Institute
Robert Orr, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Change
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Fiji
Laura Tuck, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank Group
Ji Xie, Director General, National Development and Reform Commission, China
CMA Plenary
The UNFCCC Secretariat meets on the dais before the start of the session
Salaheddine Mezouar, COP 22/CMP 12 President
Diego Pacheco Balanza, Bolivia, speaking on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs)
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Nicole Wilke, EU
Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia
Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Delegates huddle during the session
Civil Society Demonstrations
Members of civil society advocate for renewable energy in Africa
Members of civil society advocate for the right to a stable climate
Using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections for the extinction of species, members of civil society question if the human race is also threatened
Around the Venue
John Kerry, US Secretary of State, addresses COP 22 participants and press, underlining the American people's commitment to climate action
Jonathan Pershing, US Special Envoy for Climate Change
Members of the media attend the address
Naoko Ishii, CEO, GEF, launches the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT), a new fund to support developing countries in meeting transparency requirements under the Paris Agreement
Delegates confer between sessions
Nicola Tollin, Executive Director, Program on Urban Resilience RESURBE, speaks with a delegate
Frank Carruet, Belgium, Marek Ziółkowski, Poland, and Lidia Wojtal, Poland
Sergio Bergman, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina, and Soledad Aguilar, Argentina
Adnan Amin, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
UN Security coordinate throughout the day
A delegate takes notes during a session
