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14th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the ITPGRFA Multilateral System
Although principled differences remain on most major issues, delegates saw progress on technical matters and engaged with ideas that can enable consensus on enhancing the Treaty’s Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing, and addressing user-based payments to the its Benefit-sharing Fund.
47th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
Parties examined scientific and technical issues affecting the phase-out and replacement of ozone depleting chemicals and substances with a high-global-warming potential in foams, fire suppressants, metered-dose inhalers, and refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pumps, and discussed Multilateral Fund replenishment.
1st Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC)
Governments and stakeholders took stock of the implementation of resolutions adopted by the 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management in 2023 and prepared for the first Global Forum on Chemicals International Conference in late 2026. Thursday’s Multi-Stakeholder Day considered cross-cutting issues and specific action for electronics, textiles, and health care.
Seventh German HLPF Conference
Participants shared expectations that Germany would continue supporting the 2030 Agenda, seek out opportunities to build coalitions to accelerate SDG implementation, and support an enhanced framework beyond 2030.
Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action
The Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action – a multi-stakeholder platform that brings together 73 states and dozens of stakeholders to foster continuity and coherence on water-related climate action – convened for its first interim meeting during the 2025 Bonn Climate Change Conference.
Mainstreaming Water into NDCs and NAPs for Effective Adaptation, Mitigation and Resilience
A side event that took place during the the 2025 Bonn Climate Change Conference had representatives from UN agencies and national governments discussing UN resources and national-level actions to mainstream and implement water-related measures in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
Conférence de Bonn sur les changements climatiques - juin 2025
L'adaptation occupera une place prépondérante dans les négociations de mi-année de la CCNUCC, notamment les efforts visant à affiner les indicateurs permettant de mesurer les progrès accomplis dans la réalisation de l'Objectif mondial en matière d'adaptation établi dans l'Accord de Paris, ainsi que les questions liées au Fonds pour l'adaptation.
Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2025
While parties clashed over the provision of funding for climate action, they made progress on the transition of the Adaptation Fund to serve the Paris Agreement, settled on guidance for refining indicators to measure progress toward the Global Goal on Adaptation, and began work on a new gender action plan.
Resumed 3rd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on a Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution and Intergovernmental Meeting
Bolstering scientific knowledge on the impact of chemicals and waste pollution on ecosystems and human health is an urgent priority. Governments have now successfully established the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP) to bridge the gap between science and policy.