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Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
The COP launched the Talanoa Dialogue, a facilitative dialogue to take stock of collective progress towards the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals. COP 23 also established the “Fiji Momentum for Implementation,” a decision giving prominence to pre-2020 implementation and ambition. Parties also provided guidance on the completion of the PAWP and decided that the Adaptation Fund shall serve the Paris Agreement, subject to decisions to be taken by CMA 1-3.
13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
At the meeting, participants dug into Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) issues, such as license areas and ASM zones; voluntary principles on security and human rights; voluntary sustainability initiatives for the mining sector; interactions between large-scale mining and ASM; development minerals and the SDGs; and women in ASM, among other issues.