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14th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention
To prepare for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, delegates grappled with challenges in regulating the movement of transboundary waste. This requires a common understanding of what counts as waste as definitions continue to change as technology advances.
Organizational Meeting of the Preparatory Commission for the Entry Into Force of the BBNJ Agreement and the Convening of the 1st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement
Discussions over the work programme took up most of the three-day meeting, with a focus on governance and financial issues to be addressed by the Conference of the Parties once the Agreement enters into force. The next meeting is expected to be in April 2025.
67th Meeting of the GEF Council
Council concluded deliberations on a heavy agenda, confirming key decisions taken throughout the four days of meetings including the first ever work program for the newly established GBFF, and the largest ever LDCF work program.
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
Delegates were expected to make significant progress in establishing the scientific foundations for better management of chemicals and waste. However, they were unable to reach consensus on the “foundational document” outlining the basic structure of the science-policy panel.
High-Level Event on Ocean Action: Immersed in Change
To maintain momentum in the year leading up to the Third UN Ocean Conference in France in June 2025, discussions in eight panel sessions, a high-level dialogue, and side events shared knowledge, information, initiatives and innovations to support evidence-based ocean action.
Harmoniya 4 Climate Resilience: Empowering Farmers, Villages, and Rural Communities
This event introduced participants to the Harmoniya Initiative, which will serve as a hub for work on agrifood systems during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Harmoniya Initiative is a joint project of the COP 29 Presidency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Conférence de Bonn sur les changements climatiques - Juin 2024
Les Parties vont aborder les enseignements tirés du premier Bilan mondial1 ainsi que les progrès accomplis dans l'élaboration d'outils de reporting au titre du Cadre de transparence renforcée de l'Accord de Paris, et l’appui apporté aux pays en développement pour la préparation de leurs Rapports biennaux de transparence (que toutes les Parties doivent présenter en 2024).
Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2024
The June meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies are supposed to pave the way for the governing body meetings in November, where important decisions are actually made. Yet even by this relatively humble standard, it was difficult to pin down what progress—if any—was achieved.