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26th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies
Bonn, Germany | 7-18 May 2007
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IPCC Briefs Delegates in Bonn
On Saturday, contact groups and informal consultations were held on a variety of issues, including: the Adaptation Fund; arrangements for intergovernmental meetings; the budget for 2008-2009; deforestation; Decision 1/CP.10 (Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation and response measures); privileges and immunities; and research and systematic observation. In addition, an IPCC briefing took place outlining the contributions of the three Working Groups to the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4).
Above: Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer and IPCC Chair Rajendra K. Pachauri shared a smile during the IPCC briefing.
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Saturday, 12 May
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IPCC Briefing
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Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer and IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri welcomed delegates and gave introductory statements, with Renate Christ, IPCC Secretariat, moderating.
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Martin Manning presented WG I findings on observations and drivers of climate change.
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Peter Stott presented WG I findings on causes of past climate change and projections of future change.
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Jean Palutikof presented an overview of the WG II report.
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Guy Midgley presented WG II findings on impacts on food, fiber and forests.
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A slide during Andreas Fischlin's presentation of WG II findings on ecosystem impacts.
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Richard Klein presented WG II's findings on adaptation strategies and interrelationships between adaptation and mitigation.
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WG III Co-Chair Bert Metz presented an overview of the WG III report.
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Jayant Sathaye reported WG III's findings on mitigation and sustainable development.
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Ralph Sims reported WG III's findings on energy-related mitigation options and their costs.
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Panelists during the briefing on IPCC WG II.
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Contact Groups
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Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer and Chair Paul Watkinson during the contact group on privileges and immunities for individuals serving on constituted bodies established under the Kyoto Protocol.
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Thelma Krug, Brazil, conferred with Co-Chairs Hernán Carlino, Argentina, and Audun Rosland, Norway, during the contact group on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries.
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Sebastian Oberthür, Germany, Martin Widstam, Sweden, and Maas Goote, Netherlands, during the contact group on arrangements for intergovernmental meetings.
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Around the Subsidiary Bodies
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Delegates wore Balinese headgear during informal consultations on capacity building.
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Contact group Co-Chair Ositadinma Anaedu chatted with Jozef Buys, Belgium, before informals on the Adaptation Fund.
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Delegates from Gulf states including Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates chatted in the corridors.
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While planning their annual party, NGOs had a great idea about how to meet the Secretariat's funding needs.
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Secretariat staff wished Ibrahim Al-Haifi a happy birthday. |
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Related Links
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UNFCCC Asian Regional Workshop on Adaptation, 11-13 April 2007, Beijing, China.
IPCC Working Group 2, 2-5 April 2007, Brussels, Belgium.
CTI Joint Seminar on Technology Transfer in Asia, New Delhi, 7-8 March 2007, New Delhi, India.
Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change, 24-28 February 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
IPCC Working Group 1, 29 January-1 February 2007, Paris, France.
UNFCC COP-12, 6-17 November 2006, Nairobi, Kenya.
Montréal Protocol MOP-18, October 2006, New Delhi, India.
UNFCCC African Regional Workshop on Adaptation, 21-23 September 2006, Accra, Ghana.
First International Conference on the CDM, 19-21 September 2006, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
26th Montréal Protocol Open-Ended Working Group, 3-6 July 2006, Montréal, Canada.
UNFCCC SB-24, 15-26 May 2006, Bonn, Germany.
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