Summary
The Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Wednesday. Informal consultations met throughout the day to discuss issues under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA), the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA).
Several mandated events also met, including: an in-session workshop to develop possible elements of the gender action plan under the UNFCCC; two Technical Expert Meetings (TEMs) on mitigation, focusing on agriculture and on forestry and other land use; the 6th meeting of the Durban Forum; the 9th meeting of the research dialogue; and the ad hoc Technical Expert Group on the impact of the implementation of response measures.
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In-Session Workshop: Gender Action Plan under the UNFCCC
Delegates gather for the in-session workshop to develop possible elements of the gender action plan under the UNFCCC
Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji, incoming COP 23 / CMP 13 Presidency
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Co-Facilitator Geert Fremout, Belgium
Co-Facilitator Winfred Lichuma, Kenya
SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland
Bridget Burns, Women and Gender
Fleur Newman, Gender Focal Point, UNFCCC Secretariat
Delegates during the session
Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) on Mitigation: Agriculture
Delegates attend the TEM on mitigation, focused on agricultural activities with climate and sustainable development benefits
Martin Frick, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Akiko Nagano, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
Martial Bernoux, FAO
Delegates during the session
Lucy Ng’ang’a, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya
Victoria Hatton, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand
Gustavo Mozzer, Secretariat for International Affairs, Embrapa, Brazil
Informal Consultations throughout the Day
APA informal consultations on the committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance
APA informal consultations on adaptation communications
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
APA informal consultations on the global stocktake
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) 9th Meeting of the Research Dialogue
Delegates gather for the 9th meeting of the SBSTA Research Dialogue
David Carlson, World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
André Kamga Foamouhoue, African Centre for Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)
Chris Rapley, University College London, UK
Participants engage in a poster session as part of the SBSTA research dialogue
Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) 6th Meeting of the Durban Forum
View of the dais during the 6th meeting of the Durban Forum
Co-Facilitator Rita Mishaan, Guatemala
Co-Facilitator Kunihiko Shimada, Japan
Zitouni Ould-Dada, UN Environment
Mandy Barnett, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
Gelila Terrefe, UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Delegates participate in breakout groups
Delegates raise their placard to participate in an interactive dialogue
Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group Meeting on Response Measures
Delegates during the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group Meeting on Response Measures
Co-Chair Peter Govindasamy, Singapore
Co-Chair Alexandria Rantino, Australia
Morgenie Pillay, South Africa
Albara Tawfiq, Saudi Arabia
Around the Venue
Delegates from Africa
Wael Hmaidan, Climate Action Network (CAN) International
Georg Børsting, Norway
Raju Pandit Chhetri, Nepal (left), speaks with a delegate
Debra Roberts, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Co-Chair (right)
Delegates between sessions
Members of civil society hold signs outside the venue calling for people to 'go vegan' to help curb climate change
