Summary
Highlights for Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Delegates informally discuss elections to the Council
On Wednesday, 25 July, the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) addressed the draft strategic plan for the next five years, focusing on:
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital web coverage and daily reports in English and French from ISA-24. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, will publish a summary and analysis report from ISA-24 on Sunday, 29 July 2018.
Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera

Amadou Jaiteh, The Gambia

Guobin Zhang, Center for Polar and Deep Ocean Development, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

Kaiea Ribanataake, Kiribati

Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

Juan José González Mijares and Ernesto Malda, Mexico

María Ángela Ponce, the Philippines

Wini Broadbelt, the Netherlands

Ariel Fernández, Argentina; and Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, Brazil

Barbara Haley, Guyana

Mercedes Valdez Mesa, Cuba

Andrzej Przybycin, Chair of the Finance Committee

Douglas McCauley, University of California, US; Kenneth Wong, Canada; and Lowri Mai Griffiths, the United Kingdom

Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway; and Daniele Bosio, Italy

Calvin Thompson and Amb. A’Dale Robinson, Jamaica

Amb. Malek Twal, Jordan; and Tetsuya Yoshimoto, Japan

Celso Lopes and Izildo Ferreira, Mozambique

L-R: Irina Ponomareva, Andrey Gagelgants, Vladimir Vinokurov, and Alexey Orel, the Russian Federation

Duncan Currie, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition; Kate Neilson, New Zealand; and David Yardley, Australia

Kazuya Naitou and Aya Yakabe, Japan; and Xuewei Xu, China

Kent Bressie and Graham Evans, International Cable Protection Committee

Paul Lynch and Josh Mitchell, Cook Islands

Jean-Christophe Vandevelde and Nicole de Paula, ENB

L-R: Maruthadu Sudhakar, India; Pratima Jauhari, ISA Secretariat; and Vijay Kumar, India

Elisa Morgera, ENB; and Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

Amy Gartman, US; and Winnie Roberts, Pew Charitable Trusts

The delegation from Singapore

Interpreters team at the end of the session
Around the Venue

Delegates collect Wednesday’s documents





