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
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Amadou Jaiteh, The Gambia
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Guobin Zhang, Center for Polar and Deep Ocean Development, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)
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Kaiea Ribanataake, Kiribati
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Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
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Juan José González Mijares and Ernesto Malda, Mexico
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María Ángela Ponce, the Philippines
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Wini Broadbelt, the Netherlands
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Ariel Fernández, Argentina; and Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, Brazil
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Barbara Haley, Guyana
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Mercedes Valdez Mesa, Cuba
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Andrzej Przybycin, Chair of the Finance Committee
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Douglas McCauley, University of California, US; Kenneth Wong, Canada; and Lowri Mai Griffiths, the United Kingdom
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Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway; and Daniele Bosio, Italy
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Calvin Thompson and Amb. A’Dale Robinson, Jamaica
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Amb. Malek Twal, Jordan; and Tetsuya Yoshimoto, Japan
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Celso Lopes and Izildo Ferreira, Mozambique
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L-R: Irina Ponomareva, Andrey Gagelgants, Vladimir Vinokurov, and Alexey Orel, the Russian Federation
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Duncan Currie, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition; Kate Neilson, New Zealand; and David Yardley, Australia
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Kazuya Naitou and Aya Yakabe, Japan; and Xuewei Xu, China
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Kent Bressie and Graham Evans, International Cable Protection Committee
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Paul Lynch and Josh Mitchell, Cook Islands
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Jean-Christophe Vandevelde and Nicole de Paula, ENB
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L-R: Maruthadu Sudhakar, India; Pratima Jauhari, ISA Secretariat; and Vijay Kumar, India
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Elisa Morgera, ENB; and Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
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Amy Gartman, US; and Winnie Roberts, Pew Charitable Trusts
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The delegation from Singapore
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Interpreters team at the end of the session
Around the Venue
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Delegates collect Wednesday’s documents
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