Summary
The Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Tuesday, with negotiations on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) as the day's main focus. Topics discussed included finance, mitigation, transparency, global stocktake, adaptation and the committee to facilitate the Paris Agreement's implementation and promote compliance. These discussions took place 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) through various contact groups and informal consultations.
Negotiations also took place on other items under the SBI and SBSTA. Issues discussed included technology, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the Adaptation Committee, research and systematic observation, and reporting.
In addition, three workshops took place throughout the day, on:
- economic modeling tools related to the work programme on response measures;
- the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples (LCIP) Platform; and
- education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement (ACE).
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APA Contact Group
View of the dais during the APA contact group
Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Mona Al-Attas, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group
Collin Beck, Solomon Islands
APA family photo
Multi-stakeholder Workshop of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples (LCIP) Platform
Frank Ettawageshik, National Congress of American Indians, opens the session with a prayer
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Indigenous Peoples Organization Representative and Co-Moderator
Participants stand during the opening prayer
Alberto Saldamando, Indigenous Environmental Network
Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador
Karoliina Anttonen, Finland
Juan Carlos Jintiach Arcos, Ecuador
Geert Fremout, EU
Grace Balawag, Indigenous Leader Tebtebba
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Workshop
Participants gather during the ACE workshop
Ana Maria Kleymeyer, ACE Workshop Facilitator
Adriana Valenzuela, UNFCCC Secretariat
Deo Saran, ACE Workshop Facilitator
Laura Maanavilja, EU
Participants form break-out groups to discuss ACE-related topics
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
SBSTA informal consultations on Annex I parties' reporting under the Convention,
relating to greenhouse gas inventories, biennial reports, and national communications
SBSTA contact group on financial resources provided and mobilized through
public interventions in accordance with Paris Agreement Article 9.7
Informal consultations on further guidance on adaptation communication (APA agenda item 4)
SBI informal consultation on Paris Agreement Article 9.5, matters related to climate finance
SBSTA informal consultations on rules, modalities, and procedures for the mechanism established by Paris Agreement Article 6.4
Around the Venue
Nicole Wilke, Germany, and Johanna Lissinger-Peitz, Sweden
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, speak with Trigg Talley, US, and Patrick Suckling, Australia
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples
Delegates speak informally
Anne Maletjane, UNFCCC Secretariat
Halldór Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat
Benito Müller, Oxford Climate Policy
Security staff around the venue
A delegate makes a recording of statements
Collin Beck, Solomon Islands
