Summary
A key focus area on Thursday was the negotiations under the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), which needs to be finalized by COP 24 in December. A range of topics were taken up during the day, including mitigation and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), finance, the transparency framework, and the mechanism to facilitate the Agreement's implementation and promote compliance. Negotiating groups also met to discuss various other issues on the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) agendas.
Capacity building and loss and damage featured among the other key themes on Thursday. The Suva Expert Dialogue on issues related to loss and damage continued for the second day. In addition, the Paris Committee on Capacity-Building (PCCB) held its second meeting, along with the seventh Durban Forum on Capacity-Building. The tenth session of the SBSTA research dialogue also took place.
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
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Paris Committee on Capacity-Building (PCCB)
Members of the PCCB
Co-Chair Rita Mishaan, Guatemala
Co-Chair Marzena Chodor, Poland
Matti Nummelin, Finland
Kakhaberi Mdivani, Georgia
Jeniffer Hanna, Dominican Republic
Crispin d'Auvergne, Saint Lucia
Richard Mfumu Lungu, Zambia
Mahawan Karuniasa, Indonesia
Renilde Ndayishimiye, Burundi
Delegates during the session
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
APA informal consultations on Agreement Article 13, transparency framework
Informal consultations on the report of the Adaptation Committee and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Informal consultations on arrangements for intergovernmental meetings
Informal consultations on rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Paris Agreement Article 6.4
APA informal consultations on Agreement Article 4.12, public registry
APA informal consultations on Agreement Article 15, compliance
Seventh Durban Forum
Delegates attending the seventh Durban Forum on Capacity-Building
Rita Mishaan, Co-Facilitator
SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland
Ruth Spencer, Antigua and Barbuda
Russell Wiles, Co-Facilitator
Yamide Dagnet, NDC Partnership / WRI
Delegates discuss matters in breakout groups
Tenth Research Dialogue
View of the panelists during the research dialogue
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France
Shobhakar Dhakal, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Amanda Lynch, World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
Salvatore Aricò, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Nicola Tollin, University of Southern Denmark
Sakhile Koketso, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Participants during the session
Delegates visit the poster display as part of the research dialogue
Around the Venue
Delegates gather at the start of the day
Delegates read the Earth Negotiations Bulletin to keep track of negotiations
Enrique Konstantinidis, Climate Action Network (CAN)
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, speaks with Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jim Skea, IPCC, and Mohammed Al Shamsi, Saudi Arabia
Delegates between sessions
