Summary
The Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Wednesday. In the morning, the Presidency convened an open dialogue among NGO constituency representatives and parties, and a technical workshop on ways to increase the efficiency and transparency of the budget process met. Informal consultations under the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) throughout the day.
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The Presidency's Open Dialogue between UNFCCC NGO Constituency Representatives and Parties
View of the dais during the session
Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Lucas Di Pietro, Argentina
Anabella Rosemberg, Trade Union NGOs (TUNGOs)
Archie Young, UK
Ceris Jones, Farmers
Juan Carlos Arredondo Brun, Mexico
Yungratna Srivastava, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs)
Deo Saran, Fiji
Facilitators Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Fiji, and Benito Müller, Oxford Climate Policy
Brendina Drollet, Cook Islands
Paul Oquist Kelley, Nicaragua
Yunus Arikan, Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMAs)
Shradha Shreejaya, Women and Gender
Naoyuki Yamagishi, Environmental NGOs (ENGOs)
View of the room during the session
Contact Groups and Informal Consultations throughout the Day
Informal consultations on APA agenda item 3, further guidance in relation to the mitigation section of the Paris outcome
Delegates gather for the informal consultations on APA agenda item 7, modalities and procedures for the committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance
SBI informal consultations on coordination of support for the implementation of activities in relation to mitigation actions in the forest sector by developing countries
Informal consultations on APA agenda item 4, further guidance on adaptation communication
SBSTA informal consultations on local communities and indigenous peoples platform
Informal consultations on APA agenda item 6, matters relating to the global stocktake
Civil Society Action
Members of civil society demonstrate outside the conference area
Around the Venue
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, and Nazhat Shameem Khan, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 Presidency
Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, and Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Fiji
Lorena Aguilar, Costa Rica (centre)
Hoesung Lee, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Chair (centre)
Kava, a traditional Fijian drink, is available at the venue
