Three donors announced new Least Developed Countries Fund contributions totaling EUR 130 million, and speakers highlighted how the LDCF is a financial mechanism that works.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will try to keep its seventh assessment cycle on track, aiming for progress on its strategic planning schedule and the outlines of upcoming reports.
Council concluded deliberations on a heavy agenda, confirming key decisions taken throughout the four days of meetings including the first ever work program for the newly established GBFF, and the largest ever LDCF work program.
The June meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies are supposed to pave the way for the governing body meetings in November, where important decisions are actually made. Yet even by this relatively humble standard, it was difficult to pin down what progress—if any—was achieved.