Summary
On Tuesday, the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, convened. In the morning, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) met in a contact group to discuss all its substantive agenda items, and the joint COP/CMP plenary resumed to hear statements.
Several contact groups and informal consultations under the SBI, SBSTA and APA convened throughout the day. The APA met in informal consultations on: further guidance in relation to the mitigation section of decision 1/CP.21 (the Paris outcome); modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support; matters relating to the global stocktake; modalities and procedures for the effective operation of the committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance; and further matters related to the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
The COP Presidency also held informal consultations on the first session of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1).
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Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) Contact Group
View of the dais during the APA contact group
APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
Jacob Werksman, EU
Patrick Suckling, Australia
Franz Perrez, Switzerland
Diego Pacheco Balanza, Bolivia
Ian Fry, Tuvalu
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) In-Session Workshop
Delegates during the SBSTA in-session workshop on modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9.7 of the Paris Agreement
Workshop Co-Facilitator Rafael Da Soler, Brazil
Vicky Noens, Belgium
Andrés Mogro, Ecuador
Aishath Aileen Niyaz, Maldives
Randy Caruso, US
Evans Davie Njewa, Malawi
Bernarditas Muller,
the Philippines
Raphael Jachnik, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Joint COP/CMP Resumed Plenary
View of the dais during the COP/CMP resumed plenary
Salaheddine Mezouar, COP 22/CMP 12 President
Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Jaime Hermida, Nicaragua, speaking on behalf of the Central American Integration System (SICA)
Abdullahi Majeed, Maldives, speaking
on behalf of the Alliance of
Small Island States (AOSIS)
Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) Contact Group
View of the dais during the SBI contact group on budget performance for the biennium 2016-2017
Contact Group Chair
Kunihiko Shimada, Japan
Philip Weech, the Bahamas
Erwin Rose, US
Civil Society Demonstration
Members of civil society advocate for investing in climate justice as opposed to war
Informal Consultations throughout the Day
The COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency conducts informal consultations on the COP
serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1)
SBSTA informal consultations on the technology framework referred to in Article 10.4 of the Paris Agreement
SBSTA informal consultations on guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement
The SBI and SBSTA Chairs hold a dialogue with observer organizations
SBSTA informal consultations on greenhouse gas data interface
Around the Venue
Delegates enter the negotiating room for APA consultations
Delegates from Norway
Delegates from the US and Colombia
The youngest delegate in plenary
Delegates between sessions
Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation, and Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia
Delegates huddle to discuss matters informally
Delegates between sessions
