Summary
The CGRFA 16 closing plenary convened on Friday afternoon where delegates adopted the meeting's report and reflected on the meeting's deliberations, including its decisions. Delegates made numerous amendments to ensure that the report adequately reflects the outcome of the deliberations held during the week, including on digital sequence information on genetic resources for food and agriculture, animal genetic resources and the MYPOW.
In their closing statements, all regions praised the Chair and the Secretariat for a successful meeting. They reiterated the important role that genetic resources can play in climate change adaptation and resilience and achieving the SDGs. Several expressed their appreciation for FAO’s enhanced efforts on biodiversity.
Chair Cho Chang Yeon thanked all participants and gaveled the meeting to a close at 7:17pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided digital coverage and a summary report of the Special Event: The Contribution of Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture to Resilience. In addition, IISD Reporting Services produced daily reports, daily digital coverage, and a summary and analysis report from CGRFA 16. The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF format.
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Closing Plenary
View of the plenary from the dais
Cho Chang Yeon, CGRFA 16 Chair
Larissa Maria Lima Costa, CGRFA Rapporteur
Hesiquio Benítez Díaz, Mexico
William Wigmore, Cook Islands
Nii Quaye-Kumah, Ghana
Kim van Seeters, the Netherlands, speaking on behalf of the European Regional Group
Manrique Altavista, Argentina
Delegates note the changes made to the proposed text
Irene Hoffmann, CGRFA Secretary
Abubaker Adam Mohamed Idrees, Sudan
Mayra Caldera, US
Médi Moungui, Cameroon
Pierre du Plessis, Namibia
Brad Fraleigh, Canada
Thomas Meier, Germany
Javad Mozafari Hashjin, Iran
Vânia Cristina Rennó Azevedo, Brazil
Axel Villalobos Cortés, Panama
Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, Natural Resources, FAO
Delegates applaud the achievements of CGRFA 16
Around the Venue
Delegates during the closing plenary
Delegates review the revised negotiating text
Cho Chang Yeon, CGRFA 16 Chair (second from right), stands with members of the Korean delegation
Delegates from Latin American and the Caribbean
Delegates from the European Region
Delegates from Malta
Delegates from Venezuela
The International Institute for Sustainable Development Reporting Services (IISD-RS) team covering the meeting (L-R):
Asterios Tsioumanis; Sandra Gagnon; Delia Paul; Nancy Williams; Stefan Jungcurt; and Kiara Worth
