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Highlights and images for 4 May 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
On Friday, negotiations once again focused on 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:
the technology framework,
issues related to the Adaptation Fund (AF),
mitigation, and
education, training and public awareness, public participation, and public access to information to enhance actions (ACE).
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, including National Adaptation Plans, research and systematic observation, and Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform.
The fifth workshop of facilitative sharing of views (FSV) under the International Consultation and Analysis also took place, along with the meeting of the Paris Committee on Capacity-Building.
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, daily videos, and a summary and analysis report from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - April/May 2018.
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SBI Facilitative Sharing of Views
Delegates gather for the FSV
Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary
Felipe Osses, Chile
Iniobong Abiola-Awe, Nigeria
Jaivardhan Ramanlal Bhatt, India
Santhosh Manivannan, Singapore
SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland
Sawsan Abdalla Ali Obeid Alla, Sudan
Joint APA, SBI, and SBSTA Chairs' dialogue with observer organizations
L-R: Majda Dabaghi, Business and Industry NGOs (BINGOs); APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand; SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland; and SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France
Majda Dabaghi, BINGOs
Yunus Arikan, Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMAs)
Ceris Jones, Farmers
Gillian Nelson, Climate Action Network (CAN)
Tracy Bach, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs)
Joint SBSTA, SBI, and APA Heads of Delegations Meeting
View of the dais during the meeting
Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Juan Angulo, Chile
Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs)
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Pei Liang, China
Adão Soares Barbosa, Timor-Leste
Jacob Werksman, EU
Franz Perrez, Switzerland
Rachid Tahiri, Morocco
Tong-q Lee, Republic of Korea
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
SBSTA informal consultations on research and systematic observation
SBI informal consultation on national adaptation plans
SBI informal consultation on ways of enhancing the implementation of education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement (ACE)
APA informal consultations on Agreement Article 3, mitigation
Civil Society Demonstrations
Members of civil society form a human pyramid representing eight fundamental elements of the Paris Agreement 'rulebook:' human rights, public participation, indigenous people's rights, just transition, gender, food security, ecosystem integrity and protection of biodiversity, and intergenerational equity. They demonstrate that if you remove one block, the entire Agreement will crumble.
Delegates gather to watch the demonstration
Members of civil society hold a poster to raise awareness about the health impacts of climate change
Around the Venue
Telling delegates that the 'fourth' is with them, Hugh Sealy, Maldives, and Kelley Kizzier, EU, brandish a lightsaber to encourage a good negotiating session
Halldór Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat, Luke Daunivalu, COP 23 Presidency, Fiji, and Franz Perrez, Switzerland
Patrick Rolland and Jessica Astier, Monaco
Delegates from Brazil
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, and Zaheer Fakir, South Africa
Felipe Ruiz, Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)
Members of the UNFCCC Secretariat confer
Wael Hmaidan, CAN International
Delegates meet informally
Daily report for 4 May 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
Daily report for 2 May 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
Highlights and images for 1 May 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
The Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Tuesday, with negotiations on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) as the day's main focus. Topics discussed included finance, mitigation, transparency, global stocktake, adaptation and the committee to facilitate the Paris Agreement's implementation and promote compliance. These discussions took place under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA), the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) through various contact groups and informal consultations.
Negotiations also took place on other items under the SBI and SBSTA. Issues discussed included technology, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the Adaptation Committee, research and systematic observation, and reporting.
In addition, three workshops took place throughout the day, on:
economic modeling tools related to the work programme on response measures;
the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples (LCIP) Platform; and
education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement (ACE).
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, daily videos, and a summary and analysis report from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - April/May 2018.
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APA Contact Group
View of the dais during the APA contact group
Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Mona Al-Attas, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group
Collin Beck, Solomon Islands
APA family photo
Multi-stakeholder Workshop of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples (LCIP) Platform
Frank Ettawageshik, National Congress of American Indians, opens the session with a prayer
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Indigenous Peoples Organization Representative and Co-Moderator
Participants stand during the opening prayer
Alberto Saldamando, Indigenous Environmental Network
Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador
Karoliina Anttonen, Finland
Juan Carlos Jintiach Arcos, Ecuador
Geert Fremout, EU
Grace Balawag, Indigenous Leader Tebtebba
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Workshop
Participants gather during the ACE workshop
Ana Maria Kleymeyer, ACE Workshop Facilitator
Adriana Valenzuela, UNFCCC Secretariat
Deo Saran, ACE Workshop Facilitator
Laura Maanavilja, EU
Participants form break-out groups to discuss ACE-related topics
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
SBSTA informal consultations on Annex I parties' reporting under the Convention,
relating to greenhouse gas inventories, biennial reports, and national communications
SBSTA contact group on financial resources provided and mobilized through
public interventions in accordance with Paris Agreement Article 9.7
Informal consultations on further guidance on adaptation communication (APA agenda item 4)
SBI informal consultation on Paris Agreement Article 9.5, matters related to climate finance
SBSTA informal consultations on rules, modalities, and procedures for the mechanism established by Paris Agreement Article 6.4
Around the Venue
Nicole Wilke, Germany, and Johanna Lissinger-Peitz, Sweden
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, speak with Trigg Talley, US, and Patrick Suckling, Australia
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples
Delegates speak informally
Anne Maletjane, UNFCCC Secretariat
Halldór Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat
Benito Müller, Oxford Climate Policy
Security staff around the venue
A delegate makes a recording of statements
Collin Beck, Solomon Islands
Daily report for 1 May 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
Highlights and images for 30 April 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
On Monday, parties at the Bonn Climate Change Conference focused on launching substantive work by establishing negotiating groups. Plenary meetings of the three main negotiating bodies, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) made good progress, with each body working through its agenda without major disagreements. In the evening, the three bodies held a joint plenary to hear statements from parties and observer organizations.
In the afternoon, several of the negotiating groups held their first meetings and started substantive negotiations on issues such as agriculture, technology, finance, market and non-market mechanisms, and adaptation.
Throughout the day, a training workshop also took place to consider economic modelling tools related to the work programme on response measures. Its aim was to understand and quantify the cross-border impacts of climate-related policies (i.e., response measures).
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, daily videos, and a summary and analysis report from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - April/May 2018. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF.
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SBSTA Opening Plenary
View of the dais during the SBSTA opening plenary
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Ian Fry, Tuvalu
Chen Zhihua, China
Abdalah Mokssit, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Delegates during the SBSTA opening plenary
SBI Opening Plenary
View of the dais during the SBI opening plenary
SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland
Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary
Thiago de Araújo Mendes, Chair of the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications for Non-Annex I Parties (CGE)
Aderito Manuel Fernandes Santana, São Tomé and Príncipe
Adão Soares Barbosa, Timor-Leste
APA Opening Plenary
View of the dais during the APA opening plenary
APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall and Sarah Baashan, and Sergey Kononov, APA Coordinator
Joint Session for Statements
View of the dais during the joint session for statements
Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Boriana Kamenova, EU
Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG)
Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs)
Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN)
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Isabel Di Carlo Quero, Venezuela, speaking on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
SBI/SBSTA In-forum Training Workshop
SBI/SBSTA in-forum training workshop on the use of economic modelling tools related to the areas of the work programme on response measures
Alicia Bagasra, New Zealand
Bert Saveyn, EU
Morgenie Pillay, South Africa
Co-Facilitator Andrei Marcu, Panama
Ama Essel, Ghana
Contact Groups and Informal Sessions Throughout the Day
SBSTA contact group on matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
SBSTA informal consultations on the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP)
Informal consultations on Koronivia joint work on agriculture
Around the Venue
Members of the UNFCCC Secretariat gather on the podium
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, speaks with Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago
Delegates speak informally
Delegates read the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)
curtain raiser to prepare for the start of the meeting
Delegates between sessions
Delegates speak informally
Daily report for 30 April 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
Summary report 30 April – 10 May 2018
Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
Daily report for 14 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
Highlights and images for 14 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
The Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Monday. Contact groups and informal consultations under the Conference of the Parties (COP), Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), and Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) met in the morning and afternoon. In the evening, the APA contact group met to consider all its substantive agenda items, and the closing plenaries of the SBI and SBSTA met, adopting several conclusions and decisions.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from the Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference 2017. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF.
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Informal Consultations throughout the Day
SBI informal consultations on the review of the functions of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF)
Informal consultations on further guidance in relation to adaptation communication (APA agenda item 4)
Delegates huddle during informal consultations on matters relating to the global stocktake (APA agenda item 6)
Informal consultations on further matters except the Adaptation Fund (APA agenda item 8)
Civil Society Actions throughout the Day
Members of the Indigenous Peoples constituency hold a demonstration to "reclaim a space for indigenous peoples and protest their continued marginalization" in the negotiations
Representatives of ACT Alliance hand out chocolate coins, promoting the need for climate finance for adaptation
Representatives of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service demonstrate against the use of nuclear energy, saying it is not a solution to combating climate change
Representatives of CARE International hand out "care packages" that serve as "sweet policy recommendations"
Representatives of The Big Shift Global protest against the financing of fossil fuels, offering delegates the chance to put chocolate coins into either a green piggy bank representing green energy, or a brown piggy bank representing fossil fuels
Representatives of the Women and Gender constituency hold a tribute to honor women who have faced repression, persecution, threats, intimidation, violence, and even murder, in pursuit of the protection of human rights and the environment
APA Contact Group
Members of the Secretariat hand out the draft APA conclusions
Delegates from Costa Rica and Argentina
Delegates from Switzerland and Georgia
Delegates read the draft APA conclusions
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
Sin Liang Cheah, Singapore, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 3 - mitigation section
Pieter Terpstra, Netherlands, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 8 - further matters, Adaptation Fund
Xiang Gao, China, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 5 - transparency framework
Julio Cordano, Chile, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 4 - adaptation communication
Peter Horne, Australia, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 7 - committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance
Outi Honkatukia, Finland, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 6 - global stocktake
SBI and SBSTA Closing Plenaries
View of the dais during the SBI and SBSTA joint closing plenary
SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize
Sidat Yaffa, The Gambia
SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland
Marianne Karlsen, Norway
Hamdhoon Mohamed, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Adão Soares Barbosa, Timor-Leste
Patricia Soares Leite, Brazil
Elizabeth Pirth, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs)
Mathias Edetor, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs)
Jisun Hwang, Local Government and Municipal Authorities (LGMA)
Bjørn Gimming, Farmers
Ndivile Colia Mokoena, Women and Gender
Krishneil Narayan, Climate Action Network (CAN), and Tetet Nera Lauron, Climate Justice Now! (CJN!)
SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland; Katia Simeonova, UNFCCC Secretariat; SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize; Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator; and Hanna Hoffmann, UNFCCC Secretariat
Around the Venue
Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean
Horacio Peluffo, UNFCCC Secretariat, speaks with a delegate
Delegates from the EU
Emmanuel Dumisani Dlamini, Swaziland
UN Security around the venue
Delegates from Argentina
SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize (left) with members of the UNFCCC Secretariat
Delegates between sessions