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The Bangkok Climate Change Conference continued for its third day On Thursday, negotiations on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) continued in Bangkok, including on issues related to: predictability and accounting of finance; guidance and public registry for NDCs; market and non-market approaches; technology; transparency; and the global stocktake. In the afternoon, a stocktaking meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) took place, as well as a joint stocktake of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), and APA. Negotiations will continue on Friday.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 web coverage and daily reports from the Bangkok Climate Change Conference - September 2018. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has publish a summary and analysis report from the Conference.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Informal Consultations throughout the Day SBI informal consultations on matters related to the predictability of climate finance (Article 9.5 of the Paris Agreement) APA informal consultations on the transparency framework SBI informal consultations on the Technology Mechanism SBSTA contact group on matters relating to market and non-market approaches (Article 6 of the Paris Agreement) APA informal consultations on the global stocktake APA Stocktaking Meeting on Items 3-8 View of the dais during the session Beth Lavender, Canada, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 4 - adaptation communication Federica Fricano, Italy, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 3 - mitigation section of NDCs Xiang Gao, China, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 5 - transparency framework Outi Honkatukia, Finland, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 6 - global stocktake Pieter Terpstra, the Netherlands, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 8 - further matters, Adaptation Fund Informal Joint Stocktaking Plenary of SBI, SBSTA, and APA View of the dais during the joint plenary Jacob Werksman, EU Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Laura Juliana Arciniegas Rojas, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Executive Secretary Meeting with Observer Organizations Santhosh Thanjavur Prakasam, UNFCCC Secretariat; Laura Lopez, UNFCCC Secretariat; UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa; and Majda Dabaghi, Business NGOs (BINGOs) Mark Lukes, Environmental NGOs (ENGOs) UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Norine Kennedy, BINGOs Anish Shrestha, Indigenous Peoples Bert De Wel, Trade Union NGOs (TUNGOs) Teresita Vistro, Women and Gender Observers during the meeting Around the Venue Delegates consult informally between sessions María del Pilar Bueno, Argentina, speaks with a delegate Delegates from G-77/China meet informally in the corridors Delegates between sessions Members of a working group focused on human rights and climate change consult  

  A delegate from Cabo Verde casting her vote to determine the IGC Bureau members from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) Delegates at the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) continued to exchange views in an informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer, focusing on: •    modalities; •    a clearinghouse; •    monitoring and review; and •    finance mechanism.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 reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Delegates conferring prior to the election of IGC Bureau members from GRULAC IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Campaign materials in the IGC plenary UN staff members with ballot boxes IGC Informal Working Group Facilitator Olai Uludong, Palau Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Landisang Kotaro, Palau Alvaro Dos Santos, Paraguay L-R: Jung So-hyun and Hwang Junshik, Republic of Korea Susan Whelan, Holy See Ismail Raushan Zahir, Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Marc Richir, EU Kimberly Louis, Saint Lucia Diedre Mills, Jamaica Ma Xinmin, China Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Ariel Cayanan, the Philippines Crocheted mascot, distributed by the High Seas Alliance Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Evan Bloom, US María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Colombia Tidiani Couma, Monaco Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, International Seabed Authority Fredrik Haag, International Maritime Organization L-R: John Brincat, EU, in conversation with Alice Revell, New Zealand L-R: María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Colombia, in a discussion with Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Delegates from China, Iceland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and the US consulting  

The Bonn Climate Change Conference ended on Thursday as each of the three bodies adopted conclusions for most of the issues on their agendas and agreed to future work, including at the next meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. There were mixed views on progress made on the issues related to finalizing the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), the set of decisions that will help countries implement the Agreement. Some of the items discussed most in the closing statements were: Transparency framework: There are different views on how the framework should help provide information on countries’ actions and support to developing countries, but many highlighted this issue as one needing further work. Information on finance, especially provided by developed countries in advance of its provision: Many developing countries noted this issue is important to them in the overall PAWP package. Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIP): Many countries and non-party stakeholders said they were disappointed with progress on this issue. Action on Climate Empowerment (ACE): Parties agreed to a decision, the first issue completed in the PAWP, that will continue parties' and stakeholders' efforts on issues such as public participation, education, and access to information. The PAWP is slated for conclusion in December 2018. At this meeting, parties agreed to several steps to move the work forward: The Co-Chairs of all of the bodies will prepare a note that will consider all of the items and propose ways forward. The Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) will prepare a “tool” that will help parties develop an “agreed basis for negotiations.” There will be an additional meeting in Bangkok devoted to the issues under the PAWP. Parties adopted several decisions on issues related to the ongoing implementation of the UN Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, including the Koronivia joint work programme on agriculture, which includes a roadmap outlining the issues, workshops, and inputs of the work programme. 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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page SBI Closing Plenary View of the dais during the SBI closing plenary SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland Vladimir Uskov, Russian Federation Wang Tian, China Ravi Prasad, India Reinaldo Salgado, Brazil Ziaul Haque, Bangladesh Abdullah Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Delegates from Switzerland SBSTA Closing Plenary View of the dais during the SBSTA closing plenary SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Henrik Eriksen, Norway Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) MJ Mace, Saint Lucia, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Iwaki Kohei, Japan Catherine Stewart, Canada Julio Cordano, Chile APA Closing Plenary View of the dais during the APA closing plenary Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand Joint Closing Plenary View of the dais during the closing plenary UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa thanks Halldór Thorgeirsson, Senior Director for Intergovernmental Affairs, UNFCCC, for almost two decades of service Halldór Thorgeirsson, Senior Director for Intergovernmental Affairs, UNFCCC Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Boriana Kamenova, EU Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, Cuba, speaking on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Harlino Nandha Prayudha, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Patricia Bohland, Women and Gender Nathalie Rengifo, Climate Justice Now! (CJN!) Around the Venue Delegates from Austria The SBI family The SBSTA family Delegates from Kuwait Delegates from Morocco Delegates from Kenya Delegates from Kyrgyzstan UN Security family photo Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary (center), speaks with members of the UNFCCC Secretariat Delegates from Maldives The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) team meeting with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Incoming COP 24 President Michal Kurtyka, Poland Delegates between sessions Media briefings took place throughout the day The ENB team covering the negotiations (L-R): Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Nepal; Katie Browne, US; Natalie Jones, New Zealand; Cleo Verkuijl, Zimbabwe/ the Netherlands; Jennifer Allan, Canada; Aaron Cosbey, Canada; Kati Kulovesi, Finland; Annelies van Gaalen, South Africa; Asheline Appleton, Kenya; Felipe Ruiz, Colombia/Spain; and Kiara Worth, South Africa