Alliance of Small Island Developing States

The seventeenth meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP-17) opened on 13 June 2016 at the UN Headquarters in New York, under the theme: “Marine debris, plastics and microplastics.” In the morning, delegates heard opening remarks from: Co-Chair Amb. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra; Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel; Lenni Montiel, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), on behalf of Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; and Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, UN Office of Legal Affairs (UNDOALOS). Statements by countries and regional groups followed. In the afternoon, Co-Chair Amb. Nicholas Emiliou invited delegates to participate in a discussion panel on “the environmental, social and economic dimensions of marine debris, plastics and microplastics and progress made in preventing, reducing and controlling pollution from marine debris, plastics and microplastics.” Presentations were given on: insights from the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) report on microplastics; insights from the World Ocean Assessment; an overview of land-based sources of marine debris; marine pollution originating from purse seine and longline fishing vessel operations in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean; collection of ship waste in Belgian seaports; and the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) work to address marine debris, plastics and microplastics. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from the 17th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP-17) - Marine Debris, Plastics and Microplastics. Our summary is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Opening Plenary L-R: Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS); Lenni Montiel, Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA); and Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel Co-Chair Amb. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Peru Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS Lenni Montiel, Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, DESA L-R: Co-Chair Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Peru; Alice Hicuburundi, Secretary, ICP-17; Charlotte Salpin, Deputy Secretary, ICP-17; and Dmitry Gonchar, UNDOALOS Mahlatse Mminele, South Africa, on behalf of the African Group Chulamanee Chartsuwan, Thailand, on behalf of G-77/China Sidney Kemble, EU Ahmed Sareer, Maldives, on behalf of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of Pacific SIDS Florian Botto, Monaco L-R: Prim Masrinuan, Thailand, in a conversation with Joseph Appiott, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Sae Horikawa, Japan Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Lizanne Aching, Trinidad and Tobago John Arbogast, US Natalie Morris-Sharma, Singapore Jo Høvik, Norway Delegates from Indonesia Presentations L-R: Co-Chairs Amb. Nicholas Emiliou, Cyprus, and Amb. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Peru Slide presentation of Lorna Inniss, Coordinator, UNEP, Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit, showing the various marine litter vortices in our oceans Slide presentation of Jenna Jambeck, Associate Professor, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, showing plastic wastes from land into the ocean Jenna Jambeck, Associate Professor, College of Engineering, University of Georgia Lorna Inniss, Coordinator, UNEP, Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit Kelly Richardson, Former Marine Debris Consultant, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Slide presentation of Kelly Richardson, Former Marine Debris Consultant, SPREP, showing the effects of land-based litter to the ocean environment Stefan Micallef, Director, Marine Environment Division, IMO Peter Van den Dries, Policy Advisor, Flemish Waste Agency Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Peni Suveinakama, Fiji Christine Prekezes, HELMEPA

On Thursday, the Bonn Climate Change Conference concluded. The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) held closing plenaries in the morning and evening. A special joint plenary was held to thank UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres for her service, with all present congratulating her, including in song, for her leadership culminating in the Paris Agreement. In response, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Figueres thanked everyone, saying that she has “had the enormous privilege to be at your side as you made history.” In the afternoon and evening, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) held their closing plenaries. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2016. In adiition, IISD Reportaing Services has also published a summary and analysis report from this meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page SBSTA Closing Plenary View of the dais during the SBSTA closing plenary SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Aishath Aileen Niyaz, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Norbert Bärlocher, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Michel Rentenaar, EU Andrea Faulkner, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Eddy Pérez, Climate Action Network (CAN) Shalia Shahid, Women and Gender Victor Kabengele wa Kadilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo APA Consultations Delegates during the APA consultations APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Zhihua Chen, China Delegates read the revised APA draft conclusions Members of the Secretariat distribute the text Joint Meeting of the SBI, SBSTA and APA: Farewell to Christiana Figueres View of the dais during the joint meeting UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency Aziz Mekouar, Incoming COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Members of civil society sing 'Climate Queen,' a farewell song dedicated to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland, and Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa bid farewell Delegates give UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres a standing ovation in recognition of her important contribution to tackling climate change over the years SBI Closing Plenary View of the dais during the SBI closing plenary Madeleine Diouf Sarr, Senegal SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Elena Kruspkaia Mejía Villacís, Ecuador Mohamed Khalil, Egypt Erwin Rose, US Ilka Wagner, EU Chebet Maikut, Uganda, speaking on behalf of the African Group Emil Eduardo Calles Lossada, Venezuela Delegates huddle during the final negotiations APA Closing Plenary View of the dais during the APA closing plenary APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand Bouzekri Razi, COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Anna Serzysko, APA Rapporteur Alejandro Rivera, Mexico, speaking on behalf of the EIG Frances Veronica Victorio, the Philippines Olfa Jelassi, Women and Gender Marilyn Averill, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs) Jaime Hermida Castillo, Nicaragua, speaking on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Johnson Hugo Cerda Shiguango, Indigenous Peoples Héloïse Pichot, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Around the Venue Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Delegates from Germany Delegates from Ghana Delegates from Thailand and Singapore speak informally Delegates in plenary Incoming UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa sits with members of the UNFCCC Secretariat Headsets available for delegates Marcela Main Sancha, UNFCCC Secretariat, speaks with delegates Wael Hmaidan, CAN, with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Observers watch proceedings from the balcony Members of the Arab Group meet informally World Conference Center Bonn security staff UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres enters the venue for her final session with the UNFCCC UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa thanks delegates for welcoming her into the UNFCCC process Delegates use a 'poken' to gather materials during the paperless conference An information booth for COP 22/CMP 12 in Marrakech International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) team covering the meeting (L-R): Kiara Worth; Beate Antonich; Virginia Wiseman; Jen Allan; Mari Luomi; Alice Bisiaux; Rishikesh Ram Bhandary; and Nancy Williams

On Wednesday, the Bonn Climate Change Conference continued with the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) meeting in open-ended informal consultations in the morning. A Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) on effective policy frameworks and institutional arrangements for adaptation planning and implementation took place in the morning and early afternoon. In the afternoon, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) held the first part of its closing plenary. Contact groups and informal consultations under the SBI and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) convened throughout the day. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2016. In adiition, IISD Reportaing Services has also published a summary and analysis report from this meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page APA Consultations Delegates in the APA consultations APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Qian Zhou, China Ismail Zahir, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Adriana Murillo, Costa Rica, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Peter Horne, Australia Christina Voigt, Norway Kevin Herman, Canada Kaveh Guilanpour, EU Open-Ended Informal Consultations by Incoming COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency View of the dais during the open-ended informal consultations Aziz Mekouar, Incoming COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Sandea de Wet, South Africa Trigg Talley, US Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of AOSIS Birama Diarra, Mali, speaking on behalf of the African Group Contact Group on the Impact of the Implementation of Response Measures SBI/SBSTA contact group on the impact of the implementation of response measures: improved forum and work programme Morgenie Pillay, South Africa Co-Facilitator Andrei Marcu, Panama SBI Plenary View of the dais during the SBI plenary SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Adao Soares Barbosa, Timor-Leste Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation Erwin Rose, US Yang Weifeng, China SBI/SBSTA Technical Expert Meeting on Adaptation: Effective Policy Frameworks and Institutional Arrangements for Adaptation Planning and Implementation Opening panel for the Technical Expert Meeting Aziz Mekouar, Incoming COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Facilitator Anne Hammill, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Evans Kaseke, Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) Hrin Nei Thiam, Myanmar Akio Takemoto, Japan Civil Society Action Members of civil society participate in a sporting stunt urging negotiators to 'score a long-term goal of 1.5°C' Around the Venue Delegates meet between sessions SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland, speaks with a delegate Ismo Ulvila, EU, with future climate activist Susanna Kulovesi Delegates from the US, Canada, Japan and Australia Henrik Eriksen, Norway, speaks with a delegate Priscilla Mbarumun Achakpa, Nigeria, with Angelina Ama Tutuah Mensah, Ghana Yerima Peter Tarfa and Bello Yankuzo Sani, Nigeria, with Richard Muyungi, Tanzania Bernarditas Muller, Bolivia, speaks with delegates Delegates review a document Delegates around the venue