Brazil, South Africa, China, India

The Bonn Climate Change Conference opened on Monday, 8 May. During the day, the opening plenaries of the 46th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 46) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 46), as well as of the third part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-3) took place. Recalling the “unprecedented and swift” entry into force of the Paris Agreement, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa observed that the political momentum continues and stressed the urgency of the task to ensure the full and transparent implementation of the Agreement. In the afternoon, a roundtable on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (cooperative approaches) and a Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) on mitigation, focusing on urban and land use issues, met. Contact groups and informal groups on several items also met in the afternoon. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided digital coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2017. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) Plenary View of the dais during the SBSTA plenary Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize Abdullahi Majeed, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia Juan Carlos Arredondo Brun, Mexico, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Carola Iñiguez, Ecuador, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Harry Vreuls, EU Rita Mishaan, Guatemala Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo Massoud Rezvanian Rahaghi, Iran Prerna Bozman, Third World Network, Environmental NGOs Kate Cahoon, Women and Gender Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) Plenary View of the dais during the SBI plenary SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji, Incoming COP 23 / CMP 13 Presidency UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Mohamed Nasr, Egypt Adérito Manuel Fernandes Santana, São Tome and Príncipe, reporting on behalf of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) Felipe Ferreira, Brazil Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) Plenary View of the dais during the APA plenary APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the EIG Chen Zhihua, China, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, speaking on behalf of the African Group Marcia Levaggi, Argentina, speaking on behalf of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay Patrick Suckling, Australia, on behalf of the Umbrella Group Mehmet Emin Birpınar, Turkey Sven Harmeling, Climate Action Network (CAN) International, Environmental NGOs Jonas Haller, Youth NGOs Gunnar Steinsholt, Trade Union NGOs Roundtable Discussions among Parties in Relation to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement Amy Steen, UNFCCC Secretariat; SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller; Co-Facilitator Hugh Sealy, Maldives; and Co-Facilitator Kelley Kizzier, EU Delegates participate in roundtable discussions Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) on Mitigation (L-R) Manuel Araujo, Mayor, Quelimane, Mozambique; Nick Nuttal, UNFCCC Spokesperson; Martin Frick, Director, Climate and Energy Division, FAO; Toby Hedger, UNFCCC Secretariat; and Victoria Novikova, UNFCCC Secretariat Krishna Chandra Paudel, Nepal Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition Alberto Saldamando, Indigenous Environmental Network Nick Nuttall, UNFCCC Secretariat Ramamurthi Sreedhar, Environics Trust Around the Venue Delegates between sessions SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland (right) Aziz Mekouar, Morocco, COP 22 / CMP 12 Presidency Delegates watch proceedings from the balcony Delegates from Nepal Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago, speaks with delegates Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia, speaks with Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Bonn Climate Change Conference opened on Monday. In the morning, COP 21/CMP 11 President Ségolène Royal, France, opened the session, calling on negotiators to become “builders” working from the foundation laid by the Paris Agreement. This sentiment was echoed by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, who received a standing ovation in gratitude for her service. After opening statements, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) opening plenary took place. In the afternoon, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) opening plenary convened, where parties, after some debate, adopted the agenda, pending further discussions on an agenda item on the registry of nationally determined contributions referred to in Article 4, paragraph 12 of the Paris Agreement. After opening several agenda items, the SBI suspended and the SBSTA opening reconvened. A SBSTA contact group, SBSTA and SBI informal consultations, and an in-session workshop on exploring financing and the use of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by international climate finance institutions also convened in the afternoon. 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 Opening Plenary Panelists during the opening plenary (L-R): Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Morocco, and COP 22/CMP 12 President-Designate; UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres; Ségolène Royal, COP 21/CMP 11 President; June Budhooram, COP Secretary; and SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Morocco, and COP 22/CMP 12 President-Designate Ségolène Royal, COP 21/CMP 11 President Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Ivo de Zwaan, EU Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Abdullahi Majeed, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Rosilena Lindo, Panama, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN) Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, speaking on behalf of the African Group Paul Oquist Kelley, Nicaragua Nedal Katbehbader, State of Palestine Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Indira Al Dahabi, Jordan, speaking on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Ravi Prasad, India, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) Prachi Rao, Women and Gender Max van Deursen, YOUNGO Sébastien Duyck, Climate Action Network (CAN) Øyvind Christophersen, Norway, speaks with Florin Vladu, Adaptation Programme Manager, UNFCCC SBSTA Opening Plenary SBSTA Panel: Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator; SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize; and Hanna Hoffmann, UNFCCC Secretariat SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency Ian Fry, Tuvalu SBI Opening Plenary SBI Plenary (L-R): Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; SBI Coordinator Katia Simeonova; SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland; Laurence Pollier, UNFCCC Secretariat; and SBI Vice-Chair Zhihua Chen, China SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Trigg Talley, US Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Khalid Muhammed Abuleif, Saudi Arabia Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador Abias Huongo, Angola Rawleston Moore, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Khalid Muhammed Abuleif, Saudi Arabia, speaks with Fook Seng Kwok, Singapore, and Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand Exploring Financing and Use of the CDM by International Climate Finance Institutions Panel speakers during the in-session workshop exploring financing and use of the CDM by international climate finance institutions Eduardo Calvo, Chair of the CDM Executive Board, Peru Silke Karcher, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany Georg Børsting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway Delegates during the workshop Around the Venue Delegates before the start of plenary Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation (center), speaks with delegates Simon Eggleston, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), speaks with Kiyoto Tanabe, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres with members of the Secretariat and the Moroccan delegation following the signing of the headquarters agreement on the organization of COP 22 Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Morocco, and COP 22/CMP 12 President-Designate UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres Delegates around the venue Placards Delegates write messages to 'shine light on non-economic losses' caused by climate change Delegates around the venue