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Highlights and images for 17 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
The Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Thursday. In the morning, the closing plenaries of Conference of the Parties (COP) and Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) began, and then suspended to allow more time for consultations. Throughout the afternoon, delegates met in bilateral, group, and heads of delegation consultations to discuss the Talanoa Dialogue, Adaptation Fund, and a proposal regarding modalities for Paris Agreement Article 9.5 (ex ante finance transparency), among other issues.
These consultations were continuing at 7:30 pm.
** 1:00 am - The APA has yet to reconvene. Consultations continue.
** 1:05 am - The CMP resumes its closing plenary.
** 1:14 am - CMP adjourned. COP opened.
** 1:39 am - COP adjourned.
** 2:10 am - The APA plenary resumes.
** 2:37 am - The APA suspends its session. The COP will resume shortly.
** 4:32 am - The CMP resumes.
** 4:36 am - The CMP adjourned. COP opened.
** 5:08 am - The COP adjourned. CMA opened.
** 5:11 am - CMA adjourns. A joint COP/CMP/CMA plenary opens to hear closing statements.
** 6:56 am - COP 23 gaveled to a close.
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APA Closing Plenary
View of the dais during the APA closing plenary
APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Meelis Münt, EU
Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG)
Isabel Di Carlo Quero, Venezuela, speaking on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
Mohamed Nasr, Egypt
Patrick Suckling, Australia, on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Resumed COP and CMP Closing Plenary
View of the dais during the closing plenary
Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President
Mehmet Emin Birpınar, Turkey
Jochen Flasbarth, Germany
Jan Szyszko, Minister of Environment, Poland, and incoming COP 24/ CMP 14/ CMA1-3
Julia Wolf, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO)
Delegates huddle in the early hours of the morning
Observers watch delegates huddle from the gallery
Informal Consultations throughout the Day
Members of developed countries huddle to discuss Paris Agreement Article 9.5 and other remaining matters
Members of the G-77/China huddle to discuss issues related to the Adaptation Fund
Delegates huddle to discuss new draft text
Delegates gather for informal negotiations as the room is filled to capacity
COP/CMP Closing Plenaries - Part 1
View of the dais during the joint closing plenaries
Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President
Nazhat Shameem Khan, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 Presidency
Marcela Main Sancha, Secretary to the COP/CMP
SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland, and SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize
APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
Delegates during the plenary
Civil Society Actions
In a demonstration outside the venue, members of civil society call on governments to transform energy systems, keep global temperatures below 1.5C, and ensure climate justice for affected people
The Eiffel Tower wanders through the venue to remind delegates of the Paris goals
Around the Venue
German police outside the venue
APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, speak with Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador
Laurence Pollier and Vanessa Matarazzi, UNFCCC Secretariat; SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland; and Katia Simonova, UNFCCC Secretariat
Kuni Shimada, Japan
Halldór Thorgeirsson, Director for Strategy, UNFCCC Secretariat, speaks with Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management, and High-Level Climate Champion, Fiji
UN Security around the venue
Delegates from the Comoros
Delegates from Egypt
Delegates from Austria
Delegates from Suriname
Bernarditas Muller, the Philippines
Delegates from the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, UAE
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) team covering COP 23: Kiara Worth, South Africa; Mari Luomi, Finland/UAE; Dina Hestad, Norway/UK; Annelies van Gaalen, South Africa; Jen Allan; Canada; Katie Browne, US; and Aaron Cosbey, Canada
Highlights and images for 16 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
The Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Thursday. Contact groups and informal consultations under the Conference of the Parties (COP) and Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) met in the morning. The COP Presidency conducted consultations on the African Group’s proposal regarding modalities for developed countries' finance communications under Agreement Article 9.5 throughout the day. In the joint high-level segment, ministers gave statements throughout the day.
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High-Level Segment
Delegates during the high-level segment
Prime Minister Umaro El Mocktar Sissoco Embaló, Guinea-Bissau
Prime Minister Allen Michael Chastanet, Saint Lucia
Prime Minister Henry Puna, Cook Islands
Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Swaziland
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, Vanuatu
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, Dominica
Yosiwo P. George, Vice President, Micronesia, and Grațiela-Leocadia Gavrilescu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment, Romania
Hassan Abdel Gadir Hilal, Minister of Environment, Natural Resources, and Physical Development, Sudan
Zhenhua Xie, Special Representative on Climate Change Affairs, National Development and Reform Commission, China
UN Security during the high-level segment
Signing Ceremony to Welcome Georgia into the Environmental Integrity Group
Members of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) welcome Georgia as a new member
Ekaterine Grigalava, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, Georgia
Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation
Kim Eunkyung, Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea
Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
Dominique Gantenbein, Minister for Home Affairs, Education and Environment, Government of the Principality, Liechtenstein
Ekaterine Grigalava, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, Georgia; Dominique Gantenbein, Minister for Home Affairs, Education and Environment, Government of the Principality, Liechtenstein; Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico; Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation; Kim Eunkyung, Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea; and Marie-Pierre Gramaglia, Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development, Monaco
Civil Society Actions throughout the Day
Members of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) highlight the health concerns linked to climate change, saying the situation is a matter of 'life or death'
Delegates gather to watch the 'Fossil of the Day' award
Around the Venue
COP 23 volunteers
Prime Minister Enele Sosene Sopoaga, Tuvalu
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Fiji (right), with delegates from the Russian Federation
Delegates from Palestine
Delegates from the Ukraine
Helmut Hojesky, Austria, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 Vice-President, and Andrä Rupprechter, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria, support the 'Green Footprints' initiative aimed at increasing the participation of children in climate change action
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa congratulates the 'green footprints' team on their efforts
Andrä Rupprechter, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria,
and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speak with children involved in the initiative
Daily report for 14 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
Daily report for 11 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
Daily report for 9 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
Highlights and images for 9 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
The Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Thursday. Contact groups and informal consultations under the Conference of the Parties (COP), Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), and Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) met throughout the day. In the afternoon, the APA held a stocktake to hear reports from work under all its agenda items.
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
SBSTA informal consultations on the work programme under the framework for non-market approaches
SBI informal consultations on a public registry referred to in Paris Agreement Article 7.12 (adaptation communication)
SBSTA informal consultations on modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions
Informal consultations on APA agenda item 4, further guidance on adaptation communication
SBI informal consultations on capacity building under the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol
SBI informal consultations on administrative, financial and institutional matters
APA Stocktake
Delegates gather for the APA Stocktake
APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Co-Facilitator for agenda item 8 - other matters
Beth Lavender, Canada, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 4 - adaptation communication
Richard Muyungi, Tanzania, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 6 - global stocktake
Gertraud Wollansky, Austria, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 3 - mitigation section
Andrew Rakestraw, US, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 5 - transparency framework
María del Pilar Bueno, Argentina, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 8 - further matters, Adaptation Fund
Peter Horne, Australia, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 7 - committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance
Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador, speaking on
behalf of the G-77/China
Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG)
Raed Albasseet, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group
Nicole Wilke, EU
Xolisa Ngwadla, South Africa, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Liang Pei, China
Civil Society Demonstrations throughout the Day
Members of civil society demonstrate outside the venue, calling for an end to the funding of fossil fuels
Members of civil society call on delegates to 'step up' their commitment to intergenerational issues to ensure the protection of future generations
Delegates join members of the Korean Youth Delegation to light their 'triple C' - climate change candles - to serve as an annual reminder for their commitment to climate action
Around the Venue
Delegates speak informally between sessions
Delegates wait for the APA stocktake to begin
Delegates speak while waiting for informal consultations
Anna Schulz, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
A delegate reads the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) website to keep track of negotiations
Delegates around the venue
Around the Bonn Zone
Daily report for 7 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
Highlights and images for 7 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
The Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Tuesday. In the morning, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) resumed its first session in an opening plenary, and met in a contact group for all substantive agenda items. The plenaries for the Conference of the Parties (COP) and Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) resumed in the afternoon. Throughout the day, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) contact groups and informal consultations and APA informal consultations convened.
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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APA Opening Plenary
Delegates gather for the APA opening plenary
APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
Helmut Hojesky, Austria, COP 23 Vice-President
Delegates applaud the re-election of the APA Co-Chairs
Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG)
Patrick Suckling, Australia, on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia
Meelis Münt, EU
Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Xiandi Ooi, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs)
Majda Dabaghi, Business NGOs (BINGOs)
Tianyang Zhou, Women and Gender
APA Contact Group
Delegates during the APA contact group
Ravi Prasad, India
Liang Pei, China
APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
APA family photo
Civil Society Actions throughout the Day
Representatives from Friends of the Earth call for an end to 'dirty energy'
Representatives of the Women and Gender constituency conduct an aerobics class to remind COP 23 delegates to metaphorically 'mind the gap' of gender inequality, and 'reach' for a gender action plan
Contact Groups and Informal Consultations throughout the Day
SBI informal consultations on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
Delegates sit on the floor as rooms are filled to capacity
SBSTA informal consultations on issues relating to agriculture
SBI/SBSTA contact group on the impact of the implementation of response measures
SBI contact group on administrative, financial and institutional matters
COP Plenary
View of the dais during the COP plenary
Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President
Nazhat Shameem Khan, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 Presidency
Ewen McDonald, Co-Chair, the Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Chizuru Aoki, the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Georg Børsting, Co-Chair, Standing Committee on Finance (SCF)
Paweł Sałek, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Climate Policy, Poland
Nedal Katbeh-Bader, State of Palestine
CMP Plenary
View of the dais during the CMP plenary
Frank Wolke, Chair, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board (EB)
Gherghita Nicodim, Vice Chair, Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee (JISC)
Gerhard Loibl, Co-Chair, Compliance Committee
Victor Vinas, Vice Chair, Adaptation Fund Board (AFB)
Around the Venue
Delegates from Poland
Marcela Main Sancha, Secretary to the COP/CMP, UNFCCC, speaks with Nazhat Shameem Khan, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 Presidency
Salaheddine Mezouar, COP 22/CMP 12/CMA 1 President, speaks with delegates from Morocco
Hayrapet Hakobyan, Armenia
Delegates read the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) to keep track of negotiations
Delegates between sessions
Daily report for 6 November 2017
Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017