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Daily report for 16 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
Daily report for 15 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
Highlights and images for 14 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
On Monday, 14 August, the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) exchanged preliminary views on the draft exploitation regulations that had been submitted by the Secretariat to the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC), and considered draft decisions on: the summary report of the LTC Chair, including a submission from the Netherlands on a tentative approval process of environmentally responsible mining technologies; and future elections of LTC members.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from the 23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF.
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L-R: Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General; Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General; Christine Griffiths, ISA Secretariat; Ariel Fernández, Argentina, Council President for the 23rd Session; and Gwénaëlle Le Gurun, ISA Secretariat
Ariel Fernández, Argentina, Council President for the
23rd Session
Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General
L-R: Andrés Rojas and Frida Armas-Pfirter, Argentina
Tevita Suka Mangisi, Tonga
Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group
Eduardo Bonilla, Chile
René Lefeber, the Netherlands
Malakai Finau, Fiji
Gaia Puleston, Australia
Maruthadu Sudhakar, India
Arne Küper, Germany
Kathy-Ann Brown, Jamaica
Ma Xinmin, China
Carlos García Soto, Spain
Kate Neilson, New Zealand
Arie Poluzzi, Indonesia
Gavin Watson, UK
Shinichi Yamanaka, Japan
Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, Brazil, speaking on behalf of GRULAC
Jean-Michel Despax, France
Ibrahim Zanna, Nigeria
Piotr Nowak, Poland
L-R: Duncan Currie, Greenpeace; Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition; and Simon Walmsley, WWF
Karen Tan, Singapore
Kristina Gjerde, IUCN
Information posters on the ISA
L-R: Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General; Wini Broadbelt, the Netherlands; Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General; and René Lefeber, the Netherlands
Cecilia Jaber, Mexico (left), in a conversation with delegates from Australia
Ariel Fernández, Argentina, Council President for the
23rd Session, with Carlos García Soto, Spain
L-R: Elisa Morgera, ENB/IISD Reporting Services, in a discussion with René Lefeber, the Netherlands
L-R: Malakai Finau, Fiji, in a conversation with Gwénaëlle Le Gurun and Anna Elaise, ISA Secretariat
Delegates from the Republic of Korea consulting
Daily report for 14 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
Daily report for 11 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
Daily report for 10 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
Daily report for 8 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
Summary report 8–18 August 2017
23rd Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority
Highlights and images for 5 May 2017
2017 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs)
The meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions concluded on Friday. In the morning, the high-level segment continued. Tim Kasten, UN Environment, reported from ministers roundtable discussions on the theme “A Future Detoxified: the Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes.” Ministers, Vice-Ministers and Ambassadors then engaged in an interactive discussion.
In the afternoon, the COPs adopted their outstanding decisions. Basel Convention COP13 President Mohammed Khashashneh noted that May 5, 2017 is the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Basel Convention. Closing the meeting, BRS Executive Secretary Rolph Payet and Rotterdam Convention Executive Secretary – Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO) Bill Murray thanked delegates for their diligence and efforts to realize cooperation.
The Basel Convention COP 13 gaveled to a close at 6:35 pm. The Rotterdam Convention COP 8 gaveled to a close at 6:39 pm. The Stockholm Convention COP 8 gaveled to a close at 6:40 pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided digital coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the 2017 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
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High-Level Segment
Delegates gather in plenary for the High-Level Segment
Tim Kasten, Deputy Director, Economy Division, UN Environment
Moderator Juliette Foster, Broadcaster and Journalist
Marc Chardonnens, Director, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland
Ministerial Panel during the High-Level Segment
Oppah Chamu Muchinguri, Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Zimbabwe
Khaled Fahmy, Minister of Environment, Egypt
Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment, Luxembourg
Rosalie Matondo, Minister of Forest Economy, Sustainable Development and Environment, Republic of the Congo
Singappuli Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka
Noel Holder, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana
Sydney Samuels, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Guatemala
Arlette Sombo-Dibele, Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development, Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Central African Republic
Etienne Didier Dogley, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Seychelles
Sundus Omar Ali, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq
Marcos Alegre, Vice Minister of Environmental Management, Peru
Kare Chawicha Debessa, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Ethiopia
Walter Garcia, Minister of Environment, Ecuador
Nestor Batio Bassiere, Minister of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change, Burkina Faso
Adalah Atteereh, Chairman, Environment Quality Authority, Palestine
Mehmet Ceylan, Deputy Minister of Environment and Urbanization, Turkey
Santiago Francisco Engonga Esono, Secretary of State, Ministry of Forests and the Environment, Equatorial Guinea
Per Änquist, Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Sweden
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, BRS Conventions
Closing Plenary
COP Presidents and BRS Secretariat consult before the start of the closing plenary
Sam Adu-Kumi, Stockholm Convention COP 8 President
Franz Perrez, Rotterdam Convention COP 8 President
Mohammed Khashashneh, Basel Convention COP 13 President
Delegates applaud the election of the new bureau
Final negotiations take place among the Co-Chairs of the Contact Group on Technical Assistance and Financial Resources, the EU, Egypt, and India
Fredrick Mupoti Sikabongo, Namibia
Anne Daniel, Canada
Mohsen Naziriasl, Iran
Iftikhar-ul-Hassan Gilani, Pakistan
Lemnyuy Albun William Banye, Cameroon
Francisco Fabian Saez, Argentina, speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC)
Felix Wertli, Switzerland
Serge Molly Allo'o Allo'o, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Pamela Miller, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
James Mulolo, Basel Convention Regional Centre (BCRC)-South Africa
Sarojeni Rengam, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia and the Pacific
Bill Murray, Executive Secretary, Rotterdam Convention - Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO)
Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, BRS Conventions
BRS COPs family photo
Around the Venue
Delegates from Cambodia
Delegates from the Marshall Islands
Delegates from Saudi Arabia with Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources
Delegates from Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Delegates from Australia
Delegates from Argentina
Nestor Batio Bassiere, Minister of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change, Burkina Faso, speaks with delegates
Osvaldo Patricio Álvarez Pérez, Chile, incoming Rotterdam Convention COP 9 President, with Bill Murray, Executive Secretary, Rotterdam Convention - FAO
Mahamat Djimadingar, Chad
Mohammed Khashashneh, Basel Convention COP 13 President, conducts an interview
Shankar Prasad, Nepal
Delegates between sessions
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) team covering the meeting (L-R): Annelies van Gaalen, South Africa; Tallash Kantai, Kenya; Jessica Templeton, US/UK; Yixian Sun, China; Jen Allan, Canada; Jonelle Jones, Trinidad and Tobago; and Kiara Worth, South Africa
Daily report for 1 May 2017
2017 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs)