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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