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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
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Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference - November 2017
The Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Saturday. 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 COP Presidency held an informal stocktaking plenary to hear updates from all subsidiary bodies.
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
Informal consultations on further matters, except Adaptation Fund (APA agenda item 8)
Informal consultations on further guidance on adaptation communication (APA agenda item 4)
Delegates huddle during the SBI informal consultations on coordination of support for the implementation of forest activities
SBSTA informal consultations on the technology framework under Paris Agreement Article 10.4
SBI/SBSTA informal consultations on impact of the implementation of response measures
Delegates celebrate the agreement of draft conclusions in the SBI informal consultations on ways of enhancing the implementation of education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement
Delegates huddle during the informal consultations on further guidance in relation to the mitigation section of the Paris outcome (APA agenda item 3)
Informal Stocktaking Plenary by the COP 23 President
Delegates gather in plenary for the informal stocktaking
Delegates from Mexico
Delegates speak informally before the start of the session
Delegates from Egypt
Nazhat Shameem Khan, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 Presidency
View of the dais during the session
Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President
APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
Sergey Kononov, APA Coordinator
SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland
SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize
Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador, speaking on
behalf of the G-77/China
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Liliam Ballón Sánchez de Amézaga, Peru, speaking on behalf of the Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Carribean (AILAC)
Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs)
Patrick Suckling, Australia, on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Nicole Wilke, EU
Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia
Civil Society Actions throughout the Day
Members of civil society hold up a 'Noah's Ark,' encouraging delegates to stick to the Paris Agreement
Eric Meyer, Generation Atomic, sings an operatic ballad outside the venue about the benefits of nuclear energy in climate action
Around the Venue
APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
APA Co-Chairs, UNFCCC Secretariat, and COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 Presidency
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with members of the UNFCCC Secretariat
Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator, and SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize
Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President
Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary (centre)
Joseph Africano Bartel, South Sudan
Rueanna Haynes, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aziz Mekouar, Morocco, COP 22/CMP 12/CMA 1 Presidency, speaks with Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christiana Figueres, former UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Delegates from Samoa and Tuvalu
Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, speaks with a delegate
UN Security around the venue
Delegates from Brazil and Saudi Arabia
Delegates speak informally
Beto Blush, Climax Brasil
Delegates from the Stockholm Environment Institute and Oxfam International
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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.
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
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
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