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Members of civil society hold a demonstration on the 70th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, reminding delegates of the human rights defenders who have lost their lives in defense of those rights Posted by IISD Reporting Services on Tuesday, 11 December 2018 As the Katowice Climate Change Conference began its second week, ministers and negotiators engaged in discussions on climate action before 2020 and climate finance. Throughout the day, the COP Presidency held dialogues with parties on several issues central to the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), including: Transparency; Cooperative approaches (such as the market mechanism); Finance; Global stocktake; Response measures; Compliance; Mitigation / nationally determined contributions (NDCs); Adaptation; and Technology. For more details on the day's events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Pre-2020 Stocktake: High-level Meeting View of the dais during the high-level meeting Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission Simon Stiell, Minister of Climate Resilience, the Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, Disaster Management, and Information, Grenada Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management, and High-level Climate Champion, Fiji Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs, China Edson Duarte, Minister of the Environment, Brazil Melissa Price, Minister of the Environment, Australia Karsten Sach, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety, Germany Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador, Representative of the Government of Japan for Climate Change Fekadu Beyene Aleka, Commissioner, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Commission, Ethiopia Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment, Energy, and Housing, Finland Henryk Kowalczyk, Minister of the Environment, Poland Ola Elvestuen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Norway High-level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance View of the dais during the session Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Leader, Climate and Energy Practice, WWF International Yasmine Fouad, Minister of the Environment, Egypt Seyni Nafo, Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) Michael Eckhart, Managing Director, Global Head of Environmental Finance Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup Laura Tuck, Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank Nick Bridge, Special Representative for Climate Change, UK Rodolfo Lacy, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Rémy Rioux, Chairperson, International Development Finance Club Karolina Skog, Minister for the Environment, Sweden Naoko Ishii, CEO, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Naina Lal Kidwai, Commissioner, Global Commission on the Economy and Climate Javier Manzanares, Interim Executive Director, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Eneida de León, Minister of Housing, Territorial Ordering, and Environment, Uruguay Presidency Consultations throughout the Day Presidency consultations on global stocktake Presidency consultations on response measures Presidency consultations on matters relating to technology Civil Society Demonstrations In an action organized by ACT Alliance and Christian Aid, participants call for COP 24 to produce an ambitious, robust, balanced, and comprehensive rulebook As the US hosts a side event discussing the role of 'clean coal' and carbon capture and storage technologies, people storm out of the event and flood the hallways, calling to "keep fossil fuels in the ground" Youth from the Asian region enact a drama about the devastating impacts of climate change and the need to finalize the 'Paris Agreement Rulebook' at COP 24: while the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, there has been an increase in the number and intensity of typhoons around the world and they warn of potentially fatal impacts by 2030 if action is not taken now Around the Venue Press conference with Laurent Fabius, COP 21 President, Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, COP 20 President Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Joanna Dafoe, Canada, speaks with Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with Sergio Bergman, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina Laurent Fabius, COP 21 President, speaks with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, COP 20 President Melissa Price, Minister of the Environment, Australia, speaks with delegates Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa A delegate visits the Earth Negotiations Bulletin website to keep track of negotiations Nicola Tollin, University of Southern Denmark, speaks with delegates As an alternative to burning fossil fuels, an exhibition show how rubbish can be turned into carbon and used to make houeshold products Art on display as part of an exhibition that shows the human dimension of climate change  

A sign on display around the venue On the second day of the second UN World Data Forum, participants attended a variety of parallel sessions addressing the Forum’s six themes: innovations and synergies across data ecosystems; leaving no one behind; building trust in data and statistics; how far have we come?; understanding the world through data; and new approaches to capacity development for better data. The day opened with a session addressing the political economy of statistical capacity, during which panelists noted previous speakers’ comparisons of statistics to water, oil, currency, or an otherwise-vital force, noting that we only tend to recognize when it is missing or of poor quality. Additional issues raised during this session included the need to: think of data as the soft infrastructure of development; capture the benefits from data driving action at local level; engage statisticians in the preparation and presentation of Voluntary National Reviews; and participate in the review of the SDGs process that will take place in the context of the 2019 meetings of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). UN World Data Forum participants also engaged in discussions on whether National Statistical Offices (NSOs) will exist in 2030, arriving at the answer of yes, due to their ability to deliver consistency over time and space, high standards for accuracy, and independence. A discussion on gender data impact stories considered the relationship between a single human story and the data that describe a broader story that has the potential to influence policymakers towards more gender responsive policies. Additional sessions on Tuesday addressed: trust in data; capacity building for a number of communities, including diplomats and policy-makers; the contribution of data to the lives of children and migrants; community-based data collection; the data revolution and cooperation; Earth observation applications; civil registration and digital identity; and statistical literacy.During the evening, the host country treated participants to a performance of “La Perle” – a show that combines artistic performance, creative imagery and ground-breaking technology. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage and a summary report from the UN World Data Forum 2018, which is availabe 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 Morning Plenary Participants during the morning plenary José Antonio Mejía Guerra, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Hernán Muñoz, National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), Argentina Michel Mouyelo-Katoula, African Development Bank (AfDB) Haishan Fu, Development Data Group, World Bank Group Oliver Chinganya, Director, African Centre for Statistics, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Philipp Schönrock, Director, Centro de Pensamiento Estratégico Internacional (CEPEI) Thomas Gass, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Parallel Sessions Throughout the Day Panel speakers for the session "Gender Data Impact Stories: From Data to Action" (L-R): Shaida Badiee, Managing Director, Open Data Watch; Henriette Jansen, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia; Fredrick Makumbi, Uganda Principal Investigator, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020; Emily Courey Pryor, Executive Director, Data2X; Daniela Ligiero, Executive Director and CEO, Together for Girls; Marjo Bruun, Director General, Statistics Finland; Rajesh Mirchandani, Chief Communications Officer, UN Foundation; and Nina Rabinovitch Blecker, Data2X Henriette Jansen, UNFPA Asia Fredrick Makumbi, Uganda Principal Investigator, Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 Panel speakers for the session "Will National Statistical Offices Exist in 2030: And if they do still exist what will they look like?" (L-R): Claire Melamed, Executive Director, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data; Ola Awad, President, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS); Zachary Mwangi Chege, Director General, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS); Rob Bumpstead, UK Statistics Authority; Oliver Chinganya, Director, African Centre for Statistics, UNECA; and Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Ola Awad, President, PCBS Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division, UNDESA Panel speakers for the session "Data and diplomats: capacity development for diplomats and policy-makers in the data age" (L-R): Javier Teran, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA); Katharina Höne, DiploFoundation; Maria Fasli, Director, Institute for Analytics and Data Science; Graham Nelson, British Diplomatic Service; and Grace Mutung’u, Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Maria Fasli, Director, Institute for Analytics and Data Science Javier Teran, UNOCHA Panel speakers for the session "Earth Observation Applications for the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for Scaling Successful Methods" (L-R): Argyro Kavvada, Executive Secretary, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Earth Observations for the Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative; Robert Ndugwa, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat); Jillian Campbell; UN Environment Programme (UNEP); Enrique Ordaz, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico; Marc Paganini, European Space Agency (ESA); and Robert Chen, Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Argyro Kavvada, Executive Secretary, GEO EO4SDG Initiative Marc Paganini, ESA Panel speakers for the session "Integrating Civil Registration and Digital Identity: Emerging Best Practices" (L-R): Bill Anderson, Development Initiatives; Haishan Fu, World Bank’s Development Data Group; Josie Perez, Philippine Statistics Authority; Anette Forsingdal, Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Namibia; Anir Chowdhury, Cabinet Office Policy Advisor, Bangladesh; Edward Duffus, Plan International; and Philip Setel, Vital Strategies Josie Perez, Philippine Statistics Authority Anette Forsingdal, Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Namibia Panel speakers for the session "Analytics for Public Good" (L-R): Sabir Said Rashid Al-Harbi, Director General, Gulf Cooperation Council Statistical Center (GCC-Stat); Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General, Smart Dubai; Mete Guney, Mastercard; Robert Kirkpatrick, Director, UN Global Pulse; and Alexandra Mousavizadeh, CEO, Decima Global Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General, Smart Dubai Mete Guney, Mastercard Panel speakers for the session "Follow the data: Building better data systems for better health" (L-R): Kelly Henning, Bloomberg Philanthropies; Philip Sete, Vital Strategies; Yusuf Murangwa, Director General, National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR); Anir Chowdhury, Cabinet Office Policy Advisor, Bangladesh; Lola Dare, President, Centre for Health Sciences Training, Research and Development (CHESTRAD) Nigeria; and Richard Delaney, Vital Strategies Anir Chowdhury, Cabinet Office Policy Advisor, Bangladesh Lola Dare, President, CHESTRAD Nigeria Panel speakers for the session "Matchmaking for the Data Revolution: Bringing Data Producers and Users Together" (L-R): Dierdre Appel, Open Data Watch; Paige Kirby, Development Gateway; Ayush Ariunzaya, Chairwoman, National Statistical Office, Mongolia; Natalia Carfi, Open Data Charter; and Harpinder Collacott, Development Initiatives Natalia Carfi, Open Data Charter Ayush Ariunzaya, Chairwoman, National Statistical Office, Mongolia Panel speakers for the session "Building strong National Statistical Systems - The Case of Business (and other) Register Data" (L-R): Omar Seidu, Ghana Statistical Service; Silja Emmel, Statistics Denmark; Haakon Olderbakk, Brønnøysund Register Centre; Hanan Abbass, Central Bureau of Statistics, Sudan; Omurbek Ibraev, National Statistics Committee, Kyrgyzstan; Anne Abelsæth, Statistics Norway; Rasmus Larsson, Statistics Sweden; Benson Karugu Ndungu, Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS); and Lasse Sandberg, Statistics Norway Rasmus Larsson, Statistics Sweden, and Benson Karugu Ndungu, KNBS Omurbek Ibraev, National Statistics Committee, Kyrgyzstan, and Anne Abelsæth, Statistics Norway Plenary Session: Increasing Trust in Data and Statistics Moderator Rajesh Mirchandani, Chief Communications Officer, UN Foundation Shaida Badiee, Managing Director, Open Data Watch Georges-Simon Ulrich, Director-General, Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland Martine Durand, Director of Statistics and Chief Statistician, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Nnenna Nwakanma, World Wide Web Foundation Audience members participate in the session by completing different surveys with live results Around the Venue Participants between sessions Around the exhibition area Participants engage with an interactive display A drone on display in the exhibition area A participant from the UAE engages with a robot The peak of the Burj Al Arab, the third tallest hotel in the world, seen from the venue  

A view of the “Broken Chair” sculpture from the Palais des Nations On Wednesday, delegates to the 14th AGM of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) continued their deliberations in a plenary session on ‘climate-smart mining’, and in six parallel sessions over the rest of the day on ‘forest-smart mining’, voluntary instruments, mine closure, innovation, responsible supply chains, and local content strategies. Delegates raised concerns about diverse issues, including on land and catchment restoration at abandoned and orphan mines, opportunities to develop the quality of local manufacturing and services for mining and non-mining sectors, and the influence of technology change on employment of mine workers. They took note of the great increase in demand for certain metals and minerals used in electric vehicles, and considered the role of government in developing laws and policies to mitigate the carbon and material footprint of the mining industry. They exchanged views on the best ways to create an enabling environment for investment, and the possibilities for achieving a circular economy in the mining sector. They also discussed recent initiatives by mining companies to contribute to reforestation and biodiversity protection. At lunchtime, delegates took part in an interactive session about using digital resources for the governance of the extractives sector, and heard a presentation on ‘How can Africa get the most value from its diamonds?’ by Vanessa Ushie, African Development Bank. The AGM’s second day concluded with informal discussions in the hallways, as IGF participants continued to reflect on the experiences and initiatives presented for responsible and sustainable mining. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage and daily reports from the 2018 AGM. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, has published a summary report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Climate Smart Mining L-R: Alexander Medina, Chair, IGF; Guy Ethier, Umicore; Joseph Mankelow, British Geological Survey; moderator Christopher Sheldon, World Bank; Evelyn Daphne Blackie, Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone; Matthew Bateson, Rio Tinto; and Daniele La Porta, World Bank Moderator Christopher Sheldon, World Bank Daniele La Porta, World Bank Joseph Mankelow, British Geological Survey Evelyn Daphne Blackie, Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone Guy Ethier, Umicore Matthew Bateson, Rio Tinto Alhousseine Kaba (left), Ministry of Mines and Geology, Guinea Forest Smart Mining L-R: Alexander Medina, Chair, IGF; Teresa Macayo Marín, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Peru; moderator Estelle Levin-Nally, Director, Levin Sources; Nick Cotts, Newmont Mining Corporation; and Pippa Howard, Fauna & Flora International Nick Cotts, Newmont Mining Corporation Pippa Howard, Fauna & Flora International Teresa Macayo Marín, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Peru Estelle Levin-Nally, Director, Levin Sources Adriana Verdier, Vale International SA Mónica Ospina, Director, O Trade Kirsten Lori Hund, World Bank The Relevance of Internationally Agreed Voluntary Instruments for Contract Negotiations L-R: Louis Maréchal, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); moderator Karl Sauvant, CONNEX Advisory Committee; Nneoma Veronica Nwogu, World Bank; and Herbert McLeod, CONNEX Advisory Committee Louis Maréchal, OECD Nneoma Veronica Nwogu, World Bank Moderator Karl Sauvant, CONNEX Advisory Committee Herbert McLeod, CONNEX Advisory Committee Participants during the session Mine Closure Best Practices: Tools for Companies and Governments L-R: Matthew Bliss, Deputy Director, IGF Secretariat; Alexander Medina, Chair, IGF; Andrew Gunua, Mineral Resources Authority, Papua New Guinea; moderator Hilary Morgan, Natural Resources Canada; and Nicky Black, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Moderator Hilary Morgan, Natural Resources Canada Nicky Black, ICMM Andrew Gunua, Mineral Resources Authority, Papua New Guinea Karin Fabiola Landaverry, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Guatemala Phindile Ugwu, Department of Mineral Resources, South Africa Salem Lorot, Kenya Leveraging Innovation for a Sustainable Mining Sector L-R: Alec Crawford, IGF Secretariat; Vanessa Ushie, African Development Bank (AfDB); Scott Yarrow, Glencore; and Marcela Angulo González, Chilean Economic Development and Innovation Agency Marcela Angulo González, Chilean Economic Development and Innovation Agency Scott Yarrow, Glencore Delegates during the session Promoting Responsible Supply Chains L-R: Alec Crawford, IGF Secretariat; Alexander Medina, Chair, IGF; Louis Maréchal, OECD; Ben Chalmers, Mining Association of Canada; moderator Assheton Carter, CEO, The Dragonfly Initiative; and Vivaswath Kumar, Tesla Ben Chalmers, Mining Association of Canada Moderator Assheton Carter, CEO, The Dragonfly Intiative Moderator Assheton Carter, CEO, The Dragonfly Intiative, and Vivaswath Kumar, Tesla Promoting Diversification Through Local Content Strategies L-R: Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Mónica Ospina, Director, O Trade; Johannes Danz, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany; moderator Nicky Black, ICMM; Kojo Busia, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); and Dione Macedo, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil Glenn Gemerts, Suriname Moderator Nicky Black, ICMM, and Kojo Busia, UNECA Ahmed Ajabnoor, Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIM), Saudi Arabia Dione Macedo, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil Making the Most of Digital Resources for Extractives Sector Governance L-R: Joanne Jones, Extractives Hub; Fatma Nyambura, Adam Smith International; Gokce Mete, University of Dundee; and Marina Ruete, IGF Secretariat How Can Africa Get the Most Value From Its Diamonds? L-R: Jerry Kwame Ahadjie and Vanessa Ushie, AfDB; Charles Kenalemang, Department of Mines, Botswana; and Marina Ruete, IGF Secretariat Around the Venue Pacific Island representatives L-R: Veerle van Wauwe, Founding Director, Transparence SA; Fitsum Weldegiorgis, International Institute for Environment and Development; and Estelle Levin-Nally, Director, Levin Sources