Like-minded Developing Countries

On Monday, the Bonn Climate Change Conference continued with substantive work under all three subsidiary bodies. In the morning, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) agreed to its organization of work, and started discussions on its substantive items in a contact group that met throughout the day. An in-session workshop on agriculture, and a Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) on mitigation through shifting to more efficient public transport and increasing vehicles’ energy efficiency met in the morning and afternoon. Informal consultations under the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) convened throughout the day. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2016. In adiition, IISD Reportaing Services has also published a summary and analysis report from this meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page APA Contact Group View of the dais during the APA contact group APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Ravi Prasad, India Atif Al-Jumaili, Kuwait Indira Al Dahabi, Jordan, speaking on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Nicole Wilke, EU Andrea Faulkner, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Andrea Guerrero, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Carribean (AILAC) Norbert Bärlocher, Switzerland María del Pilar Bueno, Argentina Zhihua Chen, China Aya Yoshida, Japan Alejandro Rivera Becerra, Mexico Mark Sinclair, New Zealand Fatuma Hussein, Kenya, speaking on behalf of the African Group Leon Charles, Grenada Henrik Eriksen, Norway SBSTA In-Session Workshop on Agriculture: Enhancement of Productivity View of the dais during the workshop Alvin Chandra, Caritas Fred Kossam, Malawi Srinivasa Rao, India Hugues Morand, Canada Alexandre Meybeck, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO) Gábor Figeczky, speaking on behalf of Farmers Huy Pham Quang, Viet Nam Walter Oyhantçabal, Uruguay SBI/SBSTA Technical Expert Meeting on Mitigation: Shifting to More Efficient Public Transport and Increasing Energy Efficiency of Vehicles Opening panel for the Technical Expert Meeting Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency Sheila Watson, FIA Foundation Nick Craven, International Union of Railways (UIC) Ahmed Baroudi, Morocco Subash Dhar, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Mael Martinie, France Juan Hoffmaister, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Around the Venue Carlos Martin-Novella, IPCC Deputy Secretary, speaks with a delegate Delegates from Ecuador Byron Fay, Australia, with Zaheer Fakir, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency, speaks with delegates Talieh Wögerbauer, Austria, speaks with a delegate Delegates from Saudi Arabia Delegates between sessions Materials on display around the venue

On Friday, the Bonn Climate Change Conference continued with several informal consultations meeting on issues under the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). Three events convened throughout the day: the fifth meeting of the Durban Forum on capacity-building; the facilitative sharing of views (FSV) under the international consultation and analysis (ICA) process; and the Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) on mitigation (social and economic value of carbon). In the afternoon, the SBI and Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) held plenaries to discuss their agendas, and the SBSTA plenary convened to hear views on emissions from international aviation and maritime transport. A SBSTA contact group on modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9.7 (accounting modalities) of the Paris Agreement also met in the afternoon. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has providing daily web coverage, daily reports from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2016. In adiition, IISD Reportaing Services has also published a summary and analysis report from this meeting, which is available in HTML and PDF format. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page SBI/SBSTA Technical Expert Meeting on Mitigation View of the dais during the SBI/SBSTA Technical Expert Meeting on Mitigation Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize Alfredo Sirkis, Brazil Climate Center Rebekah Riley, Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Simon Buckle, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Kate Shouse, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SBI Fifth Meeting of the Durban Forum on Capacity-Building Panelists during the SBI Fifth Meeting of the Durban Forum on capacity-building Co-Facilitator Michael Gillenwater, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GGMI) Co-Facilitator Lorena Aguilar, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Dechen Tsering, UNFCCC Secretariat Klaus Wenzel, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Participants discuss matters in breakout groups SBI Facilitative Sharing of Views under the International Consultation and Analysis Process In-Session Workshop L-R: Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland; and SBI Coordinator Katia Simeonova Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Bariz Mehdiyev, Azerbaijan Christo Artusio, US Delegates during the workshop SBSTA In-Session Workshop on Agriculture: Identification of Adaptation Measures Panelists during the workshop Mark Howden, IPCC Working Group II Vice-Chair Workshop Co-Chair Emmanuel Dumisani Dlamini, Swaziland Herwig Ranner, EU Buddhisrilal Bandara Marambe, Sri Lanka Huy Pham Quang, Viet Nam Delegates during the workshop SBSTA Plenary View of the dais during the SBSTA plenary SBSTA Chair Carlos Fuller, Belize  Ong Heng Yap, Singapore Orlando Ernesto Rey Santos, Cuba Yoshimune Sakimitsu, Japan Farhan Akhtar, US APA Plenary View of the dais during the APA plenary APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Aziz Mekouar, Incoming COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency Azimuddin Bahari, Malaysia, speaking on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Sandea de Wet, South Africa Jacob Werksman, EU Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Henrik Eriksen, Norway SBI Plenary View of the dais during the SBI plenary Hesham Shoier, Egypt SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Erwin Rose, US Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation Around the Venue Alejandro Rivera Becerra, Mexico, and Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago Stefan Schwager, Switzerland, and Richard Sherman, South Africa Delegates meet informally A delegate reads the International Institue for Sustainable Development Reporting Services (IISD RS) website Laurence Tubiana, COP 21/CMP 11 Presidency Members of YOUNGO call for delegates to support the growth of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) through enhanced implementation of the Doha work programme