ENB @ UNFCCC SB-20, Bonn, Germany, 16-25 June 2004


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Highlights:
Wednesday 23 June 2004

CONTACT GROUPS:

Above photo: Bird's eye view of the Contact Group on arrangements for intergovernmental meetings.

Delegates to SB-20 met in numerous SBSTA and SBI Contact Groups throughout the day to resume discussions on draft conclusions and draft cop decisions on Article 6 of the Convention, national communications from non-Annex I parties, arrangements for intergovernmental meetings, policies and measures, activities under decision 5/CP.7 and small-scale afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM.

Above photo: Mohammed Salem Sorour Al-Sabban (Saudi Arabia) making an intervention during the Contact Group on on arrangements for intergovernmental meetings.

Left photo: ENB writer Lisa Schipper seeking clarification from the Secretariat after the completion of the morning Contact Group on arrangements for intergovernmental meetings.

Above photo: Karsten Sach (Germany) (far right), Chair of Contact Group on the arrangements for
intergovernmental meetings being assisted by the UNFCCC Secretariat.


Above: Contact Group on UNFCCC Article 6 Chair Markus Nauser (Switzerland) and Laurence Pollier (UNFCCC) (left photo), Delegates from Japan and New Zealand in informal discussions during the Contact Group on Article 6 of the Convention.

Above photo: Contact Group on national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention Chair S.N. Sok Appadu (Mauritius) conferring with Martha Perdomo (UNFCCC).

Above photo: Delegate from Brazil in informal conversations after the conclusion of the morning Contact Group on national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention.

Above photo: Ian Fry (Tuvalu) (center) in informal discussion with Brazil, Ireland and Sweden on LULUCF issues.

Above photo L-R: Delegates from the EU engaged in discussions on P&Ms.

Above photo L-R: Co-Chairs Anders Turesson (Sweden) and Tony Surridge ( South Africa) conduct informal consultations with Saudi Arabia and China on P&Ms.

Above photo: Co-Chairs Turesson and Surridge requested Japan (far right) to join the informal consultations with Saudi Arabia and China in an attempt to reach consensus on the P&Ms draft conclusions.

Above photo: Co-Chair Paul Watkinson (France) of the Contact Group on progress on the implementation of activities under decision 5/CP.7 suspends the afternoon session to meet later in the evening.

Above photo L-R: Co-Chairs Sarah Hendry (UK) and Andrea Alban (Colombia) enjoying a small break from the informal consultations on Financial Mechanism.

This service was prepared in cooperation with the Climate Change Secretariat

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Workshop agenda.
ENB Summary report of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) on National Communications from Non-Annex I Parties (HTML, PDF, TXT).
ENB summary report of the Inter-Regional Workshop of the Consultative Group of Experts On Initial National Communications From Parties Not Included In Annex I to the Convention (HTML, PDF, TEXT).
UNFCCC report of the Workshop of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) on National Communications from non-Annex I Parties Improvement of the preparation of national communications of non-Annex I Parties.
UNFCCC Workshop on the use of the guidelines for the preparation of national communications from non-Annex I Parties.
ENB summary report of COP-9 (HTML, PDF, TEXT).
ENB summary report of UNFCC Workshop on the Preparation of National Communications from Parties Not Included in Annex I to the Convention (HTML, PDF, TEXT)
ENB coverage of climate and atmosphere meetings.

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