The second day of the Bonn Climate Conference was as inconspicuous as the first one was tense: debates over the meeting agendas were largely confined to the level of Heads of Delegation leaving technical negotiations to take their usual course.
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Delegates heard pitches by the organizations wanting to host the Secretariat of the Santiago Network on loss and damage. The Caribbean Development Bank and the consortium between the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the UN Office for Project Services fielded questions on issues such as staff recruitment, financial management, and in-kind support.
The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) sounded the alarm on budgetary matters, both in the specific contact group on the matter and in a presentation on the development of the tools for reporting under the Paris Agreement's Enhanced Transparency Framework. Unsurprisingly, many commented, the number of new work programmes launched at the last several sessions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) hasn’t come for free.
A key feature of the day was the opening of the third meeting of the technical dialogue under the Paris Agreement’s first Global Stocktake (GST). UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell underscored that the GST process would be “legacy making,” with its outcome framing decisions at COP 28 and for years to come.
Parties and observers delineated their expectations regarding the outcome on the GST. The EU and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) called for the identification of best practices, with the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) cautioning it would be difficult to make such an annex “non-policy prescriptive.”
Technical dialogue Co-Chairs Harald Winkler (South Africa) and Farhan Akthar (US) highlighted that over 170,000 pages of information have been uploaded to the GST information portal, noting the use of artificial intelligence is being explored to make sense of the data.
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Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
Informal consultations on the Nairobi Work Programme
Informal consultations on response measures
Informal consultations on the just transition
Informal consultations on Article 6.4 (modalities and procedures)
Article 6.4 Co-Facilitators Kate Hancock, Australia, and Sonam Tashi, Bhutan
Delegates stand as the room is filled to capacity
Informal consultations on the Santiago Network for loss and damage
Delegates queue to get into the room
Nabeel Munir, SBI Chair, and Harry Vreuls, SBSTA Chair
A young delegate listens to the negotiations on loss and damage
Informal consultations on Article 6.8 (non-market approaches)
Global Stocktake Dialogue
Delegates gather for discussions on the Global Stocktake (GST)
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell
Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair
GST Co-Facilitators Farhan Akhtar, US, and Harald Winkler, South Africa
A slide highlights the process followed by the GST
Delegates listen to the proceedings
A world café is held in an effort to make the GST discussions engaging and informal, with delegates moving between 13 thematic tables to exchange views and ideas
Delegates consult around the thematic tables
GST Co-Facilitator Harald Winkler, South Africa, listens to the discussions
Jim Skea, IPCC Working Group III Co-Chair, and Youba Sokona, IPCC Vice Chair
Notes are taken of the discussions
Stéphanie Heckman, visual artist, graphically records the discussions
Facilitative Sharing of Views
The 14th Facilitative Sharing of Views workshop took place for countries to highlight progress made in achieving their efforts to address climate change
Brittany Rencheren, Belize, presents virtually
Florencia Mitchell, Argentina
Gonzalo Guaiquil, SBI Vice-Chair, facilitated the discussions
Delegates from China and New Zealand ask the presenters questions
Delegates listen to the presentations
Dialogue on the Gender Action Plan
Delegates gather for an interactive dialogue on how the work of UN Women contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the Gender Action Plan
Fleur Newman, Action Empowerment Unit Lead, UNFCCC
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell
A series of roundtable discussions are held to discuss different topics relating to women and climate change
Notes are taken that highlight key elements of the discussion
Participants share their views
Civil Society Actions
As negotiations continue, members of civil society demonstrate in the corridors saying 'our water, sky, soils, and forests are not for sale'
Members of civil society demonstrate against visa restrictions, saying that their participation is essential in the negotiations
Around the Venue
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell shakes hands with Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair
Debra Roberts, IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair
A delegate reviews photos on the IISD/ENB webpage
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples
Delegates speak informally
Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago (right), speaks with a delegate
