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On Thursday, 10 November, the UN Climate Change Conference continued in Marrakech, Morocco. In the morning, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) convened in a contact group to discuss all of its substantive agenda items, with reports back from informal consultations. Throughout the day negotiations took place in contact groups and informal consultations under the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP), the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA). Informal consultations under the APA addressed: further matters related to the implementation of the Paris Agreement; further guidance in relation to the adaptation communication, including, inter alia, as a component of nationally determined contributions (NDCs); modalities and procedures for the effective operation of the committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance; and global stocktake. The facilitative sharing of views (FSV) under the international consultation and analysis (ICA) process for developing country parties under the SBI also took place. The COP Presidency also held informal consultations on the first session of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1). Read the full ENB / UNFCCC COP 22 Daily Report IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, is providing daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the Marrakech Climate Change Conference - November 2016. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth. For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions on our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage page. Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (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 Franz Perrez, Switzerland Informal consultations Co-Facilitator Xiang Gao, China Ravi Prasad, India Informal consultations Co-Facilitator Sin Liang Cheah, Singapore Informal consultations Co-Facilitator Ilze Prūse, Latvia Informal consultations Co-Facilitator Peter Horne, Australia Fatuma Hussein, Kenya, speaking on behalf of the African Group Diego Pacheco Balanza, Bolivia Marcia Levaggi, Argentina Informal consultations Co-Facilitator Richard Muyungi, Tanzania Observer delegates during the session Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) Facilitative Sharing of Views View of the dais during the session Soledad Aguilar, Argentina Javier Eduardo Mendoza, Colombia Miles Perry, EU Dina Spörri, Switzerland Erik Adriansson, Sweden SBI Vice-Chair Zhihua Chen, China Reed Schuler, US Contact Groups and Informal Consultations throughout the Day COP informal consultations on preparations for the entry into force of the Paris Agreement and the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA1) Informal consultations on APA agenda item 8: further matters related to implementation of the Paris Agreement SBI informal consultations on the Poznan strategic programme on technology transfer Civil Society Demonstrations Members of civil society highlight the institutionalized barriers to women’s participation in climate decision making, saying people should not need moustaches to be heard Youth from the Republic of Korea invite delegates to pledge their commitments to achieve a limit of 1.5°C warming and write them on the wings of paper butterflies Members of civil society highlight the impact of climate change on the displacement of people globally and call for stronger action to promote climate justice Around the Venue Delegates confer during the morning session Isiaka Alhaji Yusuf, Nigeria Delegates from Guinea Delegates between sessions Youth from the UAE participate in a panel discussion UNFCCC Global Climate Action Champion Laurence Tubiana, France Chris Field, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), speaks with the media SBI Chair Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland, with delegates Kraithong Chanaphanth, UN Security

On Tuesday, the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, convened. In the morning, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) met in a contact group to discuss all its substantive agenda items, and the joint COP/CMP plenary resumed to hear statements. Several contact groups and informal consultations under the SBI, SBSTA and APA convened throughout the day. The APA met in informal consultations on: further guidance in relation to the mitigation section of decision 1/CP.21 (the Paris outcome); modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support; matters relating to the global stocktake; modalities and procedures for the effective operation of the committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance; and further matters related to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The COP Presidency also held informal consultations on the first session of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, is providing daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from the Marrakech Climate Change Conference - November 2016. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth. For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions on our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage page. Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (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 Jacob Werksman, EU Patrick Suckling, Australia Franz Perrez, Switzerland Diego Pacheco Balanza, Bolivia Ian Fry, Tuvalu Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) In-Session Workshop Delegates during the SBSTA in-session workshop on modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9.7 of the Paris Agreement Workshop Co-Facilitator Rafael Da Soler, Brazil Vicky Noens, Belgium Andrés Mogro, Ecuador Aishath Aileen Niyaz, Maldives Randy Caruso, US Evans Davie Njewa, Malawi Bernarditas Muller, the Philippines Raphael Jachnik, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Joint COP/CMP Resumed Plenary View of the dais during the COP/CMP resumed plenary Salaheddine Mezouar, COP 22/CMP 12 President Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, speaking on behalf of the African Group Manasvi Srisodapol, Thailand, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Jaime Hermida, Nicaragua, speaking on behalf of the Central American Integration System (SICA) Abdullahi Majeed, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) Contact Group View of the dais during the SBI contact group on budget performance for the biennium 2016-2017 Contact Group Chair Kunihiko Shimada, Japan Philip Weech, the Bahamas Erwin Rose, US Civil Society Demonstration Members of civil society advocate for investing in climate justice as opposed to war Informal Consultations throughout the Day The COP 22/CMP 12 Presidency conducts informal consultations on the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) SBSTA informal consultations on the technology framework referred to in Article 10.4 of the Paris Agreement SBSTA informal consultations on guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement The SBI and SBSTA Chairs hold a dialogue with observer organizations SBSTA informal consultations on greenhouse gas data interface Around the Venue Delegates enter the negotiating room for APA consultations Delegates from Norway Delegates from the US and Colombia The youngest delegate in plenary Delegates between sessions Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation, and Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Delegates huddle to discuss matters informally Delegates between sessions

IISD Reporting Services is providing coverage of selected IDRC events at COP 22, including written, digital and video coverage. Photos by IISD/ENB For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Valorization of Hydrological and Environmental Services for Integrated Water Resource Management and Adaptation to Climate Change Organized by the Moroccan Association of Regional Sciences, the Moroccan Collective for Climate and Sustainability of Ribat Al Fath, and International Development Research Center (IDRC) This event was moderated by Bennis Abdelhadi, Ribat Al Fath Association. Heidi Brown, IDRC, Canada, focused discussions around how to: predict climate change impacts on water resources; improve water management to allow climate change adaptation; and develop solutions, tools and approaches to facilitate water resource management in a changing climate with rapid urbanization. Fatima Driouech, National Climate Center, Morocco, highlighted, among others: water-cycle modifications and extreme events during the period 1950-2010; projections on annual mean near-surface soil moisture change; projections for annual average temperatures under different climatic scenarios; and stress on water resources and agricultural productivity related to climate change. Abdoulaye Diarra, International Institute of Engineering, Water and Environment, Burkina Faso, presented on the stabilization of rainwater for agriculture in the Sahara Desert. He explained the use of complementary irrigation by small-scale crop farmers during periods of drought, and recommended: making readily accessible the characteristics of soils and data transmission channels to agriculture producers; and enhancing added value of low-cost local materials. Moderator Bennis Abdelhadi, Ribat Al Fath Association A participant asks a question to the panel Panelists discussed integrated water resource management and adaptation to climate change Participants during the discussion A view of the room during the event Contact: Abdellatif Khattabi | Khattabi@amsr.ma More Information: www.gire-pse.com Accelerating Implementation of the Paris Agreement through Transitioning to Evidence-Based Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development Pathway Presented by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) At this side event, moderated by George Wamukoya, Africa Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) and Edith Ofwona Adera, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), panelists shared experiences of African countries’ efforts to transition to low carbon and climate resilient development pathways. Ofwona Adera provided an overview of IDRC work to support climate resilience, saying that much of the IDRC grantees’ work informs national climate adaptation policy and planning. Eliza Northrop, World Resources Institute (WRI), said that with the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, there is now an obligation to pursue domestic measures to achieve Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). She underscored the “enormous” opportunity to align the climate and sustainable development agendas with each other to create synergies and mutual benefit, stating these include increased opportunity for accessing financial support. On how NDCs can help achieve growth, Mulugeta Mengist Ayalew, Ethiopia, noted that the Government of Ethiopia has set a target to become a middle-income country by 2025, through building a climate resilient, green economy. Pacifica Achieng Ogola, Kenya, outlined Kenya’s climate change act, saying that the act’s purpose is to build and enhance climate resilience and engage with a wide variety of stakeholders at this level. Raymond Kasei, AGNES, underscored the imperative of education and science for addressing climate change, noting the development of warning systems in Ghana as a result. Joanes Atela, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), highlighted the opportunity technology provides. He called for increased investment for research and development and underlined the importance of evidence-based research. During discussions, participants addressed capacity building; the interfaces between think tanks and governments; integrating gender into NDCs; financing for NDCs; translating climate “jargon” for local communities to understand; the African Union Agenda 2063; and integrating indigenous knowledge systems to enhance adaptive capacity. In closing, Wamukoya urged strengthening Africa’s institutions and think tanks. Ofwona Adera suggested more work should be done to link researchers at continental, regional and local level to inform NDCs and other policy processes. (L-R) Pacifica Achieng Ogola, Kenya; Raymond Kasei, AGNES; Eliza Northrop, WRI; Joanes Atela, ACTS; and Mulugeta Mengist Ayalew, Prime Minister’s Office, Ethiopia Edith Ofwona Adera, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Eliza Northrop, WRI, said that NDCs will be the basis for climate action going forward Mulugeta Mengist Ayalew, Ethiopia, said that national plans need to be adjusted in light of the obligation to submit NDCs Pacifica Achieng Ogola, Kenya, noted that Kenya’s climate change act informs their activities in this regard, including NDCs Joanes Atela, outlined efforts by ACTS to improve capacity to access funds from the Green Climate Fund. Participants during the event Contact: George Wamukoya, Africa Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) | wamukoyageorge@gmail.com Edith Ofwona Adera, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) | eadera@idrc.or.ke More Information: https://www.idrc.ca/en/events/towards-lasting-action-climate-change-idrc-cop22

On Friday, 9 September, delegates to the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 2) on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) met in the informal working group on cross-cutting issues, facilitated by Chair Charles, in the morning. They discussed state responsibility and liability, dispute resolution, and transitional application. Plenary met for the rest of the day to consider written, revised lists of points of possible areas of convergence and areas for further discussion on: marine genetic resources, including questions on benefit-sharing; area-based management tools, including marine protected areas; environmental impact assessments; and capacity building and technology transfer. Following a discussion of next steps, including a Chair’s reflection on areas for further discussion on cross-cutting issues and a non-paper to facilitate preparations for PrepCom 3, delegates watched a video message from Academy Award winner actress Emma Thompson about the need to develop strong international rules to protect the oceans. Chair Charles gavelled the meeting to a close at 6:26pm. ENB SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary and analysis of PrepCom 2 is available in HTML and PDF. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report in English and French from the 2nd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 “Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.” Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago, and Alice Hicuburundi, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS) Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS, with Chair Eden Charles, Trinidad and Tobago From L-R: Tilani Silva, Sri Lanka; Thembile Joyini, South Africa; and Carlos García Soto, Spain Veronica Frank and Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International Andreas Lunn, Denmark Florian Botto, Monaco Xinmin Ma, China Elizabeth Rodríguez Santiago, American Society of International Law Barbara Boechat, Brazil, with Lucía Raffin, Argentina Tim Packeiser, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Daniela Diz, IISD Reporting Services (IISD-RS) Delegates from the EU conferring John Brincat, EU, and Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Momtaz Djamchid and Zakieh Taghizadeh, Iran Michael Bliss, Australia Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh, and Michael Bliss, Australia Yolannie Cerrato Corrales, Honduras, and Susan Whelan, Holy See John Brincat, EU Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Margo Deiye, Nauru Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia Cymie Payne, IUCN Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh Prim Masrinuan, Thailand for the Group of 77 and China José Luis Fernández Valoni, Argentina Students and Alumni of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS). From L-R: Lora Nordtvedt Reeve; Harriet Harden-Davies; Filimon Manoni; and Carole Durussel James Ndirangu Waweru, Kenya Participants watching a video by Greenpeace From L-R: Tallash Kantai, IISD-RS; Elisa Morgera, IISD-RS; Daniela Diz, IISD-RS; Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica; and Asterios Tsioumanis, IISD-RS Veronica Frank, Greenpeace Group photo of the Leatherback Group The African Group conferring A farewell gift by the Leatherback Group to Gina Guillén-Grillo, Costa Rica Photo exhibition: Syrian refugees in Brazil