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Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
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Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
The Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Tuesday, with negotiations on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) as the day's main focus. Topics discussed included finance, mitigation, transparency, global stocktake, adaptation and the committee to facilitate the Paris Agreement's implementation and promote compliance. These discussions took place under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA), the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) through various contact groups and informal consultations.
Negotiations also took place on other items under the SBI and SBSTA. Issues discussed included technology, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the Adaptation Committee, research and systematic observation, and reporting.
In addition, three workshops took place throughout the day, on:
economic modeling tools related to the work programme on response measures;
the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples (LCIP) Platform; and
education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement (ACE).
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, daily videos, and a summary and analysis report from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - April/May 2018.
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APA Contact Group
View of the dais during the APA contact group
Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Mona Al-Attas, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group
Collin Beck, Solomon Islands
APA family photo
Multi-stakeholder Workshop of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples (LCIP) Platform
Frank Ettawageshik, National Congress of American Indians, opens the session with a prayer
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Indigenous Peoples Organization Representative and Co-Moderator
Participants stand during the opening prayer
Alberto Saldamando, Indigenous Environmental Network
Walter Schuldt Espinel, Ecuador
Karoliina Anttonen, Finland
Juan Carlos Jintiach Arcos, Ecuador
Geert Fremout, EU
Grace Balawag, Indigenous Leader Tebtebba
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Workshop
Participants gather during the ACE workshop
Ana Maria Kleymeyer, ACE Workshop Facilitator
Adriana Valenzuela, UNFCCC Secretariat
Deo Saran, ACE Workshop Facilitator
Laura Maanavilja, EU
Participants form break-out groups to discuss ACE-related topics
Informal Consultations Throughout the Day
SBSTA informal consultations on Annex I parties' reporting under the Convention,
relating to greenhouse gas inventories, biennial reports, and national communications
SBSTA contact group on financial resources provided and mobilized through
public interventions in accordance with Paris Agreement Article 9.7
Informal consultations on further guidance on adaptation communication (APA agenda item 4)
SBI informal consultation on Paris Agreement Article 9.5, matters related to climate finance
SBSTA informal consultations on rules, modalities, and procedures for the mechanism established by Paris Agreement Article 6.4
Around the Venue
Nicole Wilke, Germany, and Johanna Lissinger-Peitz, Sweden
APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, speak with Trigg Talley, US, and Patrick Suckling, Australia
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Peoples
Delegates speak informally
Anne Maletjane, UNFCCC Secretariat
Halldór Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat
Benito Müller, Oxford Climate Policy
Security staff around the venue
A delegate makes a recording of statements
Collin Beck, Solomon Islands
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Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
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Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018
On Monday, parties at the Bonn Climate Change Conference focused on launching substantive work by establishing negotiating groups. Plenary meetings of the three main negotiating bodies, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) made good progress, with each body working through its agenda without major disagreements. In the evening, the three bodies held a joint plenary to hear statements from parties and observer organizations.
In the afternoon, several of the negotiating groups held their first meetings and started substantive negotiations on issues such as agriculture, technology, finance, market and non-market mechanisms, and adaptation.
Throughout the day, a training workshop also took place to consider economic modelling tools related to the work programme on response measures. Its aim was to understand and quantify the cross-border impacts of climate-related policies (i.e., response measures).
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, daily videos, and a summary and analysis report from the Bonn Climate Change Conference - April/May 2018. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF.
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SBSTA Opening Plenary
View of the dais during the SBSTA opening plenary
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
Ian Fry, Tuvalu
Chen Zhihua, China
Abdalah Mokssit, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Delegates during the SBSTA opening plenary
SBI Opening Plenary
View of the dais during the SBI opening plenary
SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland
Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary
Thiago de Araújo Mendes, Chair of the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications for Non-Annex I Parties (CGE)
Aderito Manuel Fernandes Santana, São Tomé and Príncipe
Adão Soares Barbosa, Timor-Leste
APA Opening Plenary
View of the dais during the APA opening plenary
APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall and Sarah Baashan, and Sergey Kononov, APA Coordinator
Joint Session for Statements
View of the dais during the joint session for statements
Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China
Boriana Kamenova, EU
Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group
Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG)
Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group
Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs)
Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN)
Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Isabel Di Carlo Quero, Venezuela, speaking on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
SBI/SBSTA In-forum Training Workshop
SBI/SBSTA in-forum training workshop on the use of economic modelling tools related to the areas of the work programme on response measures
Alicia Bagasra, New Zealand
Bert Saveyn, EU
Morgenie Pillay, South Africa
Co-Facilitator Andrei Marcu, Panama
Ama Essel, Ghana
Contact Groups and Informal Sessions Throughout the Day
SBSTA contact group on matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
SBSTA informal consultations on the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP)
Informal consultations on Koronivia joint work on agriculture
Around the Venue
Members of the UNFCCC Secretariat gather on the podium
SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, speaks with Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago
Delegates speak informally
Delegates read the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)
curtain raiser to prepare for the start of the meeting
Delegates between sessions
Delegates speak informally
Curtain raiser
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2nd Meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies on Accelerating Progress Towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and Sustainable Development Goals
On Wednesday, participants at the 2nd SOI Global Dialogue focused on sharing lessons learned and case studies in addressing critical challenges and opportunities in regional-scale cooperation, under the theme “unlocking the potential for transformational change towards sustainability.”
Participants spent much of the day in break-out groups, discussing how cross-sectoral cooperation, at the regional or sub-regional level might:
enhance the application of the ecosystem approach and ecosystem-based management;
strengthen the effectiveness of area-based management tools;
prevent, reduce or mitigate pollution impacts, including marine debris; and
strengthen monitoring and data/information sharing to support scientific assessment of status and trends of marine biodiversity and fisheries resources.
Morning presentations provided insights on: developing an ecosystem framework approach in the North Atlantic region; the need for regional assessments in the Sargasso Sea; benefits of regional marine spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region; and use of maritime safety tools, such as identification of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas, to advance protection of vulnerable areas.
In the afternoon, presentations covered: cross-sectoral data sharing and collaboration regarding the origin and composition of marine litter in the Pacific; legal instruments and incentives in the European Union to reduce marine litter; development of an ocean governance toolkit; and the use of “essential ocean variables” as a way to focus and standardize data collection efforts.
Some observations from the discussion groups made repeat appearances. On differences between RSOs and RFBs, participants highlighted disparate mandates for enforcement and management, and saw harmonizing data as an opportunity for enhanced collaboration. They also emphasized the need for capacity building and said that regional bodies could help build support for ecosystem-based approaches.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage and a summary report from the 2nd Meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies on Accelerating Progress Toward the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and Sustainable Development Goals. Our summary report is available in HTML or PDF format.
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Enhancing the application of the ecosystem approach/ecosystem-based management
Fred Kingston, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
Kristina Gjerde, Sargasso Sea Commission
Strengthening effectiveness of area-based management tools
Edward Kleverlaan
Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
Break-out discussion groups
Helen Davies, UNEP
Barbara Neumann, IASS; Alistair Graham, WWF-International; Yoshinobu Takei, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Co-chair Dixon Waruinge, Nairobi Convention
Carolina Hazin, BirdLife International
Barbara Neumann, IASS
Marie-May Muzungaile, Seychelles
Glen Wright, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations
Hyeseon Do, East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat
Marie-May Muzungaile, Seychelles
Edward Kleverlaan
Connie Donato-Hunt, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Co-Chair Stefán Ásmundsson, Government of Iceland
Joseph Appiott, CBD
Patrick Debels, Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem project, CLME+
Participants at the venue
Preventing, reducing and mitigating the impacts of pollution on marine biodiversity and fisheries resources
Matjaž Malgaj, European Commission
Kosi Latu, SPREP
Strengthening monitoring and data sharing in support of scientific assessment
Nic Bax, Global Ocean Observing System
Wojciech Wawrzynski, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Break-out discussion groups
Alastair Macfarlane, New Zealand Seafood Industry Council (SEAFIC)
Fred Kingston, NAFO
Around the venue
Bradley Ammon Wiley, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
Rajdeep Mukherjee, Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization (BOBP-IGO) Secretariat