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At the Bonn Climate Change Conference, delegates worked to realize agreements on the second to last day. Negotiators concluded their consideration of several issues, while consideration of other issues, such as research and systemic observation and matters related to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (cooperative approaches), continues. To bring together the work related to several issues under the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) convened a contact group. During this meeting, the APA Co-Chairs proposed a way forward, which parties deliberated, revised, and eventually agreed to. The Technical Expert Meeting on Adaptation (TEM-A) met throughout the day to discuss adaptation planning for vulnerable groups, communities, and ecosystems. The sixth Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) continued, focusing on public participation, public access to information, and international cooperation. The meeting is scheduled to close on Thursday, with conclusions expected on many issues. 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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Technical Expert Meeting on Adaptation 2018 Participants gather for the TEM-A SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Musonda Mumba, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Clifford Mahlung, Jamaica Barney Dickson, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) Valerie Kapos, UNEP-WCMC Nicola Tollin, University of Southern Denmark Diann Black-Layne, Antigua and Barbuda Angela Andrade, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) In-Session Workshop on Gender and Climate Change Participants during the in-session workshop on gender and climate change Mary Robinson, Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice Fleur Newman, UNFCCC Secretariat Colin Hehir, Co-Facilitator Stella Gama, Malawi Verona Collantes-Lebale, UN Women Participants brainstorm during break-out groups Closing of the Talanoa Dialogue View of the dais during the closing of the Talanoa Dialogue Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, and COP 23 President, Fiji Incoming COP 24 President Michal Kurtyka, Poland Heike Summer, Liechtenstein, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Balisi Justice Gopolang, Botswana, speaking on behalf of the African Group Maesela Kekana, South Africa, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) Alberto Saldamando, Indigenous Peoples Organizations (IPO) Abdullahi Majeed, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Justin Perrettson, Business and Industry NGOs (BINGOs) APA Contact Group View of the dais during the APA contact group Sin Liang Cheah, Singapore, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 3 - mitigation APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia Beth Lavender, Canada, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 4 - adaptation communication Xiang Gao, China, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 5 - transparency framework Janine Coye-Felson, Belize, Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 7 - committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Co-Facilitator for agenda item 8 - other matters Pieter Terpstra, the Netherlands, and Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 8 - further matters, Adaptation Fund Outi Honkatukia, Finland, and Co-Facilitator for APA agenda item 6 - global stocktake Informal Consultations Throughout the Day Family photo of APA agenda 8 - Adaptation Fund Family photo of APA agenda item 5, transparency framework Delegates huddle during informal consultations SBSTA contact group on matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement Civil Society Demonstrations Members of civil society hold a demonstration to stress the importance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, association, speech, and privacy in the context of digital technologies and multilateral processes. They highlighted the role and importance of civil society in the fight against climate change. Civil society members recognize the 21 countries with gender focal points Members of civil society and other non-party stakeholders call for urgent action to prevent average global warming from rising 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels Members of civil society illustrate two pressing forces on negotiators: extreme weather events and fossil fuel lobbyists. The demonstrators called for more attention to be paid to civil society and for negotiators to accelerate climate action 'before it is too late.' Members of civil society raise awareness about the health impacts of climate change, calling for urgent climate action Around the Venue Delegates gather at the start of the day UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, confers with Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, and COP 23 President, Fiji, with members of the COP 23 Presiency Delegates from the US and Saudi Arabia Marcela Main Sancha, Secretary to the COP and Andrei Marcu, Panama Representatives of BINGOs meet with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and members of the UNFCCC Secretariat Carlos Fuller, Belize, speaks with delegates Kimo Goree, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Vice-President, speaks with Benito Müller, Oxford Climate Policy UN Security around the venue Representatives of the International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)

The Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Tuesday, with negotiations on some issues yielding preliminary agreement, and negotiations on other issues trying to find solutions to disagreements. Preliminary agreement, pending formal adoption by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice (SBSTA), was found on some issues, including: Capacity building under the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, Coordination of support for the implementation of activities relating to mitigation actions in the forest sector by developing countries, including institutional arrangements, and Response measures. Throughout the day, several of the issues discussed under the SBI and SBSTA remained outstanding. The final plenaries for all the Subsidiary Bodies are scheduled for the last day of the conference, on Thursday, 10 May. Therefore, outstanding issues must be resolved on Wednesday. To address the many interrelated issues under the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), a “joint” meeting convened to discuss adaptation communication and the transparency framework. Work under the PAWP also included continued discussions on the transparency framework, Article 6 (cooperative approaches), and information to be provided in advance by developed countries on their financial support. The long-term finance workshop continued to discuss experiences and lessons learnt from articulating and translating needs identified in country-driven processes into on the ground projects and programmes. The sixth Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) started today, focusing on public awareness and international cooperation. The COP 23 Presidency held a session to report back on the Talanoas held as part of the Talanoa Dialogue on Sunday, 6 May. Many delegates expressed appreciation for the Dialogue’s format and atmosphere, noting its value in building trust between all stakeholders. 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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Executive Secretary's Meeting with Observer Organizations Participants during the meeting with the Executive Secretary UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Juan Carlos Jintiach and Thin Yu Mon, Indigenous Peoples Organizations (IPO) Wael Hmaidan, Climate Action Network (CAN) International Gunnar Steinsholt, Trade Union NGOs (TUNGOs) Norine Kennedy, Business and Industry NGOs (BINGOs) Joséphine Raynauld and Sofia Kabbej, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Gillian Nelson, Harjeet Singh, and Eddy Pérez, CAN Bridget Burns, Women and Gender Halldór Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat Marilyn Averill, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs) Report Back from Talanoa Dialogue Participants during the report back of the Talanoa Dialogue Amena Yauvoli, Fiji Sylwia Waśniewska, COP 24 Presidency, Poland  Tui Cavuilati, Fiji Emma Rachmawaty, Indonesia Marianne Karlsen, Norway Christina Paradiso, Canada Stephanie Lee, New Zealand Balisi Justice Gopolang, Botswana, speaking on behalf of the African Group In-Session Workshop on Long-Term Finance Participants during the in-session workshop on long-term finance Nathaniel Blama, Environmental Protection Agency, Liberia Co-Facilitator Janine Coye-Felson, Belize Alexander Linke, German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) Co-Facilitator Stefan Schwager, Switzerland Participants discuss finance-related matters in break-out groups Espen Ronneberg, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Alexander Linke, GIZ Milena Gonzalez Vasquez, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat Kamel Djemouai, Advisor to the African Group, records ideas Sixth Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment ACE family photo Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, and COP 23 President, Fiji SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland Pramisha Thapaliya, YOUNGOs Jamie Clarke, Climate Outreach Maria Nailevu, DIVA for Equality Informal Consultations Throughout the Day Coordination of support for the implementation of activities relating to mitigation actions in the forest sector by developing countries, including institutional arrangements family photo Ex-ante transparency of climate finance family photo APA agenda item 8: informal consultations on issues except the Adaptation Fund Public registry on Agreement Article 7.12 (adaptation communications) SBI informal consultations on capacity-building for developing countries Around the Venue UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Outi Honkatukia, Finland, and Stefan Schwager, Switzerland Delegates from YOUNGOs confer Todd Stern, World Resources Institute (WRI), and Jacob Werksman, EU Delegates from Austria and Luxembourg Security staff around the venue Niklas Höhne, New Climate Institute, speaks to the press A delegate reviews the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) website and daily to keep track of negotiations

With the first week of negotiations coming to a close, one of the day's key events was the joint stocktaking plenary by 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). A Gender Dialogue also convened, and the Paris Committee on Capacity-Building (PCCB) held a meeting. The main focus in the negotiations remained on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), which needs to be finalized by COP 24. A range of topics were taken up during the day, including finance, adaptation, mitigation, market and non-market approaches, response measures, and the transparency framework. Negotiating groups also met to discuss various other issues on the SBSTA and SBI agendas, including arrangements for intergovernmental meetings, agriculture, and research and systematic observation. 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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Gender Dialogue View of the panelists during the Gender Dialogue Una May Gordon, Jamaica Anne Barre, Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) Rita Mishaan, PCCB Piotr Dombrowicki, Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Young Hee Lee, Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat Sadya Ndoko, UNFCCC Secretariat Verona Collantes, UN Women Maia Tskhvaradze, Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Karina Larsen, CTCN Claudia Octaviano and Stella Gama, Technology Executive Committee (TEC) Thiago de Araújo Mendes, Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) Participants during the discussion High-level Champions’ Dialogue with Observer Organizations View of the dais during the High-Level champion's dialogue with observers Martin Frick, UNFCCC Secretariat Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management, and High-Level Climate Champion, Fiji Chair Ceris Jones, Farmers Clara von Glasow, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Inga Fritzen Buan, Climate Action Network (CAN) Informal Consultations Throughout the Day APA informal consultations on Agreement Article 3, mitigation SBI informal consultation on matters relating to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) SBI informal consultation on review of the effective implementation of the CTCN APA informal consultations on Agreement Article 8, Adaptation Fund Joint SBSTA, SBI, and APA Stocktaking Plenary View of the dais during the stocktaking plenary APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the LDCs Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Tomasz Chruszczow, COP 24 Presidency, Poland, and Incoming COP 24 President Michal Kurtyka, Poland Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Ravi Prasad, India Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Eduardo Silva, Chile, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Boriana Kamenova, EU Civil Society Demonstration Members of civil society demonstrate in the corridors to illustrate two pressing forces on negotiators: extreme weather events and fossil fuel lobbyists. The demonstrators called for more attention to be paid to civil society and for negotiators to accelerate climate action 'before it is too late.' Around the Venue Tomasz Chruszczow, COP 24 Presidency, Poland, and Trigg Talley, US Andrew Rakestraw, US, Xiang Gao, China, and Santhosh Manivannan, Singapore Carlos Fuller, Belize, Lidia Wojtal, Climatekos, and SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland Olga Alcaraz, Josep Xercavins, Gisela Torrents, and Laia Segura, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain Sandra Boitumelo Motshwanedi, South Africa, and Neoka Naidoo, CAN  Delegates from CAN encourage delegates to 'step up' their NDC contributions Talieh Wögerbauer, Austria Natsumi Yoshida, Arunima Hakhu, and Kalyani Raj, Women and Gender Dominic Efosa Idaghe, World Conference Center Bonn staff Delegates between sessions Delegates enjoy a moment in the sun

On Friday, negotiations once again focused on the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), which needs to be finalized by COP 24 in December. A range of topics were taken up during the day, including: the technology framework, issues related to the Adaptation Fund (AF), mitigation, and education, training and public awareness, public participation, and public access to information to enhance actions (ACE). Negotiating groups also met to discuss various other issues on the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) agendas, including National Adaptation Plans, research and systematic observation, and Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform. The fifth workshop of facilitative sharing of views (FSV) under the International Consultation and Analysis also took place, along with the meeting of the Paris Committee on Capacity-Building. 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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page SBI Facilitative Sharing of Views Delegates gather for the FSV Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Felipe Osses, Chile Iniobong Abiola-Awe, Nigeria Jaivardhan Ramanlal Bhatt, India Santhosh Manivannan, Singapore SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland Sawsan Abdalla Ali Obeid Alla, Sudan Joint APA, SBI, and SBSTA Chairs' dialogue with observer organizations L-R: Majda Dabaghi, Business and Industry NGOs (BINGOs); APA Co-Chairs Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, and Jo Tyndall, New Zealand; SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland; and SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Majda Dabaghi, BINGOs Yunus Arikan, Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMAs) Ceris Jones, Farmers Gillian Nelson, Climate Action Network (CAN) Tracy Bach, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs) Joint SBSTA, SBI, and APA Heads of Delegations Meeting View of the dais during the meeting Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Juan Angulo, Chile Majid Shafie-Pour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Pei Liang, China Adão Soares Barbosa, Timor-Leste Jacob Werksman, EU Franz Perrez, Switzerland Rachid Tahiri, Morocco Tong-q Lee, Republic of Korea Informal Consultations Throughout the Day SBSTA informal consultations on research and systematic observation SBI informal consultation on national adaptation plans SBI informal consultation on ways of enhancing the implementation of education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement (ACE) APA informal consultations on Agreement Article 3, mitigation Civil Society Demonstrations Members of civil society form a human pyramid representing eight fundamental elements of the Paris Agreement 'rulebook:' human rights, public participation, indigenous people's rights, just transition, gender, food security, ecosystem integrity and protection of biodiversity, and intergenerational equity. They demonstrate that if you remove one block, the entire Agreement will crumble. Delegates gather to watch the demonstration Members of civil society hold a poster to raise awareness about the health impacts of climate change Around the Venue Telling delegates that the 'fourth' is with them, Hugh Sealy, Maldives, and Kelley Kizzier, EU, brandish a lightsaber to encourage a good negotiating session Halldór Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC Secretariat, Luke Daunivalu, COP 23 Presidency, Fiji, and Franz Perrez, Switzerland Patrick Rolland and Jessica Astier, Monaco Delegates from Brazil Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, and Zaheer Fakir, South Africa Felipe Ruiz, Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Members of the UNFCCC Secretariat confer Wael Hmaidan, CAN International Delegates meet informally

The Bonn Climate Change Conference continued on Wednesday. Among the day’s key issues was the opening meeting of the Talanoa Dialogue, a global conversation about the efforts to combat climate change involving both parties and non-party stakeholders. Another important theme was the the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP), scheduled for completion at COP 24 in December. Topics discussed during the day included mitigation and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), adaptation, global stocktake, and finance. A number of negotiating groups also met to discuss issues on the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) agendas. In addition, the Suva Expert Dialogue was organized, focusing on issues related to loss and damage. A workshop on Climate Change and Gender also took place. 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. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Opening Meeting of the Talanoa Dialogue for Climate Ambition View of the dais during the opening meeting of the Talanoa Dialogue UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Inia Seruiratu, Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management, and High-Level Climate Champion, Fiji Luke Daunivalu, COP 23 Presidency, Fiji, and Tomasz Chruszczow, COP 24 Presidency, Poland Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Gebru Jember, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Juan Carlos Arredondo Brun, Mexico, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Simon Cardy, South Africa Ravi Prasad, India Özlem Ergün Ulueren, Turkey Laura Juliana Arciniegas Rojas, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Emma Clemens, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Hitoshi Suzuki, Trade Union NGOs (TUNGOs) Majda Dabaghi, Business NGOs (BINGOs) Anne Olhoff, UNEP DTU Partnership Jim Skea, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Civil Society Representative Anirban Ghosh, Mahindra Group SBI Gender In-Session Workshop Participants during the SBI gender in-session workshop Lisa Gittos, Australia Jeniffer Collado, Dominican Republic Elias Abourizk, Canada Gotelind Alber, Gender CC - Women for Climate Justice Technical Expert Meeting - Mitigation Participants during the Technical Expert Meeting (TEM) focused on mitigation Jean-Pierre Maugendre, Suez Environnement Inês Santos Costa, Ministry of Environment, Portugal Preeti Srivastav, Ecofys Sunandan Tiwari, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Araceli Fernandez Pales, International Energy Agency (IEA) Special Briefing on the Global Climate Action Summit Delegates attend the special briefing on the Global Climate Action Summit Anirban Ghosh, Mahindra Group UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa  Nick Nuttall, Global Climate Action Summit Suva Expert Dialogue View of the dais during the Suva Expert Dialogue Luke Daunivalu, COP 23 Presidency, Fiji SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, Swaziland Erling Kvernevik, Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage (WIM ExCom) Co-Chair, Norway Musonda Mumba, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Vhalinavho Khavhagali, Executive Committee of the WIM ExCom Co-Chair, South Africa A word cloud produced during the session demonstrates how delegates are most affected by climate change Participants discuss loss and damage in break-out groups Around the Venue Tomasz Chruszczow, COP 24 Presidency, Poland, and Claudio Forner, UNFCCC Secretariat Talieh Wögerbauer, Austria UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Yunus Arikan and Carlos David Jacome Polit, ICLEI William Agyemang-Bonsu, UNFCCC Secretariat, Carlos Fuller, Belize, and Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago Delegates between sessions Rob Bradley, NDC Partnership