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Highlights for Sunday, 10 March 2019 Participants were treated to a reception at the close of the Forum On Sunday, 10 March, discussion sessions took place throughout the day, organized under the six thematic streams of the Forum. Some topics addressed included: early warning for decision making; alternatives to plastics – current challenges and future vision; innovative technologies and approaches in monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); sustainable water and waste management in developing cities; avoidance of global warming through clean and efficient cooling innovations; Sustainability Research and Innovation 2020; new hotspot analysis tools for decision making on sustainable consumption and production; Third Pole: A call for action to combat climate impacts in fragile ecosystems; solving the broken nitrogen cycle; and driving transformative innovation through sustainable chemistry. During a special session hosted by UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler and dubbed “The GreenTech Startup Marathon,” nine startup companies pitched their ideas on ground-breaking innovations to address global environmental challenges. After three judges - in a “Dragon’s Den” style setting - put questions to all the competitors, they announced that they had all met their criteria, many were outstanding and the top three, in no rank order, were BoxPower, Planet Heroes, and Algramo. The judges also noted that reusable containers are a good idea for reducing ocean pollution and that eco-crowdfunding can potentially be transformative. The 2nd UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment concluded with an overview of messages and recommendations from thematic discussions over its two days. In closing remarks, Satya Tripathi, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the UNEP New York Office, described the Forum as unique, “because it is focused on making people’s lives better.” He called for drawing inspiration from farmers in India who are taking risks to protect the planet. Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UNEP, reflected that the Forum had transformed from “a platform to an incubator,” noting that the level of ambition to use data for action was high. He reminded participants of the need for collective leadership moving forward. During the closing session, delegates also observed a minute of silence to honor passengers who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday, 10 March, some of whom were enroute to attend the opening of UNEA-4 in Nairobi. The event closed with a reception, where delegates watched Chinese artist Jiahuang Chang create a painting dedicated to the work of the Forum. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary report from the 2nd Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. The summary report is now available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Green Collar Jobs: A Bright Hope for the Planet? L-R: Susan Gardner, UNEP; Charlotte Bonner, National Union of Students, UK; Bert de Wel, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); Carlo Papa, Enel Foundation; and Jiang Wu, Tongji University, China Bert de Wel, ITUC Jiang Wu, Tongii University, China Susan Gardner, UNEP Carlo Papa, Enel Foundation Development of Sustainable Water Infrastructure L-R: Geert van Capellen, Secretary General, World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC); Arjan Hijdra, Director, Global Infrastructure Institute; Remment Ter Hofstede, Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors; and Polite Laboyrie, President, Central Dredging Association Alternatives to Plastics: Current Challenges and Future Vision L-R: Geoffrey Wahungu, Director General, National Environmental Management Authority, Kenya; Lilian Magak, Kenyan Commercial Forestry Programme; Yoshiki Takeoka, Kaneka Corporation; Shollay Ramlaul, BASF East Africa; and Albert Nyagechi, Kenya Bureau of Standards Third Pole: A Call for Action to Combat Climate Change Impacts in Fragile Ecosystems Alejandro Argumedo, Director, Association ANDES Li Xin, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Foresight: Early Warning for Decision-making L-R: Charles Sebukeera, UNEP; Maria Andrzejewska, Director, UNEP/Global Resource Information Database (GRID)-Warsaw Centre; Derek Gliddon, Acting Director, Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative; Margaret Nthuli, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), East Africa; and Thea Carroll, CITES Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Secretariat Thea Carroll, CITES MIKE Secretariat Margaret Nthuli, ESRI, East Africa Maria Andrzejewska, GRID, Warsaw Innovative Technologies and Approaches in Monitoring the SDGs L-R: Andreas Brink, European Commission; Brian Sullivan, Google Earth; Gilberto Camara, Group on Earth Observations; Jillian Campbell, UNEP; Philip Thigo, Kenya; and Oluf Jessen, DHI Monitoring Ambient Water and Air Quality: Launch of GEMStat Data Interface L-R: Hartwig Kremer, UNEP; Dylan Blake, UMVOTO Africa; Philip Saile, GEMS Data Centre, Germany; Steffen Fritz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Stephanie Holzwarth, UN-Habitat; Sean Khan, UNEP; Nathan Pavlovic, Sonoma Technology; and Miguel Escribano, Kunak Technologies Sustainable Water and Waste Management in Developing Cities Veerle Vandeweerd, Policy Director, Global Science Technology and Innovation Conference (G-STIC) L-R: Min Yang, Deputy Director, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES) and Tom Ogada, Executive Director, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) L-R: Thierry De Oliveira, UNEP; Nahashon Muguna, Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company, and Maksudur Rahman, Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. Avoiding Global Warming through Clean and Efficient Cooling Innovations L-R: Nick Novelli, Yale University; Jonas Loholm Hamann, Danfoss; Edouard Heripret, Schneider Electric; Mohua Mukherjee, International Solar Alliance; Nihar Shah, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and Lily Riahi, UNEP, moderated the session Race to a Clean Energy Future L-R: Axel Threlfall, Editor-at-Large, Reuters; Steven Kukoda, International Copper Association; Paolo Falcioni, APPLIA Home Appliance Europe; Carlo Papa, Enel Foundation; Akiko Seyoum Ambaye, CEO, Orchid Business Group; and Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair, International Resource Panel Towards Integrated Action on Air Pollution and Climate Change Dechen Tsering, UNEP Emerging Issues: Solving the Broken Nitrogen Cycle L-R: Mark Sutton, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Ramesh Rama Chandaran, India; James Mutegi, International Plant Nutrition Institute; and Christopher Cox, UNEP Sustainability Research and Innovation 2020 L-R: Makyba Charles-Ayinde, American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Josh Tewksbury, Future Earth; and Erica Key, Executive Director, Belmont Forum Erica Key, Executive Director, Belmont Forum Makyba Charles-Ayinde, AAAS Healthy Food for a Sustainable Planet - Part 2: Diets to Mitigate Climate Change Philip Lymbery, CEO, Compassion in World Farming Natascha Kooiman, CEO, Smackmaakers Linxiu Zhang, International Ecosystem Management Partnership, UNEP Stineke Oenema, Coordinator, UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition Driving Transformation Innovation Through Sustainable Chemistry L-R: Achim Halpaap, Head, Chemicals and Waste Division, UNEP; Ylann Schemm, Director, Elsevier Foundation; Agnes Dittmar, Director Policy & Communication, International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3); Nzambi Matee, Founder, Gjenge Makers; and Sascha Gabizon, Executive Director, Women Engage for Common Future Citizen Science for Smart Sustainable Cities of the Future Kathleen Rogers, President, Earth Day Network Timothy Nixon, Managing Editor, Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion, Thomson Reuters GreenTech Startup Marathon Panel of Judges L-R: Corli Pretorius, Deputy Director, UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Michael Karasick, Vice President, Global Labs, IBM Research; and Cécile Thomas-Courcoux, France Representatives of startup companies participating in the marathon Representatives of startup companies participating in the marathon L-R: Axel Threlfall, Editor-at-Large, Reuters; Louis-Francois Saumon Di Nicea, FAMAE; and Barry Dwolatzky, Wits University, setting the context Wanjiru Waweru sharing her experience of starting Funkidz, a children's furniture startup UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler L-R: Przemek Pyziel, Founder, Planet Heroes; Jose Manuel Moller, Founder and CEO, Algramo; and Angelo Campus, CEO, BoxPower Closing of the Forum Forum participants observing a moment of silence in memory of the lives lost in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that morning Axel Threlfall, Editor-at-Large, Reuters Shereen Zorba, Head, Secretariat of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment Satya Tripathi, Assistant Secretary-General, UNEP Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UNEP Mazaruni Khan and Edie Hedda Threlfall, Youth participants L-R: Bruno da Costa Flach, Edan Dionne, Michael Karasick, Hendrik Hamann, and Wayne Balta, IBM Satya Tripathi, Assistant Secretary-General, UNEP, thanked Chinese artist, Chang Jiahuang for donating his artwork to UNEP

Highlights for Friday, 8 March 2019 In the afternoon, Forum participants engaged in an exchange with UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia. On Friday, 8 March, closed consultations took place prior to the official opening of the second global session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. The Forum will feed into the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), which is due to convene from 11-15 March 2019 on the theme, “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production.” In the morning, participants took part in closed consultations around three focal areas of the Forum: Big Data and Earth Observations; the Green Startup Initiative; and Citizen Science. Among other things, delegates: reviewed a draft declaration for the Citizen Science Global Partnership; outlined challenges and opportunities for Green Startup Initiatives and how the Forum can help enable green innovation; and provided input for a proposed white paper on building a global digital platform for the environment. The closed consultations concluded with a dialogue between leaders from the science, policy, civil society and business communities that included an exchange with UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary report from the 2nd Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. The summary report is now available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Participants arriving at the Forum Data and Earth Observations View of the consultations on Data and Earth Observations Shereen Zorba, Head, Secretariat of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment, and facilitator for the consultations on Data and Earth Observations Participants at the consultations on Data and Earth Observations Green Startup Initiative Consultations on Green Startup Initiative Citizen Science Consultations on Citizen Science High-Level Working Lunch Forum participants during the High-Level Working Lunch High-Level Briefing with the UN Environment Assembly Leadership UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia Shereen Zorba, Head, Secretariat of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment Yvonne Harz-Pitre, International Fertilizer Association Wayne Balta, IBM L-R: Izabella Monica Vieira Teixiera and Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair, International Resource Panel Steven Kukoda, International Copper Association Jonathan Everhart, Global ReEnergy Holdings James Donovan, ADEC Foundation Inc. Ram Gyan Kej, Grammy Winning Singer/Songwriter L-R: Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UNEP, and Satya Tripathi, Assistant Secretary General, UNEP Edie Hedda Threlfall, Youth participant from Francis Holland School

Highlights for Wednesday, 23 January 2019 Delegates pose for a family photo on the first day of the conference Major Groups and Other Stakeholders convened in Singapore, ahead of the senior officials’ meeting on 26 January and the high-level segment with environment ministers on 27 January. Discussions took place around the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) 2019 theme, “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production (SCP).”In the morning, Dechen Tsering, Regional Director, UN Environment Asia Pacific, emphasized the importance of civil society engagement with UNEA. Hazri Hussain, Permanent Representative to UN Environment, Singapore, highlighted Singapore’s aim of becoming a zero-waste nation. Indigenous rights activist and keynote speaker Joan Carling, Philippines, drew attention to the challenge of ensuring the poor and rural communities truly benefit from development. Two panel discussions took place, on people’s innovative solutions, and on nurturing nature through SCP.In the afternoon, participants met in seven parallel workshops on agriculture, environmental challenges, systemic barriers, community partnerships, youth response, environmental governance, and just transition. In report-backs, they highlighted concerns including pesticide regulation, migration and labour rights, community conservation protocols, the governance of geoengineering, and climate change as “a burning issue” for youth.In dialogue with UNEA President Siim Kiisler (Estonia), participants voiced concerns about access to UNEA negotiations. Kiisler announced a EUR100,000 grant from the Government of Estonia to support CSO travel to the Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, ahead of UNEA-4 in March.Two side events took place at lunchtime, on the role of women in renewable energy, and on unleashing the power of youth in sustainable development. The Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative hosted an evening reception for all participants. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and a summary report from the 3rd Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific, which is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Sean Wu For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Opening Plenary Dechen Tsering, Regional Director, UN Environment Hazri Hassan, Permanent Representative of Singapore to UN Environment A room view during the opening plenary Delegates watching a video on development justice Joan Carling, Champion of the Earth, Lifetime Achievement Awardee Pankajbhai Bachubhai Thesia, India Session 1 - People’s Innovations to Address Environmental Challenges in Asia-Pacific Elenita “Neth” Daño, Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration Ajay Kumar Jha, Director, Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society, India Francis Kim Upgi, International Trade Union Confederation Asia Pacific The dais during the session on “People’s Innovations to Address Environmental Challenges in Asia Pacific” Prem Singh Tharu, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Md Zakir Hossain, Founder and Chief, Krisoker Sor, Bangladesh Rengam Sarojini Vijaya, Malaysia Oyunchimeg Myagmarjav, Executive Director, Institute for Future, Mongolia Shashi Singh, India Mrinalini Rai, Global Forest Coalition and ICCA Consortium Session 2 - Nurturing Nature through Sustainable Consumption and Production from the Ground The dais during the session on nurturing nature through sustainable consumption and production Lorelei Covero, IBON International Gomer Padong, PhilSEN Shaila Shahid, International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh April Porteria, Philippines Moderator Mrinalini Rai, Global Forest Coalition and ICCA Consortium Shahriar Hossain, Bangladesh Ghulam Mustafa Mirani, Pakistan Side Event: Unleash the Power of Youth in Asia Pacific for Sustainable Development Goals This event showcased the ‘Global Environment Outlook-6 (GEO-6) for Youth in Asia Pacific’ report, a youth-oriented version of the GEO-6 report. The process aimed to enhance the knowledge of youth and young professionals in the three thematic areas of the natural environment, human health, and the built environment and sought to promote a better understanding of the region’s emerging environmental issues, their causes, and effects. The event provided a platform for young leaders and professionals to share their insights on sustainable behavioral change, and highlighted existing initiatives in the Asia-Pacific driving actions towards the achievement of the SDGs. A photo of participants taken before the side event Participants at the side event Side Event: Empower Women in Renewable Energy, Technology Transfer and Climate Action to #SolveDifferent Asia Pacific This event explored the role of gender in environmental management, and discussed ways the Asia-Pacific region can drive the transition to more equitable and sustainable solutions. Participants shared experiences about the leadership and inclusion of women in government, the private sector, and civil society. Speakers included Elenita ‘Neth’ Daño, ETC Group; Esther An, City Developments Limited; Thida Kheav, Co-founder and CEO, SOGE Company; Åsa Heden, Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok; Chu Thi Thanh Huong, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam; and Nagaraja Rao, Private Financing Advisory Network. A room view during the side event Delegates during the side event Afternoon Sessions (L-R) Dhanushki Abhayaratne, Center for Poverty Analysis; Md Zakir Hossain, Founder and Chief, Krisoker Sor, Bangladesh; Julius Cainglet, Vice President, Federation of Free Workers - International Trade Union Confederation Asia Pacific; Anish Shrestha, Youth for Environment Education and Development Foundation; and Ghimire Dilluprasad, NGO Federation of Nepal Subrata Sinha, Conference Secretary and Regional Environmental Affairs Officer, UN Environment Asia Pacific The dais during the interactive session Siim Kiisler, President of UNEA and Minister of Environment, Estonia Delegates posing a group photo with Siim Kiisler, President of UNEA and Minister of Environment, Estonia Around the Venue

  Highlights for Thursday, 17 January 2019 Co-Chairs Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Portugal, and Amal Mudallali, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon On Thursday, the first substantive session of the Ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group heard a brief report on the progress of deliberations this week in Nairobi. Co-Chair Francisco Duarte Lopes, Portugal, reported that many delegations had recognized the existence of gaps and challenges while others held different views, and further efforts would be needed to establish which gaps need to be addressed as part of the AHWG mandate. Delegates began to consider arrangements for a second substantive session in Nairobi. Lopes proposed to delegates that the provisional agenda for the second session could feature consideration of possible options to address possible gaps in international environmental law (IEL) and environment-related instruments. The upcoming session would give delegations “space for sharing views” ahead of recommendations to the UNGA. Delegations and others, including civil society, were invited to provide further written inputs to the Co-Chairs, ideally by 20 February 2019. Discussion of various counter-proposals from delegations is to be taken up on Friday. Some voiced concerns about having enough time to prepare meaningful contributions to a second session. Delegates also began to consider the final chapter of the Secretary-General’s report, which focuses on conclusions. Among the issues raised were, inter alia: Attitudes to the Secretary-General’s report, and whether it had gone beyond its mandate; Whether the case has begun to be made for bringing all IEL principles into a new international instrument (pact); The contribution of non-binding and national-level approaches to environmental law, including the Stockholm and Rio Declarations; Limiting a new instrument to areas of IEL with no current institutional home; The AHWG’s need for new information inputs, including a comprehensive analysis of IEL principles and environment-related instruments; and Possible recommendations to the UNGA to encourage related work on IEL. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, is providing daily web coverage and will provide a summary and analysis report from the 1st Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group Towards a Global Pact for the Environment. Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Shard Sapra, India, with Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet, France Camila Zepeda Lizama, Mexico, and Lino Santacruz Moctezuma, Mexico Alexandra Gonzales Arguedas, and Marta Juarez Ruiz, Costa Rica Melissa Cotterill, Australia Alassane Conte, Guinea Delegates from the GRULAC region conferring during a break. Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan Fernando Coimbra, Brazil Victoria Sulimani, Sierra Leone Feng Xu, China Tom Okurut, Uganda Dragan Županjevac, Serbia Birthe Ivars, Norway Troy Torrington, Guyana Maribe Mujinga Nsompo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Abdu al-Sharif and Abdullah Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Lazhar Soualem, Algeria Mariline Diara, Senegal Vigen Ananyan, Armenia Nassira Rheyati, Morocco From L-R: Oleg Senchenko, Russian Federation; Lori Dando, US; Ian Naumkin, Russian Federation Antonio Benjamin, International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL) Raoul Renard, International Chamber of Commerce Alphonce Muia and Hellen Mugo, Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA) Lori Dando, US, with Co-Chair Amal Mudallali, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon From L-R: Antonio Benjamin, ICEL; Fernando Coimbra, Brazil; and Vinicius Trindade, Brazil Abdullah Tawlah, Saudi Arabia, with Jamil Ahmad, UN Environment (UNEP) Martin Gronda, Argentina, and Vigen Ananyan, Armenia Stadler Trengove, UN Legal Officer, discussing with the IISD Reporting Services team. Around the venue  

As the 'Katowice Climate Package' is adopted, Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, takes a giant leap for climate action The Katowice Climate Change conference continued on Saturday, a day after its scheduled close. Delegates engaged in consultations throughout the day to finalize the decisions for the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP).The plenary convened at 9:30 pm to consider the decisions. CMA 1-3 was gavelled to a close on Sunday morning at 12:33 am. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Closing Plenary UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa arrives in plenary Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, arrives in plenary Delegates stand at the beginning of plenary and hold a minute of silence in honour of Bernarditas Muller, Philippines Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa As the 'Katowice Climate Package' is adopted, Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, invites heads of delegation to the podium Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, thanks delegates for their help in achieving the 'Katowice Climate Package' Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, European Commission Franz Perrez, Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Amjad Abdulla, Maldives, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Patrick Suckling, Australia, speaking on behalf of the Umbrella Group Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Ravi Prasad, India, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) Albara Tawfiq, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Gurdial Singh, Malaysia, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Zakir Hossain, Farmers Shaila Shahid, Women and Gender Joint statement on behalf of Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Delegates Consult Informally Delegates from the EU, US, Australia, and Switzerland Delegates from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the COP 24 Presidency Delegates from Switzerland and Norway Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, speaks with Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland Ministers from Luxembourg and Spain speak with delegates from the EU and Norway Delegates huddle during the final stages of negotiations UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Martin Frick, UNFCCC Secretariat Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister for Housing, Energy, and the Environment, Finland Pieter Terpstra, the Netherlands, and Philip Weech, Bahamas Katarzyna Snyder, COP 24 Presidency Mehmet Emin Birpınar, Turkey Family Photos UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa poses for a photo with the delegation from Mexico The COP 24 Presidency Family photo of the UNFCCC Secretariat Family photo of negotiators working on ex-ante finance transparency (Article 9.5) Family photo of negotiators working on the transparency framework Family photo of negotiators for the transparency framework from the G-77/China Tribute to Bernarditas Muller After learning of her passing, delegates pay tribute to Bernarditas Muller, Philippines, who was recognised for her commitment and dedication to the UNFCCC, a 'legend within the process' Around the Venue SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Seyni Nafo, Mali, and Zaheer Fakir, South Africa Delegates read the latest draft of text Jo Tyndall, New Zealand Issa Bado, International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) Matt McGrath, BBC Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Staff around the venue