The twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) will take place from 6-17 November in Bonn, Germany and will be presided over by the Government of Fiji.
Adopted agenda
Additional information can be found here.
1.
Opening of the session
2.
Organizational matters
2 (a).
Election of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty
2 (b).
Adoption of the rules of procedure
Contact: Mr. Jose Felix Pinto-Bazurco JPinto-Bazurco@unfccc.int
Status:
The COP decided to continue consultations in the coming year and report back to COP 24
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FCCC/CP/1996/2Organizational matters: Adoption of the rules of procedure. Note by the secretariatPre-session documents
2 (c).
Adoption of the agenda
Status:
Consultations by COP 22 President
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FCCC/CP/2017/1/Add.2Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Supplementary provisional agenda.Agendas and annotations
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FCCC/CP/2017/1/Add.1/Rev.1Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Supplementary provisional agenda. Revised supplementary provisional agendaAgendas and annotations
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FCCC/CP/2017/1Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.Agendas and annotations
2 (d).
Election of officers other than the President
Contact: Ms. Nattley Williams NWilliams@unfccc.int
Status:
Consultations by Vice President Helmut Hojesky (Austria), Vice President of the COP
Consultations have concluded.
Groups and constituencies are encouraged to submit outstanding nominations to the Executive Secretary by 31 January 2018
2 (e).
Admission of organizations as observers
Contact: Ms. Megumi Endo MEndo@unfccc.int
Status:
The COP agreed to the admission of observer organizations listed in document FCCC/CP/2017/2
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FCCC/CP/2017/2Admission of observers: organizations applying for admission as observers. Note by the secretariat.Pre-session documents
2 (f).
Organization of work, including for the sessions of the subsidiary bodies
Status:
Agreed as proposed
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FCCC/SBI/2017/8/Add.1Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Supplementary provisional agenda.Agendas and annotations
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FCCC/SBI/2017/8Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.Agendas and annotations
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FCCC/SBSTA/2017/5Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive SecretaryAgendas and annotations
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FCCC/KP/CMP/2017/1Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.Agendas and annotations
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FCCC/PA/CMA/2017/1Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.Agendas and annotations
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FCCC/APA/2017/3Agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.Agendas and annotations
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FCCC/CP/2017/1Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary.Agendas and annotations
2 (g).
Dates and venues of future sessions
Contact: Ms. Karen N Smith KSmith@unfccc.int
Status:
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.9/Rev.1Dates and venues of future sessions. Revised proposal by the President.Draft decisions
2 (h).
Adoption of the report on credentials
Status:
Credentials approved as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/10− FCCC/KP/CMP/2017/7- FCCC/PA/CMA/2017/2Report on credentials. Report of the Bureau.Meeting documents
3.
Reports of the subsidiary bodies
3 (a).
Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
Contact: Ms. Wanna Tanunchaiwatana WTanunchaiwatana@unfccc.int
Status:
The COP took note the oral report by the SBSTA Chair.
The COP adopted the following decisions recommended by the SBSTA:
- Local communities and indigenous peoples platform.
- Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture’
- Scope of the next periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it
Other decisions forwarded by the SBSTA were adopted under their respective agenda items
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FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.29Local communities and indigenous peoples platform. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.Draft conclusions
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FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.24/Add.1Issues relating to agriculture. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Addendum. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.Draft conclusions
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FCCC/SBSTA/2017/4Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017.Session and meeting reports
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FCCC/SBSTA/2017/4/Add.1Addendum. Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017. Draft decisions forwarded for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the PartiesSession and meeting reports
3 (b).
Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
Contact: Ms. Katia Simeonova KSimeonova@unfccc.int
Status:
The COP took note the oral report by the SBI Chair
Decisions forwarded by the SBI were adopted under their respective agenda items
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FCCC/SBI/2017/7/Add.2Addendum. Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017. Addendum. Summary reports on multilateral assessments at the forty-sixth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation.Session and meeting reports
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FCCC/SBI/2017/7Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017Session and meeting reports
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FCCC/SBI/2017/7/Add.1Addendum. Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017. Addendum. Draft decisions forwarded for consideration and adoption by the COP and the CMPSession and meeting reports
3 (c).
Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement
Contact: Mr. Sergey Kononov SKononov@unfccc.int
Status:
The COP took note the oral report by the APA Co-Chairs
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FCCC/APA/2017/L.3Draft report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement on the fourth part of its first session. Rapporteur: Ms. Anna Serzysko (Parties included in Annex I to the Convention).Meeting documents
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FCCC/APA/2017/2Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement on the third part of its first session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017.Session and meeting reports
4.
Preparations for the implementation 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
Contact: Ms. Nattley Williams NWilliams@unfccc.int; On matters related to the 2018 FD: Ms. Naziha Degroote NDegroote@unfccc.int
Status:
Consultations on the 2018 FD
H.E. Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan (Fiji)
H.E. Mr. Aziz Mekouar (Morocco)
COP launched the Talanoa dialogue
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.13Preparations for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the first session of the Conference of the Parties servingas the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
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FCCC/SBI/2017/7Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017Session and meeting reports
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FCCC/SBI/2017/7/Add.1Addendum. Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017. Addendum. Draft decisions forwarded for consideration and adoption by the COP and the CMPSession and meeting reports
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FCCC/SBSTA/2017/4Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017.Session and meeting reports
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FCCC/APA/2017/2Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement on the third part of its first session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017.Session and meeting reports
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FCCC/SBSTA/2017/4/Add.1Addendum. Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017. Draft decisions forwarded for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the PartiesSession and meeting reports
5.
Consideration of proposals by Parties for amendments to the Convention under Article 15
5 (a).
Proposal from the Russian Federation to amend Article 4, paragraph 2(f), of the Convention
Contact: Mr. Daniel Klein DKlein@unfccc.int
Status:
Held in abeyance
This sub-item to be included in the provisional agenda for COP 24
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FCCC/CP/2011/5Proposal from the Russian Federation to amend article 4, paragraph 2 (f), of the Convention. Note by the secretariat.Pre-session documents
5 (b).
Proposal from Papua New Guinea and Mexico to amend Articles 7 and 18 of the Convention
Contact: Mr. Jose Felix Pinto-Bazurco JPinto-Bazurco@unfccc.int
Status:
Informal consultations facilitated by
Mr. Amena Yauvoli (Fiji)
This sub-item to be included in the provisional agenda for COP 24
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FCCC/CP/2011/4/Rev.1Revised proposal from Papua New Guinea and Mexico to amend Articles 7 and 18 of the Convention. Note by the secretariat.Submissions by parties and organizations
6.
Report of the Adaptation Committee
Contact: Ms. Annett Moehner AMoehner@unfccc.int
Status:
COP took note of the SBSTA and SBI conclusions
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FCCC/SB/2017/2/Add.1-FCCC/SBI/2017/14/Add.1Report of the Adaptation Committee. The 32nd meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Addendum. Recommendations of the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group for addressing decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 41, and, in collaboration with the Standing Committee on Finance, decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 45Constituted body reports
7.
Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts
Contact: Ms. Miwa Kato MKato@unfccc.int
Status:
Decisions adopted as presented
Expert dialogue referred to in paragraph 9 of the decision to be named the “Suva Expert Dialogue”
Clearing house for risk transfer operationalized and launched at this COP to be named the ‘Fiji Clearing House for Risk Transfer’’
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FCCC/SB/2017/L.5Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific andTechnological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation.Draft conclusions
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FCCC/SB/2017/1/Add.1Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts. AddendumConstituted body reports
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FCCC/SB/2017/1Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts.Constituted body reports
8.
Development and transfer of technologies and implementation of the Technology Mechanism
Status:
Item referred to the SBSTA and the SB
8 (a).
Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network
Contact: Ms. Ariesta Ningrum ANingrum@unfccc.int
Status:
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/SB/2017/L.4/Rev.1Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network. Revised draft conclusions proposed by the Chairs. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation.Draft conclusions
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FCCC/SB/2017/3Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2017.Constituted body reports
8 (b).
Review of the effective implementation of the Climate Technology Centre and Network
Contact: Mr. Bert Van der Plas BVanderPlas@unfccc.int
Status:
Mr. Balisi Gopolang (Botswana)
Ms. Elfriede-Anna More (Austria)
Decisions adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.1Review of the effective implementation of the Climate Technology Centre and Network. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
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FCCC/CP/2017/3Report on the independent review of the effective implementation of the Climate Technology Centre and NetworkPre-session documents
9.
Second review of the adequacy of Article 4, paragraph 2(a) and (b), of the Convention
Contact: Ms. Marcela Main Sancha MMainSancha@unfccc.int
Status:
Held in abeyance
This item to be included in the provisional agenda for COP 24
10.
Matters relating to finance
10 (a).
Long-term climate finance
Contact: Mr. Alejandro Kilpatrick AKilpatrick@unfccc.int; Ms. Simone Albus SAlbus@unfccc.int; Ms. Johanna Lutterfelds JLutterfelds@unfccc.int
Status:
Co-chaired by Mr. Zaheer Fakir (South Africa) and Mr. Georg Borsting (Norway)
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/8Second biennial high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance. Note by the PresidentPre-session documents
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FCCC/CP/2017/4In-session workshop on long-term climate finance in 2017. Summary report by the secretariatWorkshop reports
10 (b).
Matters relating to the Standing Committee on Finance
Contact: Mr. Yolando Velasco YVelasco@unfccc.int; Ms. Simone Albus SAlbus@unfccc.int; Ms. Johanna Lutterfelds JLutterfelds@unfccc.int
Status:
Co-chaired by Ms. Ngedikes Olai Uludong (Palau) and Ms. Delphine Eyraud (France)
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.10Matters relating to the Standing Committee on Finance. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.6Report of the Standing Committee on Finance. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
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FCCC/TP/2017/4Review of the functions of the Standing Committee on Finance. Technical paper by the secretariat.Technical papers
10 (c).
Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Green Climate Fund
Contact: Mr. Yolando Velasco YVelasco@unfccc.int; Mr. Donald Singue Tanko DSingueTanko@unfccc.int; Mr. Hyunwoo Kim HKim@unfccc.int
Status:
Co-chaired by Mr. Tosi Mpanu Mpanu (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Mr. Stefan Schwager (Switzerland)
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.8Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Green Climate Fund. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
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FCCC/CP/2017/5/Add.1Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat. AddendumConstituted body reports
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FCCC/CP/2017/INF.3Operation of the registry of nationally appropriate mitigation actions. Report by the secretariatPre-session documents
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FCCC/CP/2017/5Report of the Green Climate Fund. Note by the secretariat.Constituted body reports
10 (d).
Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Global Environment Facility
Contact: Mr. Alejandro Kilpatrick AKilpatrick@unfccc.int; Ms. Simone Albus SAlbus@unfccc.int; Mr. Donald Singue Tanko DSingueTanko@unfccc.int
Status:
Co-chaired by Mr. Tosi Mpanu Mpanu (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Mr. Stefan Schwager (Switzerland)
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.11Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Global Environment Facility. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
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FCCC/CP/2017/7/Add.2Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat. Addendum.Constituted body reports
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FCCC/CP/2017/7/Add.1Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat. AddendumConstituted body reports
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FCCC/CP/2017/INF.3Operation of the registry of nationally appropriate mitigation actions. Report by the secretariatPre-session documents
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FCCC/CP/2017/7Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat.Constituted body reports
10 (e).
Sixth review of the Financial Mechanism
Contact: Mr. Yolando Velasco YVelasco@unfccc.int; Mr. Donald Singue Tanko DSingueTanko@unfccc.int; Mr. Hyunwoo Kim HKim@unfccc.int
Status:
Co-chaired by Mr. Zaheer Fakir (South Africa) and Mr. Georg Borsting (Norway)
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.4Sixth review of the Financial Mechanism. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
10 (f).
Process to identify the information to be provided by Parties in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 5, of the Paris Agreement
Contact: Mr. Marenglen Gjonaj MGjonaj@unfccc.int; Ms. Mary Katherine Lakemaker MLakemaker@unfccc.int
Status:
Contact Group established
Co-chaired by Mr. Andres Eduardo Mogro Zambrano (Ecuador) and Ms. Outi Honkatukia (Finland)
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.12Process to identify the information to be provided by Parties in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 5, of the ParisAgreement. Proposal by the President.Draft decisions
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CP23.IN.1Informal note by the co-chairs. Process to identify the information to be provided by Parties in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 5, of the Paris AgreementInformal notes
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FCCC/CP/2017/INF.2Round-table discussion on the process to identify information to be provided under Article 9, paragraph 5, of the ParisAgreement. Summary report by the secretariatSummary reports
11.
Reporting from and review of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Ms. Inkar Kadyrzhanova IKadyrzhanova@unfccc.int
Status:
COP took note of the SBSTA conclusions on this matter
12.
Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Mr. Jigme Jigme@unfccc.int; Ms. Bhava Dhungana BDhungana@unfccc.int; Mr. Marlan Pillay MPillay@unfccc.int
Status:
COP took note of the SBI conclusions on this matter
13.
Capacity-building under the Convention
Contact: Mr. Alejandro Kilpatrick AKilpatrick@unfccc.int; Ms. Johanna Lutterfelds JLutterfelds@unfccc.int; Ms. Yeonji Kim YKim@unfccc.int
Status:
Decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/SBI/2017/L.28Annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building for 2017. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for ImplementationDraft conclusions
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FCCC/SBI/2017/L.25/Add.1Capacity-building in countries with economies in transition under the Convention. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Addendum. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for ImplementationDraft conclusions
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FCCC/SBI/2017/11Annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-buildingProgress reports
14.
Implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 8 and 9, of the Convention
14 (a).
Implementation of the Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation and response measures (decision 1/CP.10)
Status:
COP took note of the SBSTA conclusions on this matter and took note that the SBI did not have any specific conclusions on the matter
14 (b).
Matters relating to the least developed countries
Contact: Mr. Motsomi Maletjane MMaletjane@unfccc.int
Status:
COP took note of the SBI conclusions on this matter
15.
Assessment of the technical examination processes on mitigation and adaptation
Contact: Mr. William Agyemang-Bonsu WAgyemang-Bonsu@unfccc.int; Ms. Toby Hedger THedger@unfccc.int; Ms. Annett Moehner AMoehner@unfccc.int
Status:
H.E. Mr. Deo Saran (Fiji)
Decisions adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.2Assessment of the technical examination processes on mitigation and adaptation. Proposal by the PresidentDraft decisions
16.
Gender and climate change
Contact: Ms. Fleur Newman FNewman@unfccc.int
Status:
Decisions adopted as presented
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FCCC/SBI/2017/L.29Gender and climate change. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for ImplementationDraft conclusions
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FCCC/TP/2017/8Achieving the goal of gender balance. Technical paper by the secretariat.Technical papers
17.
Other matters referred to the Conference of the Parties by the subsidiary bodies
Status:
No other matters raised
18.
Administrative, financial and institutional matters
18 (a).
Audit report and financial statements for 2016
Contact: Ms. Juleka Rajah JRajah@unfccc.int
Status:
Draft decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/SBI/2017/L.34/Add.1Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Addendum. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for ImplementationDraft conclusions
18 (b).
Budget performance for the biennium 2016–2017
Contact: Ms. Juleka Rajah JRajah@unfccc.int
Status:
Draft decision adopted as presented
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FCCC/SBI/2017/L.34/Add.1Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Addendum. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for ImplementationDraft conclusions
18 (c).
Programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019
18 (d).
Decision-making in the UNFCCC process
Contact: Mr. Jose Felix Pinto-Bazurco JPinto-Bazurco@unfccc.int
Status:
Consultations by
Mr. Amena Yauvoli (Fiji)
This sub-item to be included in the provisional agenda for COP 24
18 (e).
Review of the process established by decision 14/CP.1 relating to the selection and nomination of the Executive Secretary (at the level of Under-Secretary-General) and the Deputy Executive Secretary (at the level of Assistant Secretary-General).
Contact: Mr. Andreas Engler AEngler@unfccc.int
Status:
COP took note of the SBI conclusions on this matter
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FCCC/CP/2016/INF.2Background information on decision 14/CP.1 and the process to appoint the Executive Secretary. Note by the Executive Secretary.Pre-session documents
19.
High-level segment
19 (a).
Statements by Parties
Status:
19 (b).
Statements by observer organizations
20.
Other matters
Status:
No other matters were raised
21.
Conclusion of the session
21 (a).
Adoption of the draft report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-third session
Status:
Draft report adopted as presented
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.3Draft report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-third session. Rapporteur: Mr. Georg Boersting (Norway)Meeting documents
21 (b).
Closure of the session
Status:
Session closed
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FCCC/CP/2017/11Report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-third session, held in Bonn from 6 to 18 November 2017. Part one: ProceedingsSession and meeting reports
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FCCC/CP/2017/11/Add.1Report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-third session, held in Bonn from 6 to 18 November 2017. Addendum. Part two: Action taken by the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-third sessionSession and meeting reports
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FCCC/CP/2017/11/Add.2Report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-third session, held in Bonn from 6 to 18 November 2017. Addendum. Part two: Action taken by the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-third sessionSession and meeting reports
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FCCC/CP/2017/L.7− FCCC/KP/CMP/2017/L.3− FCCC/PA/CMA/2017/L.2Expression of gratitude to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the people of the city of Bonn. Draft resolution submitted by Fiji.Meeting documents
No events found
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FCCC/CP/2017/11Report of the Conference of the Parties on its twenty-third session, held in Bonn from 6 to 18 November 2017. Part one: ProceedingsSession and meeting reports
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Resolution 1/CP.23Expression of gratitude to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the people of the city of BonnSession and meeting reports
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5/CP.23Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change ImpactsSession and meeting reports
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8/CP.23Review of the functions of the Standing Committee on FinanceSession and meeting reports
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9/CP.23Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Green Climate FundSession and meeting reports