Update on the organization of work and Ministerial Consultations
Following an assessment of the status of progress of the work across all tracks, the President has set out a tailored approach to conclude all outstanding elements, recognizing that some need more discussion and others require focused political engagement to find an overall balanced and comprehensive way forward.
He has invited pairs of Ministers to lead consultations with Groups and Parties on his behalf on outstanding issues that will benefit from political guidance.
COP 29/CMP 19/CMA 6 Ministerial Consultations
| Issue |
Ministers and secretariat support |
Update |
| The structure, the quantum and contributors of the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance |
H.E. Minister Yasmine Fouad (Egypt)
H.E. Minister Chris Bowen (Australia)
Secretariat support:
Yolando Velasco yvelasco@unfccc.int
Marenglen Gjonaj mgjonaj@unfccc.int |
The ministerial consultations took place on 18 and 19 November. |
| Global Goal on Adaptation |
H.E. Minister Eamon Ryan (Ireland)
H.E. Minister Franz Tattenbach (Costa Rica)
Secretariat support:
Maryam Navi mnavi@unfccc.int
|
The ministerial consultations took place on 18 and 19 November. |
| The registry functionalities of the international registry under Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement, and the connection of Party registries to the registry for the mechanism established in Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement |
H.E. Minister Grace Fu Hai Yien (Singapore)
H.E. Minister Simon Watts (New Zealand)
Secretariat support:
Perumal Arumugan parumugam@unfccc.int
|
The ministerial consultations took place on 18, 19 and 20 November. |
| Mitigation outcome |
H.E. Minister Tore Onshuus Sandvik (Norway)
H.E. Minister Dion Travers George (South Africa)
Secretariat support:
Stelios Pesmajoglou spesmajoglou@unfccc.int
Bernd Hackmann bhackmann@unfccc.int
|
The ministerial consultations took place on 19 November. |
| To support and advise the COP 29 Presidency on a high ambition balanced package of negotiated outcomes in Baku |
H.E. Minister Marina Silva (Brazil)
H.E. Minister Edward Miliband (UK)
Secretariat support:
Annett Moehner amoehner@unfccc.int
|
The ministerial consultations took place on 20 November. |
Update on the President’s Consultations
The opening plenaries of COP 29/CMP 19/CMA 6, on Monday, 11 November 2024, adopted their agendas and smoothly launched the work. In addition, they mandated the President to undertake consultations on a number of important issues and to report back to the plenaries on the results.
Presidency consultations resulting from the adoption of agendas
| Issue |
Facilitators and secretariat support |
Update |
| Seventh review of the Financial Mechanism |
Facilitators: Ricardo Marshall and Gard Lindseth
Secretariat support:
Yolando Velasco yvelasco@unfccc.int Debapriya Roy droy@unfccc.int
|
Bilateral consultations started on 14 November. |
| Special needs and special circumstances of Africa |
Facilitator: Jala Ibrahimova
Secretariat support:
Fatin Tawfig ftawfig@unfccc.int
|
The Presidency consultation took place on 16 November from 15:00-16:30. |
| Concerns with climate change related restrictive unilateral trade measures, and identifying ways to promote international cooperation in line with the outcome of the first global stocktake |
Facilitator: Samir Bejanov
Secretariat support:
Stelios Pesmajoglou spesmajoglou@unfccc.int
|
The Presidency consultation took place on 15 Nov from 10:00 to 12 noon. |
| Facilitating dialogues on mountains and climate change |
Facilitator: Jala Ibrahimova
Secretariat support:
Donna Lagdameo dlagdameo@unfccc.int
|
The Presidency consultation took place on 15 November from 17:00 to 18:00. |
| Presidency consultations on a range of substantive matters included in the GST outcome |
Facilitator: Samir Bejanov
Secretariat support:
Annett Moehner amoehner@unfccc.int
|
The second meeting of the Presidency consultation took place on 18 November from 19:00 to 21:00. |