This document addresses three main topics:
(a) The nineteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP): information on the sessions is presented, including an organizational scenario and possible elements of the provisional agendas;
b) Future sessional periods: information is provided on preparations for future COP and CMP sessions. Guidance from the Subsidiary Body for Implementation regarding the dates for the sessional periods in 2018;
(c) Organization of the intergovernmental process, including the engagement of observer organizations