The objective of the Climate Dialogues was to provide a platform for Parties and other stakeholders to showcase progress made in 2020 and exchange views and ideas across the subsidiary bodies and COP agendas mandated for 2020. As guided by the Bureau at its meeting on 25 August, The Climate Dialogues also provided a platform for advancing implementation of activities mandated for 2020,to the extent possible and, where necessary, identifying any potential further action that the SB Chairs could undertake to help Parties to prepare for effectively engaging in the work of the subsidiary bodies at the sessions to take place in 2021. Overall, the Climate Dialogues should help to advance work under the subsidiary bodies and the COP in a virtual setting, thereby paving the way for a successful COP 26.
Format of the Climate Dialogues
The format of events ranged from mandated events for 2020, to meetings of and/or events by the constituted bodies, informal consultations by the Presiding Officers with Parties, and a series of technical workshops and/or information events on matters related to the work of the governing and subsidiary bodies.
Closing Ceremony
Individual closing statements
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Chair of the G77 and China
Janine Felson, Chair of AOSIS
Samia Shell on behalf of the YOUNGO constituency
Ruel Yamuna, Chair of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations
Kavita Naidu on behalf of the women and gender constituency
Sonam Phuntsho Wangdi, Chair of the LDC Group
Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen on behalf of the RINGO constituency
Nicole Wilke on behalf of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Susan Aitken on behalf of local governments and municipal authorities
Franz Perrez, Chair of the Environmental Integrity Group
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Walter Schuldt, Ecuador, on behalf of the LMDC Group
Sun Zhen, China, on behalf of BASIC countries
Majda Dabaghi on behalf of BINGO constituency
Juan Monterrey, Chair of the AILAC Group
Isabel Di Carlo on behalf of ALBA Group
Nisreen Elsaimon behalf of ENGO – CAN constituency