SBSTA 47

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06 - 15 Nov. 2017

01:00h - 00:59h

The 47th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) took place from 6 to 15 November 2017, in Bonn, Germany.

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Latest SBSTA 47 documents

SBSTA47.IN.12

Informal note by the co-chairs Second iteration. Draft decision on the work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement

SB47.INOR.3

AC oral report

FCCC/SB/2017/L.4/Rev.1

Joint 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.

FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.25

Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and impacts to climate change. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.

FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.24/Add.1

Issues relating to agriculture. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Addendum. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.

Organizational matters

Contact: Ms. Hanna Hoffmann hhoffmann@unfccc.int

2 (a)

Adoption of the agenda

Contact: Ms. Hanna Hoffmann hhoffmann@unfccc.int

Status:

Agenda adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/5	Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary		Agendas and annotations

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
SBSTA47.Adoptedagenda	Agenda as adopted		Provisional agendas

2 (b)

Organization of the work of the session

Contact: Ms. Hanna Hoffmann hhoffmann@unfccc.int

Status:

Organization agreed

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/5	Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary		Agendas and annotations

2 (c)

Election of officers other than the Chair

Contact: Ms. Hanna Hoffmann hhoffmann@unfccc.int

Status:

Consultations by Vice President Helmut Hojesky (Austria)

No nomination received for Rapporteur. Current Rapporteur remains in office until nomination received/successor elected

Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

Contact: Ms. Rojina Manandhar rmanandhar@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Mr. Julio Cordano (Chile) and Mr. Kunihiko Shimada (Japan)

Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/INF.6	Progress made in implementing activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Note by the secretariat.		Progress reports

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.25	Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and impacts to climate change. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.		Draft conclusions

Report of the Adaptation Committee

Contact: Ms. Annett Moehner amoehner@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Mr. Richard Merzian (Australia) and Mr. Hamza Tber (Morocco)

Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2017/2/Add.1-FCCC/SBI/2017/14/Add.1	Report 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 45		Constituted body reports
FCCC/SB/2017/2	Report of the Adaptation Committee		Constituted body reports

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type
SB47.INOR.1	AC oral report SBSTA 47	Non-official session documents
SB47.INOR.3	AC oral report	informal document
FCCC/SB/2017/L.6	Report of the Adaptation Committee. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chairs.	Draft conclusions

Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts

Contact: Ms. Miwa Kato mkato@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Ms. Beth Lavendar (Canada) and Mr. Alf Wills (South Africa)

Decision agreed and forwarded to the COP as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2017/1/Add.1	Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts. Addendum		Constituted body reports
FCCC/SB/2017/1	Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts.		Constituted body reports

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type
SB47.INM.1	Elements for a draft decision by the co-facilitators. SBSTA 5/SBI 13: Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts	Non-official session documents
SB47.INOR.2	EXCOM oral report SB47	Non-official session documents
FCCC/SB/2017/L.5	Report 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

Development and transfer of technologies

Contact: Ms. Ariesta Ningrum aningrum@unfccc.int

6 (a)

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network

Contact: Ms. Ariesta Ningrum aningrum@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Mr. Balisi Gopolang (Botswana) and Ms. Elfriede More (Austria)

Decision agreed and forwarded to the COP as orally amended and as presented in L.4/Rev.1

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2017/3	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2017.		Constituted body reports

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
SB47.INOR.5	Opening Statement by the Vice Chair of the CTCN Advisory Board	Non-official session documents	23 Jan 2019 18:23
SB47.INOR.4	Oral report by the Chair of the TEC. SBSTA Opening plenary – 6 November 2017, 15:00hrs	Non-official session documents
FCCC/SB/2017/L.4/Rev.1	Joint 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

6 (b)

Technology framework under Article 10, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement

Contact: Ms. Ariesta Ningrum aningrum@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Ms. Stella Gama (Malawi) and Ms. Elfriede More (Austria)

Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/INF.5	Information on the activities of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network relevant to the elaboration of the technology framework		meeting papers

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.22	Technology framework under Article 10, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.		Draft conclusions

Issues relating to agriculture

Contact: Mr. Dirk Nemitz dnemitz@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Mr. Emmanuel Dlamini (Swaziland) and Mr. Heikki Granholm (Finland)
Conclusions and decision adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.24/Add.1	Issues relating to agriculture. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Addendum. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.		Draft conclusions
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.24	Issues relating to agriculture. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.		Draft conclusions

Research and systematic observation

Contact: Ms. Joanna Post jpost@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Mr. Fred Kossam (Malawi) and Mr. Stephan Roesner (Germany)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.21	Research and systematic observation. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.		Draft conclusions

Impact of the implementation of response measures

Contact: Ms. Kusum Lata klata@unfccc.int

9 (a)

Improved forum and work programme

Contact: Ms. Kusum Lata klata@unfccc.int

Status:

Contact group established by the SBSTA/SBI Chairs with the assistance of Ms. Nataliya Kushko (Ukraine) and Mr. Andrei Marku (Panama)

Conclusions adopted as orally amended (see conclusions as amended)

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2017/INF.2	Meeting of the ad hoc technical expert group on response measures. Report by the co-chairs of the ad hoc technical expert group		meeting papers

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
SB47.INM.2	Conclusions as amended		Non-official session documents
FCCC/SB/2017/L.7	Improved forum and work programme. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chairs.		Draft conclusions

9 (b)

Modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures

Contact: Ms. Kusum Lata klata@unfccc.int

Status:

Contact group established by the SBSTA/SBI Chairs with the assistance of Ms. Nataliya Kushko (Ukraine) and Mr. Andrei Marku (Panama)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type
SB47.IN.3	Informal note by the co-facilitators. Modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum of the impacts of the implementation of response measures	Informal notes
SB47.INM.3	Reflections note. Modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures	Non-official session documents
FCCC/SB/2017/L.8	Modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chairs.	Draft conclusions

9 (c)

Matters relating to Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Kyoto Protocol

Contact: Ms. Kusum Lata klata@unfccc.int

Status:

SBSTA48 to continue consideration

Methodological issues under the Convention

10 (a)

Common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of greenhouse gases

Contact: Mr. Pedro Torres ptorres@unfccc.int Mr. Javier Hanna JHanna@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Mr. Takeshi Enoki (Japan) and Mr. Stephen King'uyu (Kenya)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.19	Common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of greenhouse gases. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.		Draft conclusions

10 (b)

Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport

Contact: Mr. Davor Vesligaj dvesligaj@unfccc.int

Status:

Draft conclusions prepared by the SBSTA Chair in consultation with interested Parties

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.20	Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.		Draft conclusions

Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Contact: Ms. Amy Steen asteen@unfccc.int

11 (a)

Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement

Contact: Ms. Amy Steen asteen@unfccc.int

Status:

Contact group established, co-chaired by Ms. Kelley Kizzier (Ireland) and Mr. Hugh Sealy (Maldives)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type
SBSTA47.IN.5	Informal note by the co‐chairs Third iteration. Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.4	Informal note by the co-chairs Second iteration. Guidance on cooperative approachesreferred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of theParisAgreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.3	Informal note by the co-chairs. Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.2	Informal document by co-facilitators of the round-table. Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.26	Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.	Draft conclusions

11 (b)

Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement

Contact: Ms. Amy Steen asteen@unfccc.int

Status:

Contact group established, co-chaired by Ms. Kelley Kizzier (Ireland) and Mr. Hugh Sealy (Maldives)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type
SBSTA47.IN.9	Informal note by the co‐chairs Third iteration. Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.8	Informal note by the co-chairs Second iteration. Rules,modalitiesand proceduresfor themechanismestablished byArticle 6, paragraph 4 of theParis Agreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.7	Informal note by the co-chairs. Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.6	Informal document by co-facilitators of the round-table. Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism referred to in Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.27	Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.	Draft conclusions

11 (c)

Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement.

Contact: Ms. Amy Steen asteen@unfccc.int

Status:

Contact group established, co-chaired by Ms. Kelley Kizzier (Ireland) and Mr. Hugh Sealy (Maldives)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type
SBSTA47.IN.13	Informal note by the co‐chairs Third iteration. Draft decision on the work programme under the framework for non‐market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.12	Informal note by the co-chairs Second iteration. Draft decision on the work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement	informal document
SBSTA47.IN.11	Informal note by the co-chairs. Draft decision on the work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
SBSTA47.IN.10	Informal document by co-facilitators of the round-table. Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement	Informal notes
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.28	Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the ParisAgreement. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.	Draft conclusions

Modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement

Contact: Mr. Marenglen Gjonaj mgjonaj@unfccc.int

Status:

Contact group established, co-chaired by Ms. Outi Honkatukia (Finland) and Mr. Andre Eduardo Mogro Zambrano (Ecuador)

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
SBSTA47.IN.1	Informal note by the co-facilitators. Modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement.		Informal notes
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.23	Modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair.		Draft conclusions

Local communities and indigenous peoples platform

Contact: Ms. Rojina Manandhar rmanandhar@unfccc.int

Status:

Informal consultations convened, co-facilitated by Mr. Kunihiko Shimada (Japan) and Mr. Spencer Thomas (Grenada)

Decision agreed and forwarded to the COP as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/6	Local communities and indigenous peoples platform: proposals on operationalization based on the open multi-stakeholder dialogue and submissions. Report by the secretariat.		Pre-session documents

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.29	Local communities and indigenous peoples platform. Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair. Recommendation of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.		Draft conclusions

14 (a)

Annual report on the technical review of information reported under the Convention by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention in their biennial reports and national communications

Contact: Mr. Davor Vesligaj dvesligaj@unfccc.int

Status:

SBSTA took note of information presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/INF.4	Technical review of information reported under the Convention by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention in their biennial reports and national communications. Report by the secretariat.		meeting papers

14 (b)

Annual report on the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

Contact: Mr. Vitor Gois vgoisferreira@unfccc.int

Status:

SBSTA took note of information presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/INF.8	Technical review of greenhouse gas inventories of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Annual report by the secretariat		meeting papers

14 (c)

Annual report on the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories and other information reported by Parties included in Annex I, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 7, of the Kyoto Protocol

Contact: Mr. Vitor Gois vgoisferreira@unfccc.int

Status:

SBSTA took note of information presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/INF.7	Technical review of greenhouse gas inventories and other information reported by Parties included in Annex I, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 7, of the Kyoto Protocol. Annual report by the secretariat.		meeting papers

Other matters

Contact: Ms. Hanna Hoffmann hhoffmann@unfccc.int

Status:

No other matters were raised

Closure of and report on the session

Contact: Ms. Hanna Hoffmann hhoffmann@unfccc.int

Status:

Draft report adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.18	Draft report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-seventh session. Rapporteur: Mr. Aderito Manuel Fernandes Santana (Sao Tome and Principe).		Meeting documents

Post-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/7	Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-seventh session, held in Bonn from 6 to 15 November 2017.		Session and meeting reports

Agenda Item	Agenda item title	Symbol	Title	Document	DateTime	Type	Workstream	Contact Name	Status

Title	Body	Date
SBI/SBSTA Pre-sessional workshop on modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures	Subsidiary Bodies (SB), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)	04 Nov 2017
SBI/SBSTA Pre-sessional workshop on modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures	Subsidiary Bodies (SB), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)	05 Nov 2017
SBI/SBSTA Pre-sessional workshop on modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures (continued)	Subsidiary Bodies (SB), Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)	05 Nov 2017

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2017/7	Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-seventh session, held in Bonn from 6 to 15 November 2017.	Session and meeting reports

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