Following consultations on the adoption of the agenda by the SB Chairs, the SBI adopted the supplementary provisional agenda with the title of item 8 orally amended and with the exception of item 21, with the understanding that the discussions during the informal consultations at SB 58 on the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme will be reflected in an informal note jointly prepared by the SBI and SBSTA Chairs under their own authority.

Work launched on the basis of the supplementary provisional agenda

The SBI elected Gonzalo Guaiquil (Chile) as its Vice-Chair for 2023. The Chair also informed Parties that the secretariat had not received any nominations for SBI Rapporteur. In accordance with rule 22, paragraph 2, of the draft rules of procedure being applied, the serving Rapporteur, Ayşin Turpanci, will remain in office until her successor has been elected at SBI 59 (November–December 2023).

The SBI took note of information provided by the Chair

Information on mandated events provided

Consultations by the SBI Chair on the way forward

Following consultations by the SBI Chair on the way forward for this sub-item, the SBI agreed to take note of the report titled “status of submission and review of national communications and biennial reports”.

Following consultations by the SBI Chair on the way forward for this sub-item, the SBI agreed to take note of the report titled "Compilation and synthesis of fourth biennial reports of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention”.

Following consultations by the SBI Chair on the way forward for this sub-item, the SBI agreed to take note of the report titled “National greenhouse gas inventory data for the period 1990–2020”. 

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Following consultations by the SBI Chair on the way forward for this sub-item, the SBI noted the status of national communications and biennial update reports from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Eve Deakin (UK) and Sandra Motshwanedi (South Africa).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Following consultations by the SBI Chair on the way forward for this sub-item, the SBI took note of the summary reports finalized up to 22 March 2023.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Eve Deakin (UK) and Sandra Motshwanedi (South Africa).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Kate Hancock (Australia) and Sonam Tashi (Bhutan).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Contact group, co-chaired by Alison Campbell (UK) and Joseph Teo (Singapore).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Selam Kidane Abebe (Zambia) and Luisa Rölke (Germany).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Contact group, co-chaired by Peter Govindasamy (Singapore) and Catherine Goldberg (USA).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Lucia Perugini (Italy) and Milagros Sandoval (Peru).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mattias Frumerie (Sweden) and Janine Felson (Belize).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by María del Pilar Bueno (Argentina) and Morgane Chiocchia (UK).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Bob Natifu (Uganda) and Jens Fugl (Denmark).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Cornelia Jäger (Austria) and Lucas di Pietro (Argentina).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Stephen Minas (Greece) and Vositha Wijenayake (Sri Lanka).

Conclusions and recommendation to the COP adopted as presented.

The SBI agreed to continue its consideration of this item at its next session.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ali Waqas (Pakistan) and Gabriela Blatter (Switzerland).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Catherine Goldberg (USA) and Gonzalo Guaiquil (Chile).

Conclusions and recommendation to the COP and the CMA adopted as presented.

Contact group, chaired by the SBI Chair.

Conclusions adopted as presented.

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Contact group, co-chaired by Georg Børsting (Norway) and Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago) [Responses from the Secretariat to SBI 58 contact group on agenda sub-item 20(a) available here].

Conclusions and recommendation to the COP and to the CMP adopted as presented.

The SBI took note of the information from the secretariat on the matters related to sub-item 20b

The SBI took note of the reports by the secretariat and the Government of Germany and to consider the sub-item again at SBI 62

The SBI took note of the 2022 annual report

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Antwi Boasiko  (Ghana) and Jens Fugl (Denmark).

Conclusions adopted as presented.

No other matters raised