Body
Conference of the Parties (COP)
Session
COP 29
Agenda Items
1
Opening of the session
Contact: Nattley Williams, email: nwilliams@unfccc.int and Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int
Status:

Session opened.

2
Organizational matters
2 (a)
Election of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-ninth session
Contact: Luan Harford, email: lharford@unfccc.int
Status:

Mukhtar Babayev was elected as President of COP 29.

2 (b)
Adoption of the rules of procedure
Contact: Luan Harford, email: lharford@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP agreed to continue to apply the draft rules of procedure contained in document FCCC/CP/1996/2, with the exception of draft rule 42.

This matter will be included on the provisional agenda of the next session in accordance with rule 16 of the draft rules of procedures being applied.

2 (c)
Adoption of the agenda
Contact: Nattley Williams, email : nwilliams@unfccc.int and Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int
Status:

The agenda was adopted as orally amended.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/1/Add.2
Agendas and annotations
FCCC/CP/2024/1/Add.1
Agendas and annotations
FCCC/CP/2024/1
Agendas and annotations
2 (d)
Election of officers other than the President
Contact: Luan Harford, email: lharford@unfccc.int
Status:

The status of nominations can be found on the Election and Membership webpage of UNFCCC.  

Groups and constituencies are encouraged to transmit their outstanding nominations to the secretariat by 28 February 2025.

2 (e)
Admission of organizations as observers
Contact: Megumi Endo, email: mendo@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP agreed to the admission of observer organizations listed in document FCCC/CP/2024/2.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/2
Pre-session documents
2 (f)
Organization of work, including for the sessions of the subsidiary bodies
Contact: Nattley Williams, email: nwilliams@unfccc.int and Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int
Status:

The organization of work was agreed as proposed and work was launched on the basis of the adopted agenda.

National adaptation plans: Draft conclusions as follows:

The Conference of the Parties requested the Subsidiary Body for Implementation to continue consideration of this matter at its sixty-second session (June 2025) on the basis of the draft text available on the UNFCCC website with a view to recommending a draft decision for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its thirtieth session (November 2025).

Poznan Strategic Programme: Decision adopted as presented.

The COP also adopted the draft decision entitled "Climate high-level champions"

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.15
Draft decisions
FCCC/CP/2024/L.3
Draft decisions
DT.DD.COP29.i2f.1
Draft negotiating texts
DT.DC.COP29.i2f.1
Draft negotiating texts
2 (g)
Dates and venues of future sessions
Contact: Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int and Franklin Odhiambo, email: fodhiambo@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.9
Draft decisions
2 (h)
Adoption of the report on credentials
Contact: Luca Brusa, email: lbrusa@unfccc.int
Status:

Report on credentials adopted as presented by the Bureau.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/10−FCCC/KP/CMP/2024/6−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/16
Meeting documents
3
Reports of the subsidiary bodies
3 (a)
Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
Contact: Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int and Franklin Odhiambo, email: fodhiambo@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP took note of the report on SBSTA 60, the draft report on the SBSTA 61 and the oral report by the Chair.

Under this agenda item, the COP also adopted a decision entitled: Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform.

Post-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBSTA/2024/10
Session and meeting reports
FCCC/SBSTA/2024/7/Add.1
Session and meeting reports, Post-session documents
FCCC/SBSTA/2024/7
Session and meeting reports, Post-session documents
3 (b)
Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
Contact: Karin Simonson, email: Ksimonson@unfccc.int and Monica Gavriluta. Email: mgavriluta@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP took note of the report on SBI 60, the draft report on the SBI 61 and the oral report by the Chair.

Under this agenda item, the COP also adopted 3 decisions entitled: 

  • Terms of reference for the fifth comprehensive review of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries under the Convention;
  • Second review of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building;
  • Administrative, financial and institutional matters.
Post-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBI/2024/25
Session and meeting reports
FCCC/SBI/2024/13
Session and meeting reports, Post-session documents
FCCC/SBI/2024/13/Add.1
Session and meeting reports, Post-session documents
FCCC/SBI/2024/13/Add.2
Summary reports, Post-session documents
4
Reporting from and review of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Xuehong Wang, email: xwang@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP recalled the conclusions by the SBI61 (item 3(a);  item 3(b) and item 3(c)) on this matter.

5
Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
Contact: Jigme, email: jigme@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP recalled the conclusions by the SBI61 (item 4(a); item 4(b); item 4(c) and item 4(d)) on this matter.

6
Matters relating to adaptation
6 (a)
Report of the Adaptation Committee
Contact: Carlos Ruiz Garvia, email: cruizGarvia@unfccc.int and Ina Lambert, email: ilambert@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP welcomed the 2023 and 2024 reports.

6 (b)
Review of the progress, effectiveness and performance of the Adaptation Committee
Contact: Carlos Ruiz Garvia, email: cruizGarvia@unfccc.int and Ina Lambert, email: ilambert@unfccc.int
Status:

Conclusions adopted as follows:

The subsidiary bodies agreed to continue consideration of this matter at their sixty-second session (June 2025).

7
Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts and joint annual report of its Executive Committee and the Santiago network for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change
Contact: Miwa Kato, email: mkato@unfccc.int; and Manon Robin, email: mrobin@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

8
Matters relating to finance
8 (a)
Long-term climate finance
Contact: Marenglen Gjonaj, email: mgjonaj@unfccc.int and Padraig Oliver, email poliver@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.14
Draft decisions
8 (b)
Matters relating to the Standing Committee on Finance
Contact: Debapriya Roy, email: droy@unfccc.int and Mary Katherine Laekemaeker, email: mlaekemaeker@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

Regarding the second review of the functions of the SCF, the SBI agreed to continue consideration of this matter at SBI 63.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/6−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8
Pre-session documents
FCCC/CP/2024/6/Add.5−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8/Add.5
Constituted body reports
FCCC/CP/2024/6/Add.2−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8/Add.2
Constituted body reports
FCCC/CP/2024/6/Add.4−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8/Add.4
Pre-session documents
FCCC/CP/2024/6/Add.1–FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8/Add.1
Pre-session documents
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.5
Draft decisions
8 (c)
Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Green Climate Fund
Contact: Grant Kirkman, email: gkirkman@unfccc.int and Paula Buendia Aguilar, email: PBuendiaAguilar@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/3
Progress reports
FCCC/CP/2024/3/Add.1
Progress reports
FCCC/CP/2024/6/Add.6−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8/Add.6
Constituted body reports
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.10
Draft decisions
8 (d)
Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Global Environment Facility
Contact: Grant Kirkman, email: gkirkman@unfccc.int and Hyunwoo Noah Kim, email: hkim@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/8
Pre-session documents
FCCC/CP/2024/8/Add.1
Pre-session documents
FCCC/CP/2024/6/Add.7−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8/Add.7
Constituted body reports
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.11
Draft decisions
8 (e)
Report of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage and guidance to the Fund
Contact: Sana Lingorsky email: SLingorsky@unfccc.intand and Aileen Niyaz email: aniyaz@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/9/Add.1−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/13/Add.1
Pre-session documents
FCCC/CP/2024/9−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/13
Pre-session documents
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.6
Draft decisions
8 (f)
Arrangements between the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement and the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
Contact: Aileen Niyaz email: aniyaz@unfccc.int and Hyesu Yoon email: HYoon@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/6/Add.8−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/8/Add.8
Pre-session documents
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.2
Draft decisions
8 (g)
Seventh review of the Financial Mechanism
Contact: Debapriya Roy, email: droy@unfccc.int and Hyunwoo Noah Kim, email: hkim@unfccc.int
Status:

This matter will be included on the provisional agenda of the next session in accordance with rule 16 of the draft rules of procedures being applied.

9
Matters relating to technology development and transfer
9 (a)
Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network
Contact: Bhava Dhungana, email: bdhungana@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SB/2024/L.11
Draft decisions
9 (b)
Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanism
Contact: Bhava Dhungana, email: bdhungana@unfccc.int
Status:

Consideration of this matter will continue at SBI 62. 

10
Matters relating to capacity-building
Contact: Alejandro Kilpatrick, email: akilpatrick@unfccc.int and David Oehmen, email: doehmen@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBI/2024/L.13
Draft decisions
11
Matters relating to the least developed countries
Contact: Sonam Khandu, email: skhandu@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBI/2024/L.17/Add.1
Draft conclusions
12
Report of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures
Contact: Kusum Lata, email: klata@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.13-FCCC/KP/CMP/2024/L.5-FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/L.19
Draft decisions
13
Periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it
Contact: Annett Moehner, email: amoehner@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.7
Draft decisions
14
Gender and climate change
Contact: Fleur Newman, email: fnewman@unfccc.int, and Wiebke Bender, email: wbender@unfccc.int and gender-team@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as orally amended.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/5
Synthesis reports
FCCC/CP/2024/4
Pre-session documents
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.12
Draft decisions
15
Consideration of proposals from Parties for amendments to the Convention under Article 15
15 (a)
Proposal from the Russian Federation to amend Article 4, paragraph 2(f), of the Convention
Contact: Gianluca Crispi, email: GCrispi@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP agreed to hold this sub-item in abeyance.

15 (b)
Proposal from Papua New Guinea and Mexico to amend Articles 7 and 18 of the Convention
Contact: Gianluca Crispi, email: GCrispi@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP agreed to hold this sub-item in abeyance.

16
Second review of the adequacy of Article 4, paragraph 2(a–b), of the Convention
Contact: Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int and Franklin Odhiambo, email: fodhiambo@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP agreed to hold this item in abeyance.

17
Administrative,financial and institutional matters
Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
Submissions by parties and organizations
17 (a)
Budgetary, financial and institutional matters
Contact: Frank Rauch, email: frauch@unfccc.int
Status:

Decision adopted as presented.

Pre-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/INF.1
Pre-session documents
In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/SBI/2024/L.11
Draft decisions
17 (b)
Decision-making in the UNFCCC process
Contact: Gianluca Crispi, email: GCrispi@unfccc.int
Status:

The COP agreed to continue consideration of this matter at its next session.

18
High-level segment
Status:

The high-level segment took place on 12 and 13 November and resumed on 19 and 20 November.

18 (a)
Statement by Parties
Contact: Luca Brusa, email: lbrusa@unfccc.int;
18 (b)
Statements by observer organizations
Contact: Megumi Endo, email: mendo@unfccc.int
19
Other matters
Contact: Nattley Williams, email: nwilliams@unfccc.int and Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int
Status:

No other matters were raised.

20
Conclusion of the session
Contact: Nattley Williams, email: nwilliams@unfccc.int and Karen Smith, email: ksmith@unfccc.int
Status:

Draft report was adopted as presented.

Session closed.

In-session documents
Symbol Title Document type Date
FCCC/CP/2024/L.8−FCCC/KP/CMP/2024/L.4−FCCC/PA/CMA/2024/L.14
Meeting documents
FCCC/CP/2024/L.1
Meeting documents
Post-session documents