The thirty-eighth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice took place from 3 to 14 June 2013 in Bonn, Germany.
All in-session documents are available here
Status report on consideration of agenda items at SBSTA 38
SBSTA agenda item |
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1 |
Opening of the session |
Session opened. |
2 |
Organizational matters |
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2(a) |
Adoption of the agenda |
Agenda adopted as proposed, |
2(b) |
Organization of the work of the session |
Organization of work agreed. |
2(c) |
Election of officers other than the Chair |
Consultations on the nominations for the SBSTA Vice Chair and Rapporteur agreed. Information available on the Elections and membership page |
2(d) |
Election of replacement officers |
See item 2(c) |
3 |
Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change |
Draft conclusions prepared |
4 |
Methodological guidance for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries |
Draft conclusions prepared |
5 |
Coordination of support for the implementation of activities in relation to mitigation actions in the forest sector by developing countries, including institutional arrangements |
This item will be considered at the next session. |
6 |
Development and transfer of technologies and implementation of the Technology Mechanism |
Draft conclusions prepared |
7 |
Research and systematic observation |
Draft conclusions prepared |
8 |
Impact of the Implementation of response measures |
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8(a) |
Forum and work programme |
This item will be considered at the next session. |
8(b) |
Matters relating to Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Kyoto Protocol |
See item 8(a) |
9 |
Issues relating to agriculture |
Draft conclusions prepared |
10 |
Methodological issues under the Convention |
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10(a) |
Work programme on the revision of the guidelines for the review of biennial reports and national communications, including national inventory reviews, for developed country Parties |
Draft conclusions prepared |
10(b) |
General guidelines for domestic measurement, reporting and verification of domestically supported nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country Parties |
Draft conclusions prepared |
10(c) |
Revision of the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention |
Draft conclusions prepared |
10(d) |
Greenhouse gas data interface |
Draft conclusions prepared |
10(e) |
Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport |
Draft conclusions prepared |
11 |
Methodological issues under the Kyoto Protocol |
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11(a) |
Implications of the implementation of decisions 2/CMP.7 to 4/CMP.7 and 1/CMP.8 on the previous decisions on methodological issues related to the Kyoto Protocol, including those relating to Articles 5, 7 and 8 of the Kyoto Protocol |
Draft conclusions prepared |
11(b) |
Land use, land-use change and forestry under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol and under the clean development mechanism |
Draft conclusions prepared |
11(c) |
Implications of the inclusion of reforestation of lands with forest in exhaustion as afforestation and reforestation clean development mechanism project activities |
Draft conclusions prepared |
12 |
Market and non-market mechanisms under the Convention |
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12(a) |
Framework for various approaches |
Draft conclusions prepared |
12(b) |
Non-market-based approaches |
Draft conclusions prepared |
12(c) |
New market-based mechanism |
Draft conclusions prepared |
13 |
The 2013–2015 review |
This item will be considered at the next session. |
14 |
Work programme on clarification of quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets of developed country Parties |
Draft conclusions prepared |
15 |
Scientific, technical and socioeconomic aspects of mitigation of climate change |
Draft conclusions prepared |
16 |
Cooperation with other international organizations |
Draft conclusions prepared |
17 |
Other matters |
No matters were raised. |
18 |
Report on the session |
Draft report prepared |
in-session workshops and other mandated events
(Friday, 7 June)
(Thursday, 4 June)
(Tuesday, 4 to Friday, 7 June)
3rd meeting of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures, including in-forum workshops and an expert meeting on areas (c), (d), (e) and (g) of the work programme on the impact of the implementation of response measures
(Wednesday, 5 June)
Workshop under the structured expert dialogue of the 2013-2015 Review
(Thursday, 6 June)
Event on quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets by developed country Parties