Background

By decision 1/CMA.4 para 68, Parties decided to launch the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue between Parties, relevant organizations and stakeholders to exchange views on and enhance understanding of the scope of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), of the Paris Agreement and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement and requested the secretariat, under the guidance of the Presidency of the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties, to organize two workshops in 2023 in this regard and to prepare a report to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement on the deliberations at these workshops.

CMA 5, by decision 9/CMA.5 decided to continue and strengthen the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue between Parties, relevant organizations and stakeholders to exchange views on and enhance understanding of the scope of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), of the Paris Agreement and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement referred to in decision 1/CMA.4, paragraph 68, including with regard to the operationalization and implementation of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), in 2024 and 2025. Two co-chairs, one from a developed country and one from a developing country will be appointed.

The modalities of the strengthened dialogue in 2024 and 2025 include:

• At least two workshops per year will be organized by the secretariat, under the guidance of the co-chairs;
• Reports on each of the workshops and an annual report on the dialogue will be prepared by the secretariat under the guidance of the co-chairs in 2024 and 2025 respectively;
• Submissions by constituted bodies under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, climate finance institutions, observers and observer organizations, and other stakeholders, particularly from the private sectorvia the submission portal by 31 March 2024 to express views on the issues to be addressed during the workshops.