Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue

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2025 Second workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 6-7 September 2025, FAO, Rome, Italy

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2025 First Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 17-19 June 2024, WCCB, Bonn, Germany

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2024 Second Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 6-7 October 2024, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

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2024 First Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 12-13 June 2024, WCCB, Bonn, Germany

Second workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 3-4 October 2023, CICG, Geneva, Switzerland

First workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 19-20 July 2023, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand

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;

CMA 6, by decision 14/CMA.6 welcomed with appreciation the efforts of the co-chairs of the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue in 2024, and noted with appreciation the annual report by the co-chairs on the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue. It further encouraged the co-chairs to continue enhancing their efforts to organize and conduct the workshops in 2025 in an inclusive, open and transparent manner, including with regard to ensuring participatory representativeness, facilitating the engagement of Parties and non-Party stakeholders and aiming to have content relevant to all Parties.

By decision -/CMA.7, Parties decided to hold deliberations under the Veredas Dialogue on the implementation of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), of the Paris Agreement and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement, building on the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue (2023-2025) and taking into account the concerns and safeguards outlined in paragraph 3 of the same decision.

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NEWS ITEM

2025 annual report by the co-chairs published

The 2025 annual report includes information on the two workshops held in 2025, as well as a synthesis of all work conducted under the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue in 2023-2025, and recommendations by the co-chairs. Further information can be viewed here.

Co-chairs of the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue (2024-2025)

2024-2025 Co-chairs of the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue

His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President of COP 28, CMP 18 and CMA 5, has appointed Gabriela Blatter and Mohamed Nasr as co-chairs of the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue on the scope of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), and its complementarity with Article 9, of the Paris Agreement for 2024 and 2025. The Open letter of the COP 28, CMP 18 and CMA 5 President can be viewed here.

Continuation of Co-Chairs of the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue for 2024-2025

The COP29 President has reaffirmed the nomination as co-chairs of Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue for 2024 and 2025, of Ms. Gabriela Blatter and Mr. Ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim Nasr Salem, in accordance with the open letter by the President of COP 28, CMP 18 and CMA 5, dated 21 February 2024.

Facilitator of the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue (2023)

His Excellency Sameh Shoukry, President of COP 27, CMP 17 and CMA 4, has appointed Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu (Democratic Republic of Congo) as facilitator of the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue in 2023.

Further information can be viewed here.

2025 Workshops under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue on the scope of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement

CMA 5 decided to continue and strengthen the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue in 2024 and 2025. It decided to conduct at least two workshops per year, and requested the secretariat under the guidance of the co-chairs to prepare a report on each of the workshops, as well as annual reports on the deliberations under the dialogue for consideration by CMA 6 and CMA 7 respectively.

Second workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 6-7 September 2025, Rome, Italy

Provisional programme, related information and documents

First workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 17–19 June 2025, Bonn, Germany

2024 Workshops under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue on the scope of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement

Second Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 6-7 October 2024, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

First Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 12-13 June 2024, Bonn, Germany

2023 Workshops under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue on the scope of Article 2, paragraph 1(c), and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement

At CMA 4, 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. Parties further 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 and to prepare a report to CMA 5 on the deliberations at these workshops (Decision 1/CMA.4, paragraph 68).

Second workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 3-4 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

First workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue, 19-20 July 2023, Bangkok, Thailand

2025 Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue reports

Co-Chairs' annual report

Further information can be viewed here

Workshop summary reports

First workshop in 2025 under the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue

Second workshop in 2025 under the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue

2024 Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue reports

Co-Chairs' annual report

Further information can be viewed here

Workshop summary reports

First workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue

Second workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue

2023 Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue report

CMA 4 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), and its complementarity with Article 9 of the Paris Agreement. In this context, it requested the secretariat, under the guidance of the COP 27 Presidency, to organize two workshops in 2023 and to prepare a report for consideration at CMA 5 on the deliberations at the workshops.

Co-chairs' annual report

Further information can be viewed here

Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue 2025

Message from the co-chairs of the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue on the overall organization of the dialogue in 2025 can be viewed here. (19 February 2025)

Message from the co-chairs announcing the approach and themes of the Workshops under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue in 2025 can be viewed here (30 April 2025)

Second Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue

Message to Parties and observer States

Message to UN organizations and admitted intergovernmental organizations

Message to constituencies of admitted non-governmental organizations

First Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue

Message to Parties and observer States

Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue 2024

Messages from the co-chairs of the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue on the overall organization of the dialogue in 2024 can be viewed respectively here (7 March 2024) and here (6 May 2024).

Second Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue

Information Note to Parties and Observers - Save the date

Message to Parties and observer States

Message to UN organizations and admitted intergovernmental organizations

Message to constituencies of admitted non-governmental organizations

First Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue

Message to Parties and observer States, UN organizations, admitted intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations - information on the organization of the first workshop under the dialogue (9 May 2024)

Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue 2023

The message from the President of CMA 4 on the organization of the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue in 2023 can be viewed here.

Second Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue

Message to Parties and observer States

Message to UN organizations and admitted intergovernmental organizations

Message to constituencies of admitted non-governmental organizations

First Workshop under the Sharm el-Sheikh Dialogue

Message to Parties and observer States

Message to UN organizations and admitted intergovernmental organizations

Message to constituencies of admitted non-governmental organizations

Submissions

Kindly upload your submissions to the UNFCCC Submission Portal and refer to the information provided here. Should you encounter technical issues while uploading the document, please contact us at climatefinance@unfccc.int

For detailed information on how to use the portal, please avail of the Submission Portal User Guide.

2025 Submissions by Parties and non-Party stakeholders

CMA 6 invited Parties, the constituted bodies, the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, climate finance institutions, observers and observer organizations, and other stakeholders, particularly from the private sector, to submit via the submission portal by 1 March 2025 views on the issues to be addressed during the workshops to be held in 2025.

Submissions made by Parties

Party	Date of original submission	Document
Palau on behalf of The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)	27 October 2025	Submission
European Union	18 August 2025	Submission
United Republic of Tanzania on behalf of the AGN	29 April 2025	Submission
Chile on behalf of AILAC	3 April 2025	Submission
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) on behalf of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)	11 March 2025	Submission
Türkiye	10 March 2025	Submission
New Zealand	10 March 2025	Submission
Indonesia	7 March 2025	Submission
United Kingdom	7 March 2025	Submission
Saudi Arabia on behalf of Arab Group	4 March 2025	Submission
Philippines	4 March 2025	Submission
Australia	28 February 2025	Submission
Canada	28 February 2025	Submission (EN) Submission (FR)
European Union	28 February 2025	Submission

Submissions made by non-Party stakeholders

Organization	Date of original submission	Document
World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)	17 April 2025	Submission
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	28 March 2025	Submission
Sustainable Finance Observatory in partnership with The Global Clearinghouse for Development Finance for the Sharm el-Sheikh dialogue	27 March 2025	Submission
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)	21 March 2025	Submission
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)	11 March 2025	Submission
Egypt the Dream Foundation	10 March 2025	Submission
ENGO	7 March 2025	Submission
YOUNGO	6 March 2025	Submission
International Development Finance Club (IDFC); UNEP Financial Initiative; Mainstreaming Climate in Financial Institutions initiative; Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)	4 March 2025	Submission
AVIVA Investors	4 March 2025	Submission
The member organizations of the Latin American and Caribbean Network for a Sustainable Financial System (REDFIS, for its acronym in Spanish)	4 March 2025	Submission
SouthSouthNorth Projects Africa (SSN Africa) on behalf of SouthSouthNorth Projects Africa (NPC)	1 March 2025	Submission
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) on behalf of International Institute for Sustainable Development, E3G, ECCO, and Oil Change International	1 March 2025	Submission
Climate Action Network International (CAN)	28 February 2025	Submission
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on behalf of Joint submission by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and ODI Global	28 February 2025	Submission
Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo (ECODES)	25 February 2025	Submission

2024 Submissions by Parties and non-Party stakeholders

CMA 5 invited Parties, 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 sector, to submit via the submission portal by 31 March 2024 their views on the issues to be addressed during the workshops.

Submissions made by Parties

Party	Date of original submission	Document
New Zealand	14 May 2024	Submission
United States of America	30 April 2024	Submission
Australia	19 April 2024	Submission
India on behalf of LMDC	5 April 2024	Submission
Canada	5 April 2024	Submission EN Submission FR
Saudi Arabia on behalf of Arab Group	4 April 2024	Submission
Malawi on behalf of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group	2 April 2024	Submission
European Union	2 April 2024	Submission
Russian Federation	29 March 2024	Submission EN Submission RU

Submissions made by non-Party stakeholders

Organization	Date of original submission	Document
Veblen Institute	21 June 2024	Submission
Care About Climate (CAC) on behalf of Children and Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC (YOUNGO)	28 April 2024	Submission
Youth Climate Leaders (YCL) on behalf of Environmental Association	18 April 2024	Submission
Dr Kyla Tienhaara	11 April 2024	Submission
Bhutan Foundation	12 April 2024	Submission
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	8 April 2024	Submission
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on behalf of UNFCCC Business and Industry Constituency	6 April 2024	Submission
Global Carbon Reward	4 April 2024	Submission
Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)	4 April 2024	Submission
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)	27 March 2024	Submission
IDFC	21 February 2024	Submission

Note: All submissions received are posted “as received”.

2023 Submissions by Parties and non-Party stakeholders

In accordance with the message dated 24 April 2023, the COP27 Presidency and the Facilitator invited Parties and relevant organizations and stakeholders to submit their views three weeks in advance of each workshop in order to inform the scope and focus of discussions of the Sharm el Sheikh dialogue.

Submissions made by Parties

Party	Date of original submission	Document
United States of America	22 October 2023	Submission
European Union	2 October 2023	Submission
Canada	28 September 2023	Submission (English) Submission (French)
Argentina. Brasil. Uruguay (ABU)	19 July 2023	Submission
Like-Minded Developing Countries Group (LMDC)	10 July 2023	Submission
Russian Federation	7 July 2023	Submission
Arab Group	6 July 2023	Submission
European Union	28 June 2023	Submission
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	28 June 2023	Submission

Submissions made by non-Party stakeholders

Organization	Date of original submission	Document
Third World Network	23 September 2023	Submission
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)	28 June 2023	Submission
Environmental Defence Canada	28 June 2023	Submission
ECODES	20 June 2023	Submission

Note: All submissions received are posted “as received”.