Overview of negotiations to develop the public registry referred to in Article 7, paragraph 12, of the Paris Agreement

Mandate

Article 7, paragraph 10: Each Party should, as appropriate, submit and update periodically an adaptation communication, which may include its priorities, implementation and support needs, plans and actions, without creating any additional burden for developing country Parties.

Article 7, paragraph 11. The adaptation communication referred to in paragraph 10 of this Article shall be, as appropriate, submitted and updated periodically, as a component of or in conjunction with other communications or documents, including a national adaptation plan, a nationally determined contribution as referred to in Article 4, paragraph 2, and/or a national communication.

Article 7, paragraph 12. The adaptation communications referred to in paragraph 10 of this Article shall be recorded in a public registry maintained by the secretariat.

Article 7, paragraph 12, of the Paris Agreement: The adaptation communications referred to in paragraph 10 of this Article shall be recorded in a public registry maintained by the secretariat.

CMA 3, 31 October to 13 November 2021, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Having considered the registry prototype, the CMA concluded that it will serve as the public registry referred to in Article 7, paragraph 12, of the Paris Agreement, and requested the secretariat to operationalize it by 1 June 2022.

Relevant documents

Decision 21/CMA.3

CMA 1.3, 2 to 15 December 2018, Katowice, Poland

The CMA adopted the modalities and procedures for the operation and use of a public registry referred to in Article 7, paragraph 12, of the Paris Agreement, and requested the secretariat to develop a prototype of the registry for consideration by Parties.

Relevant documents

Decision 10/CMA.1

SBI 48, 30 April to 10 May 2018, Bonn, Germany

SBI 48 continued the deliberation on this matter on the basis of the informal note prepared by the co-facilitators of this item in the previous session.

Relevant documents

FCCC/SBI/2018/L.8

Informal Note

SBI 47, 6 to 15 November 2017, Bonn, Germany

SBI 47 continued the deliberation of the matter and on the basis of Parties’ deliberations at the session and views previously submitted, the co-facilitators of the informal consultations on this agenda item prepared an informal note thereon under their own responsibility.

Related Documents

FCCC/SBI/2017/19

Informal Note

SBI 46, 8 to 18 May 2017, Bonn, Germany

SBI 46 invited Parties and observers to submit, by 21 September 2017, their views on the modalities and procedures of a public registry mentioned in paragraph 30 above, including on possible linkages on the development of modalities and procedures for the operation and use of a public registry referred to in Article 4, paragraph 12 of the Paris Agreement. The SBI agreed to continue its consideration of this matter at SBI 47.

Related Documents

FCCC/SBI/2017/7

SBI 45, 7 to 15 November 2016, Marrakech, Morocco

SBI 45 continued the deliberation on the consideration of the development of modalities and procedures for the operation and use of a public registry referred to in Article 7, paragraph 12, of the Paris Agreement.

Relevant Documents

FCCC/SBI/2016/20  

SBI 44, 16 to 26 May 2016, Bonn, Germany

SBI 44 initiated the consideration of the development of modalities and procedures for the operation and use of a public registry referred to in Article 7, paragraph 12, of the Paris Agreement.

Relevant Documents

FCCC/SBI/2016/8

Year

Title

Document

2021 Decision 21/CMA.3 FCCC/PA/CMA/2021/10/Add.3
2018 Decision 10/CMA.1

FCCC/PA/CMA/2018/3/Add.1

2018

Draft conclusions SBI 48

FCCC/SBI/2018/L.8

2017

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-seventh session, held in Bonn from 6 to 15 November 2017

FCCC/SBI/2017/19

Informal Note 

2017

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-sixth session, held in Bonn from 8 to 18 May 2017

FCCC/SBI/2017/7

2016

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-fifth session, held in Marrakech from 7 to 15 November 2016

FCCC/SBI/2016/20    

2016

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its forty-fourth session, held in Bonn from 16 to 26 May 2016

FCCC/SBI/2016/8

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