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UNITED

NATIONS

Saturday, 11 November 2017

United Nations Climate Change Conference 2017

COP 23 I CMP 13 I CMA 1-2

Bonn, 6–17 November 2017

Daily Programme

Opening of the joint high-level segment

Collection of tickets and badges

The opening of the joint high-level segment of COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1.2, to be attended by

approximately 30 Heads of State and Government, will be held in Plenary New York on

Wednesday, 15 November 2017.

The opening will be presided over by His Excellency Mr. Frank Bainimarama, President of COP

23/CMP 13/CMA 1.2, and will be attended by His Excellency Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier,

President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-

General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, President of the UN General

Assembly and Ms. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, UNFCCC Executive Secretary.

Owing to the exceptional number of participants and the capacity limitations of the plenary, and

taking into consideration the safety and security of all participants, the United Nations Department

of Safety and Security will need to restrict access to Plenary New York. However, a total of four

seats per delegation are guaranteed behind the nameplate of each Party for the opening

ceremony, two seats at table and two seats behind.

Access to the high-level segment will be given using a badge and a ticket system: Parties

represented by Heads of State and Heads of Government will be given badges, which will grant

access to the VIP Lounge and to Plenary New York. All other Parties will receive pink tickets to

access the Plenary New York and in addition they will receive green tickets to access the Gallery

of the plenary.

Tickets are available for collection at the Information desk in Bula Zone 1 as of Saturday, 11

November 14.00 p.m..

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Today at a glance

MEETINGS OF THE CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL BODIES

Conference of the Parties (COP)

Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP)

Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement

(CMA)

Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI)

Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)

Subsidiary Bodies (SB)

Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA)

OPEN MEETINGS

CLOSED MEETINGS

Special meetings and events

Groups other than the Convention and Protocol

Bodies

UNFCCC and related events

Observer organizations

STATUS REPORTS ON CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEMS

Traffic hold-ups due to demonstrations on Saturday

Two demonstrations in connection with COP 23 are going to take place in Bonn on Saturday, 11

November. Police are expecting the event to go over peacefully, yet they are anticipating traffic

obstructions along the routes of the protesters.

For further information on the demonstrations and the traffic situation, please click here or follow

the Bonn police on Twitter #polizei_nrw_bn.

Please note that demands of the negotiation process might necessitate changes to this meetings schedule.

For real-time information on all meetings, please consult

the live meetings schedule on CCTV and the COP 23 conference calendar.

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MEETINGS OF THE CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL BODIES

Conference of the Parties (COP)

Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto

Protocol (CMP)

Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris

Agreement (CMA)

Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI)

Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)

Subsidiary Bodies (SB)

Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA)

OPEN MEETINGS

Special meetings and events

Time

Title/Theme

Venue

09.00–

10.00

GCA Kick-off Briefing: Transport, Human Settlements,

Oceans & Coastal Zones

For further information on GCA events, please click here.

Media

events room

(Bonn Zone)

UNFCCC and related events

10.00–18.00

UNFCCC (Contact: Mr. Yolando Velasco): Day of the Direct Access

Entities: Enhancing Collaboration through South-South Cooperation

Meeting room 7

(Bonn Zone)

13.15–14.45

UNFCCC (Contact: Mr. Vladimir Hecl): Supporting the implementation of

Technology Action Plans

Meeting room 9

(Bonn Zone)

15.00–16.30

UNFCCC (Contact: Ms. Priscilla Nunnari): Consultations with Microsoft

Meeting room 3

(Bonn Zone)

Click here for further information on today’s UNFCC and related side events.

CLOSED MEETINGS

Groups other than the Convention and Protocol bodies

A full schedule of daily meetings of groups other than the Convention and Protocol bodies was published on

the Daily Programme for day 1 of the conference (available here). Participants are kindly requested to

retain their copies of that document and to consult the CCTV monitors for changes or updates.

14.00–15.00

Delegation of India on behalf of LMDCs

LE 2105

(UN Campus)

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Meetings of observer organizations

A full schedule of daily meetings of observer organizations was published on the Daily Programme for day

1 of the conference (available here). Participants are kindly requested to retain their copies of this

document, and to consult the CCTV monitors for changes or updates.

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS

COP 23 Special Event - Global Renewable Energy Forum 2017

Sunday, 12 November

09.30-17.30

Hotel Koenigshof, Adenauerallee 9, 53111 Bonn, Germany

The COP 23 Special Event - Global Renewable Energy Forum 2017 provides added value to the COP

23 policy discussions by: 1) Engaging and informing an international audience on state-of-the-art, energy

transition applications and policies in two key sectors: Transport (e.g., strategy roadmaps, electric

vehicles, batteries, ‘mobility as a service’, and diesel phase out policies) and Innovative, Integrated

Systems (e.g., smart cities, heating and cooling); 2) highlighting the link between land, renewable energy,

and climate change; and 3) showcasing innovative ways for enabling energy access in the Global South.

For further information on the event, please click here.

Organizer: Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bonn Office (contact: Mr. Jamil Balga)

Co-organizers: UNFCCC, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,

Building and Nuclear Safety, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy

of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/SoUA6aGxnHdpbrju1

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join a COP 23 on-site sustainability tour!

Join an on-site sustainability tour at the Bonn Zone guided by a COP 23 volunteer and learn about

selected sustainability aspects of the conference. Meeting point for the walking tours is at the Bonn Zone

Information Desk at 11.00 each day (except Sunday, 12 November).

This is not a media tour hence the information shared by the guide must not be quoted. Comprehensive

information on the sustainability of COP 23 is available here.

CAN Party

The traditional NGO party, organized by CAN International, will take place on Saturday, 11 November

2017 from 21.00–05.00 at “La Redoute” in Kurfürstenallee 1, 53177 Bonn - Bad Godesberg.

All conference participants are invited. Please do not forget your conference badge as this is needed for

entrance. Participants accredited for only week two need to show their accreditation letter upon arrival to

the security check.

22.00 - CONCERT by Makeda and Steal a Taxi

Reminder: The CAN Party has a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of harassment.

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Drinking water and free distribution of reusable bottles

Water dispensers available throughout the conference venue may be used with reusable bottles that will

be distributed to all registered participants free of charge at the Information Desks at the Bula and Bonn

Zones.

Exhibition “Beethoven and Nature”

On the occasion of COP 23, the Beethoven Museum Bonn presents the special exhibition “In the open

air - Beethoven and Nature”. The exhibition focuses on an essential aspect of the composer's life -

Beethoven's relation to nature - and explores the role of nature in the life and work of the Bonn-born

composer.

Please click here for further information on the exhibition and the Beethoven Museum Bonn.

Richard Kinley Gallery – archival exhibition “The UNFCCC story”

The archival exhibition “The UNFCCC Story” in the Richard Kinley Gallery (Bula Zone 2 – AH Entrance

H-107) presents the history of intergovernmental climate change negotiations and the role of the UN

Climate Change secretariat through original documents, artefacts, rare photographs and video. The

exhibition is open to all COP 23 participants with Bula Zone badges.

Curator Jessica Bushey will be providing daily tours of the exhibition from November 6 to November 17,

during open hours 10.00–18.00.

For further information, please check /KinleyGallery on Instagram and #KinleyGallery on Twitter.

Service quality survey on the COP 23 meetings

In an ongoing effort to improve UN conference organization, the Division of Conference Management

(DCM) of the United Nations Office at Geneva has prepared a survey for our meeting. All conference

participants are invited to take the survey concerning the quality of conference services provided at

COP 23 via this link.

The secretariat encourages all delegates and attendees to participate in the survey as it will only take

approximately 5 minutes. Your feedback on the quality of conference servicing at this meeting is

important to DCM in their efforts to provide more efficient and effective meetings services

Free childcare offered by the City of Bonn for children of COP 23 delegates and UNFCCC staff

The children of the delegates and UNFCCC staff who come to participate in and support COP 23 are

invited to visit the municipal children’s and youth club “Quasi”, located opposite the Bonn Zone entrance

at Rheinaue Park.

Children and youngsters aged 6 through 14 are welcomed the club on weekdays any time between 9.00

to 16.30, where childcare specialists (German-speaking) offer lots of leisure activities and will be happy to

look after them. The children and youngsters can also buy a snack around lunchtime for a small fee.

Please note that the number of slots is limited. As long as slots are available, children may also be

registered for a visit on the same day.

Live Music @ Bonn Zone

Don’t miss the free live concerts in the Bonn Zone, starting at 19.00 on November 14 and 16 on the

Stage in the Exhibition area!

Rotary Club Bonn - international lunch

The Rotary Club Bonn International and the Rotary Club Bonn-Rheinbogen request the pleasure of all

Rotarians for lunch on Sunday, 12 November at 12.30 in the Café in Haus der Geschichte. The address

is Willy-Brandt-Allee 14, 53113 Bonn. The Café is approximately 9 minutes walk from the World

Conference Center Bonn, and 3 minutes walk from tram stop Heussallee/Museumsmeile.

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REMINDER - Special concert performed by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

On the occasion of COP 23, it is the pleasure and privilege of the German Federal Foreign Office and the

City of Bonn to invite to a special concert performed by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn preceded by a

reception, on Tuesday, 14 November 2017, at 19.00 in the Oper Bonn.

Invitations to Parties, IGOs and UN agencies will be distributed as of Wednesday, 8 November 2017 from

10.00 to 17.00 at the Information Desk in the Bula Zone 1. We kindly request National Focal Persons and

Designated Contact Persons to pick up the invitations for their delegations.

A shuttle bus service will be provided as of 18.15 between the conference centre and Oper Bonn. More

detailed information is enclosed in the invitation.

REMINDER – Submission of Credentials

Parties are reminded that the credentials of representatives of Parties, as well as the names of alternate

representatives and advisers, shall be submitted to the secretariat no later than 24 hours after the opening

of COP 23/CMP 12/CMA 1.2.

Parties are asked to submit their duly signed original credentials as soon as possible. Credentials must be

submitted only at the Information Desk in Bula Zone 1 of the conference venue. No other office or authority

of the secretariat or the host country has been designated to receive credentials.

The list of Parties that have submitted credentials are updated daily and posted here.

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USEFUL INFORMATION

Election of officers of bodies under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the

Paris Agreement

Please consult the UNFCCC elections website for the latest information on the elections to be held

during the 2017 Bonn Climate Change Conference.

Centralized conference calendar

The UNFCCC secretariat hosts a centralized conference calendar that provides a real-time overview of

all meetings and events in both conference zones as well as of all outside events held in/around Bonn

and the Bonn-Cologne region. Click here to access the COP 23 calendar.

Side events and exhibits

The schedule of side events and a list of the exhibits is available in electronic form only. Please consult

the CCTV monitors for changes or updates. Side events and exhibits are both located in the “Bonn

Zone”.

The side events are organized under the common theme “Accelerating implementation of the Paris

Agreement” and are clustered in three categories: Enhancing ambition, Promoting implementation, and

Providing support to developing countries.

The side events are broadcast live on YouTube through Google Hangouts On Air. Online audiences can

listen in, watch the presentations and pose questions to the panel.

Other events and activities

Information on today’s other events (non-official side events inside (i.e, national pavilions) and outside

the conference premises) and publicity activities/media actions during the day are available here.

Climate Change Resources Corner (CCRC)

Parties and admitted observer organizations without an exhibit are welcome to display their visual

electronic materials (videos, slideshows, etc.) on the CCRC screens, located in the side events and

exhibits hall. To make use of this option, please send a request to <see@unfccc.int>.

Press briefings

The live daily schedule of press briefings is available here. Please consult the CCTV monitors for

changes or updates.

Web coverage and daily reports of the conference

The following organizations kindly provide daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis

of the COP 23/CMP 13 meetings on their webpages:

TWN (by TWN)

ECO (by CAN)

ENB (by IISD)

Document Services

Participants will be able to access and read documents prepared for and during the session in the

following ways:

Electronically

• via the UNFCCC website

• via the “Negotiator App”, available in the

Google and iTunes stores

• by requesting printed copies at the Documents

Counter

List of participants

The provisional list of registered participants (COP23.PLOP) is available here. Amendments should be

given to Ms. Eva Kulage at the registration counter or, preferably, sent by email to <ekulage@unfccc.int>

by noon, at the latest, on Wednesday, 15 November 2017.

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List of speakers for the high-level segment

The provisional speakers list for the high-level segment is available here. Please submit corrections to

<copprotocol@unfccc.int>.

Logistical information

Logistical information can be found on the COP 23 Information Hub and on the information for

participants web page, including on the following: venue maps, transportation, availability of meeting

rooms, media centre and press facilities, facilities for observer organizations, prayer rooms, distributing

publications, lost and found, etc.

Transportation

The Bonn region is well connected through public transportation, with trains, metros/ trams and buses

running at short intervals. By courtesy of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia and the German Federal

Government, transportation by bus, tram, metro and regional trains (RB, RE) will be free of charge in

Bonn, Cologne and in-between, including the Ahr valley (“expanded VRS area”), for all registered

participants in the two-week sessional period.

Detailed information on public transportation to and the shuttle service on the conference site can be

found here.

Medical and security emergencies

For medical emergencies, please contact the Medical Centre, located in the emergency room in the

corridor opposite to the restaurant area of Bula Zone 3.

On-site first aid: +49 228 9267 - 3997 / 3998 / 3999

For other emergencies, please contact United Nations security staff (wearing either a United Nations

uniform or an armband), the information desk on the ground floor of the main building, or call:

On-site Security Duty Officer: +49 228 9267 - 3997 / 3998 / 3999

Outside the premises of the World Conference Center Bonn, call the following numbers for assistance

Police: 110

Emergency doctor / ambulance: 112

Fire brigade: 112

Zero tolerance towards harassment

The UNFCCC secretariat and COP 23 organizers have a zero tolerance for any form of harassment,

including sexual harassment, and will deal with such complaints promptly. We encourage reporting of

any incident either directly to any badged UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) officer or by

calling UNDSS at +49 228 926 73999 at any time. For incidents in the Bonn Zone, participants may also

call +49 172 2027040.

Published by the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention

on Climate Change, Bonn, Germany

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Closure of the Bula Zone on Sunday, 12 November 2017 and alternative outside

events and activities

The Bula Zone will be closed on Sunday the 12

of November 2017. Delegation offices in Bula

Zone 3 will remain accessible however only minimal services will be available.

In addition to the events in the Bonn Zone, conference participants are invited to the following

alternative events and activities in the city of Bonn and the Bonn-Cologne region:

Tips for the day in Bonn:

http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/tourist_information_aktuell/jung_und_alt/14956

/index.html?lang=en

Beethoven Walking tour:

http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/bonn_ist_kultur/beethoven/03805/index.html?la

ng=en

Tips for the day in Cologne:

http://www.cologne.de/what-to-do

Bonn-Cologne region events:

https://cop23.unfccc.int/calendar?search-phrase=&event-type=528&body=All&=Search

Bonn tourist information:

http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/tourist_information_aktuell/index.html?lang=en

Cologne tourist information:

https://www.cologne-tourism.com/