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FCCC/2017/II/OD/1 UNITED NATIONS Monday, 6 November 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference 2017 COP 23 I CMP 13 I CMA 1-2 Bonn, 617 November 2017 Daily Programme Opening Ceremony An opening ceremony, to be attended by His Excellency Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, President of COP 22/CMP 12/CMA 1, His Excellency Mr. Frank Bainimarama, President Designate of COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1.2, Her Excellency Ms. Barbara Hendricks, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, Mr. Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Mr. Ashok-Alexander Sridharan, Mayor of the City of Bonn and Ms. Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will mark the opening of the sessions. Due to the high number of delegates attending the conference and for the security of all participants in the opening ceremony, a ticket system for controlling access to Plenary New York for the opening of the conference has been established. Special tickets will be required for access and attendance at the opening ceremony in Plenary New York. Parties are guaranteed four seats per delegation. UN organizations and IGOs are guaranteed two seats per delegation. For NGO constituency members, a limited number of passes for the gallery of the plenary are distributed through the respective constituency focal points. Tickets are still available for collection at the Information Desk of the conference venue (Bula zone). A member of each Party, IGO and UN Observer delegation is requested to pick up the tickets by presenting his/her conference badge for scanning and recording. Please note that replacement tickets will not be issued for tickets which have been lost or misplaced. A limited number of overflow seats are available on a first come, first served basis in the gallery of plenary New York. Security and fire regulations do not permit participants to stand and security will enforce this requirement. Participants are also advised that Meeting rooms Nairobi 1-3 and Chamber Hall are available as overflow for Parties and observer organizations for the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony can also be viewed on the CCTV monitors or on webcast. Participants are asked to take their seats by 09.45 in Plenary New York to ensure that the sessions can open promptly at 10.00.

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FCCC/2017/II/OD/1

UNITED NATIONS Monday, 6 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 Ceremony

An opening ceremony, to be attended by His Excellency Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, President of COP 22/CMP 12/CMA 1, His Excellency Mr. Frank Bainimarama, President Designate of COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1.2, Her Excellency Ms. Barbara Hendricks, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, Mr. Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Mr. Ashok-Alexander Sridharan, Mayor of the City of Bonn and Ms. Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will mark the opening of the sessions.

Due to the high number of delegates attending the conference and for the security of all participants in the opening ceremony, a ticket system for controlling access to Plenary New York for the opening of the conference has been established. Special tickets will be required for access and attendance at the opening ceremony in Plenary New York. Parties are guaranteed four seats per delegation. UN organizations and IGOs are guaranteed two seats per delegation. For NGO constituency members, a limited number of passes for the gallery of the plenary are distributed through the respective constituency focal points.

Tickets are still available for collection at the Information Desk of the conference venue (Bula zone). A member of each Party, IGO and UN Observer delegation is requested to pick up the tickets by presenting his/her conference badge for scanning and recording. Please note that replacement tickets will not be issued for tickets which have been lost or misplaced. A limited number of overflow seats are available on a first come, first served basis in the gallery of plenary New York. Security and fire regulations do not permit participants to stand and security will enforce this requirement. Participants are also advised that Meeting rooms Nairobi 1-3 and Chamber Hall are available as overflow for Parties and observer organizations for the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony can also be viewed on the CCTV monitors or on webcast. Participants are asked to take their seats by 09.45 in Plenary New York to ensure that the sessions can open promptly at 10.00.

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Today at a glance

PLENARY MEETINGS

COP - 1st plenary meeting 10.00 Plenary New York

CMP - 1st plenary meeting upon completion of COP

Plenary New York

CMA - 8th plenary meeting upon completion of CMP

Plenary New York

Joint COP-CMP-CMA Meeting - 2nd plenary meeting upon completion of CMA

Plenary New York

SBSTA - 1st plenary meeting 15.00–17.00 Plenary New York

SBI - 1st plenary meeting 15.00–17.00 Plenary Genf

Joint SBSTA-SBI Meeting - 2nd plenary meeting upon completion of SBI

Plenary Genf

OPEN MEETINGS

CLOSED MEETINGS

Special meetings and events Groups other than the Convention and Protocol Bodies

UNFCCC and related events Observer organizations

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome reception

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.

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PLENARY MEETINGS (Open to all participants)

Conference of the Parties (COP)

10.00 (The meeting will include an opening ceremony, see p. 1)

1st meeting Plenary New York

1. Opening of the session [Item 1 of the provisional agenda]

2. Organizational matters [Item 2 of the provisional agenda]

Election of the President of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-third session [Item 2(a) of the provisional agenda] Adoption of the rules of procedure [Item 2(b) of the provisional agenda] Adoption of the agenda [Item 2(c) of the provisional agenda]

Election of officers other than the President [Item 2(d) of the provisional agenda]

Admission of organizations as observers [Item 2(e) of the provisional agenda]

Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies [Item 2(f) of the provisional agenda]

Click here for the full COP provisional agenda and all corresponding documents.

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

To start upon completion of the opening of the COP

1st meeting Plenary New York

1. Opening of the session [Item 1 of the provisional agenda]

2. Organizational matters [Item 2 of the provisional agenda]

Adoption of the agenda [Item 2(a) of the provisional agenda]

Election of additional officers [Item 2(b) of the provisional agenda]

Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies [Item 2(c) of the provisional agenda] Status of ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol [Item 2(e) of the provisional agenda]

Click here for the full CMP provisional agenda and all corresponding documents.

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Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA)

To start upon completion of the opening of the CMP

8th meeting of the CMA

Plenary New York

1. Opening of the session [Agenda item 1]

2. Organizational matters [Agenda item 2]

Adoption of the agenda [Agenda item 2(a)]

Election of additional officers [Agenda item 2(c)]

Organization of work [Agenda item 2(d)]

Status of ratification of the Paris Agreement [Agenda item 2(e)]

Click here for the full CMA agenda and all corresponding documents.

Joint plenary meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA)

To start upon completion of the opening of the CMA

2nd meeting of the COP and 2nd meeting of the CMP and

9th meeting of the CMA

Plenary New York

Click here for the full COP/CMP provisional agenda, the full CMA agenda and all corresponding documents.

Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)

15.00–17.00

1st meeting

Plenary New York

1. Opening of the session [Item 1 of the provisional agenda]

2. Organizational matters [Item 2 of the provisional agenda]

Adoption of the agenda [Item 2(a) of the provisional agenda]

Organization of the work of the session [Item 2(b) of the provisional agenda]

Election of officers other than the Chair [Item 2(c) of the provisional agenda]

3. Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

[Item 3 of the provisional agenda]

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4. Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and

Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts [Item 5 of the provisional agenda]

5. Development and transfer of technologies [Item 6 of the provisional agenda]

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology

Centre and Network [Item 6(a) of the provisional agenda]

Technology framework under Article 10, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement

[Item 6(b) of the provisional agenda]

6. Issues relating to agriculture [Item 7 of the provisional agenda]

7. Research and systematic observation [Item 8 of the provisional agenda]

8. Impact of the implementation of response measures [Item 9 of the provisional agenda]

Improved forum and work programme [Item 9(a) of the provisional agenda]

Modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on

the impact of the implementation of response measures

[Item 9(b) of the provisional agenda]

Matters relating to Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Kyoto Protocol

[Item 9(c) of the provisional agenda]

9. Methodological issues under the Convention [Item 10 of the provisional agenda]

Common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of greenhouse gases

[Item 10(a) of the provisional agenda]

Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport

[Item 10(b) of the provisional agenda]

10. Modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public

interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement

[Item 12 of the provisional agenda]

11. Local communities and indigenous people platform [Item 13 of the provisional agenda]

12. Reports on other activities [Item 14 of the provisional agenda]

Annual report on the technical review of information reported under the Convention by

Parties included in Annex I to the Convention in their biennial reports and national

communications [Item 14(a) of the provisional agenda]

Annual report on the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories of Parties included

in Annex I to the Convention [Item 14(b) of the provisional agenda]

Annual report on the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories and other

information reported by Parties included in Annex I, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 7,

of the Kyoto Protocol [Item 14(c) of the provisional agenda]

13. Report of the Adaptation Committee [Item 4 of the provisional agenda]

14. Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement [Item 11 of the provisional agenda]

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Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris

Agreement [Item 11(a) of the provisional agenda]

Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph

4, of the Paris Agreement [Item 11(b) of the provisional agenda]

Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article

6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement [Item 11(c) of the provisional agenda]

15. Other matters [Item 15 of the provisional agenda]

Click here for the full SBSTA provisional agenda, all corresponding documents, and information on organizational matters relating to the SBSTA.

Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI)

15.00–17.00

1st meeting

Plenary Genf

1. Opening of the session [Item 1 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

2. Organizational matters [Item 2 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Adoption of the agenda [Item 2(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Organization of the work of the session [Item 2(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Multilateral assessment working group session under the international assessment and review process [Item 2(c) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Facilitative sharing of views under the international consultation and analysis process [Item 2(d) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Other mandated events [Item 2(e) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Election of officers other than the Chair [Item 2(f) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

3. Reporting from and review of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

[Item 3 of the supplementary provisional agenda] Status of submission and review of second biennial reports from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention [Item 3(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Compilation and synthesis of second biennial reports from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention [Item 3(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Report on national greenhouse gas inventory data from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention for the period 1990–2015 [Item 3(c) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

4. Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention

[Item 4 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Information contained in national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention [Item 4(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

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Work of the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention [Item 4(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Provision of financial and technical support [Item 4(c) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Summary reports on the technical analysis of biennial update reports of Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention [Item 4(d) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

5. Common time frames for nationally determined contributions referred to in Article 4,

paragraph 10, of the Paris Agreement [Item 5 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

6. 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 [Item 6 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

7. 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 [Item 7 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

8. Matters relating to the mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol

[Item 8 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Review of the modalities and procedures for the clean development mechanism [Item 8(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Report of the administrator of the international transaction log under the Kyoto Protocol [Item 8(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

9. Coordination of support for the implementation of activities in relation to mitigation

actions in the forest sector by developing countries, including institutional arrangements [Item 9 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

10. Matters relating to the least developed countries

[Item 10 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

11. National adaptation plans [Item 11 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

12. Report of the Adaptation Committee [Item 12 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

13. Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts [Item 13 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

14. Development and transfer of technologies

[Item 14 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network [Item 14(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Poznan strategic programme on technology transfer [Item 14(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

15. Matters relating to climate finance [Item 15 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

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Review of the functions of the Standing Committee on Finance [Item 15(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Third review of the Adaptation Fund [Item 15(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

16. Matters relating to capacity-building [Item 16 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Capacity-building under the Convention [Item 16(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building [Item 16(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Capacity-building under the Kyoto Protocol [Item 16(c) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

17. Impact of the implementation of response measures

[Item 17 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Improved forum and work programme [Item 17(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures [Item 17(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Matters relating to Article 3, paragraph 14, of the Kyoto Protocol [Item 17(c) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Progress on the implementation of decision 1/CP.10 [Item 17(d) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

18. Ways of enhancing the implementation of training, public awareness, public

participation and public access to information so as to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement [Item 18 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

19. Report on activities related to Action for Climate Empowerment [Item 19 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

20. Gender and climate change [Item 20 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

21. Administrative, financial and institutional matters

[Item 21 of the supplementary provisional agenda] Budget performance for the biennium 2016–2017 [Item 21(a) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Audit report and financial statements for 2016 [Item 21(b) of the supplementary provisional agenda] Programme budget for the biennium 2018-2019 [Item 21(c) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

Other budgetary financial matters [Item 21(d) of the supplementary provisional agenda]

22. Other matters [Item 22 of the supplementary provisional agenda]

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Click here for the full SBI supplementary provisional agenda, all corresponding documents, and information on organizational matters relating to the SBI.

Joint plenary meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) To start upon completion of the opening of the SBI

2nd meeting of the SBSTA and

2nd meeting of the SBI

Plenary Genf

Click here for the full SBSTA/SBI provisional agenda and all corresponding documents.

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OPEN MEETINGS

Special meetings and events Time Title/Theme Venue

08.00–10.00 13.00–15.00

APA round table on Agenda item 7

For further information on the event, please click here.

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Room Rakiraki

14.00–18.00

APA round table on Agenda item 3

For further information on the event, please click here.

Chamber Hall

UNFCCC and related events

13.15–14.45 UNFCCC (Contact: Mr. Niclas Svenningsen): CDM: Driving mitigation and sustainable development now and beyond 2020

Meeting Room 9 (Bonn Zone)

13.15–14.45 UNFCCC (Contact: Mr. Alejandro Kilpatrick ): Work of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building in implementing its rolling workplan 2017-2019

Meeting Room 4 (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

Please note that this schedule of daily meetings of groups other than the Convention and Protocol bodies will not be reprinted during the session. Participants are kindly requested to retain their copies of this document, and to consult the CCTV monitors for changes or updates.

08.00–09.00 African Group

Chamber Hall

08.00–09.00 Small Islands Developing States

Nairobi 1-3

09.00–10.00 Environmental Integrity Group

Kleiner Saal

09.00–10.00 Group of 77 and China

Chamber Hall

13.00–14.00 Arab Group

Santiago de Chile

13.00–14.00

Coalition for Rainforest Nations Tokio 1-2

13.00–14.00 Least Developed Countries AH Upper Conference Room

14.00–15.00 Group of 77 and China

Plenary Genf

18.00–19.00 African Group Nairobi 1-3

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18.00–19.00

ALBA Group LE 2112

18.00–19.00 Small Islands Developing States

Bangkok

19.00–20.00 Least Developed Countries AH Upper Conference Room

19.00–20.00 Like-Minded Developing Countries

Nairobi 4

Meetings of observer organizations

Please note that this schedule of daily meetings of observer organizations will not be reprinted during the session. Participants are kindly requested to retain their copies of this document, and to consult the CCTV monitors for changes or updates.

08.30–09.30 Local government and municipal authorities (LGMA) Cities and Regions Pavilion (Bonn Zone)

09.00–10.00

Business non-governmental organizations (BINGOs) Meeting Room 11 (Bonn Zone)

09.00–10.00 Farmers non-governmental organizations (Farmers) Meeting Room 4 (Bonn Zone)

09.00–10.00 Indigenous peoples organizations (IPOs)

De Brum

09.00–10.00

Research and independent non-governmental organizations (RINGOs) Taveuni

09.00–10.00 Trade union non-governmental organizations (TUNGOs)

Meeting Room 9 (Bonn Zone)

09.00–10.00 Women and gender non-governmental organizations (Women and Gender)

Meeting Room 3 (Bonn Zone)

09.00–10.00 Youth non-governmental organizations (YOUNGOs)

Meeting Room 10 (Bonn Zone)

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Welcome Reception on the occasion of COP 23/CMP 13/CMA1-2

On behalf of the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Her Excellency Ms. Barbara Hendricks and the President of COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1.2, His Excellency Frank Bainimarama, all COP23 participants are invited to an Evening Reception on 6th of November in the Bonn Zone.

The reception will begin at 18.30 p.m., with an official welcome from Minister Hendricks, the President of COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1.2, and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa at 19.00 p.m. Music from Fiji and Germany will enrich the evening.

All conference participants (delegation members, observer, media etc.) are welcome to join Minister Hendricks, the COP President and the UNFCC Executive Secretary at the reception. Please note that you will need your conference participant badge to get into the Bonn Zone. Location and Transport

During COP23, the Bonn Zone will accommodate climate action events including high-level events, side events, exhibits and media activities as well as delegation pavilions. To get to Bonn Zone, please

- use the emission free “Rheinaue shuttle” between Bula Zone and Bonn Zone, - use the CleanShuttle service between train stop “UN Campus”, tram stop, “Heussallee”,

WorldCCBonn and Bonn Zone, exit “Rheinaue Hauptzugang”,

- use the tram U 66 or 68, exit “Rheinaue”, - take one of the 600 free to hire bicycles, or - walk (distance between Bula Zone and Bonn Zone approx. 1.2 km)

Public transport (free of charge with your participant badge) and shuttle services are still running after the end of the Welcome Reception (around 22.00 p.m.)

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Time Title/Theme Contact Venue

Tue, 7 Nov 13.15–14.45

Special event: International aviation and maritime transport

The event will showcase recent efforts, specific actions and progress by ICAO and IMO in addressing GHG emissions, and provide an opportunity for Parties to seek clarifications on key concepts and technical elements of actions.

For further information on the event, please click here.

Davor Vesligaj <[email protected]>

Room Montreal

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Service quality survey on the COP 23 meetings

In an on-going 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.

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.

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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.

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 pavillons) 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 <[email protected]>.

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 COP 23/CMP 13 meetings

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 (save them to your device for added convenience!)

• via the “Negotiator App”, available in the Google and iTunes stores

Print

• by requesting printed copies from Document Services 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 <[email protected]> by noon, at the latest, on Wednesday, 15 November 2017.

List of speakers for the High level segment The provisional speakers list for the High level segment will be published on the UNFCCC website in due

course. Please submit corrections to <[email protected]>.

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Logistical information Logistical information can be found on the COP 23 Information Hub and on the Information for participants website. Information includes: 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 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 on +49 228 926 73999 at any time.

Published by the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Bonn, Germany

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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. Admission to the Beethoven Museum and the exhibition is free for all conference participants with a participant badge.

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