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OVERVIEW SCHEDULE
United Nations Climate Change Conference
Poznan, Poland
1-12 December 2008
Fourteenth Session of the
Conference of the Parties (COP 14)
Fourth Session of the Conference of the Parties
serving as the meeting of the Parties to
the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 4)
Twenty-Ninth Session of the Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological Advice
(SBSTA 29)
Twenty-Ninth Session of the Subsidiary Body
for Implementation (SBI 29)
Resumed Sixth session of the Ad Hoc Working
Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties
under the Kyoto Protocol (Resumed AWG-KP 6)
Fourth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on
Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA 4)
This overview schedule is intended to assist participants with their planning prior to
the sessions. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
Once the sessions are underway, please consult the Daily Programme.
Updated: 8 December 2008
PRE-SESSIONAL MEETINGS
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CDM Executive Board (26-28 November)
Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee (27-28 November)
G-77 & China Pre-Sessional Meetings (29-30 November)
FIRST WEEK
Monday, 1 December
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Welcoming ceremony
COP
Item 1
Opening of the session
Item 2 (a)-(g)
Organizational matters
CMP
Item 1
Opening of the session
Item 2 (a)-(c)
Organizational matters
Lunch break
UNFCCC Event - Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board
– question and answer session - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
AWG-LCA
SBI
Item 1
Opening of the session
Item 1
Opening of the session
Item 2
Organizational matters
Item 2
Organizational matters
Item 3
Enabling the full, effective and sustained
implementation of the Convention
through long-term cooperative action
now, up to and beyond 2012
Item 3
National communications and
greenhouse gas inventory data from
Parties included in Annex I to the
Convention
Item 4
Consideration of a work programme for
2009
Item 5
Financial mechanism of the Convention
Item 5
Report to the Conference of the Parties
at its fourteenth session on progress
made
Item 10
Reporting and review of information
submitted by Parties included in Annex I
to the Convention that are also Parties to
the Kyoto Protocol
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
AWG-KP
SBSTA
Item 1
Opening of the session
Item 1
Opening of the session
Item 2
Organizational matters
Item 2
(a – d)
Organizational matters
Item 5
Consideration of information on potential
environmental, economic and social
consequences, including spillover
effects, of tools, policies, measures and
methodologies available to Annex I
Parties
Item 3
Nairobi work programme on impacts,
vulnerability and adaptation to climate
change
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Monday, 1 December
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (continued)
AWG-KP
Items
3 and 4
SBSTA
Analysis of means to reach emission
reduction targets and identification of
ways to enhance their effectiveness and
contribution to sustainable development
Item 4
Development and transfer of
technologies
Consideration of relevant methodological
issues
Item 5
Reducing emissions from deforestation in
developing countries: approaches to
stimulate action
Reception for all participants hosted by the Government of Poland – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, 2 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
SBI
SBSTA
Item 4
National communications from Parties not
included in Annex I to the Convention
Item 6
Implementation of Article 4, paragraphs 8
and 9, of the Convention
Item 6
Research and systematic observation
Methodological issues under the
Convention:
Item 7
Development and transfer of technologies
Item 8
Capacity-building under the Convention
Item 9
Capacity-building under the Kyoto
Protocol
Item 12
Report of the administrator of the
international transaction log under the
Kyoto Protocol
Item 7
(a)
Annual report on the technical review of
greenhouse gas inventories from
Parties included in Annex I to the
Convention
Item 8
(a – b)
Methodological issues under the Kyoto
Protocol
Item 9
Fourth Assessment Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change
Lunch break
UNFCCC Event on the Least Developed Countries Fund Expert Group (LEG)
and National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
UNFCCC Event – Joint Implementation (JI) question and answer session - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
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Tuesday, 2 December
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
SBSTA
Item 10
Matters relating to Article 2, paragraph 3,
of the Kyoto Protocol
Methodological issues under the
Convention:
Item 7
(b – c)
Greenhouse gas data interface
Emissions from fuel used for international
aviation and maritime transport
Item 11
Other matters (Activities Implemented
Jointly)
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
AWG-LCA Workshop
(Shared vision for cooperative action)
SBI
Item 11
Matters relating to Article 3, paragraph 14,
of the Kyoto Protocol
Item 13
Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol in
respect of procedures and mechanisms
relating to compliance
Item 14
Administrative, financial and institutional
matters
Item 15
Other matters
Wednesday, 3 December
Round table under agenda item 6 (a) of the SBI for the assessment of the status of implementation of
Article 4, paragraph 8, of the Convention, and decisions 5/CP.7 and 1/CP.10
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
10:00 am to 11:30 am
CMP
AWG-LCA Workshop
(Shared vision for cooperative action)
Item 5
Issues relating to the CDM
Item 6
Issues relating to JI
Item 8
Report of the Adaptation Fund Board
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Item 13
Second review of the Kyoto Protocol
pursuant to its Article 9
Informal groups
Lunch break
UNFCCC event – Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) methodologies
and Programme of Activities (PoA) - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
4
Wednesday, 3 December
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
3:00 am to 6:00 pm
AWG-KP Workshop
(Mitigation Potentials and ranges of
emission reduction objectives)
Informal groups
UNFCCC Event – Progress of work of the EGTT – 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Thursday, 4 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
10:00 am to 11:30 am
AWG-KP
AWG-LCA Workshop
(Risk management and insurance)
Item 3
Analysis of means to reach
emission reduction targets and
identification of ways to enhance
their effectiveness and contribution
to sustainable development
Item 4
Consideration of relevant
methodological issues
Item
6 and 7
Analysis of mitigation potentials
and identification of ranges of
emission reduction objectives of
Annex I Parties
Consideration of further
commitments by Annex I Parties
Item 8
Work programme for 2009
Item 9
Other matters
11:30 to 1:00 pm
Informal groups
Lunch break
5
Thursday, 4 December
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
3:00 am to 6:00 pm
CMP
Item13
Second review of the Kyoto Protocol
pursuant to its Article 9
Item 7
Report of the Compliance Committee
Informal groups
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Informal groups
UNFCCC Event – Update on investment and financial flows to address climate change – 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Friday, 5 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Informal groups
Lunch break
UNFCCC Event – Growing together in a changing climate - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Informal groups
UNFCCC Event – International Transaction Log (ITL) and registries operations – 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Saturday, 6 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
AWG-LCA Workshop
(Cooperation on research and development)
Informal groups
Lunch break
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Informal groups
Informal groups
6
No meetings are scheduled for Sunday, 7 December
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SECOND WEEK
No meetings are scheduled for Monday, 8 December (Eid Al-Adha)
Tuesday, 9 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Informal groups
Lunch break
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Informal groups
Wednesday, 10 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Informal groups
Lunch break
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
SBSTA
SBI
AWG-LCA
AWG-KP
closing
closing
closing
closing
Gala Banquet for Ministers and Heads of Delegations hosted by the Government of Poland – [7:30 pm]
Thursday, 11 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
COP
CMP
Opening ceremony
Joint High-level segment of COP and CMP
Informal groups
Report of the AWG-LCA Chair
Report of the AWG-KP Chair
Statement by the United Nations Secretary-General
National statements
Lunch break
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Formal luncheon for Ministers and Heads of Delegations hosted by the UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Thursday, 11 December
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
COP
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
CMP
Joint High-level segment of COP and CMP
Informal groups
National statements
Ministerial Round Table on Shared Vision – 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Concert for Ministers and Heads of Delegations hosted by the Government of Poland – 8:30 pm
Friday, 12 December
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
COP
CMP
Joint High-level segment of COP and CMP
National statements
Lunch break
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Joint High-level segment of COP and CMP
Statements from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
COP
COP closing: adoption of decisions and conclusions
CMP
CMP closing: adoption of decisions and conclusions
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