At SB 50, the High-Level Champions, Mr. Tomasz Chruszczow of Poland and Mr. Gonzalo Muñoz of Chile held over 40 consultations with Parties, constituted bodies, coalitions and initiatives on their  Work Programme for 2019-2020 for the Marrakech Partnership, which they released during conference. Positive feedback was received on their plans and work so far and the role of non-Party stakeholders in achieving the aims of the Paris Agreement. They presented this vision to the broader audience of the conference in an open briefing session ( available for viewing via webcast recording) with opening remarks from the UNFCCC Executive Secretary and where the Deputy to the Special Envoy for 2019 UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit also provided views on the linkage of the Marrakech Partnership to the upcoming Summit and how the Summit outcomes can feed into COP 25 and beyond.

The High-Level Champions also participated in the Technical Expert Meetings on Mitigation and Adaptation and engaged in several events organized by Parties and other stakeholders. 

Finally, workshops were convened with the data and analysis community to discuss the analytical work needed for this year, which included positive feedback on the plans for the development of the Global Climate Action (NAZCA) Portal in tracking climate action and acting as the follow-up tool for the announcements made at the Summit.

Asia-Pacific Climate Week will take place from 2 to 6 September 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will help build momentum towards the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in September in New York and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) that will take place in December in Santiago, Chile.

The event will showcase on-the-ground examples of climate solutions in the region that are cutting emissions and helping communities adapt to the changing climate. 

A detailed agenda is posted on the Regional Climate Weeks website , where more information is also available. To join us, please register for the event here .

Finally, the call for Expression of Interest to lead or contribute to one of the thematic blocks is now open. You can actively participate and lead or support one of these events related to the transformative areas of the September Climate Action Summit. To do so, please contact globalclimateaction@unfccc.int to receive guidance on the process and its steps. The Expression of Interest will be open until 5 July 2019.

Picture : Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi meets Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. (c) WAM.

On 30th June and 1st July 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Arab Emirates, through the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, is hosting the Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting to take stock of progress so far across all the Action Areas of the Summit in support of mobilizing strong and ambitious outcomes in September later this year.

More information can be found here.