SBI 52-55 | UNFCCC

Opening of the session

Organizational matters

2 (a)

Adoption of the agenda

Status:

Agenda adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/9	Provisional agenda and annotations. Note by the Executive Secretary		Agendas and annotations	06 Oct 2021 16:46

2 (b)

Organization of the work of the session

Status:

Organization of work agreed

2 (c)

Election of officers other than the Chair

Status:

The SBI elected Mr. Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez as Vice Chair and Ms. Ayşin Turpanci as Rapporteur

2 (d)

Multilateral assessment under the international assessment and review process

Contact: Veronica Colerio (VColerio@unfccc.int)

Status:

Working group sessions convened on 5 and 6 November 2021

2 (e)

Facilitative sharing of views under the international consultation and analysis process

Contact: Alma Jean (AJean@unfccc.int), Luca Birigazzi (LBirigazzi@unfccc.int)

Status:

In-session workshops convened on 5 and 6 November 2021

2 (f)

Other mandated events

Status:

The SBI took note of the information provided by the Chair

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

3 (a)

Status of submission and review of seventh national communications and third and fourth biennial reports from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

Contact: Ruta Bubniene (RBubniene@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration deferred to SBI 56.

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/INF.5	Status of submission and review of national communications and biennial reports. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	17 Sep 2021 14:37

3 (b)

Compilations and syntheses of second, third and fourth biennial reports from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

Contact: Veronica Colerio (VColerio@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration deferred to SBI 56.

3 (c)

Reports on national greenhouse gas inventory data from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention for 1990–2016, 1990–2017, 1990–2018 and 1990–2019

Contact: Lornaliza Kogler (LKogler@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration deferred to SBI 56.

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/11	National greenhouse gas inventory data for the period 1990–2019. Report by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	14 Oct 2021 12:52
FCCC/SBI/2020/11	National greenhouse gas inventory data for the period 1990–2018. Report by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	06 Jul 2021 17:05

3 (d)

Revision of the modalities and procedures for international assessment and review

Contact: Ruta Bubniene (RBubniene@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration deferred to SBI 56.

Reporting from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention

4 (a)

Information contained in national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention; (in abeyance)

Contact: Marlan Pillay (MPillay@unfccc.int)

4 (b)

Report (for 2020 and 2021) and terms of reference of the Consultative Group of Experts

Contact: Bhava Dhungana (BDhungana@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Sin Liang Cheah (Singapore) and Getraud Wollansky (Austria).

Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/12	Report of the Consultative Group of Experts	Pre-session documents	15 Oct 2021 12:32
FCCC/SBI/2021/14	Virtual regional hands-on training workshops on institutional arrangements for measurement, reporting and verification and the enhanced transparency framework, including data management for national greenhouse gas inventories. Report by the secretariat	Workshop reports	01 Oct 2021 16:44
FCCC/TP/2021/2	Problems, constraints, lessons learned and capacity-building needs in preparing national communications and biennial update reports. Updated technical paper by the Consultative Group of Experts	Technical papers	24 Sep 2021 18:22
FCCC/SBI/2020/15	Report of the Consultative Group of Experts	Pre-session documents	14 Apr 2021 09:39
FCCC/SBI/2020/16	Virtual regional hands-on training workshops on the existing measurement, reporting and verification arrangements under the Convention and the enhanced transparency framework under the Paris Agreement. Report by the secretariat	Workshop reports	01 Apr 2021 14:54
FCCC/TP/2020/1	Problems, constraints, lessons learned and capacity-building needs in preparing national communications and biennial update reports. Updated technical paper by the Consultative Group of Experts	Technical papers	28 Jan 2021 17:18

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/CP/2021/L.12	Revised terms of reference of the Consultative Group of Experts. Proposal by the President	Draft decisions	19 Nov 2021 09:23
DT.DD.COP26.i5	CGE ToR. Draft decision COP 26	Draft negotiating texts	11 Nov 2021 05:05
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.9	Report (for 2020 and 2021) and terms of reference of the Consultative Group of Experts. Draft conclusions SBI	Draft conclusions	06 Nov 2021 12:02
	Oral report by Ms. Rehab Ahmed Hassan on behalf of the Consultative Group of Experts, Opening of SBI 52-55	Reports	05 Nov 2021 16:54

4 (c)

Provision of financial and technical support

Contact: Marlan Pillay (MPillay@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Sin Liang Cheah (Singapore) and Getraud Wollansky (Austria).

Consultations did not result in conclusions. In accordance with rules 10(c) and 16 of the draft rules of procedure being applied, this matter will be included in the provisional agenda for SBI 56

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/INF.6/Rev.1	Information provided by the Global Environment Facility on its activities relating to the preparation of national communications and biennial update reports. Revised note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	26 Oct 2021 09:16
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.12	Information provided by the Global Environment Facility on its activities relating to the preparation of national communications and biennial update reports. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	11 Dec 2020 16:01

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
	Oral report by Ms. Chizuru Aoki, a representative of the GEF, Opening of SBI 52-55		Reports	08 Nov 2021 18:03
DT.SBI52-55.i4c.1	Provision of financial and technical support		Draft negotiating texts	04 Nov 2021 19:44

4 (d)

Summary reports on the technical analysis of biennial update reports of Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention

Contact: Alma Jean (AJean@unfccc.int)

Status:

The SBI took note of the summary reports finalized in the period up to 15 August 2021 and published on the UNFCCC website

4 (e)

Revision of the modalities and guidelines for international consultation and analysis

Contact: Alma Jean (AJean@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration deferred to SBI 56

Common time frames for nationally determined contributions referred to in Article 4, paragraph 10, of the Paris Agreement

Contact: Roman Payo (RPayo@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations facilitated by the SBI Chair, Marianne Karlsen (Norway).

Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
DT.CMA3.i3b	Common time frames for nationally determined contributions referred to in Article 4, paragraph 10, of the Paris Agreement. Proposal by the President		Draft negotiating texts	13 Nov 2021 07:26
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.3	Common time frames for nationally determined contributions referred to in Article 4, paragraph 10, of the Paris Agreement. Draft conclusions SBI		Draft conclusions	05 Nov 2021 12:05

Matters relating to the mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol

6 (a)

Review of the modalities and procedures for the clean development mechanism

Contact: Motoharu Yamazaki (MYamazaki@unfccc.int), Anil Raut (ARaut@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration concluded (as per decision by CMP 16 “Guidance relating to the clean development mechanism”, para. 8(a))

6 (b)

Procedures, mechanisms and institutional arrangements for appeals against decisions of the Executive Board of the clean development mechanism

Contact: Amy Steen (ASteen@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration concluded (as per decision by CMP 16 “Guidance relating to the clean development mechanism”, para. 8(b))

6 (c)

Report of the administrator of the international transaction log under the Kyoto Protocol (for 2020 and 2021)

Contact: Jean-Francois Halleux (JHalleux@unfccc.int)

Status:

The SBI took note of the information presented in the 2020 and 2021 reports

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/15	Report of the administrator of the international transaction log under the Kyoto Protocol		Pre-session documents	14 Oct 2021 09:41
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.11	Report of the administrator of the international transaction log under the Kyoto Protocol		Pre-session documents	17 Feb 2021 15:34

Second periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it

Contact: Walters Tubua (WTubua@unfccc.int)

Status:

Contact group, co-chaired by Ms. Una May Gordon (Jamaica) and Mr. Frank McGovern (Ireland)

Status: Conclusions adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/L.3	Second periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it		Draft conclusions	10 Nov 2021 14:07

Koronivia joint work on agriculture

Contact: Dirk Nemitz (DNemitz@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Mr. Philip Blackwell (Ireland) and Ms. Milagros Sandoval (Peru)

Status: Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/3/Add.1	Sustainable land and water management, including integrated watershed management strategies, to ensure food security. Workshop report by the secretariat. Addendum	Workshop reports	01 Nov 2021 13:23
FCCC/SB/2021/3	Sustainable land and water management, including integrated watershed management strategies, to ensure food security. Workshop report by the secretariat	Workshop reports	17 Sep 2021 16:31
FCCC/SB/2021/2	Socioeconomic and food security dimensions of climate change in the agricultural sector. Workshop report by the secretariat	Workshop reports	05 Jul 2021 17:42
FCCC/SB/2021/1	Improved livestock management systems, including agropastoral production systems and others. Workshop report by the secretariat	Workshop reports	04 Jun 2021 16:49
FCCC/SB/2020/1	Improved nutrient use and manure management towards sustainable and resilient agricultural systems. Workshop report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	01 Jul 2020 17:28

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/L.1	Koronivia joint work on agriculture. Draft conclusions SBI SBSTA		Draft conclusions	06 Nov 2021 21:26

Other documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
DT.SBI52-55.i8_SBSTA52-55.i8	Koronivia joint work on agriculture draft text elements on the report on the intersessional workshop		Draft negotiating texts	06 Nov 2021 09:29

Report of the Adaptation Committee (for 2019, 2020 and 2021)

Contact: Motsomi Maletjane (MMaletjane@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Le-Anne Roper (Jamaica) and Mr. Paul Watkinson (France)

Status: Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/6/Corr.1	Report of the Adaptation Committee. Corrigendum	Pre-session documents	03 Nov 2021 11:41
FCCC/SB/2021/6	Report of the Adaptation Committee	Pre-session documents	20 Oct 2021 17:03
FCCC/SB/2020/2	Report of the Adaptation Committee	Pre-session documents	13 Apr 2021 10:53
FCCC/SB/2019/3	Report of the Adaptation Committee	Pre-session documents	19 Nov 2019 17:45

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
	Oral report by Ms. Cecília da Silva and Alessandra Sgobbi, Co-Chairs of the Adaptation Committee, at SBI 52-55 and SBSTA 52-55	Reports	14 Dec 2021 10:36
FCCC/SB/2021/L.2	Report and review of the Adaptation Committee. Draft conclusions SBI SBSTA	Draft conclusions	06 Nov 2021 18:49
CRT.CMA3.i4.COP26.i6.SBI52-55.i9_SBSTA.i4	Submission by Gabon on behalf of the African Group of Negotiators	In-session submissions	04 Nov 2021 14:46

Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (for 2020 and 2021)

Contact: Miwa Kato (MKato@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Cornelia Jaeger (Austria) and Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago)

Status: Recommendation to the appropriate body/bodies adopted as presented followed by further consultations led by the Presidency

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/4/Add.2	Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts. Addendum	Pre-session documents, Pre-session documents	26 Oct 2021 09:46
FCCC/SB/2021/4/Add.1	Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts. Addendum	Pre-session documents, Progress reports	07 Oct 2021 14:50
FCCC/SB/2021/4	Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts	Pre-session documents, Progress reports	23 Sep 2021 13:39
FCCC/SB/2020/3	Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts	Pre-session documents	15 Apr 2021 16:34

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/L.6	Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts	Draft decisions	11 Nov 2021 12:27
CRP.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5.2	G77 and China Statement. Report of the WIM Executive Committee	Submissions by parties and organizations	04 Nov 2021 22:16
CRP.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5.1	G77 and China Statement. Report of the WIM Executive Committee	Submissions by parties and organizations	02 Nov 2021 16:30
CRP.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5	G77 Statement on the Report of the WIM Executive Committee	Submissions by parties and organizations	01 Nov 2021 16:56

Other

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
INOR.SBI52-55.i10_SBSTA52-55.i5	Oral report by Mr. Malcom Ridout and Ms. Le-Anne Roper, Co-Chairs of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts at SBI 52-55 and SBSTA 52-55		Non-official session documents	25 Nov 2021 11:16

Matters relating to the least developed countries

Contact: Julie Amoroso-Garbin (JAmoroso-Garbin@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Giza Martins (Angola) and Jens Fugl (Denmark).

Conclusions adopted as presented and recommendation to the COP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/13	The 40th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	19 Oct 2021 09:58
FCCC/SBI/2020/14	The 38th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	21 Jul 2021 10:26
FCCC/SBI/2021/6	The 39th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	06 Jul 2021 17:17
FCCC/SBI/2020/8	Progress, need for continuation and terms of reference of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Synthesis report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	07 Aug 2020 09:09
FCCC/SBI/2020/6	The 37th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	01 Jul 2020 17:48
FCCC/SBI/2020/7	Stocktaking meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	04 Jun 2020 10:58

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
	Oral report by Mr. Kenel Delusca, Chair of the LEG, Opening of SBI 52-55	Reports	08 Nov 2021 18:38
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.12/Add.1	Matters relating to the least developed countries. Draft decision COP 26	Draft decisions	06 Nov 2021 19:28
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.12	Matters relating to the least developed countries. Draft conclusions SBI	Draft conclusions	06 Nov 2021 19:14

National adaptation plans

Contact: Julie Amoroso-Garbin (JAmoroso-Garbin@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Jens Fugl (Denmark) and Pepetua Latasi (Tuvalu).

Conclusions adopted as presented and recommendation to the COP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/INF.7	Progress in the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plan. Note by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	29 Oct 2021 17:07
FCCC/SBI/2021/13	The 40th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	19 Oct 2021 09:58
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.13/Rev.1	Progress in the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans. Revised note by the secretariat	Pre-session documents, Progress reports	18 Oct 2021 18:19

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.11/Add.1	National adaptation plans. Draft decision COP 26	Draft decisions	06 Nov 2021 18:34
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.11	National adaptation plans. Draft conclusions SBI	Draft conclusions	06 Nov 2021 16:04
IN.SBI52-55.i12	Draft text elements on gaps and needs related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans and implementation of national adaptation plans	Draft negotiating texts	06 Nov 2021 12:31

Development and transfer of technologies and implementation of the Technology Mechanism

13 (a)

Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (for 2020 and 2021)

Contact: Ariesta Ningrum (ANingrum@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations, co-facilitated by Ms. Stella Gama (Malawi) and Mr. Toshiaki Nagata (Japan)

Recommendations to the COP and to the CMA adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2021/5	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2021		Pre-session documents	27 Oct 2021 17:20
FCCC/SB/2020/4	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2020		Pre-session documents	15 Apr 2021 15:39

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
INOR.SBI52-55.i13a_SBSTA52-55.i7	Oral report by Mr. Stephen Minas, Chair of the Technology Executive Committee. Opening of SBI 52-55	Non-official session documents	25 Nov 2021 10:07
FCCC/SB/2021/L.5	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (for 2020 and 2021). Draft decision CMA 3	Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 22:15
FCCC/SB/2021/L.4	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (for 2020 and 2021). Draft decision COP 26	Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 16:46
INOR.SBI52-55.i13a	Oral report by Mr. Omedi Jura, Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network, Opening of SBI 52-55	Reports	08 Nov 2021 16:51

13 (b)

Alignment between processes pertaining to the review of the Climate Technology Centre and Network and the periodic assessment referred to in paragraph 69 of decision 1/CP.21

Contact: Bert van der Plas (BVanderPlas@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Stella Gama (Malawi) and Elfriede-Anna More (Austria).

Recommendation to the CMA adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.5	Possible options, and their implications, for aligning processes pertaining to the independent review of the Climate Technology Centre and Network and the periodic assessment of the Technology Mechanism. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	20 May 2020 16:18

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.2	Alignment between processes pertaining to the review of the Climate Technology Centre and Network and the periodic assessment referred to in paragraph 69 of decision 1/CP.21. Draft decision CMA 3		Draft decisions	05 Nov 2021 11:49

13 (c)

Poznan strategic programme on technology transfer

Contact: Vladimir Hecl (VHecl@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consideration deferred to SBI 56

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SB/2020/4	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2020	Pre-session documents	15 Apr 2021 15:39
FCCC/CP/2020/1	Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat.	Pre-session documents	01 Apr 2021 15:17
FCCC/CP/2020/1/Add.1	Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat. Addendum. Status of resources approved by the Global Environment Facility secretariat for the preparation of national communications and biennial update reports from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention	Pre-session documents	24 Mar 2021 17:45
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.1	Fourth synthesis of technology needs identified by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents, Synthesis reports	08 Apr 2020 15:45

13 (d)

Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanism of the Convention

Contact: Andrea Camponogara (ACamponogara@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Richard Muyungi (Tanzania) and Elfriede-Anna More (Austria).

Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/CP/2020/5	Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	15 Apr 2021 15:48
FCCC/SB/2020/4	Joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2020	Pre-session documents	15 Apr 2021 15:39
FCCC/CP/2020/1	Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat.	Pre-session documents	01 Apr 2021 15:17
FCCC/CP/2020/1/Add.1	Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties. Note by the secretariat. Addendum. Status of resources approved by the Global Environment Facility secretariat for the preparation of national communications and biennial update reports from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention	Pre-session documents	24 Mar 2021 17:45

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.10	Linkages between the Technology Mechanism and the Financial Mechanism of the Convention. Draft conclusions SBI		Draft conclusions	06 Nov 2021 15:01

Matters relating to the Adaptation Fund

14 (a)

Membership of the Adaptation Fund Board

Contact: Yolando Velasco (YVelasco@unfccc.int), Tracey Lue (TLue@unfccc.int)

Status:

Consultations with interested Parties on the way forward on this agenda sub-item led by the SBI Chair, Marianne Karlsen (Norway).

There was no agreement on the way forward for this sub-item: the SBI Chair brought the matter to the attention of the President for his further guidance

14 (b)

Fourth review of the Adaptation Fund

Contact: Yolando Velasco (YVelasco@unfccc.int), Tracey Lue (TLue@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Ali Waqas Malik (Pakistan) and Claudia Keller (Germany).

Recommendation to the CMP adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.19	Fourth review of the Adaptation Fund. Draft decision CMP 16		Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 17:51

Matters relating to capacity-building

15 (a)

Capacity-building under the Convention

Contact: Alejandro Kilpatrick (AKilpatrick@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Ambassador Rita Mishaan (Guatemala) and Ismo Ulvila (European Union).

Recommendation to the COP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/2	Capacity-building work of bodies established under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol. Compilation and synthesis report by the secretariat	Synthesis reports	08 Apr 2021 16:01
FCCC/SBI/2021/3	Implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries. Synthesis report by the secretariat	Synthesis reports	07 Apr 2021 09:57
FCCC/SBI/2021/2/Add.1	Capacity-building work of bodies established under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol. Compilation and synthesis report by the secretariat. Addendum. Compilation of capacity-building activities undertaken by bodies established under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol	Synthesis reports	10 Mar 2021 13:39
FCCC/SBI/2020/5	Implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries. Synthesis report by the secretariat	Synthesis reports	27 Jul 2020 12:24
FCCC/SBI/2020/2	Capacity-building work of bodies established under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol. Compilation and synthesis report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	07 May 2020 16:34
FCCC/SBI/2020/2/Add.1	Capacity-building work of bodies established under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol. Compilation and synthesis report by the secretariat. Addendum. Compilation of capacity-building activities undertaken by bodies established under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol	Pre-session documents	26 Mar 2020 14:21

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.6	Capacity-building under the Convention. Draft decision COP 26		Draft decisions	06 Nov 2021 19:28

15 (b)

Capacity-building under the Kyoto Protocol

Contact: Alejandro Kilpatrick (AKilpatrick@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Ambassador Rita Mishaan (Guatemala) and Ismo Ulvila (European Union).

Two recommendations to the CMP adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.8	Fourth review of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries under the Kyoto Protocol. Draft decision CMP 16		Draft decisions	06 Nov 2021 21:25
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.7	Fifth review of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in countries with economies in transition under the Kyoto Protocol. Draft decision CMP 16		Draft decisions	06 Nov 2021 19:17

15 (c)

Annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (for 2020 and 2021)

Contact: Alejandro Kilpatrick (AKilpatrick@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Ambassador Rita Mishaan (Guatemala) and Ismo Ulvila (European Union).

Recommendations to the COP and the CMA adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/10	Annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building		Pre-session documents	14 Oct 2021 15:33
FCCC/SBI/2020/13	Annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building		Progress reports	09 Jul 2021 12:48

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
	Oral report by Ms. Yongxiang Zhang, Co-Chair of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building, Opening of SBI 52-55	Reports	03 Mar 2022 15:27
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.5	Annual technical progress reports of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building for 2020 and 2021. Draft decision COP 26	Draft decisions	06 Nov 2021 19:16
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.4	Annual technical progress reports of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building for 2020 and 2021. Draft decision CMA 3	Draft decisions	06 Nov 2021 18:54
IN.SBI52-55.i15c	Submission by Group of 77 and China	In-session submissions	02 Nov 2021 15:00
IN.SBI52-55.i15c	United States', Australia's and Japan’s submission	In-session submissions	02 Nov 2021 11:28
IN.SBI52-55.i15c	LDC submission - elements of a draft decision	In-session submissions	02 Nov 2021 11:06

Matters relating to the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures serving the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement

Contact: Kusum Lata (KLata@unfccc.int)

Status:

Contact group, co-chaired by Mr. Mattias Frumerie (Sweden) and Mr. Andrei Marcu (Papua New Guinea).

Parties could not conclude consideration of this matter in time for the closing of the SBI session; the Chair brought the matter to the attention of the President for his further guidance

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
	Oral report by Mr. Peter Govindasamy, Co-chair of Katowice Committee on Impacts of the implementation of response measures, Opening of SBI 52-55	Reports	03 Mar 2022 15:27
DT.COP26.i12_CMP16.i9_CMA3.i11	Report of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures	Draft negotiating texts	09 Nov 2021 01:14
DT.SBI52-55.i16_SBSTA52-55.i11	Matters related to the forum and Katowice Committee on Impacts of implementation of response measures	Draft negotiating texts	04 Nov 2021 17:23

Gender and climate change

Contact: Fleur Newman (FNewman@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Sibongile Mavimbela (Eswatini) and Thomas Cameron (Canada).

Recommendation to the COP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/CP/2021/4	Gender composition. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	23 Sep 2021 13:28
FCCC/CP/2021/5	Progress in integrating a gender perspective into constituted body processes. Synthesis report by the secretariat	Synthesis reports	15 Sep 2021 17:40
FCCC/CP/2020/3	Gender composition. Report by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	17 Jun 2021 08:28

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.13	Gender and climate change. Draft decision COP 26		Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 11:24

Matters related to Action for Climate Empowerment

18 (a)

Review of the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention

Contact: Fleur Newman (FNewman@unfccc.int)

Status:

Informal consultations co-facilitated by Albert Magalang (Philippines) and Bianca Moldovean (Romania).

Recommendations to the COP and the CMA adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2020/9	Progress and effectiveness, as well as emerging gaps, needs and recommendations, in relation to the Doha work programme and Action for Climate Empowerment. Synthesis report by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	05 Jun 2020 17:22
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.4	Options and ways for future work to enhance the implementation of Article 6 of the Convention and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement, following the review of the Doha work programme. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	02 Jun 2020 10:09

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.18	Review of the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention. Draft decision COP 26 CMA 3		Draft decisions	10 Jan 2022 16:05

18 (b)

Report on activities related to Action for Climate Empowerment (for 2020 and 2021)

Contact: Fleur Newman (FNewman@unfccc.int)

Status:

The SBI took note of the Report on activities related to Action for Climate Empowerment (for 2020 and 2021)

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/1	The 8th Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment. Summary report by the secretariat		Summary reports	25 Mar 2021 14:58

Arrangements for intergovernmental meetings

Contact: Megumi Endo (MEndo@unfccc.int), Karen Smith (KSmith@unfccc.int)

Status:

Contact group chaired by the SBI Chair, Marianne Karlsen (Norway)

Conclusions adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2020/10	Arrangements for intergovernmental meetings. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	16 Mar 2021 12:52
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.8	Process of admission of observer organizations to the UNFCCC. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	10 Mar 2021 17:01

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.17	Arrangements for intergovernmental meetings. Draft conclusions SBI		Draft conclusions	09 Nov 2021 11:29

Administrative, financial and institutional matters

Contact: Questions and textual suggestions by Parties relating to matters under consideration in the negotiation group on item 20 (a-d) may be sent to: unfccc-budget@unfccc.int

20 (a)

Budget performance for the bienniums 2018–2019 and 2020–2021

Contact: Olaf Kandel (OKandel@unfccc.int). Questions and textual suggestions by Parties relating to matters under consideration in the negotiation group on item 20 (a-d) may be sent to: unfccc-budget@unfccc.int

Status:

Contact group chaired by Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago).

Status: Recommendations to the COP and the CMP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/INF.8	Status of contributions and fees as at 22 October 2021. Note by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	01 Nov 2021 13:34
FCCC/SBI/2021/5	Budget performance for the biennium 2020–2021 as at 31 December 2020. Note by the Executive Secretary	Budget documents	23 Sep 2021 13:17
FCCC/SBI/2021/5/Add.1	Budget performance for the biennium 2020–2021 as at 31 December 2020. Note by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Programme performance data for 1 January to 31 December 2020	Budget documents	18 May 2021 19:11
FCCC/SBI/2020/3	Budget performance for the biennium 2018–2019 as at 31 December 2019. Note by the Executive Secretary	Pre-session documents	01 Jul 2020 18:02
FCCC/SBI/2020/3/Add.2	Budget performance for the biennium 2018–2019 as at 31 December 2019. Note by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Planned programme activities and outputs compared with activities undertaken and outputs delivered	Pre-session documents	29 May 2020 12:19
FCCC/SBI/2020/3/Add.1	Budget performance for the biennium 2018–2019 as at 31 December 2019. Note by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Programme performance data for the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019	Pre-session documents	28 May 2020 10:51

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.15	Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft decision COP 26		Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 11:47
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.16	Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft decision CMP 16		Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 11:15

20 (b)

Programme budget for the biennium 2022–2023

Status:

Contact group co-chaired by Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago).

Conclusions adopted as presented; recommendation to the COP adopted as presented and 2 recommendations to the CMP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/4	Programme budget for the biennium 2022–2023. Proposal by the Executive Secretary	Budget documents	31 May 2021 13:10
FCCC/SBI/2021/4/Add.1	Programme budget for the biennium 2022–2023. Proposal by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Work programme of the secretariat for the biennium 2022–2023	Budget documents	12 May 2021 18:25
FCCC/SBI/2021/4/Add.2	Programme budget for the biennium 2022–2023. Proposal by the Executive Secretary. Addendum. Trust Fund for the International Transaction Log	Pre-session documents	28 Apr 2021 12:55

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.14/Add.1	Programme budget for the biennium 2022-2023. Draft decision COP 26	Draft decisions	10 Nov 2021 18:31
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.14/Add.3	Programme budget for the biennium 2020–2021. Budget for the international transaction log. Draft decision CMP 16	Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 17:45
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.14/Add.2	Programme budget for the biennium 2020–2021. Draft decision CMP 16	Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 17:31
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.14	Programme budget for the biennium 2022-2023. Draft conclusions SBI	Draft conclusions	09 Nov 2021 10:03

20 (c)

Audit report and financial statements (for 2019 and 2020)

Status:

Contact group chaired by Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago).

Recommendations to the COP and the CMP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/INF.4/Add.1	Financial report and audited financial statements for 2020 and report of the United Nations Board of Auditors. Note by the secretariat. Addendum. Comments by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	20 Oct 2021 10:31
FCCC/SBI/2021/INF.4	Financial report and audited financial statements for 2020 and report of the United Nations Board of Auditors. Note by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	08 Sep 2021 08:51
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.9/Add.1	Financial report and audited financial statements for 2019 and report of the United Nations Board of Auditors. Note by the secretariat. Addendum. Comments by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	20 Apr 2021 15:26
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.9	Financial report and audited financial statements for 2019 and report of the United Nations Board of Auditors. Note by the secretariat	Pre-session documents	13 Aug 2020 18:03

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.15	Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft decision COP 26	Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 11:47
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.16	Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft decision CMP 16	Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 11:15
	Opening Statement on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the Financial Statements of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to the Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC)	Non-official session documents	31 Oct 2021 18:14

20 (d)

Other financial and budgetary matters

Status:

Contact group chaired by Mr. Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad and Tobago).

Recommendations to the COP and the CMP adopted as presented

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.3	Budgetary implications of UNFCCC mandates: standard costs. Note by the Executive Secretary		Pre-session documents	14 Jul 2020 14:29
FCCC/SBI/2020/INF.2	Efforts to further improve the efficiency and transparency of the UNFCCC budget process. Note by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	02 Jul 2020 16:30

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.15	Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft decision COP 26		Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 11:47
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.16	Administrative, financial and institutional matters. Draft decision CMP 16		Draft decisions	09 Nov 2021 11:15

20 (e)

Continuous review of the functions and operations of the secretariat

Contact: Vineet Topa (VTopa@unfccc.int)

Status:

The SBI took note of the information provided

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
	Legal status of the secretariat. Note by the secretariat		Non-official session documents	18 Oct 2021 13:19

20 (f)

Annual report (for 2019 and 2020)

Contact: Annetta Dunn (ADunn@unfccc.int), Dirk Nemitz (DNemitz@unfccc.int)

Status:

The SBI took note of the annual reports for 2019 and 2020

Pre-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/7	2020 secretariat activities, programme delivery highlights and financial performance. Annual report by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	16 Sep 2021 16:39
FCCC/SBI/2020/4	2019 secretariat activities, programme delivery highlights and financial performance. Annual report by the secretariat		Pre-session documents	17 Mar 2021 17:43

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
OR.SBI52-55.i20f	SBI 52-55 (54) - plenary statement by the UNFCCC secretariat. Annual Report (for 2019 and 2020)		Speeches	30 Nov 2021 15:13

20 (g)

Implementation of the Headquarters Agreement

Contact: Dragoslav Jovanovic (DJovanovic@unfccc.int)

Status:

The SBI took note of the information provided

In-session documents

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
OR.SBI52-55.i20g	SBI 52-55 (54) - plenary statement by the UNFCCC secretariat. Implementation of the Headquarters Agreement	Speeches	30 Nov 2021 15:18
OR.SBI52-55.i20g.1	SBI 52-55 (54) - plenary statement by the UNFCCC secretariat. Implementation of the Headquarters Agreement	Speeches	30 Nov 2021 15:06
OR.SBI52-55.i20g	Oral report by Ms. Luisa Roelke on behalf of the Host Government of the secretariat	Speeches	30 Nov 2021 13:29

Other matters

Status:

No other matters were raised under this agenda item

Closure of and report on the session

Status:

Draft report adopted as presented

In-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/L.1	Draft report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its fifty-second to fifty-fifth session		Meeting documents	04 Nov 2021 14:55

Post-session documents

Symbol	Title		Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/16	Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its fifty-second to fifty-fifth session, held in Glasgow from 31 October to 6 November 2021		Session and meeting reports	20 May 2022 11:20
FCCC/SBI/2021/16/Add.1	Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its fifty-second to fifty-fifth session, held in Glasgow from 31 October to 6 November 2021. Addendum. Summary reports on multilateral assessments in 2020–2021		Session and meeting reports	11 Mar 2022 14:48

Item no.	Item title	Symbol	Title	Document	Type	Workstream

Title	Body	Date
Second meeting of the Structured Expert Dialogue of the second periodic review	Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Subsidiary Bodies (SB)	01 Nov 2021 - 02 Nov 2021
Dialogue on the second independent review of the Climate Technology Centre and Network	Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI)	05 Nov 2021

Symbol	Title	Document type	Date
FCCC/SBI/2021/16	Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its fifty-second to fifty-fifth session, held in Glasgow from 31 October to 6 November 2021	Session and meeting reports	07 Mar 2022
FCCC/SBI/2021/16/Add.1	Report of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation on its fifty-second to fifty-fifth session, held in Glasgow from 31 October to 6 November 2021. Addendum. Summary reports on multilateral assessments in 2020–2021	Session and meeting reports	07 Mar 2022

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