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: 21 November 2008

PRE-SESSIONAL MEETINGS

• 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 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

Items 3 and 4

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 7 (a) Annual report on the technical review of

greenhouse gas inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

Item 8 Capacity-building under the Convention

Item 9 Capacity-building under the Kyoto Protocol

Item 8 (a – b)

Methodological issues under the Kyoto Protocol

Item 12 Report of the administrator of the international transaction log 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:

Greenhouse gas data interface Item 7 (b – c)

Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport

Item 11 Other matters (Activities Implemented Jointly)

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

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

AWG-LCA Workshop (Shared vision for cooperative action)

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

Item 5 Issues relating to the CDM

Item 6 Issues relating to JI

AWG-LCA Workshop (Shared vision for cooperative action)

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

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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

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

Analysis of mitigation potentials and identification of ranges of emission reduction objectives of Annex I Parties Item

6 and 7

Consideration of further commitments by Annex I Parties

Item 8 Work programme for 2009

Item 9 Other matters

11:30 to 1:00 pm

AWG-LCA Workshop (Risk management and insurance)

Informal groups

Lunch break

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Thursday, 4 December

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm 3:00 am to 6:00 pm

CMP

Item 7 Report of the Compliance Committee

Item 21 Other matters (P&I)

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Informal groups

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

No meetings are scheduled for Sunday, 7 December

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SECOND WEEK

Monday, 8 December 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Informal groups

Lunch break

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Informal groups

No meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, 9 December (Eid Al-Adha)

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

Report of the AWG-LCA Chair Report of the AWG-KP Chair

Statement by the United Nations Secretary-General

National statements

Informal groups

Lunch break

Formal luncheon for Ministers and Heads of Delegations hosted by the UNFCCC Executive Secretary

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Thursday, 11 December 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

COP CMP

Joint High-level segment of COP and CMP

National statements

Informal groups

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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