Bonn Climate Change Conference 2025: Aims, Bodies and Theme
Why in the news
The 2025 Bonn session brought negotiators, scientists and civil society together mid-year to prepare technical work for the year’s COP and review commitments under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Nature | Annual meeting on scientific, technical and implementation aspects |
| First held | 1995, after the UNFCCC (1992) |
| Host | Bonn, Germany |
| 2025 theme | Operationalising the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) |
Objectives
- COP preparation and implementation review.
- Linking IPCC science to policy; reviewing finance and technology support for developing countries.
- Including indigenous communities, youth and NGOs.
Permanent subsidiary bodies
- SBI (Subsidiary Body for Implementation): reviews how policies are executed.
- SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice): turns science into policy frameworks.
Exam angle
- Pre-COP platform shaping negotiation texts.
- Full forms: SBI, SBSTA, GGA.