The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2-12)  officially opened on Sunday, 29 November 2015 ADP Co-Chair Ahmed Djoghlaf, Algeria Delegates stand for one minute of silence to pay respect to the victims of the Paris attacks COP 20/CMP 10 President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal,  Minister of Environment, Peru Incoming COP 21/CMP 11 President Laurent Fabius,  Foreign Minister, France Delegates during the ADP opening plenary Claudia Salerno, Venezuela ADP Co-Chair Daniel Reifsnyder, US Ian Fry, Tuvalu Signs around the venue Leaders inside the venue UN security block off the area as world leaders enter the venue President Barack Obama, US Delegates during the Leaders Event Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada L-R: His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales; UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres; COP 20/CMP 10 President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru; June Budhooram, COP Secretary; Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister, France (center), elected as the COP 21/CMP 11 President, is welcomed by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres and COP 20/CMP 10 President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe (third from right) President Christopher Loeak, Marshall Islands Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany President Vladimir Putin, Russian Federation President Xi Jinping, China King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, Jordan President Barack Obama, US UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon President François Hollande, France President Jacob Zuma, South Africa President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico President Barack Obama, US President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt President Anote Tong, Kiribati President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya President Ismail Omar Guellah, Djibouti President Tomislav Nikolić, Serbia President Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara, Paraguay President Evo Morales, Bolivia COP 20/CMP 10 President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru President Emomali Rahmon, Tajikistan COP 21/CMP 11 President Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister, France UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres President Benigno Aquino, the Philippines Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Inspired by Yeb Saño, the Philippines (center), members of civil society participate in a 'climate change fast' and call for world leaders to solve the climate crisis June Budhooram, COP Secretary Delegates gather to watch 'Fossil of the Day' COP 21/CMP 11 President Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister, France SBSTA Chair Lidia Wojtal, Poland Members of civil society participate in a 'climate change fast' to pressure leaders to find climate solutions SBI working group session of the multilateral assessment of Belarus and Kazakhstan L-R: Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; COP 21/CMP 11 President Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister, France; June Budhooram, COP Secretary; and Johanna Lissinger Peitz, COP 21/CMP 11 Rapporteur View of the dais during the SBSTA opening plenary Mamadou Honadia, Burkina Faso Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, South Africa, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Delegates raise their flags to speak during plenary Ismail El Gizouli, Sudan Rita Mishaan, Guatemala Barney Dickson, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Carolin Richter, Director, Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Pepetua Election Latasi, Tuvalu, Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, Australia Andrea Bachler, Business and Industry NGOs Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Giza Gaspar Martins, Angola, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Adrian Yeo, Environment NGOs Marilyn Averill, Research and Independent NGOs (RINGOs) COP 21/CMP 11 President Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister, France Bridget Burns, Women and Gender Seong Kyu Yoon, Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea Seong Kyu Yoon, Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea Rawleston Moore, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Kalyani Raj, Women and Gender June Budhooram, COP Secretary SBSTA Chair Lidia Wojtal, Poland Kunihiko Shimada, Japan, Chair of the Technology Executive Committee Juan Hoffmaister, Bolivia, Co-Chair of the Adaptation Committee Batu Uprety, Nepal, Chair of the LDC Expert Group Members of civil society demonstrate in support of the Climate Vulnerable Forum COP 21/CMP 11 Vice-President Cheikh Ndiaye Sylla, Senegal Members of civil society participate in a demonstration calling for action to support the Climate Vulnerable Forum's declaration, full decarbonization and 100% renewable energy by 2050 Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance Delegates gather outside the ADP meeting rooms Members of civil society demonstrate against the use of fossil fuels Delegates charge their phones at a cycle power station within the venue SBI/SBSTA contact group on the Forum and Work Programme on Response Measures ADP spin-off group on mitigation (Articles 3, 3bis and 3ter), and related decision paragraphs Between the halls L-R: Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary; COP 21/CMP 11 Vice-President Cheikh Ndiaye Sylla, Senegal;  June Budhooram, COP Secretary; and Johanna Lissinger Peitz, COP 21/CMP 11 Rapporteur ADP spin-off group on technology development and transfer (Article 7), and related decision paragraphs Members of civil society meet throughout the day COP 21 Presidency holds an open-ended consultation on finance Members of civil society meet throughout the day Delegates charge their phones at a cycle power station within the venue Delegates from Zimbabwe Raphael Azeredo and Everton Lucero, Brazil Delegates from the Demoratic Republic of the Congo Julia Hoppstock, Argentina, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Hakima El Haité, Minister of Environment, Morocco Trigg Talley, US, speaks with delegates Delegates from Armenia Members of civil society participate in a demonstration calling for action to support the Climate Vulnerable Forum's declaration, full decarbonization and 100% renewable energy by 2050 Zammath Khaleel, Maldives, speaks with delegates Delano Verwey, Chair of the Facilitative Branch of the Compliance Committee Julia Meisel, US Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Lambert Schneider, Germany, Chair of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board Delano Verwey, Chair of the Facilitative Branch of the Compliance Committee Delegates charge their phones at a cycle power station within the venue Chizuru Aoki, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat Javier García, Peru COP 21/CMP 11 Vice-President Cheikh Ndiaye Sylla, Senegal Jane Ebinger, World Bank Henrik Harboe, Norway, Co-Chair of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Hussein Alfa Nafo, Mali, Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance Hans Olav Ibrekk, Norway, Chair of the Adaptation Fund Board Members of civil society demonstrate against including big polluters in the climate negotiations In celebration of 'Young and Future Generations Day,' the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) hosts a question and answer session about the participation of youth in climate change Photography exhibition on display in the corridors L-R: Contact group Co-Chairs Delano Verwey, the Netherlands; Eduardo Calvo, Peru; SBI Chair Amena Yauvoli, Fiji; and SBSTA Chair Lidia Wojtal, Poland Delegates walk through the pillars of flags at the entrance of Le Bourget COP contact group on climate finance ADP spin-off group on transparency (Article 9), and related decision paragraphs SBSTA/SBI contact group on the 2013-2015 review Contact group on issues relating to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) ADP spin-off group on capacity building (Article 8 and 8bis), and related decision paragraphs Members of civil society demonstrate against including big polluters in the climate negotiations Around the Climate Generations area Around the Climate Generations area Delegates speak informally at the start of the session ADP spin-off group on global stocktake (Article 10), and related decision paragraphs David Reidmiller, US Bernarditas Muller, Bolivia, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Norbert Gorissen, EU Co-Chairs Gertraud Wollansky, Austria, and Leon Charles, Grenada Julia Meisel, US Balisi Gopolang, Botswana Frank McGovern, EU Stephan Kellenberger, Switzerland Abdelrahman Al Gwaiz, Saudi Arabia Julia Hoppstock, Argentina, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Members of civil society advocate for 100% clean energy Members of civil society advocate for climate justice SBSTA family photo UNFCCC Secretariat and COP Presidency briefing with observers: UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres; Nick Nuttall, Spokesperson, UNFCCC Secretariat; and COP 21/CMP 11 President Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister, France Members of civil society ask delegates not to 'duck' their responsibility and to strengthen their response to adaptation Delegates follow the ADP negotiations in one of the overflow rooms Press briefing with Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern, US View of the dais during the SBI closing plenary A UN security guard directs a non-party delegate to one of the ADP overflow rooms View of the dais during the SBSTA closing plenary