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Context:

The annual Bonn Climate Change Conference began as more than 5,000 government delegates and stakeholders gathered in Bonn, Germany.

About Bonn Climate Change Conference:

Aspect	Details
Event	Annual mid-year meeting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Nature	Regular climate summit held by UNFCCC, alongside the annual Conference of the Parties (COP)
Formal Name	Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SBs)
Objective	- Discuss technical and scientific aspects of climate negotiations - Set the agenda for the upcoming COP
Participants	- Members of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) - Indigenous representatives - International organisations - Scientists - Civil society
Importance	- Recommendations influence COP decisions - Reviews implementation of previous COP agreements
Key Bodies	1. Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI): - Reviews implementation of decisions - Discusses financial and technical aid to developing countries. 2. Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA): - Provides scientific and technical advice - Links IPCC science with policy decisions
Agenda for 2025	Focus on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) established in the Paris Agreement (2015): - Aims to define a collective global objective on adaptation

Key Focus for 2025:

Major agenda items include the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), which aims to increase climate resilience and its impact on agriculture, sustainable development, and food security.
GGA, part of the 2015 Paris Agreement, wants a common global structure for adaptation to the same adaptation of 5 ° C mitigation, addressing a decrease in climate risks and vulnerability.
The COP28 has progressed in Dubai, and the discussion now focuses on defining and implementing this adaptation target, including damage and damage to compensation and simply ensuring an infection.
The conference will also address the global stocktake process and review the national level contribution (NDCs) as part of the climate action tracker efforts running with an eye on future milestones such as
Major climate change presentations will include the strategy for emissions decrease in subjects, climate policy development, and implementation of the Gender Action Plan in Climate Action.
Discussions will also touch on the role of the biennial transparency report (BTR) in fossil fuel infections and its implications for global economies, as well as climate commitment on climate commitments.

Source: Indian Express

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. The Bonn Climate Change Conference serves as a crucial mid-year platform under the UNFCCC process. Discuss its role in shaping the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and climate finance frameworks ahead of COP30. (250 words).