The thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13), the sixteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC16), and the thirteenth session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST13) will be held at Ordos International Convention and Exhibition Center, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China from 4-15 September 2017. Its high-level segment is scheduled on 11 and 12 September 2017.