pre-sessional meeting COP 18 Doha

UNFCCC informal pre sessional meeting of Parties to exchange further views on the possible recommendations on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

24 November 2012
Doha, Qatar

Background

By decision 1/CP.16, the COP established a work programme to consider approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, and requested the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to agree on activities to be undertaken under the work programme (decision 1/CP.16, paragraphs 25-29)

By decision 7/CP.17 (page 5 of the report), the COP agreed on a set of activities to address issues related to the following thematic areas:

Thematic area I - Assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change and current knowledge on the same

Thematic area II - A range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, taking into consideration experience at all levels

Thematic area III - The role of the Convention in enhancing the implementation of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

At its thirty-sixth session, the SBI requested its Chair to convene an informal presessional meeting of Parties, in conjunction with its thirty-seventh session, subject to the availability of resources and conflicts of timing, to exchange further views on the possible recommendations on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change (FCCC/SBI/2012/15, paragraph 155).

Relevant documents

Relevant conclusions and decisions

Decision 1/CP.16 (December 2010)

SBI 34: Draft conclusions on the work programme on loss and damage (June 2011)

Decision 7/CP.17, page 5 of the report (December 2011)

SBI 36: Draft conclusions on the work programme on loss and damage (May 2012)

Information arising from the implementation of the work programme on loss and damage to date

Themathic area I

Technical paper: Current knowledge on relevant methodologies and data requirements as well as lessons learned and gaps identified at different levels, in assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

Expert meeting on assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including links to relevant documentation

Report on the expert meeting on assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

Themathic area II

Literature review on the topics in the context of thematic area II of the work programme on loss and damage: a range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

Technical paper on slow onset events

Expert meetings on a range of approaches to addressing climate change associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including links to relevant documentation (Africa; Latin America; Asia and eastern Europe; Small island developing states)

Report (772 kB) on the expert meetings under Thematic area II of the work programme on loss and damage

Submissions by Parties and relevant organizations and other stakeholders

Views and information from Parties and relevant organizations and other stakeholders, taking into account the outcomes of the implementation of the work programme on loss and damage prior to the submission, on the possible elements to be included in the recommendations on loss and damage in accordance with decision 1/CP.16.

Parties, see also FCCC/SBI/2012/MISC.14 and pdf-icon FCCC/SBI/2012/MISC.14/Add.1 (940 kB) :