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The SBSTA requested the secretariat to organize, before SBSTA 30 and under the guidance of the Chair
of the SBSTA, a technical workshop on increasing economic resilience to climate change and reducing
reliance on vulnerable economic sectors, including through economic diversification, with the
participation of representatives from Parties, business, communities, and experts. The
workshop should be held with a view to promoting understanding and the development and dissemination
of measures, methodologies and tools for increasing economic resilience, including the understanding
of social aspects. It must take into account:
(a) The submissions from Parties and organizations on additional information on examples of measures,
methodologies and tools on increasing economic resilience to climate change and reducing reliance on
vulnerable economic sectors, including through economic diversification (FCCC/SBSTA/2009/MISC.6);
(b) Previous submissions from Parties and relevant organizations on this matter and the synthesis
report thereon (FCCC/SBSTA/2007/MISC.15,
FCCC/SBSTA/2007/MISC.15/Add.1, FCCC/SBSTA/2007/14).
The workshop is held under the Nairobi work programme work area of economic
diversification with the objectives, as contained in the annex to decision 2/CP.11, to
advance sub-theme b (v), “Promoting understanding and the development and dissemination of
measures, methodologies and tools including for economic diversification aimed at increasing economic
resilience and reducing reliance on vulnerable economic sectors, especially for relevant categories
of countries listed in Article 4, paragraph 8, of the Convention".
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Background documentation
Submissions from Parties and relevant organizations
FCCC/SBSTA/2009/MISC.6
Measures, methodologies and tools for increasing economic resilience to climate change and reducing
reliance on vulnerable economic sectors.
Previous submissions
FCCC/SBSTA/2007/MISC.15
and
Add.1
Information on economic diversification. Submissions from Parties.
FCCC/SBSTA/2007MISC.16
Information on economic diversification. Submissions from relevant organizations.
 Submission
from an admitted non-governmental organization (25 kB)
Synthesis report
The SBSTA also requested the secretariat to prepare a synthesis report based on the
submissions:
Synthesis of information on economic diversification submitted by Parties and relevant organizations.
Note by the secretariat (FCCC/SBSTA/2007/14)
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