Cairo, Egypt
18-20 June 2007

Background  

Activities in the area of climate related risks and extreme events under the Nairobi work programme are undertaken in line with the objective in the annex to decision 2/CP.11 to advance sub-theme a (iv), “Promoting understanding of impacts of, and vulnerability to, climate change, current and future climate variability and extreme events, and the implications for sustainable development”.

The SBSTA requested the secretariat, under the guidance of the Chair of the SBSTA, to organize a workshop with the participation of Parties, experts and relevant organizations and institutions on the following issues

1. Experience with assessment and management of current and future climate-related risks and impacts, including those related to   extreme events and in specific sectors;

2. Ability, gaps, needs, opportunities, barriers and constraints to predicting climate variability, impacts and extreme events across regions and hazards;

3. Contribution of traditional knowledge to understanding and managing climate-related risks;

4. Implications for sustainable development in relation to 1 to 3 above;

5. Promoting understanding of impacts of, and vulnerability to, climate change.

 Background paper "Assessing, predicting and managing current and future climate variability and extreme events, and implications for sustainable development"

Report and agenda    

Report on the workshop on climate-related risks and extreme events
 Agenda 

Presentations  

Background

Implications for Sustainable Developement