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New - Forum on the impact of the implementation of response
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Overview of the intergovernmental process
Recognizing the importance of avoiding or minimizing negative impacts of response measures, the
Conference of the Parties (COP) at the Cancun Climate Change Conference (COP16, 2010) provided a
forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures, and requested the Chairs of the
sudsiadiary bodies to convene such a forum at SB 34 and SB 35, with the objective of developing a
work programme to address these impacts and a view to adopting, at COP 17, modalities for the
operationalization of the work programme and a possible forum on response measures.
Furthermore, the COP at its 17th session adopted a work programme with the objective of
improving the understanding of the impact of the implementation of response measures in eight
distinct areas (overview below). In addition, the COP decided to establish the forum on the
impact of the implementation of response measures mandated to meet twice a year under a joint agenda
item of the subsidiary bodies. The subsidiary bodies have a mandate to review at SB 39 the work of
the forum including the need for its continuation, with a view to providing recommendations to the
COP 19. Thus, the forum consolidates all progressive discussions related to response measures under
the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol.
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Areas of the work programme
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The work programme and its areas were adopted by the COP at its 17th session as contained
in Decision 2/CP.17.
a) Sharing of information and expertise, including reporting and promoting understanding of positive
and negative impacts of response measures;
b) Cooperation on response strategies;
c) Assessment and analysis of impacts;
d) Exchanging experience and discussion of opportunities for economic diversification and
transformation;
e) Economic modelling and socio-economic trends;
f) Relevant aspects relating to the implementation of decisions 1/CP.10, 1/CP.13 and 1/CP.16 and
Article 2, paragraph 3, and Article 3, paragraph 14, of the Kyoto Protocol;
g) Just transition of the workforce, and the creation of decent work and quality jobs; and
h) Building collective and individual learning towards a transition to a low greenhouse gas emitting
society.
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Chronological overview of the forum  download
here (313 kB)
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Recent progress
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At SB 36, Parties operationalized the work programme. The activities agreed include submission from
Parties an relevant organizations, in-forum workshops, an in-forum discussion by Parties and an
in-forum expert meeting. These activities have been carried out and are set to be finalized at SB 39
in Warsaw in November 2013.
At SB 37, Parties started the implementation of the work programme as per the activities agreed at
the previous session of the forum and they will continue the implementation at SB 38 and SB 39.
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Implementation of the work programme
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The table below provides information on the activities already undertaken of each of the eight areas
of the work programme. To access the content of the activities click on the respective button.
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