The side event will explore how knowledge products of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) and its thematic expert groups can be put to work to advance action and support on loss and damage, while drawing on country and community experiences to strengthen future guidance and knowledge products of the WIM ExCom. It will highlight selected products of the Committee that can help countries identify, understand and communicate different dimensions of loss and damage, generate and structure relevant evidence, and support planning, implementation and access to support.
Through country examples, the event will explore how the products of the Committee can be applied in practice, including by countries and organizations supporting them, such as Santiago Network member organizations. Building on the experience of holding the 25th meeting of the WIM ExCom and the 4th annual meeting of its thematic expert groups in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the discussion will also consider how lived experience and country, community and regional expertise can inform the development and use of the Committee's knowledge products.
Tentative Agenda
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Focus
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| 13:00 - 13:05 |
Welcome
Moderator: Mr. Orville Grey, the Head of Secretariat for the NAP Global Network
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| 13:05 - 13:15 |
From experience and evidence to tools for action
- This segment will provide a snapshot of selected recent knowledge products of the WIM ExCom that can help countries identify, understand and communicate different dimensions of loss and damage, as well as build and structure relevant evidence to support decision-making, implementation and access to support.
Speakers:
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Ms. Elisa Calliari, Co-chair of the WIM Executive Committee
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Ms. Helena de Jong, IOM, member of the Task Force on Displacement
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| 13:15 - 14:00 |
Panel discussion: Putting products of the WIM ExCom to work - country examples
- What enables countries and supporting organizations to put products of the WIM ExCom into practice?
- Where could products of the WIM ExCom help strengthen pathways from evidence and identified needs towards action and support?
Speakers:
- Ms. Noralene Uy, Assistant Secretary for Climate Change, Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Government of the Philippines
- Mr. James Thonjo, Senior Climate Change Officer/Youth Focal Point, State Department of Environment and Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Kenya
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| 14:00 - 14:25 |
Open discussion: Lessons for application and future work of the WIM ExCom
- What gaps or emerging needs should inform future knowledge products and guidance of the WIM ExCom?
- How can lived experience and country, community and regional knowledge be better reflected?
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| 14:25 - 14:30 |
Closing
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