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As well as addressing the causes of climate change, the Convention calls on
Parties to adapt to its adverse effects. At COP 3 (Kyoto, December 1997), Parties
requested the secretariat to accelerate the development of methodologies for assessing
adaptation technologies, in particular decision tools to evaluate alternative
adaptation strategies. This request aimed to assist Parties in applying the best
available methods to assess their vulnerability to climate change and their adaptation
options.
In response, the secretariat has undertaken a number of activities,
including the preparation of an initial compendium
of decision tools to evaluate adaptation strategies. Parties, international
organizations and others have provided further
information on adaptation methods and decision tools, which the secretariat
has placed on its web site.
Following a request from SBSTA 12 (June 2000), the secretariat organized a
meeting of experts, in coordination with the IPCC, to explore options to improve
the compilation, review and dissemination of information on adaptation methodologies.
The secretariat presented an oral report on the meeting, which took place in Lisbon
in August 2000, at SBSTA 13 part I (September 2000).
After considering this report, the SBSTA requested the secretariat to organize
a workshop, with participation of experts from the IPCC and the user community,
to explore: the experience of developing countries with adaptation tools and methodologies;
the current state of the art methodologies identified in the IPCC’s Third Assessment
Report and how these apply to the specific circumstances of developing countries;
and options for improving the quality and dissemination of information on impact
and adaptation methodologies.
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Latest developments
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At SBSTA 14 (meeting together with COP 6 part II in Bonn, July
2001), the secretariat presented a report on the UNFCCC/IPCC
expert workshop, held at Sainte Adèle, Canada, in June 2001. The SBSTA
invited Parties and organizations to submit views on issues raised in the workshop
report for consideration at SBSTA 15 (meeting together with COP 7 in Marrakesh,
October/November 2001).
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Next steps
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At SBSTA 15, Parties will give further consideration to the SBSTA’s
future work on methodologies to assess climate impacts, vulnerability and adaptation.
They will do so based on the UNFCCC/IPCC expert workshop report, submissions from
Parties, and information contained in the contribution of IPCC Working Group II
to the IPCC’s Third Assessment Report.
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Documents for the upcoming session
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| FCCC/SBSTA/2001/MISC.6 |
Submissions by Parties |
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Report of Working Group II of the
IPCC. Climate change 2001: Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation
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Key decisions and conclusions
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| Decision
9/CP.3 |
Development and transfer of technologies |
| SBSTA
13 part I report |
para. 47 |
| SBSTA
12 report |
para. 43 |
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Key documents for earlier sessions
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| SBSTA 12 |
FCCC/SBSTA/2000
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Report on the UNFCCC/IPCC workshop on impacts
and adaptation methodologies |
FCCC/SBSTA/2000
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Information on impacts and adaptation assessment methods. Progress
report by the secretariat |
FCCC/SBSTA/2000
/MISC.5 |
Submissions by Parties |
| Informal
paper |
Compendium of decision tools to evaluate strategies for adaptation
to climate change |
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Key links
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Methodologies
and tools to evaluate climate change impacts and adaptation
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This agenda item is supported by the Methodology
and Science Sub-Programme
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