The meeting of the ad hoc technical expert group (TEG) on response measures was held on 9 and 10 May 2017 in Bonn, Germany. TEG members exchanged information, experience, case studies and views on two areas: (1) economic diversification and transformation; and (2) just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs. The discussion took place with a view to further elaborating the technical work on the areas of the work programme on the impact of the implementation of response measures, in the context of sustainable development. The information contained in this report aims to inform the in-forum discussions of Parties at the forty-seventh sessions of the subsidiary bodies, with a view to taking forward the work programme.