Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts
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9. Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts and the 2019 review of the Mechanism

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4. Report of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts and the 2019 review of the Mechanism

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6. Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts
Abstract

This report covers the work of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts between October 2018 and September 2019. It contains organizational and procedural information, including on meetings held during the reporting period and changes in the membership and co-chairing arrangements of the Executive Committee and its expert groups. The report highlights the progress made by the Executive Committee in implementing the strategic workstreams of its five-year rolling workplan. This information is summarized under the three broad areas in which the Executive Committee is working to implement the five-year rolling workplan: ensuring collaboration and coherence for enhancing knowledge and action; thought leadership; and enhancing the expert support base. The report also contains information on the work carried out by the Executive Committee’s task force on displacement and technical expert group on comprehensive risk management.