This document provides a report on the pre-sessional workshop on the second review of the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to its Article 9. The workshop took place in Athens, Greece, on 22–23 October 2008. Participants examined the relevance to the second review of progress achieved by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol in advancing its work programme; considered updated information on several issues identified in decision 4/CMP.3, paragraph 6; and focused on the question of how issues identified should be addressed in the second review