The SBI and the SBSTA requested the secretariat, under the guidance of the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies, to organize an event to be held in conjunction with SB 61, to provide inputs to the 2024 review of the WIM through engagement of Parties and non-Party stakeholders in structured discussions taking into account the terms of reference for the review.
Established in 2013, the WIM has been enhancing knowledge and catalyzing action and support in a coordinated manner under the UNFCCC process. At the last review of the WIM in 2019, a technical assistance facility was established under the WIM, the Santiago network, which has since then become operational. In addition, the last review of the WIM led to a number of new mandates and provisions that catalyzed further support and opened up critical space for deliberation on ways to mobilize finance for loss and damage, resulting in the establishment of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage.
Based on information on the current status of the work of the WIM since its last review in 2019, the event will bring together Parties and non-Party stakeholders to discuss the long-term vision of how the current global loss and damage support system under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement can effectively assist developing countries to implement approaches to respond to loss and damage, and specifically how the institutional arrangements of the WIM (i.e.the ExCom including its thematic expert groups, and the Santiago network,) can be strengthened through the 2024 review.
The event is open to all registered Parties and observers. It provides an open space for exchanging views and identifying priority elements to capture in the review outcomes along with a range of ideas for attaining them.
Agenda
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Time
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Focus
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11:00 – 11:10
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1. Opening
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Opening by the SB Chairs
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Mr. Harry Vreuls, Chair of the SBSTA
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Mr. Nabeel Munir, Chair of the SBI
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11:10 – 11:40
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2. Scene setting
Presentation by the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
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11:40 – 13:45
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3. Open discussion: Reflections on “fit-for-purpose”
Over the past years the global loss and damage support system under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement has evolved, and so are the needs and priorities of developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. This segment provides an open space for sharing reflections on ways in which the institutional arrangements and work under the WIM (ExCom and its thematic expert groups, Santiago network), in light of the current loss and damage landscape, continue serving Parties’ needs.
Guiding questions:
a. How does your country identify and prioritize its needs regarding anticipating the risks of and responding to loss and damage?
b. How can the global loss and damage support system under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement effectively assist developing countries in (a) above?
c. What long-term vision of the loss and damage response should the WIM help to implement? What modalities/provisions can facilitate this implementation?
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13:50 – 14:00
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4. Closing by Mr. Gonzalo Guaiquil, SBI Vice-Chair
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