Opening and welcome

• Welcome
• A round of introduction

Setting the scene

• Objectives of the expert group and its first meeting
• Background on action and support in the context of loss and damage work under the UNFCCC

Going down to practice

Kick-off plenary discussion based on the guiding questions and scope of work of the group as outlined in the background note and the ToR1.

1. Is there additional information that you might need in advance to enhance your ability to contribute to the development of a rolling Plan of Action based on the ToR?
2. Under each activity contained in the scope of work section of the ToR, what could be critical deliverables by the ASEG in the following periods: 2021, 1st half of 2022, 2nd half of 2022, 2023 onward? One-off or standing deliverables?
3. What specific areas of expertise do you and/or your organization have vis-à-vis the activity contained in the ToR?
4. In what specific ways can you/your organization’s current or planned work contribute to delivering any/each of the activities? What are the specific modalities and timeframes?

*Given limited time of the live discussion, members will also be invited to share relevant, complementary information for #3 and 4 above on the Teams collaboration space.

Organization of work

Organization of further work during the meeting weeks (17–28 May) to arrive at a draft rolling Plan of Action

Closing