Background

The effective implementation of climate change policies under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement requires Parties not only to pursue ambitious mitigation and adaptation actions, but also to understand and manage the economic, social and environmental impacts arising from the implementation of such response measures.

Recognizing this, the Conference of the Parties (COP), the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) address these issues through the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures and its constituted body, the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures (KCI). [1]

Through relevant decisions, Parties have mandated the forum and the KCI to facilitate assessment and analysis of the impacts of response measures, promote the sharing of experiences and best practices, enhance cooperation among Parties and stakeholders, and support developing country Parties in building capacity to minimize adverse impacts and maximize positive impacts of climate action. Within this mandate, particular emphasis has been placed on strengthening countries’ ability to assess economy‑wide and sectoral impacts, including in support of economic diversification, just transition of the workforce, the creation of decent work and quality jobs, and broader sustainable development objectives. [2]

The KCI has elaborated a comprehensive capacity‑building programme that combines e‑learning, hands‑on training, peer exchange and targeted technical support, while recognizing the diversity of national circumstances and starting points. A core element of this approach is the organization of regional, hands‑on training workshops that enable Party experts to deepen their practical understanding of impact assessment methodologies and tools, strengthen their ability to interpret and apply results, and learn from the experiences of peers operating in similar regional and policy contexts.

Within this broader framework, the present regional training workshop for the Asia‑Pacific region contributes to the implementation of the KCI’s capacity‑building programme by providing a focused, practice‑oriented learning space for Party experts involved in climate policy analysis, implementation and reporting. The workshop is intended to support countries in strengthening their own analytical capacity to assess the impacts of response measures, integrate such assessments into national policy processes, and enhance the quality and transparency of information provided under the enhanced transparency framework of the Paris Agreement, including biennial transparency reports.

The workshop is organized in line with the timeline and modalities agreed by the Katowice Committee of Experts on Impacts at its thirteenth meeting to implement activity 15 of the workplan of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures and its KCI for 2026–2030.[3]

Objectives

The overall objective of the workshop is to enhance the capacity of Party experts from the Asia‑Pacific region to conduct, interpret, and apply assessments of the impacts of the implementation of response measures in support of national policy processes and international reporting.

Specifically, the workshop aims to:

• Strengthen participants’ understanding of key concepts, methodologies, and data requirements for assessing economic, social, and environmental impacts of response measures;
• Provide practical exposure to the use and interpretation of UNFCCC‑supported analytical and modelling tools for impact assessment;
• Enhance participants’ ability to critically interpret assessment results, including assumptions, uncertainties, and limitations, for policy‑relevant analysis;
• Support the integration of assessment findings into national policy design, implementation planning, and reporting under the Paris Agreement;
• Facilitate peer exchange on challenges, lessons learned, and good practices across countries in the region.