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21st meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
11 - 13 Sep. 2024
Bonn, Germany
Germany
Lower Conference (UN campus)
Adaptation & Loss and Damage
UNFCCC
English
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21st meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
11 - 13 Sep. 2024
Bonn, Germany
Germany
Lower Conference (UN campus)
Adaptation & Loss and Damage
UNFCCC
English

Summary of decisions as adopted 13 September

Agenda item 1: Opening of the meeting
Agenda item 2: Adoption of agenda
Agenda item 3: Organizational matters
Agenda item 4: Preparation of voluntary guidelines for enhancing collection and management of data and information to inform the preparation of biennial transparency reports

Background paper:

  • Compilation of relevant mandates and ExCom’s engagement with the relevant work by CGE (EXCOM/2024/21/2)

Further information:

Agenda item 5: How the latest climate science can inform policy-making relevant to averting, minimizing, and addressing loss and damage
  • Presentation on gender-based loss and damage from climate change: Defining and meeting the challenges for evidence-based policy. Presented by Ms. Mary Picard.
  • Presentation on Gender-Responsive Approaches to Loss and Damage Examples from UN-Women's Work - UN Women. Presented by Mr. Venge Nyirongo.
Agenda item 6: Work related to strategic workstream (a) on slow onset events

Background paper:

  • Implementation Monitor: activities under the strategic workstream (a) of the five-year rolling workplan (EXCOM/2024/21/3) 
  • Status of implementation of the 2nd rolling Plan of Action of the Expert Group on Slow Onset Events as of September 2 2024

Further information:

Agenda item 7: Work related to strategic workstream (b) on non-economic losses

Background paper:

  • Implementation Monitor: activities under the strategic workstream (b) of the five-year rolling workplan (EXCOM/2024/21/3) 
  • Status of implementation of the rolling Plan of Action of the Expert Group on Non-economic losses as of September 2 2024

Further information:

  • Draft paper on non-economic losses 
  • Outline  of the joint technical guide on non-economic losses in the context of human mobility  
  • Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to non-economic losses 
Agenda item 8: Work related to strategic workstream (c) on comprehensive risk management approaches

Background paper:

  • Implementation Monitor: activities under the strategic workstream (c) of the five-year rolling workplan (EXCOM/2024/21/3) 
  • Status of implementation of the 2nd Plan of Action of the technical expert group on comprehensive risk management 

Further information:

  • Working outline of the Compendium Risk Management Volume 2 as of 6 September 
  • Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to comprehensive risk management approaches 
Agenda item 9: Work related to strategic workstream (d) on human mobility

Background paper:

  • Implementation Monitor: activities under the strategic workstream (d) of the five-year rolling workplan (EXCOM/2024/21/3)  
  • Status of implementation of the 3rd rolling Plan of Action of the Taskforce on Displacement as of August 29 2024.  

Further information:

  • Technical guide on integrating human mobility and climate change linkages into relevant national climate change planning processes
  • Draft technical guide on accessing finance for averting, minimizing, and addressing the impacts of displacement associated with climate change impacts 
  • Outline of the joint technical guide on non-economic losses in the context of human mobility
  • Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to human mobility
Agenda item 10: Work related to strategic workstream (e) on action and support
  • Implementation Monitor: activities under the strategic workstream (e) of the five-year rolling workplan (EXCOM/2024/21/3)
  • Case studies of projects funded by the GCF in relation to the strategic workstreams of the WIM, draft designed version of the report as of 10 September 2024
  • Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to action and support 
Agenda item 11: Cross-cutting activities of the second five-year rolling workplan

(a) 2024 annual outreach event and COP 29 side event

(b) Update on the evaluation of progress in implementing the second five-year rolling workplan

(c) Other activities

Agenda item 12: Collaboration with the Advisory Board of the Santiago network
Agenda item 13: Collaboration with the entities that form the funding arrangements, including the funding arrangement
  • Presentation by Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) presented by Ms. Finau Soqo
  • Presentation by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) presented by Mr. Greg Puley
Agenda item 14: Recommendations to be included in the 2024 ExCom annual report
  • 2024 ExCom annual report, part 1
  • Recommendations for inclusion in the 2024 ExCom annual report, as adopted

Agenda item 15: Any other business
Agenda item 16: Closing of the meeting