Agenda item 1: Opening of the meeting

Agenda item 2: Adoption of agenda

• Agenda and annotations

Agenda item 3: Election of new co-chairs

Agenda item 4: Organizational matters

• Indicative schedule of work as of 15 May 2025
• Thematic focal points and liaisons members as of 15 May 2025 

Agenda item 5: Preparation of voluntary guidelines for enhancing collection and management of data and information to inform the preparation of biennial transparency reports.

Background paper:

• Annotations to the outline of the voluntary guidelines

Further information: 

• Decision 1/CMA.5, para 133 on the outcome of the first global stocktake 
• Outline of the BTR voluntary guidelines as adopted at ExCom 21
• Second five-year rolling workplan activities 16 and 17

Agenda item 6: How the latest climate science can inform policy-making relevant to averting, minimizing, and addressing loss and damage

• Presentation from Ms. Kristie Ebi, Professor at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington.
• Presentation from Ms. Paula Ribeiro Prist, Senior Programme Coordinator for the Forest and Grasslands Unit at IUCN.

Agenda item 7: Work related to strategic workstream (a) on slow onset events

Background paper:

• Implementation Monitor: activities under (a) of the five-year rolling workplan
• Status of implementation of the second PoA of the SOEs expert group as of 25 March 2025
• Concept note of the webinar on sea level rise

Further information:

• Technical guide on sea level rise
• Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to slow onset events

Agenda item 8: Work related to strategic workstream (b) on non-economic losses

Background paper:

• Implementation Monitor: activities under (b) of the five-year rolling workplan
• Status of implementation of the rolling PoA of the NELs expert group as of 25 March 2025
• Draft second plan of action of the expert group on non-economic losses (2025-2027) as of 9 May 2025 
• Proposed draft outline for a Global Research Update on Non-Economic Losses (2023-2025)
• Proposed draft outline for a technical paper on Non-Economic Losses from Climate Change Impacts: Cultural Heritage

Further information:

• Outline of the joint technical guide on non-economic losses in the context of human mobility
• Technical paper on non-economic losses
• Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to non-economic losses

Agenda item 9: Work related to strategic workstream (c) on comprehensive risk management approaches

Background paper:

• Implementation Monitor: activities under (c) of the five-year rolling workplan
• Status of implementation of the second PoA of the TEG-CRM as of 2 April 2025

Further information:

Agenda item 10: Work related to strategic workstream (d) on human mobility

Background paper:

• Implementation Monitor: activities under (d) of the five-year rolling workplan
• Status of implementation of the third PoA of the TFD as of 9 May 2025
• Draft fourth plan of action of the task force on displacement for 2025-[2026][2027] as of 9 May 2025
• Draft technical guide on accessing finance for averting, minimizing and addressing the impacts of displacement as of 9 May 2025

Further information:

• Outline of the joint technical guide on non-economic losses in the context of human mobility
• Technical guide on integrating human mobility and climate change linkages into relevant national climate change planning processes
• Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to human mobility

Agenda item 11: Work related to strategic workstream (e) on action and support

Background paper:

• Implementation Monitor: activities under (e) of the five-year rolling workplan
• Status of implementation of the PoA of the ASEG as of 8 April 2025

• Information on the work related to enhancing cooperation and facilitation in relation to action and support

Agenda item 12: Cross-cutting activities of the second five-year rolling workplan

• Implementation Monitor: activities under the cross-cutting section of the five-year rolling workplan

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

• Second five-year rolling workplan activity 20

(b) Lessons learned on the development of knowledge products and technical guides.

• Knowledge products webpage
• Compilation of views on ExCom's knowledge products and technical guides
• Clarifying the Process for Preparing Technical Guides and Knowledge Products developed at ExCom 18

(c) Dissemination and capacity-building activities in relation to the knowledge products and technical guides.

(d) Other activities.

Agenda item 13: Collaboration with the Advisory Board of the Santiago network

Background paper:

Compilation of decisions related to ExCom and the Santiago network from 2022 to 2024

Further information:

• Santiago network (santiago-network.org)
• Executive Committee introduction package

Guiding questions for the joint discussion with the Santiago network Advisory Board:

Q1. How can both bodies mutually support information sharing to external stakeholders? What joint communications activities can be envisaged by the two bodies (joint events, joint engagement on communication channels, joint publications/newsletters/updates, etc.)?

Q2. How can the knowledge products produced by ExCom (taking into account new/updated Plans of Action of Expert Groups) and Santiago network optimize resources and support activities in line with existing mandates?

Q3. In view of updating the membership and Plan of Action of ExCom’s Action & Support Expert Group (ASEG), what activities can be envisaged by ASEG that facilitate technical assistance delivery from the Santiago network? How can ExCom’s knowledge products build on experience gathered by the Santiago network as it starts delivering technical assistance?

Agenda item 14: Collaboration with the entities that form the funding arrangements, including the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage

• Presentation from Rita Missal, UNDP 

Agenda item 15: Organization of intersessional work

• Thematic focal points and liaisons members as of 15 May 2025

Agenda item 16: Any other business

Agenda item 17: Closing of the meeting