Mandate
The COP, CMP and CMA, by their decisions 13/CP.28, 4/CMP.18 and 19/CMA.5,[1] mandated the forum to organize the exchange and sharing of experience and best practices, to take place at the sixty-second session of the subsidiary bodies (SB) (June 2025), in relation to country case studies pertaining to activity 7[2] of the workplan, and in line with the agreed modalities in the workplan.
Background
Countries around the world continue to develop and scale mitigation actions in line with the commitments espoused in the Paris Agreement. Through the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, these actions aim to limit global warming to well below two degrees Celsius while pursuing efforts to stay within 1.5 degrees. However, the design, implementation, and impacts of these actions differ widely depending on national circumstances, available resources, institutional capacities, and development priorities.
Countries may choose to design a range of mitigation policy options such as cap-and-trade schemes, expanding renewable energy capacity, and sector-specific actions such as energy efficiency measures in buildings, amongst others. As a result, the impacts of the implementation of these actions, both positive and negative, will broadly vary by region, country, or sector, depending on economic and social structures, labour market dynamics, and the levels of vulnerability amongst sectors and the population.
As such, given the diversity of contexts and possible outcomes, it is crucial to gather evidence of these impacts on various groups of people, sectors, and economies. Rich contextual evidence is key in ensuring that policymakers have reliable and up-to-date examples pertaining to the potential impacts of various mitigation actions, and how available findings might relate to their national context. This evidence is also essential in disseminating key learnings to inform policymakers on the approaches various countries are taking to minimize the potential adverse effects of mitigation actions while pursuing the maximization of potential positive effects.
Lastly, gathering evidence would serve as a key resource in highlighting the available tools and methodologies for the assessment of the impacts of mitigation actions. Building a body of evidence is key in not only promoting learning and capacity-building amongst countries, but also in identifying and filling existing knowledge gaps in the policymaking process, and, thus, ensuring more ambitious, better-designed, and people-centred climate actions.
In recognition of this, activity 7 of the workplan of the forum and its KCI requires the facilitation of the development and exchange of regional, country- and/or sector-specific case studies and approaches on (1) economic diversification and transformation and just transition of the workforce and creation of decent work and quality jobs, and (2) assessment and analysis of the impacts of the implementation of response measures with a view to understanding the positive and negative impacts.
Objective of the event
The primary objective of this event is to provide a platform to share knowledge and experiences in the assessment of the impacts of response measures, and on the approaches that promote economic diversification and just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs. It will also seek to foster learnings across regions, countries, and sectors, and support mutual learning amongst Parties and stakeholders. Further, it will aim to identify and disseminate potential replicable practices and policy innovations that can inform the design of ambitious and people-centred climate actions.
Agenda
Moderator: Nurettin Ozbagdatli, Climate Change Specialist for Europe and Central Asia, UNDP
Format: Panel presentations and discussion
Session 1: Opening
Welcome and opening remarks by the moderator. The moderator will also brief participants on basic housekeeping rules. |
Session 2: Presentation of KCI Case Studies
Experts will present findings from case studies conducted in collaboration between the KCI and partner organizations, on economic diversification and transformation and on just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs, including the assessment practices therein. |
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Session 3: Independent Expert Case Studies
This session will see insights shared from case studies conducted by other independent experts on the impact assessment of response measures, and/or on just transition and economic diversification approaches.
Speakers
- Anthony Dane, Southern Transitions: Challenges in Implementing Just Transitions in Africa
- Andrei Marcu, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition: ERCST Work and initiative
- Dr. Karina Standal, Centre for International Climate
Research: Justice Implications of energy transitionin the Indian brick industry
- Thomas Peterson,Center for Climate Strategies: Combined Methodologic Approaches to assess impacts of Response Measures
- Shaikha Sharif, United Arab Emirates: Approaches to Just Transition, Economic Diversification and Impact Assessment
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Session 4: Open dialogue
The floor will be opened for any additional comments, insights, and experiences from the participants.
Guiding questions for dialogue |
1. What have been the key lessons from your experiences as Parties in implementing policies related to just transition and economic diversification, as well as in the impact assessment, if any, of such policies?
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2. What gaps or challenges currently exist in enhancing a just transition and inclusive economic diversification in your countries? What potential solutions are available? |
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Closure
The moderator will summarize key learnings and close the event |