Background  

Parties requested the secretariat to organize, before its thirty-sixth session, an expert meeting to address issues related to assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change.

The expert meeting  took into account the following questions in accordance with the mandate:

1. What are the data and information requirements for assessing impacts and climate risk, at different levels and for a broad range of sectors and ecosystems? What data are available and where are the gaps? 

2. What methods and tools are available  for risk assessment, including their requirements, strengths and weaknesses, and can they address social and environmental impacts? 

3. What are the capacity needs for applying risk assessment methods on the ground, including for facilitating their application in developing countries? 

4. How can the results of risk assessments be optimally formulated in order to support decision-making? What are the desired methods for presenting the results of risk assessment exercises so that they drive decision-making? 

The meeting took into account inputs from relevant organizations and other stakeholders, and drew on expertise within and outside the Convention, with a view to generating an adequate knowledge base for the discussion on a range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events (thematic area 2).

Thematic areas of the work programme on loss and damage  

Broad thematic areas to be considered in the implementation of the work programme on loss and damage associate with the adverse effects of climate change

I - Assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change and the current knowledge on the same

II - A range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, taking into consideration experience at all levels

III - The role of the Convention in enhancing the implementation of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

For additional information see the SBI 34 report (paragraphs 106-116) and decision adopted by the COP at its 17th session.

Information for participants
Agenda (195 kB) (final version)
Logistical information (346 kB)
Background paper - Executive summary (106 kB) - Full version (1551 kB)

Session 1 - Framing the discussion

Session 2 - Data, information requirements for assessing impacts and climate risk

Session 3 - Methods and tools for risk assessment: requirements, strenghts, weakness, can they address socio-environmental impacts?