Presessional Expert Meeting on Response Measures (Paragraph 16 (a) of Decision 1/CP.10)

23 - 25 Nov. 2005

01:00h - 00:59h

Montreal, Canada

Canada

Intercontinental Hotel

English

Presessional Expert Meeting on Response Measures (Paragraph 16 (a) of Decision 1/CP.10)

23 - 25 Nov. 2005

01:00h - 00:59h

Montreal, Canada

Canada

Intercontinental Hotel

English

Montreal, Canada - Intercontinental Hotel
23-24 November 2005

Background

The Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation and response measures (Decision 1/CP.10) requests the secretariat in paragraph 16(a) to organize a pre-sessional expert meeting in conjunction with SBI 23 “to consider the outcomes of the workshops held in response to Decision 5/CP.7, paragraphs 33 and 35, and exchange information on tools and methodologies to achieve resilience to possible impacts of response measures, including the assessment of the role of financial risk management strategies, as well as modelling for socio-economic impacts.”

In concluding a discussion at SBI 22 relating to the implementation of decision 1/CP.10, the Chair of the SBI invited Parties to provide written submissions on this matter, which are contained in document FCCC/SBI/2005/MISC.2.

Report on the expert meeting on response measures

Agenda

Presentations

Session 1: Modelling

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Benito Müller	Oxford Institute for Energy Studies	Modelling in the context of the impact of the implementation of response measures
Mr. James W. Ragland	Aramco Services Company	Models and Policies and Measures
Mr. Paul Watkinson	UK on behalf of the European Community	EU Approach to Modelling the Impacts of Response Measures

Session 2: Financial risk management

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Benito Müller	Oxford Institute for Energy Studies	Financial risk management in the context of the impact of the implementation of response measures
Mr. Ramiro Ramirez	Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries	Financial risk management - a developing-country perspective
Mr. Paul Watkinson	France	EU Approach to Impacts of Response Measures
Mr. Gabriel Sánchez-Sierra	Power Latinamerica	The oil and gas industry. Risks posed by measures to mitigate greenhouse gases
Mr. Aysar A. Tayeb	Saudi Arabia	Insurance, Financial Resilience, Country Perspective

Links to relevant previous workshops:

Workshop on insurance-related actions to address the specific needs and concerns of developing country Parties arising from the adverse effects of climate change and from the impact of the implementation of response measures
Workshop on the status of modelling activities to assess the adverse effects of climate change and the impact of implemented response measures