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Third global dialogue on impacts of implementation of response measures
Economic diversification and structural resilience in global transition pathways to manage impacts on vulnerable populations across sectors
21 - 22 Sep. 2026
09:00h - 18:00h
ICT/UTC+7
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand
UN Conference Center
Response Measures
UNFCCC
English
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Third global dialogue on impacts of implementation of response measures
Economic diversification and structural resilience in global transition pathways to manage impacts on vulnerable populations across sectors
21 - 22 Sep. 2026
09:00h - 18:00h
ICT/UTC+7
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand
UN Conference Center
Response Measures
UNFCCC
English

< 2025 global dialogue

 
Background

COP 30, CMP 20 and CMA 7 decided that two-day global dialogue on the impacts of the implementation of response measures shall be held each year from 2026 to 2029, to be organized in conjunction with an intersessional meeting of the Katowice Committee on Impacts, noting that such dialogues should be conducted in hybrid format to allow for both in-person and virtual participation (decisions 6/CP.30, 2/CMP.20 and 14/CMA.7).

 

Third dialogue on Impacts of Implementation of Response Measures

The third global dialogue on the impacts of the implementation of response measures is organized in partnership with United Nations Economic and Social Committee for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and held in conjunction with the 15th meeting of the Katowice Committee on Impacts (KCI). The global dialogue is organized, under the guidance of the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies, pursuant to decisions 6/CP.30, 2/CMP.20 and 14/CMA.7.

Taking into account submissions from Parties, observers, and other non-Party stakeholders, the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies have determined that the 2026 dialogue will focus on “Economic diversification and structural resilience in global transition pathways to manage impacts on vulnerable populations across sectors”.

 

On-demand video

(On-demand video will be made available after the global dialogue)

 

Presentations

(Presentations at the sessions of the dialogue will be made available after the global dialogue)

Day 1 - 21 September 2026

SCENE SETTING

 

Peter Govindasamy
Executive Director of National University of Singapore and KCI Co-Chair

 

SESSION 1: Pathways and strategies in diversifying economies across sectors

 

Katinka Weinberger
Chiel Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation Section, Social Development Division, ESCAP

 

SESSION 2: Evidence-based policy design for economic diversification

 

Wei Shiuen Ng
Economic Affairs Officer, ESCAP

 

Sebastian Homm
Advisor
Policy Dialogue and Knowledge Management on Climate Protection Strategies (DIAPOL-CE), GIZ 

 

 

Day 2 - 22 September 2026
SESSION 3: Emerging opportunities, innovations and market shifts advancing economic diversification

 

Saurabh Biswas
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Climate Change and Sustainability
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

 

Claudia Contreras
Economics Affairs Officer
Trade, Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD

 

Janek Toepper
Climate Change & Disaster Risk Finance Specialist, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

 

Ranga Pallawala
Key Expert, SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component, 
SWITCH-Asia EU

 

SESSION 4: Enabling economic diversification

 

Sangji Lee
Global Advisor on Just Transition, Climate Strategies and Policy, UNDP