Background
The Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism guides the implementation of the functions of the Mechanism through its workplan, and with the support of its thematic expert groups. The current workplan of the Committee has five strategic workstreams relevant to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts, through enhanced cooperation and facilitation concerning: slow onset events, non-economic losses, comprehensive risk management, human mobility, and action and support.
The 2019 review of the Warsaw International Mechanism resulted in prominent mandates for the Executive Committee to bring together relevant stakeholders, in particular for enhancing action and support, including facilitating the mobilization of finance, which is part of the functions of the Mechanism.
Objective and description
From plan to implementation and resource mobilization. This event will showcase the progress of work of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism in the implementation of its workplan and how the Committee has been responding to the outcomes of the 2019 review of the Mechanism, despite the challenging circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event informed of the future work of the Executive Committee and its thematic expert groups.
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Video on the work of the committee on loss and damage associated with climate change in 2020
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Slides presented during the event
Video recording of the event
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Programme
All times shown in CET
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| 11:00 – 11:05 |
Introduction
An overview of the 2020 report of the Executive Committee
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- Le-Anne Roper, ExCom Co-chair
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| 11:05 – 11:25 |
Progress of work on displacement associated with climate change impacts through the Plan of Action of the Task Force Displacement (TFD)
Progress of work on comprehensive risk management approaches through the Plan of Action of the Technical Expert Group on Comprehensive Risk Management (TEG-CRM)
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- Russel Miles, ExCom member
- Dina Ionesco, IOM,TFD member
- Jelena Milos, ExCom member
- Maarten van Aalst, IFRC, TEG CRM member
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| 11:25 – 11:35 |
Areas of collaboration, engagement and dialogue
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- Nedal Katbeh-Bader, ExCom member
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| 11:35 – 11:55 |
Preview of the newly launched Expert groups on Slow onset events, Non-economic losses, and Action and support
Finance for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage
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- Dawn Pierre-Nathoniel ExCom member
- Ismo Ulvila, SCF Co-chair
- Toru Sugio, SCF member
- Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, GCF secretariat
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| 11:55 - 12:15 |
A round of reflections by representatives from Party groups. |
Parties
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| 12:15 – 12:25 |
A round of reflections/questions from observer constituency groups |
Observers
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| 12:25 – 12:30 |
Closing remarks
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- Malcolm Ridout, ExCom Co-chair
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