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UNFCCC informal pre-sessional meeting of Parties to exchange further views on the possible recommendations on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change
24 Nov. 2012
10:00h - 18:00h
Doha, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar National Convention Centre
English
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UNFCCC informal pre-sessional meeting of Parties to exchange further views on the possible recommendations on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change
24 Nov. 2012
10:00h - 18:00h
Doha, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar National Convention Centre
English
Organization of work
  • Agenda
     
  • Presentation: Overview of information arising from the implementation of the work programme

Background

By decision 1/CP.16, the COP established a work programme to consider approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, and requested the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to agree on activities to be undertaken under the work programme (decision  1/CP.16, paragraphs 25-29)

By decision 7/CP.17 (page 5 of the report), the COP agreed on a set of activities to address issues related to the following thematic areas:

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

  • Thematic area 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

  • Thematic area 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

At its thirty-sixth session, the SBI requested its Chair to convene an informal presessional meeting of Parties, in conjunction with its thirty-seventh session, subject to the availability of resources and conflicts of timing, to exchange further views on the possible recommendations on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change (FCCC/SBI/2012/15, paragraph 155).

 

Relevant documents

Relevant conclusions and decisions 

Information arising from the implementation of the work programme on loss and damage to date

Themathic area I

  • Technical paper: Current knowledge on relevant methodologies and data requirements as well as lessons learned and gaps identified at different levels, in assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change
  • Expert meeting on assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including links to relevant documentation
  • Report on the expert meeting on assessing the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change

Themathic area II

  • Literature review on the topics in the context of thematic area II of the work programme on loss and damage: a range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change
  • Report on the expert meetings under Thematic area II of the work programme on loss and damage

Submissions by Parties and relevant organizations and other stakeholders

Views and information from Parties and relevant organizations and other stakeholders, taking into account the outcomes of the implementation of the work programme on loss and damage prior to the submission, on the possible elements to be included in the recommendations on loss and damage in accordance with decision 1/CP.16.

 Parties, see also FCCC/SBI/2012/MISC.14 and FCCC/SBI/2012/MISC.14/Add.1:

 IGOs:

 Civil society: