Achievements of the Technical Examination Processes on Adaptation and Mitigation: 2016-2020

Subsidiary Body events,

Climate Dialogues

26 Nov. 2020

15:00h - 16:00h

Virtual event

Adaptation & Loss and Damage, Mitigation

UNFCCC

English

https://unfccc.int/cd2020/live

Subsidiary Body events,

Climate Dialogues

Achievements of the Technical Examination Processes on Adaptation and Mitigation: 2016-2020

26 Nov. 2020

15:00h - 16:00h

Virtual event

Adaptation & Loss and Damage, Mitigation

UNFCCC

English

https://unfccc.int/cd2020/live

Context

The technical examination processes on adaptation (TEP-A) and mitigation (TEP-M) come to an end in 2020. For several years, these processes have gathered Parties, technical experts, and other stakeholders to examine various themes in the areas of adaptation and mitigation. For the first time in 2020, these processes were conducted entirely in a virtual setting, using new modalities and strategies to engage participants around the world in timely discussions on Education and training, public participation and youth to enhance adaptation action and Human settlements: sustainable low-emission housing and building solutions. Technologies and design for buildings, housing and construction.

Objective

This event, taking place during the UNFCCC Climate Change Dialogues, will provide a space for those involved in these processes to reflect on the key insights and achievements that have emerged, and look ahead at what can be done to build on these insights and achievements going forward. Additionally, during this event, the winners of the TEP-A Youth Policy Case Competition and the Adaptation Visual Art Competition will be announced.

Proposed programme

Time	Item	Speaker(s)
15:00 - 15:03	Opening and welcome	Ms. Vositha Wijenayake, Moderator
15:03 - 15:06	Opening remarks What have the TEPs accomplished?	Mr. Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, SBSTA Chair
15:06 - 15:16	Reflections from Constituted Bodies What have we learned from the TEPs? Value of these processes that give stakeholders a leading role in working alongside SBs/CBs How have the ideas shared during TEPs been carried forward/complemented work of CBs?	Ms. Alice Gaustad, AC member Mr. Stephen Minas, TEC Vice-Chair
15:16 - 15:23	Elevator Pitch of Case Competition Finalists Finalists of the case competition to offer a one-minute elevator pitch to remind the audience of their idea before the announcement later in the program	Video pitches from the finalists
15:23 - 15:30	Reflections from the High-level Champions Importance of mechanisms for inclusive stakeholder participation Potential of Marrakech Partnership stakeholders to continue building on this work	High-level Champions: from Chile, Mr. Gonzalo Muñoz from the United Kingdom, Mr. Nigel Topping
15:30 - 15:50	Panel discussion What were your highlights from the TEPs? What were some of the more surprising things you learned from the TEPs? Are there any updates on case studies or examples that were presented during the TEMs? How did the TEPs help advance the conversations in the various topics they covered?	Panelists: Ms. Donna Lagdameo, RCRCCC Mr. Michael Cote, Winrock International Ms. Martina Otto, UNEP
15:50 - 15:55	Concluding reflections Evolving context of this work in light of the COVID19 pandemic, IPCC1.5 report and updated Nationally Determined Contributions and Long-term Low Emissions and Development Strategies	Ms. Marianne Karlsen, SBI Chair
15:55 - 16:00	Closing and announcement of TEP-A competition winners	Ms. Vositha Wijenayake, Moderator