Awareness creation workshop to maximize the positive and minimize the negative impacts of implementation of response measures organized by the UNFCCC secretariat and ILO - Chile 2019
Ms. Carolina Valdivia, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
Mr. William Kojo Agyemang-Bonsu, Manager, UNFCCC
Mr. Fabio Bertranou, ILO Country Director, ILO
Mr. José Javier Gómez, Official Sustainable Development Division, ECLAC
9:30–10:45
Session 1: Understanding the impacts of the implementation of response measures
Moderated by: Eduardo Calvo, Peru
This session aims to create awareness about impacts of implementation of response measures. It will provide an introduction to the topic and progress made till date under the Convention and its related instruments, including outcomes of negotiations at COP 24. It is expected that participants will be more informed about response measures negotiations, the ongoing work of the forum, its importance and relevance to LAC region.
Session 2: Work programme areas to address the impacts of implementation of response measures
Moderated by: Angelica Romero, Chile
This session will elaborate on the current work programme areas of the forum on impact of implementation of response measures (i.e. the economic diversification and transformation and just transition of work force and quality jobs) and understanding of role of “methodologies and tools” for assessment and analysis of impacts of response measures.
Session 3 (Part 1): Impacts of response measures in context of LAC region
Moderated by: Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland
This session provides an opportunity to understand key sectors in LAC region that has potential to be impacted and share experience and learn from different initiatives to identify, assess and report impacts of climate change response measures.
Session 4: Impact assessment and reporting of response measuresModerated by Vintura Silva, UNFCCC
This session provides an opportunity to introduce existing guidance, tools and methodologies for assessment of impacts of implementation of response measures.
Session 6: Case studies on assessing and managing economic impacts of response measures
Moderated by: William Kojo Agyemang-Bonsu, UNFCCC
This session will further look at some of the tools to support economic diversification and transformation efforts and case studies of economic diversification in the LAC region to understand lessons and challenges
Session 7: Understanding Just transition, decent work and green Jobs
Moderated by: Marek Harsdorff, ILO
This session is designed to introduce ILO led modules related to promoting a just transition to low carbon and climate resilient development, green jobs for sustainable development: concepts and practices, green jobs in the energy, construction and waste sector. This session will showcase key modules of ILO led training programs with a view to raising awareness about the programmes and to create opportunity for enhancing the capacities of Parties
Session 9: Break-out Group work on key sectors for LAC and potential impact from response measures and follow up actions
Moderated by: Tomasz Chruszczow, Poland
This session will be held in break out groups for participants to further discuss on the key sectors identified and the potential impacts from response measures on those sectors, stakeholder engagement in assessing the impacts of response measures. Also, further work to be carried out on these topics by the improved forum on response measures including collaboration opportunities on the actions.
Knowledge review and reflection by Participants – Kusum Lata, UNFCCC