Background

Decisions 7/CMA.1, 7/COP.24 and 3/CMP.14 established the Katowice Committee of Experts on the impacts of the implementation of response measures (KCI) to support the forum in implementation of its work programme and also decided that the forum will report to the COP, CMP and CMA. Further, workplan of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures and its KCI was adopted by decision 4/COP.25, 4/CMP.15 and 4/CMA.2. The adopted workplan requires KCI to implement a set of activities at its each meeting. The KCI held its third meeting during 5-9 October 2020 and implemented following two activities:

• Explore approaches to inform the development and implementation of climate change mitigation strategies, plans, policies and programs, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and/or long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LT-LEDS)that maximize the positive and minimize the negative impacts of response measures
• Enhance capacity and understanding of Parties, through collaboration and input from stakeholders, on the assessment and analysis of the impacts of implementation of response measures to facilitate the undertaking of economic diversification and transformation and just transition

In this context, recovery policies implemented around the world to manage the social and economic impacts of COVID pandemic provides a good basis for peer learning and providing an opportunity to incorporate strategies which maximize positive and minimize negative impacts in the recovery plans, NDCs and LT-LEDS.

Objective and description

The event will take place under the guidance of the SB Chairs. The forum on impacts of implementation of response measures is mandated to undertake the same activities, as undertaken by KCI at its third meeting, at 52nd session of subsidiary bodies by receiving input from experts, practitioners and relevant organizations; and to build awareness and enhance information sharing through the exchange and sharing of experiences and best practices.  The objectives of the informal event are to:

• Inform Parties and stakeholders on the work undertaken by the KCI
• Provide a platform for Parties, experts, practitioners and relevant organisations to informally reflect, exchange views, share experiences and best practices around approaches that maximize the positive and minimize the negative impacts of response measures; and enhancing capacity and understanding on assessment and analysis of response measures to facilitate the undertaking of economic diversification and transformation and just transition.

The discussion from the event will

• Enhance understanding of the enabling conditions to facilitate development of climate change mitigation strategies that maximize positive and minimize negative impacts
• Enhance understanding of the enabling conditions to facilitate the undertaking of economic diversification and transformation and just transition, informed by assessment and analysis of response measures
• Facilitate advancing implementation of the forum’s mandated work.

Proposed programme