Mandate

Decision 7/CMA.3, which established the Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh work programme on the global goal on adaptation, invited the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to inform the work programme by presenting to the subsidiary bodies, at their fifty-sixth sessions (June 2022), the findings of the upcoming contribution of Working Group II to its Sixth Assessment Report, once published, that may be relevant to reviewing overall progress made in achieving the global goal on adaptation, and engage in the work programme by clarifying methodologies and other elements related to the global goal on adaptation.

A joint presentation was delivered by the following authors of Working Group II’s contribution to the Sixth Assessment report (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability):

• Debora Ley, Lead Author, Chapter 18 Climate resilient development pathways
• Elisabeth Anne Gilmore, Lead Author, Chapter 14 North America
• Johanna Nalau, Lead Author, Chapter 15 Small Islands
• Lisa Schipper, Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 18 Climate resilient development pathways
• Siri Eriksen, Lead Author, Chapter 18 Climate resilient development pathways

Hans Otto Pörtner, Co-Chair of Working Group II, as well following authors were also available online or in the room for questions and answers: 

• Maarten van Aalst, Chapter 16 Key risks across sectors and regions
• Matthias Garschagen, Chapter 16 Key risks across sectors and regions
• Gueladio Cisse, Chapter 7 Health, wellbeing and the changing structure of communities
• Shobha Maharaj, Cross-Chapter Paper: Biodiversity Hotspots
• Diana Reckien, Chapter 17 Decision-making options for managing risk
• Andreas Fischlin, Chapter 2 Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services; and Cross-Chapter Paper: Biodiversity Hotspots
• Bruce Glavovic, Chapter 18 Climate resilient development pathways; and Cross-Chapter Paper: Cities and Settlements by the Sea)

Agenda