List of non-Party stakeholders to the first meeting of the technical dialogue of the first global stocktake under the Paris Agreement (15 June 22)

The expression of interest process for non-Party stakeholder participation in the first meeting of the Technical Dialogue of the first global stocktake is closed.

As outlined in the information note by the co-facilitators of the Technical Dialogue, non-Party stakeholders will be invited to participate in the first meeting of the technical dialogue of the first global stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement which will take place during the 56th session of the subsidiary bodies (SB 56) in June 2022. A total of 45 seats across three roundtables (15 for each round table) will be made available for non-Party participants from nine NGO Constituencies and other non-Party stakeholders (NPS) to bring their expertise to the discussions. To assist the co-facilitators in inviting NPS, the UNFCCC secretariat will launch and conduct a nomination and expression of interest process as follows:

• Admitted NGOs are invited through NGO Constituencies to communicate to the secretariat the names of the representatives
• Other non-Party stakeholders, including admitted NGO coalitions/initiatives who do not belong to any Constituencies, are invited to express interest in participating by filling in an online form. After the selection process has been finalized, the names of the selected representatives will be made public.

The allocation breakdown is as follows:

• 27 for NGO Constituencies; and
• 18 for other non-Party stakeholders

These 45 non-Party stakeholders will be engaging with 60 technical experts from Party delegations across the three roundtables. Each of these non-Party stakeholders will participate in only one of the three roundtables (see overview below) to encourage a broad set of participation.

Recalling through the Glasgow Climate Pact from COP 26, Parties welcomed the improved Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action for enhancing ambition 2021-2025 from the High-Level Champions, where supporting the GST is one of the main priorities and uses the timelines of the GST process to build and plan around, and also encouraged the High-Level Champions to support the effective participation of non-Party stakeholders in the GST, the secretariat will collaborate with the High-Level Champions in the expression of interest process.

Process and timelines

• For the nine NGO Constituencies, the NGO Constituency Focal Points will be contacted by the secretariat separately on the nomination process. Please send any inquiries to cool@unfccc.int.
• For other non-Party stakeholders:
  1. Expression of interest to be submitted electronically using this on-line form.
  2. The period of the expression of interest will end on Thursday, 19 May 23:59 CEST.
  3. Efforts will be made to finalize the process expeditiously and inform the selected participants as soon as possible and two weeks prior to the start of the technical dialogue. Please send any inquires to gst_nps@unfccc.int. 

Selection criteria

The following criteria will be applied when assessing and selecting non-Party stakeholders:

1. Expertise and experience
2. Regional balance
3. Gender balance

The co-facilitators encourage balanced participation across the multiple formats to facilitate the greatest amount of interactive exchange between participants. The co-facilitators also aim to facilitate continuity and flexibility in participation across the three meetings of the first technical dialogue. As such and considering the above criteria, multiple questions may be asked throughout the on-line form. 

Description of the Roundtables

• Roundtable 1: This roundtable will take stock of implementation of the Paris Agreement to assess collective progress towards the long-term temperature goal in Article 2.1 (a) and consider how collective progress with respect to goal in Article 4.1 contributes to achievement of the temperature goal, as well as collective progress in increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production (Article 2.1 b).
• Roundtable 2: This roundtable will take stock of implementation of the Paris Agreement to assess collective progress towards the global goal for adaptation of enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, with a view to contributing to sustainable development and ensuring an adequate adaptation response in the context of the temperature goal referred to in Article 2.1(a) (Article 7.1) and in increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production (Article 2.1 (b)).
• Roundtable 3: This roundtable will take stock of implementation of the Paris Agreement to assess collective progress towards making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development (Article 2.1 c), as well as how support for developing countries across finance, technology and capacity building (Articles 9, 10, and 11) has enabled collective progress towards the long-term temperature goal (Article 2.1 a) and increased the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production (Article 2.1 b).

Please note that these same representatives will be invited to engage in the World Café for consistency in the dialogues.

Further information on the roundtables and general approach for the technical dialogue can be found in the information note.

Norms for discussion at the roundtables

• Participants of roundtables are charged with performing an assessment of collective progress and identifying opportunities for enhanced action and support.
• The dialogue should advance knowledge that can inform Parties and NPS in enhancing their actions and support
• Discussions should be technical, focused on data and information, and based on the best available science.
• Participants are encouraged to engage in a conversation and dialogue with one another, rather than provide prepared statements.
• Throughout the technical dialogue, all knowledge and experiences should be respected as contributions to the discussion, in order to promote cooperation and build trust.