Linkages between systematic observation and the work of the Executive Committee on Loss and Damage

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1 Linkages between systematic bservatin and the wrk f the Executive Cmmittee n Lss and Damage Enhancing bservatins t supprt preparedness and adaptatin in a changing climate Learning frm IPCC 5 th Assessment reprt 12 February 2015 Bnn, Germany Miwa Kat, Adaptatin Prgramme, UNFCCC

2 Overview The brad cntext: as summarized in the AR5 Cmplementarity within internatinal plicy prcess/prvisins: the Warsaw Internatinal Mechanism fr Lss and Damage assciated with Climate Change Impacts Opprtunities fr cllabratin fr bservatin cmmunity: 2-year wrkplan f the Executive Cmmittee f the Internatinal Mechanisms fr Lss and Damage Data and infrmatin needs Specific entry pints fr cllabratin

3 The brad cntext: exemplary key findings frm the AR5 IPCC, AR5, WGII Summary fr Plicymakers

4 Internatinal plicy develpment: lss and damage The Bali Actin Plan (COP 13, 2007) launched a cmprehensive prcess t enable the full, effective and sustained implementatin f the Cnventin thrugh lng-term cperative actin The Cancun Agreements (COP 16, 2010) implementatin pathways and institutins fr enhanced actin n adaptatin Prcess fr develping cuntries t frmulate and implement natinal adaptatin plans Adaptatin Cmmittee t prmte the implementatin f enhanced actin n adaptatin in a cherent manner under the Cnventin Cnsideratin n appraches t address lss and damage assciated with climate change impacts in develping cuntries that are particularly vulnerable t the adverse effects f climate change

5 Internatinal plicy develpment: lss and damage Technical deliberatins Systematic literature review and synthesis f existing infrmatin and knwledge t summarizing current knwledge n relevant methdlgies, and addressing data requirements as well as lessns learned and gaps identified at different levels Assessing the risk f lss and damage What are the data and infrmatin requirements fr assessing impacts and climate risk, at different levels and fr a brad range f sectrs and ecsystems? What data are available and where are the gaps? What methds and tls are available fr risk assessment, including their requirements, strengths and weaknesses, and can they address scial and envirnmental impacts? What are the capacity needs fr applying risk assessment methds n the grund, including fr facilitating their applicatin in develping cuntries? Hw can the results f risk assessments be ptimally frmulated in rder t supprt decisin-making? What are the desired methds fr presenting the results f risk assessment exercises s that they drive decisin-making? A range f appraches t address lss and damage What is the full range f appraches and tls that can be used t address the risk f lss and damage, at all levels and fr a brad range f sectrs and ecsystems, cnsidering bth extreme weather events and slw nset events? What are the fundatinal resurce requirements (e.g. budget, infrastructure, and technical capacity fr implementatin) in rder fr different strategies and tls t be effectively applied? What are the lessns learned frm existing effrts within bth the public and private sectrs, cnsidering elements f design, limitatins, challenges and best practices? What are the links and synergies between risk reductin and ther instruments such as risk transfer? Hw can cmprehensive risk management prtflis r tlkits be designed? Hw can risk management appraches be tailred t natinal cntexts? Hw can Parties and ther stakehlders evaluate which tls might be mst apprpriate fr their particular risks and circumstances?

6 Internatinal plicy develpment: lss and damage Warsaw Internatinal Mechanism fr Lss and Damage established (COP 19, 2013) T address lss and damage assciated with impacts f climate change, including extreme events and slw nset events, in develping cuntries that are particularly vulnerable t the adverse effects f climate change includes a mandate t cmplement, draw upn the wrk f and invlve, as apprpriate, existing bdies and expert grups under the Cnventin, as well as n that f relevant rganizatins and expert bdies utside the Cnventin, at all levels;

7 Functins f the Lss and Damage Mechanism 1. Enhancing knwledge and understanding f cmprehensive risk management appraches 2. Strengthening dialgue, crdinatin, cherence and synergies amng relevant stakehlders; 3. Enhancing actin and supprt t address lss and damage, s as t enable cuntries t undertake a range f actins, inter alia (c) The systematic bservatin f, and data cllectin n, the impacts f climate change, in particular slw nset events, and accunting fr lsses, as apprpriate; (g) Enhancing access t, sharing and the use f data, at the reginal, natinal and subnatinal levels, such as hydrmeterlgical data and metadata, n a vluntary basis, t facilitate the assessment and management f climate-related risk; The Executive Cmmittee f will guide the implementatin f the functins f the Internatinal Mechanism n Lss and Damage Decisin 3/CP.18, paragraphs 6. 7, 2/CP.19, paragraph 5

8 Entry pints: 2- year wrkplan f the Executive Cmmittee (Excm) Cntains 9 Actin Areas frm prmting cmprehensive risk management perspective (assessment, reductin, transfer, retentin, scial prtectin instruments, transfrmatin appraches Enhance understanding, data and knwledge: hw lss and damage affects particularly vulnerable cuntries (AA1) cmprehensive risk management appraches (AA2) slw nset events* (AA3) nn-ecnmic lsses (AA4) capacity and crdinatin needs (AA5) effects n patterns f migratin, displacement and human mbility (AA6) infrmatin related t financial instruments and tls (AA7) Infrmatin needs Cmplement, draw upn the wrk and invlve: existing bdies and expert grups under the Cnventin and relevant rganizatins and expert bdies utside the Cntentin (AA8) the establishment f expert grups, technical panels, etc. (AA8) Opprtunities fr cllabratin and synergies In the cntext f the L&D wrk under the Cnventin, slw nset events include: sea level rise, increasing temperatures, cean acidificatin, glacial retreat and related impacts, salinizatin, land and frest degradatin, lss f bidiversity, desertificatin (Decisin 1/CP.16)

9 Entry pints: 2-year wrkplan f the Excm: pprtunities fr cllabratin Activity Fster the establishment r strengthening f cllabrative channels, building frm existing effrts, t strengthen dialgue, crdinatin, cherence and synergies t enhance, share and manage knwledge and understanding f slw nset events and appraches t address them (Actin area 3(b)) Indicative timeline July-Dec 2015 Invite relevant rganizatins and experts t cllabrate with the Executive Cmmittee t facilitate access t infrmatin, including thrugh cllabrative channels r databases, and technlgies t track the impacts, and enable appraches t address lss and damage assciated with the adverse effects f climate change, including slw nset events (Actin area 3(c)) When apprpriate Invite relevant rganizatins and experts t prvide scientific infrmatin n prjected migratin and displacement based n prjected climate and nn-climate related impacts in vulnerable ppulatins (Actin area 6(a)) Jan-Jun 2016

10 2-year wrkplan f the Executive Cmmittee: pprtunities fr cllabratin Activity Establish a technical expert panel r grup, extending invitatins t relevant bdies under the Cnventin and relevant United Natins rganizatins, the private sectr, expert bdies and relevant initiatives that culd prvide technical supprt and guidance n cmprehensive risk management and transfrmatinal appraches (Actin area 2 (d)) Indicative timeline When apprpriate Establish an expert grup t develp inputs and recmmendatins t enhance data n and knwledge f reducing the risk f and addressing nn-ecnmic lsses, including hw t factr these int the planning and elabratin f measures t address lss and damage assciated with the adverse effects f climate change (Actin area 4 (b)) Jul-Dec 2015 Identify gaps and identify r develp methdlgies t be used by natinal gvernments t enhance knwledge and understanding f cmprehensive risk management appraches, including issues related t finance, data, technlgy, regulatry envirnments and capacity-building, which may feed int NAPs and ther relevant prcesses, as apprpriate (Actin area 3(b)) July-Dec 2015 The full details f the wrkplan is available at <

11 Challenge Achieving effective cllabratin, better cherence and imprved synergies amng different prcesses, institutinal arrangements and rganizatins Cuntries Other prcesses CBD GFCS HFA Bdies and wrkstreams under the Cnventin Adaptatin Cmmittee RSO NAPs LEG COP Warsaw Int l Mechanisms fr Lss and Damage Executive Cmmittee Expert grups Expert panels Task frces Organizatins/bdies/cmmunities f practice Practical steps frward fr putting in place cllabratin mdalities, channels, t respnd t the needs f the develping cuntries?

12 Thank yu! Further infrmatin n Lss and Damage wrk under the UNFCCC