1 Climate Diplomacy Support Materials for the 50th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies SB 50 Prepared and Presented by Dr Anna Schulz Climate Diplomacy Specialist Presented in French by Ian Gunderson Policy Analyst ID: 1003247
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1. Module 6:Loss and Damage1Climate Diplomacy Support Materialsfor the 50th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB 50)Prepared and Presented by Dr. Anna Schulz, Climate Diplomacy SpecialistPresented in French by Ian Gunderson, Policy Analyst
2. Outline2History of the issue under the UNFCCCDecisions taken at COP 24Mandates and Milestones 2020-2030Understanding the key outcomes of COP 24
3. Loss and DamageAdapted from: LDC Group Coordination Meeting, October 2018, Loss and Damage Team Presentation Loss and damage enables countries to receive support in coping with climate impacts beyond adaptationInstitutional body: Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (WIM)Mandate driven by 3 functions of the WIM(a) Enhancing knowledge and understanding of comprehensive risk management approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including slow onset impacts(b) Strengthening dialogue, coordination, coherence and synergies among relevant stakeholders(c) Enhancing action and support, including finance, technology and capacity building, to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change
4. Loss and Damage in the Paris AgreementRecognised the importance of averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change (Art. 8.1).Anchored the WIM in the agreement (Art. 8.1).Agreed to enhance understanding, action and support, including through the WIM, as appropriate, on a cooperative and facilitative basis with respect to loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change (Art. 8.3).Agreed on the areas of cooperation and facilitation to enhance understanding, action and support which may include (Art. 8.4): Early warning systems; Emergency preparedness; Slow onset events; Events that may involve irreversible and permanent loss and damage; Comprehensive risk assessment and management; Risk insurance facilities, climate risk pooling and other insurance solutions; Non-economic losses; Resilience of communities, livelihoods and ecosystems.Did not create a mandate for a loss and damage agenda item under the PAWP, only specific mandate is to the WIM under Art. 8.3.In order to address loss and damage under the PAWP it is necessary to find “hooks” for it in the text of Decision 1/CP.21 and the Paris Agreement.
5. Decision 10/CP.24 Report of the Executive Committee of the WIMDecision 9/CMA.1 Further guidance in relation to the adaptation communication:Does not refer to loss and damage but specifies the adaptation communication may include: “impacts, risks and vulnerabilities, as appropriate;”Decision 18/CMA.1 Modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and supportSection IV of the MPGs in Section B addresses impacts, risks and vulnerabilities, and Section G addresses information related to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impactsDecision 19/CMA.1 Global StocktakeThe Stocktake “may take into account…efforts related to its work that: …(ii) Avert, minimize and address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change;…”Decisions at COP 24
6. Mandates and Milestones for Loss and DamageYearMandate or Milestone201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030Decision 1/CP.21 Katowice OutcomesNew Negotiating MandateReview of the WIM, Negotiations on the TOR of the WIM
7. 9th Session of the Executive Committee of the WIM (9-11 April 2019)Key outcomes:Adopted the terms of reference (ToR) for the task force on displacementWill support the Excom workstream on “enhanced cooperation and facilitation in relation to human mobility, including migration, displacement and relocation”Facilitate the “implementation of the recommendations on integrated approaches to avert, minimize and address displacement”Recommendations are contained in the Annex to the (ToR)Agreed to priority activities in workstreams A-D of the five-year rolling workplan, these activities fall under workstreams on(a) enhanced cooperation and facilitation in relation to slow onset events(b) enhanced cooperation and facilitation in relation to non-economic losses (NELs)(c) enhanced cooperation and facilitation in relation to comprehensive risk management approaches(d) enhanced cooperation and facilitation in relation to human mobility including migration, displacement and relocationKey Intersessional ActivitiesFurther information at: https://unfccc.int/event/9th-meeting-of-the-excom-of-the-wim-for-ld-associated-with-climate-changes-impacts-0
8. Agenda Items at SB 50 on Adaptation SBSTA4. Terms of reference for the 2019 review of the WIMSBI9. Terms of reference for the 2019 review of the WIM
9. AcronymsDRR Disaster risk reductionExCom Executive CommitteeGST Global StocktakeTFD Taskforce on DisplacementWIM Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change impacts
10. Thank YouDr. Anna Schulz Climate Diplomacy SpecialistGlobal Green Growth Institute+82 010 9530-0894anna.schulz@gggi.org 10