Second workshop for the facilitative sharing of views

The second workshop for the facilitative sharing of views took place from 10 to 11 November 2016 during the forty-fifth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) in Marrakech, Morocco.

Parties underdoing FSV during SBI 45

For the second FSV workshop, non-Annex I Parties that had submitted a BUR and had a final summary report by 30 September 2016 were subjected to the FSV. For information on the status of final summary reports, please refer to http://unfccc.int/10054.php.

The Parties presented as follows:

Written questions in advance

As provided in paragraph 6 of annex IV to decision 2/CP 17, Parties were allowed to submit written questions in advance of the FSV workshop. The secretariat contacted all Parties (via National Focal Points) and communicated to them of the steps for submitting such written questions in advance.

For the second workshop of FSV in Marrakech, the period to submit written questions in advance was open to all Parties from 1 to 31 October 2016.  The question and answer time table was as follows:

The working language for the question and answer process was in English.

Questions or requests for clarification were addressed to the secretariat using the email address: ica@unfccc.int.

Time allocation: The workshop comprised  three-hour sessions from 10 to 11 November 2016.  Each Party was allocated 35 minutes on average, as follows:

a. Opening –1 minute each to introduce each Party;
b. Presentation –15 minutes per Party on average to present their BUR;
c. Question and answer –20 minutes per Party on average after each presentation.

In the event that the Party undergoing FSV received no or very few questions, the total time allocated to that Party would be shortened. Upon completion of the question and answer session for one Party, the next Party would be invited to begin its presentation.

The sessions was also webcasted and made publicly available on the secretariat's website here.

6. Output of the FSV: A record of the FSV, summarizing the presentation by the Party and corresponding interaction with other Parties, was prepared, under the guidance of the SBI Chair, for each Party undergoing the FSV. This, together with the summary report, constituted the final output of the ICA for each Party and was made available on the UNFCCC website: http://www.unfccc.int/10054.php.