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10Jul2019
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11Jul2019
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Background
The expert meeting is convened in response to the decision by the Conference of Parties at its twenty-third session (COP 23) requesting the secretariat to explore ways and means to assist developing countries in assessing their needs and priorities in a country-driven manner, and in translating climate finance needs into action (decision 6/CP.23, paragraph 10).
The outcomes of the expert meeting may inform the work of the Standing Committee on Finance in preparing the report requested by COP 24 on the determination of the needs of developing country Parties related to implementing the Convention and the Paris Agreement (decision 4/CP.24, paragraph 13). In this regard, the expert meeting aims:
- To explore ways and means to assist developing countries in assessing their climate finance needs and priorities based on available information;
- To gather available quantitative and qualitative information on the needs and priorities of developing countries relating to the Convention and the Paris Agreement from national, regional and global reports; and
- To identify information availability and gaps, including assessment of the climate finance needs and priorities of developing countries based on available methods and information.
It will specifically cover:
- Thematic scope: needs in relation to mitigation, adaptation, technology and capacity-building and loss and damage;
- Geographic scope: global, regional and national;
- Sectoral scope: energy, water, agriculture, etc.
- Policy and other cross-cutting issues.
Participants
The expert meeting will bring together technical experts involved in the assessment and determination of needs of developing countries, including experts that have been involved in the preparation of information on needs in the context of national, regional and global reports as well as experts from MDBs, bilateral DFI, UN programmes and other relevant stakeholders.
Format
The experts meeting will be organized in four parts, featuring presentations and interactive discussions among technical experts. The experts meeting will be co-facilitated by Mr. Richard Sherman (South Africa) and Mr. Mattias Frumerie (Sweden).
Should you have any questions about the event, please send them to: ClimateFinance@unfccc.int.
Provisional Programme
Day 1 (10 July 2019) |
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Morning Session |
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| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Session I: Introduction Opening statements by co-hosts and organizers of the expert meeting
Introductory remarks by Mr. Richard Sherman (South Africa) and Mr. Mattias Frumeriebio (Sweden) Presentation on “Overview of Needs Determination and Assessments under the Convention and the Paris Agreement” (Presentation)
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| 09:30 – 10:15 |
Session II: National and regional needs assessments of developing countries This session will feature case study presentations on country and regional experiences in assessing climate finance needs aimed at gaining deeper insights on the needs of developing countries. Exploring ways and means to assess needs and priorities at the national level
Open discussions Moderator: Mr. David Kalubabio, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Zambia |
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 |
Session II National and regional needs assessments of developing countries (continued) Exploring ways and means to assess needs and priorities at the global and regional level
Open discussions Moderator: Mr. Stefan Schwager, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland |
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| 11:15 – 12:00 | Parallel breakout discussion groups | |
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1. Breakout group session on ways and means to assess needs and priorities at the national level Moderator: Mr. David Kalubabio |
2. Breakout group session on ways and means to assess needs and priorities at the global and regional level Moderator: Mr. Stefan Schwager |
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| 12:00 – 12:30 |
Reporting of the outcomes of the parallel breakout group discussions Open discussions Moderator: Co-facilitators |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Session III: Thematic assessments of needs by countries and multilateral and bilateral agencies This session will take a closer look at the experiences of multilateral and bilateral organizations in assessing mitigation and adaptation needs. Mitigation
Adaptation
Open discussions Moderator: Ms. Mariama Williamsbio, South Centre |
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14:30 – 15:30 |
Session III: Thematic assessments of needs by countries and multilateral and bilateral agencies (continued) This session will focus on the experiences of multilateral and bilateral organizations in assessing technology and capacity-building needs. Technology
Capacity-building
Overarching presentation
Open discussions Moderator: Ms. Helen Magatabio, Tebtebba Foundation |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Coffee Break | |
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15:45 – 16:45 |
Parallel breakout group discussions |
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1. Breakout group session on mitigation and adaptation needs Moderator: Ms. Mariama Williamsbio |
2. Breakout group session on technology and capacity-building needs Moderator: Ms. Helen Magata, Tebtebba Foundation |
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| 16:45 – 17:30 |
Reporting of the outcomes of the parallel breakout group discussions Outcomes of the breakout group session on mitigation and adaptation needs Outcomes of the breakout group session on technology and capacity-building needs Open discussions Summary of the day Moderator: Co-facilitators |
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Reception |
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Day 2 (11 July 2019) |
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Morning Session |
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| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Session IV: Mapping out information availability and gaps This session will feature interactive group discussions on availability of data on needs of developing countries and information gaps. The objective is to map out available data and identify gaps.
Moderator: Daniel Griswoldbio, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
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1. Breakout group session on national assessments Moderator: Ms. Aishath Aileen Niyazbio |
2. Breakout group session on regional/sub-regional assessments Moderator: Mr. Daniel Griswoldbio |
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Participants will be assigned to one of the break-out groups to discuss possible scope of needs assessment, how to determine the needs and to aggregate the information at national, regional and global levels. In particular, each breakout group will discuss the following:
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| 10:00 – 10:45 |
Session IV Mapping out information availability and gaps (continued) Reporting of the outcomes of the parallel breakout group discussions Outcomes of the breakout group session on national assessments Outcomes of the breakout group session on regional/sub-regional assessments Moderator: Co-facilitators |
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10:45 – 11:00 |
Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Taking stock Moderator: Co-facilitators |
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12:00 – 13:30 |
Lunch | |
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Afternoon sessions |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Session V: Translating climate finance needs into action This session will explore the following: 1. Approaches of translating climate finance needs and priorities into action based on the experiences at the country, regional and global levels
2. Strategies for translating needs
Open discussions Moderator: Ms. Rajasree Raybio |
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| 14:30 – 15:30 | Parallel breakout group discussions | |
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1. Breakout group session on approaches:
Moderator: Ms. Rajasree Raybio |
2. Breakout group session on strategies:
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Coffee break | |
| 15:45 – 16:30 |
Reporting of the outcomes of the parallel breakout group discussions |
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| 16:30 – 17:30 |
Session VI: Concluding session Next steps/collaboration opportunities
Closing remarks Moderator: Co-facilitators |
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