List of informal activities convened by the SBSTA Chair in the first half of 2021:
NEW! For events held in conjunction with the 2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June), please see the guiding questions here |
Dates and Times: Topic:
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19 April 2021 13:00 to 16:00 CEST |
Financing for adaptation/Share of Proceeds (Article 6.2 and 6.4) The SBSTA Chair would encourage submissions by Parties and admitted observer organizations on this topic by 1 April 2021. More details here. |
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20 April 2021 23:00 to 02:00 CEST (21 April) |
Avoiding double use for outside the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for Article 6.4 The SBSTA Chair would encourage submissions by Parties and admitted observer organizations on this topic by 1 April 2021. More details here. |
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23:00 to 02:00 CEST (21 May) and 21 May 13:00 - 16:00 CEST |
Ensuring rapid operationalization (Articles 6.2, 6.4, and 6.8) The SBSTA Chair would encourage submissions by Parties and admitted observer organizations on this topic by 1 May 2021 |
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June 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June) |
Enabling ambition in Article 6 instruments The SBSTA Chair would encourage submissions by Parties and admitted observer organizations on this topic by 1 June 2021 |
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June 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June) |
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activity transition to Article 6.4 mechanism The SBSTA Chair would encourage submissions by Parties and admitted observer organizations on this topic by 1 June 2021 |
Date: 29 April 2021
Time: 15:00 to 16:15 CEST
Details: The purpose of this event is to strengthen the channel for dialogue and interaction between the SB Chairs and observer organizations for enhanced engagement and collaboration in the intergovernmental process.
Date: 13 April 2021
Time: 14:00 - 15:30 CEST
Details: The SB Chairs will invite Parties to share their views with regards to possible next steps for the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture in preparing a report to COP 26 on the progress and outcomes of the work.
Date: 1
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27 April 2021 04:00 to 05:30 CEST (postponed from 15 April 21:30 - 23:00 CEST) |
Informal consultations by the SB Chairs. Details: The SB Chairs will invite Parties to reflect on SED 1.1. and seek any additional guidance on the SEDs to inform SED 1.2, which is planned to tentatively take place in June, and subsequent SEDs and on when to consider the report of the pre-2020 roundtable on implementation and ambition. |
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Date and time tbc |
Second meeting of the structured expert dialogue |
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5 May 2021 12:00 to 15:00 CEST |
Informal technical workshop on transparency under the SBSTA. Part I: Possible options for the CRT of national GHG inventory The SBSTA Chair would encourage Parties and admitted observer organizations to make further submissions via the submission portal, by 7 April 2021, on their further views on the common reporting tables for the electronic reporting of the information in the national inventory reports, including examples and options for the formats and contents of tables, in particular background and sector tables, and options for implementation of flexibility. More information here. |
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6 May 2021 19:00 to 22:00 CEST |
Informal technical workshop on transparency under the SBSTA. Part II: Possible options for the CTF of structured summary The SBSTA Chair would encourage Parties and admitted observer organizations to make further submissions via the submission portal, by 7 April 2021, on their further views on the structured summary, including examples to demonstrate how the proposed format could encompass different types of indicators (both quantitative and qualitative) and facilitate tracking of progress. More information here. |
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7 May 2021 14:30 to 17:30 CEST |
Informal technical workshop on transparency under the SBSTA. Part III: Possible options for the CTF of FTC support The SBSTA Chair would encourage Parties and admitted observer organizations to make further submissions via the submission portal, by 7 April 2021, on their further views on the common tabular formats on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support, including examples and options for the summary tables, the structure and content of the tables, and how to improve comparability and ensure consistency across specific tables. More information here. |
Concept note for the workshops
Information note by the SBSTA Chair
Annex I - Compilation of possible CRTs
Date and Time: Topic:
| 30 April 2021 |
Submission: The SBSTA Chair would encourage Parties to submit via the submission portal their views on possible topics and considerations for the meetings of the research dialogue to be held in June 2021 and beyond, taking into account previous themes and presentations, the outcomes of previous research dialogue meetings, and the themes suggested for future meetings |
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1-2 June 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June) |
13th meeting of the research dialogues (RD13). Details: To facilitate the discussion at the dialogues, the SBSTA Chair will provide in advance an information note with background information, agenda and guiding questions, as was done in previous research dialogues. For more details, please check here. |
Dates and Times: Events:
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Date and time tbc |
Informal event on the NWP (Closing adaptation knowledge gaps through partnerships). The objective will be to showcase the progress made under the NWP in various initiatives such as thematic areas, LAKI and UN Climate Change and Universities Partnership Programme |
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Date and time tbc |
Informal meeting by the SBSTA Chair. The objective will be to share the progress under the NWP and convene an informal dialogue to get inputs on how the work under the NWP can be advanced in the lead up to COP 26. |
More details to be provided in due time.
Dates and Times: Events:
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June 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June) |
In-session Dialogue: Participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in national climate policy-making. |
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June 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June) |
Information event on the LCIPP dedicated web portal. The secretariat will organize this event with the objective of creating awareness about the portal among a wide range of stakeholders, and to catalyze engagement with the portal. Please see more details here. |
Date: June 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 session of the SBSTA (May-June)
Time: tbc
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18 May 2021 13:30 - 15:30 CEST |
Informal Technical Expert Meeting on tools and methodologies for assessing the impacts of the implementation of response measures |