13:00 – 13:15

Opening and welcome

• Welcome
• A round of introduction

Malcolm Ridout (facilitator)

All members

13:15 – 13:30

Setting the scene

• Slow onset events within the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
• Information on technical assistance needs as communicated under the Santiago network

Intended outcome: a common understanding of the context

UNFCCC secretariat

13:30 – 14:30

Going down to practice
Kick-off discussion on useful focus areas for the first rolling plan of action (PoA), building on the work under the WIM, the experts’ expertise and resources, and countries’ needs

• How could underserved technical areas be identified and addressed through technical products/tools by the group?
• How could the group ensure that its outputs will assist developing countries in enabling the implementation of solutions on the ground?
• How could a process be put in place to capture and disseminate new information stemming from the work of the group?

Intended outcome: a common understanding of the value addition of the group, an indicative roadmap for the group’s collective work, and elements of the first rolling plan of action (PoA)

Malcolm Ridout (facilitator)

All Members

14:30 – 15:00

Organization of work
Organization of further work during the meeting week (12-19 April)

Intended outcome: an agreement of the follow-up actions during the meeting week, including possible additional live sessions, to arrive at a draft rolling plan of action
Closing

Malcolm Ridout (facilitator)