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Fig.6.2 TheWIMintheUNFCCCarchitecture.AccordingtoDecision2/CP.19, theWIMreports
annually to theCOP. SourceAdapted fromownelaboration
year rollingwork plan. As for the latter, its strategic workstreamswere approved
at COP23 and call for enhanced cooperation on: (1) Slow onset events; (2) Non-
economic losses; (3) Comprehensive riskmanagement approaches; (4)Migration,
displacement and humanmobility; and (5) action and support, including finance,
technologyandcapacity-building.
The “structure, mandate and effectiveness” of theWIM is to be periodically
reviewed,with thefirst reviewtobeheld in2019andsubsequentones to takeplace
nomore than5years apart (UNFCCC2017).Reviews shouldconsiderprogresson
the implementationof theExCom’sworkplanbut also adopt a long-termvision to
reflectonhowtheWIMmaybeenhancedandstrengthened.Asaninput to the2019
review,decision4/CP.22called fora“technicalpaper (to)bepreparedby thesecre-
tariatelaborating thesourcesoffinancial support”.AtCOP23itwasagreed that the
lattershouldbeinformedbyanexpertdialogue(baptisedas“SuvaExpertDialogue”)
that tookplaceinMay2018, inorder“toexploreawiderangeof information, inputs
and views onways for facilitating themobilisation and securing of expertise, and
enhancement of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for
averting,minimisingandaddressing lossanddamage” (SBIandSBSTA2017).
Besides theWIM,amajor institutionalmilestoneonL&Dwas reachedwith the
adoptionof theParisAgreement.Astand-alonearticle8recognisesL&Dasdistinct
fromadaptation, elevating it almost as a third pillar of climate action.Through the
article“Partiesrecognizetheimportanceofaverting,minimizingandaddressingloss
anddamageassociatedwiththeadverseeffectsofclimatechange, includingextreme
weathereventsandslowonsetevents”(UNFCCC2015).Thearticlesanctionstheper-
manenceoftheWIM,whilstleavingthedooropenforittobe“enhancedandstrength-
ened”throughfutureCOPdecisions.ItalsocallsPartiestowork“onacooperativeand
Loss and Damage from Climate Change
Concepts, Methods and Policy Options
- Title
- Loss and Damage from Climate Change
- Subtitle
- Concepts, Methods and Policy Options
- Authors
- Reinhard Mechler
- Laurens M. Bouwer
- Thomas Schinko
- Swenja Surminski
- JoAnne Linnerooth-Bayer
- Publisher
- Springer Open
- Date
- 2019
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-319-72026-5
- Size
- 16.0 x 24.0 cm
- Pages
- 580
- Keywords
- Environment, Climate change, Environmental law, Environmental policy, Risk management
- Categories
- International
- Naturwissenschaften Umwelt und Klima