Economic impacts and opportunities working group Meeting #5 – February 15th, 2016

Economic impacts and opportunities working group 1) Introduction - RegionsAdapt Secretariat; 2) Discussion and approval of the Work Plan for 2017; 3) Presentation of suggested joint work with Climatekos; 4) Presentation of suggested survey; 5) Information about upcoming events.

Economic impacts and opportunities working group Priority topics: Economic evaluation of adaptation measures (including methodologies to define baselines); Private insurance applied to the climate risks of specific economic sectors; Adaptation plans for business sectors; How to engage large private organizations in climate adaptation strategies?

Economic impacts and opportunities working group

Economic impacts and opportunities working group Priority Topics JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER   6-17: WGs 5th Meetings 10-20: WGs 6th Meetings 4-6 (Bonn): ICLEI Resilient Cities Conference 1-14: WGs 7th Meetings 10-19 (NYC): HLPF 7-18: WGs 8th Meetings 4-6/11-15: WGs 9th Meetings 17-25: WGs 10th Meetings 6-17 (Bonn): COP23 January 9th - Surveys to create 3 remaining WGs - March 20th 3-12: New WGs 1st Meetings 8-18 (Bonn): UNFCCC 1st Sessional Period 1-14: New WGs 2nd Meetings (tbc) Climate Summit Americas 7-18: New WGs 3rd Meetings 4-6/11-15: New WGs 4th Meetings 17-25: New WGs 5th Meetings April 4th - CDP States and Regions Platform: Reporting Window for 2017 - June 30th CDP checks and reviews submitted data RA 2017 Report Draft 20/11 - 15/12: RA 2017 Report Draft (w/ CDP´s review) 14-17: 29th Adaptation Fund Board 4-6: nrg4SD GA 5: 2 Webinars (#5) with CDP on reporting guidelines Conference in Rio Grande do Sul 20: Announcement of new WGs ORU GA (Basque Country, date tbc) 30: Webinar (#4): RA 2016 Disclosure Report 23-25 (Brussels): CoR Conference on Adaptation 22-26 (Cancun): 5th Session of the Global Platform for DRR (UNISDR) 26-30: Webinar (#6) Webinar (#7) Webinar (#8): Launch RA 2017 Report 30: 30th Adaptation Fund Board Economic evaluation of adaptation measures (including methodologies to define baselines) Compilation of cases and submitting projects (by March 31st) Announcement of projects selected (6th Meeting) Presentation of projects in Bonn Project development and fundraising outreach Presentation of projects´ preliminary results in COP23 Private insurance applied to the climate risks of specific economic sectors Adaptation plans for business sectors How to engage large private organizations in climate adaptation strategies?

Presentation of suggested joint work with Climatekos Economic impacts and opportunities working group Presentation of suggested joint work with Climatekos

Presentation of suggested survey Economic impacts and opportunities working group Presentation of suggested survey

Economic impacts and opportunities working group For nrg4SD´s members: Bilateral Cooperation, Capacity Building, Learning experiences; Promotes North-South or South-South cooperation between nrg4SD members; 12.000 euros – 4 visits (3.000 euros / each) Duration: 1-2 months Call is open until May 30th Contact: nvera@nrg4sd.org

Bonn Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) – May 8-18, 2017 Economic impacts and opportunities working group Bonn Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) – May 8-18, 2017 Forty-sixth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 46) and  Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 46) as well as the third part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-3). More info Side-event: RegionsAdapt: Regional governments as key actors in climate change adaptation RegionsAdapt is the first global initiative for regional governments to act, cooperate, and report efforts on climate adaptation. It also includes seven working groups on key priority topics. The first report of the initiative confirms regional governments as key actors in climate adaptation. Please contact us before Feb. 24th if your Regional Government expects to attend the Conference.

Economic impacts and opportunities working group 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) – May 22-26 – Cancun “The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (Global Platform), as recognized by the UN General Assembly, is the main forum at the global level for strategic advice, coordination, partnership development and the review of progress in the implementation of international instruments on disaster risk reduction. It was established in 2006 and is now the world's foremost gathering of stakeholders committed to reducing disaster risk and building the resilience of communities and nations.” More info Side-event: Infrastructure resilience under growing stress from urbanization and climate change: Experiences from countries, regions and cities in Latin America This panel, jointly presented by the German cooperation GIZ, RegionsAdapt and ECLAC, will showcase the experiences of diverse sectors in South American countries, regions and cities on Disaster Risk Reduction, Adaptation to Climate Change and building of resilience in infrastructure planning. Please contact us if your Regional Government expects to attend the Conference. Registrations are still open.

Economic impacts and opportunities working group