Organization of the Meeting Friday 9.00-10.00 Plenary to discuss goals of the day 10.00-12.00 Four breakout groups: (a) governance structure of the consultative process, and (b) governance issues associated with the proposed assessment 12.00–13.30: Lunch 13.30–14.45: Discussion of regional meetings and video-conferences (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and North America) 14.00 – 14.30: Press briefing (?) 14.30–14.45: Tea 14.45-17.00: Reports from break-out groups and discussion, including next steps

Friday Discussion Design the consultative process Composition of steering committee – selection criteria Stakeholder representation – selection criteria Terms of reference of steering committee Overall design of the consultative process Specific suggestions of who should be involved in each of the regional meetings and video-conferences – balance is needed among and within the stakeholder groups (key issue is inclusion of input from local farmers, pastoralists, fisherpersons) Governance/organizational structure of assessment Inter-governmental/non-governmental, scope, authors, peer-review, approval – does the issues paper identify the key issues

Suggested Composition of Steering Committee Co-chairs (5) Governments (12) – US, Europe/Scandanavia (3), EIT (1), Pacific (1); Asia (2), Africa (2), Latin America (2) Private sector entities (4) Foundations (2) Non-governmental organizations (4) Consumer and farmer organizations (4) At-large scientists (2) Scientific institutions (4) – CGIAR, TWAS, ICSU and IAC International agencies (4) – IFAD, UNDP, WHO and UNEP UN conventions (2) – CBD and UNFCCC Balanced representation from Developed and Developing countries Balanced representation within each stakeholder group

Steering Committee TOR Oversight of the consultation process A representative set of members shall be involved in each regional consultation - chaired by the co-chair from the region Members shall elicit feedback on the proposed assessment process from their own stakeholder group Responsible for final recommendation on advisability of international assessment If recommendation to proceed, then steering committee will determine Governance (i.e., intergovernmental or non-governmental); Management, including the location of the secretariat; Principles and procedures; Scope of the assessment, including key questions; Timeframe of assessment; Funding strategy.

Proposed Consultative Process Web-site: www.agassessment.org Regional consultations (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, North America) – number dependent on funding availability – funding sources fully disclosed Videoconferences

Suggested Consultative Process Timetable November Dublin meeting December – March Regional meetings Videoconferences Web- based consultations April/May Steering committee develops an initial recommendation Initial recommendation placed on web-site for comment May - June Steering committee develops the final recommendation

Key Aspects of an international assessment Governance structure for the assessment (intergovernmental (e.g., IPCC) or non-governmental (e.g., MA) Development and approval of principles and procedures Define and approve scope of assessment Nomination and selection of chair(s) and authors Design and implement peer-review system Approval of the assessment report and its SPM

International Assessments Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change inter-governmental – governments approve the scope after input from scientists, NGOs and private sector prepared by experts (all stakeholder groups) from around the world – nominations from all stakeholder groups – final selection by Bureau expert and government peer-review of assessment and its SPM Assessments accepted by governments, government approve the SPMs Millennium Ecosystem Assessment non-governmental, closely tied to Environmental Conventions through Board of Directors and its Executive Committee scope developed by experts, based on a set of “user-needs” documents from the Conventions and private sector -- approved by multi-stakeholder Board of Directors prepared by experts - nominations from all stakeholder groups – final selection by Board of Directors expert and government review Assessment and the SPMs approved by the Board of Directors