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An initiative of the ACP Group of States funded by the European Union
GCCA Intra-ACP Programme
ACP Consultative meeting in preparation
of the UNFCCC COP20
28th October, 2014
ACP House, Brussels
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Carlos Fuller
International and Regional Liaison Officer
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CARICOM COORDINATION
• CCCCC convened a meeting of CARICOM climate change negotiators on May 19 to 21, 2014 in Port of Spain, Trinidad to develop a regional position for the 2014 negotiations
• CARICOM Ministers joined the meeting on the 22nd and endorsed the recommendations
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STRATEGIC OUTCOMES UNDER THE ADP
• Recognition of the special circumstances of SIDS• Strong mitigation action to ensure the survival of SIDS• Robust environmental integrity• Urgent adaptation action on the ground• Addressing Loss & Damage beyond adaptation• Preferential access to finance, technology and capacity-
building• Avoiding onerous burdens and conditionalities for SIDS• Fairness and equity to all parties• A legally binding agreement based on accepted
principles and international law
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ADP: MITIGATION
• Aggregate level of mitigation ambition should be sufficient to ensure the livelihood of SIDS and restrict temperature increase to below 1.5 degrees C from pre-industrial levels
• Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) should focus on mitigation
• Inscription of commitments– flexibility on the form that could be used (refer to the WTO re a
schedules approach)
• Length of commitment: – 5-year time frame could be useful but a longer time frame would
send a positive signal to the market and the private sector
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ADAPTATION
• Existing arrangements for adaptation under the Convention mainly focus on studies, reports, pilot projects with limited resources for on-the-ground implementation
• Adaptation needs to be strengthened in the context of the 2015 agreement
• Guidelines for National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) should be strengthened to include greater focus on Adaptation action
• The Adaptation Committee should be anchored in the new agreement as the main body responsible for adaptation
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ADAPTATION
• Nairobi Work Programme should be brought under the Adaptation Committee
• Explore possible role for the Adaptation Committee in assisting parties in understanding GCF application process
• Special attention required regarding issue of conditionalities for accessing adaptation funding under GCF
• Adaptation action and support to be included in reporting requirements but with no onerous burden on SIDS
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LOSS & DAMAGE
• Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) on Loss & Damage should be anchored in the new agreement
• Linkage (inverse) between Mitigation and Loss & Damage should be emphasized
• Composition of Executive Committee of WIM finalized at COP20
• Work Programme of Executive Committee finalized at COP20
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REDD+
• The Warsaw REDD+ Framework should be anchored in the 2015 agreement
• REDD+, energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage should be included in a suite of tools for enhancing mitigation
• REDD+ mechanism should be operationalised in Lima
• Recommended that consideration be given to application of the REDD+ institutional structure for the WIM on L&D
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Means of Implementation
• New agreement should define climate finance and establish responsibility for finance under the Convention
• Adaptation Fund– Explore possibility of moving from KP to the
Convention
• Technology Mechanism should be anchored in the new agreement
• Existing arrangements on capacity building including the Durban Forum be enhanced to foster implementation
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MEASUREMENT REPORTING AND VERIFICATION
• The Kyoto MRV provisions provide additional value such as those relating to compliance and common accounting framework.
• Participation in new market mechanisms should be conditional on more stringent reporting requirements
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LEGAL ISSUES
• Applicability to all: structure, scope and design to allow all to participate, with flexibility for different national circumstances
• Recording differential responsibilities among parties-models (WTO, MP)
• Form of the new legal agreement: protocol to the Convention; Structure-Explore options e. g. both mandatory and voluntary provisions.
• Compliance- should focus on incentivizing participation and should include a strong facilitative component. Probably link compliance to participation in market mechanisms
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2013-15 REVIEW (LONG-TERM GLOBAL GOAL)
• Every effort to be made to ensure that ADP process be informed by outcomes of the review
• Processes for inclusion of information other than IPCC
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