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The issue of loss and damages in the UNFCCC negotiations

The issue of loss and damages in the UNFCCC negotiations. Meron Tesfaye Sharowat Shamin Rosa Manzo. Examples of climate change damages. Tornadoes. Drought. Floods. Desertification. Extinction of Species. Environmental Refugees. Case Study.

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The issue of loss and damages in the UNFCCC negotiations

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  1. The issue of loss and damages in the UNFCCC negotiations • Meron Tesfaye • Sharowat Shamin • Rosa Manzo

  2. Examples of climate change damages Tornadoes Drought

  3. Floods

  4. Desertification

  5. Extinction of Species

  6. Environmental Refugees

  7. Case Study The Dniester/Nistru River near Pohrebea in Moldova  • It is shared by Ukraine and Moldova. It will be significantly affected by climate change, with summer temperatures expected to rise by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. • It expected that the area will become more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions, such as floods and summer droughts

  8. Priority areas requiring adaptation at the trans boundary level: • Flood management • ecosystems and agriculture/irrigation • improvement of the monitoring system and data exchange between the two countries, • ecosystem restoration and • awareness-raising 

  9. Warsaw international mechanism on loss and damage (COP 19 decision) • Target group • Developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impact of climate change • Damages Addresssed • Loss and damages associated with impacts of climate change • Extreme events • Slow onset events

  10. Bodies under this mechanism Three bodies • Executive Committee • Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice • Subsidiary Body for Implementation

  11. Executive Committee under COP 19 Composition of EC • Two representatives from the Adaptation Committee • Two representatives from LDCs’ Expert Group • Two representatives from the Standing Committee on Finance • Two representatives from Technology Executive Committee • Two representatives from Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the UNFCCC The EC shall be accountable to the COP.

  12. Functions of EC 1. Enhancing the Risk Management Approach by • addressing gaps in the understanding and developing expertise on the issue • collecting, managing and using relative data and information • overviewing the past experiences and best practices to address the issue 2. Strengthening dialogue, coordination, coherence, synergies among relevant stakeholders; convening meetingsamong them and making recommendationsto enhance engagement. 3. Providing Financial and Technical supportand Exchange of Informationamong the Parties and other stakeholders.

  13. Future Work Plan of EC • The initial EC meeting is to be held by March, 2014. • The EC shall develop its initial two years work plan to implement those functions by December 2014 (next COP meeting). • The EC shall review its work plan in COP 22 (2016).

  14. Challenges under Warsaw Mechanism • Financial method? • Adaptation? • State responsibilities? • Compensation? • Right? Obligation?

  15. Challenges under Warsaw Mechanism Financial method? • No clear-cut obligations • Vague wordings ( Enhancing, facilitate…) Who has to pay? • developed countries? • private stakeholders (business companies) State responsibilities? • No strict responsibilities to compensate the victim-states • Literal interpretation (art. 31 a) VCLT) : no reference to “liability”.

  16. Challenges (cont.) Compensation? • Right? • Obligation? • Obligation to prevent damages? Take precautionary measures, in accordance with the principles and provisions of the Convention, to anticipate, prevent or minimize the causes of climate change ad mitigate its adverse effects…. COP 18, decision 3 Preamble Recalling the role of the Convention in enhancing the implementation of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change…COP 17,d.7.

  17. Challenges (cont.) • State responsability for Climate Change Damages in IL? • DASR: responsability as consequence of a wrongful act. • Elements: (Art.2) 1. Breach of international obligation • Obligation to prevent damages under UNFCCC? • Preamble: …ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States • 2.Conduct attributable to the State • multiple sources of emissions! Discussun is still ongoing!

  18. Challenges (cont.) Adaptation measure? • Cancun Adaptation Framework • definition: Adjustments in ecological, social or economic system … to moderate potential damages • damages under Warsaw mechanism: potential and/or occurred?

  19. THANK YOU! • Amesegnalhu (Ethiopia) • Dhonnobad (Bangladesh) • Grazie (Italy)

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