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Information from the Group of Experts on the progress in the finalization of the second world ocean assessment. 5. Lessons learned from the second cycle. 6. Draft programme of work for the third cycle. 7. (...) Given these considerations and the lessons learned from the second cycle, the present draft programme of work assumes a similar scope for the third cycle. (...) In addition, interactive discussions will be held on challenges, opportunities, best practices and lessons learned for strengthening the ocean science-policy interface and on the application of an integrated approach.

.: Limited 8 June 2010 Chinese Original: English FCCC/SBI/2010/L.7 2 GE.10-70188 Annex [ENGLISH ONLY] Text for a draft decision for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation by its thirty-third session Draft decision -/CP.16 Implementation of the Buenos Aires programme of work on adaptation and response measures [The Conference of the Parties, Recalling Article 4, paragraph 8, of the Convention, Also recalling decisions 5/CP.7 and 1/CP.10, Having considered the reports on the workshops referred to in paragraph 8 of decision 1/CP.10 and the expert meetings referred to in paragraph 16 of the same decision, as well as submissions from Parties and relevant organizations on this matter,2 [Acknowledging the assessment process that has been ongoing since the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties [as provided for in paragraph 22 of decision 1/CP.10], and the valuable inputs to it from Parties and relevant stakeholders,] [Acknowledging the efforts already made by Parties to meet the specific needs and concerns of developing country Parties,] [Recognizing the relevance of the work undertaken and lessons learned to date, in informing the continued implementation of actions on adaptation,] Acknowledging that there is a need to [enhance efforts to] further implement decisions 5/CP.7 and 1/CP.10 [, as follows], 1. (...) [Invites relevant organizations and other stakeholders to participate in the implementation of the following activities, and to share the outcomes at subsequent sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation, as appropriate:] (a) [Financial resources [to]:] o [Address[ing] the need for additional, sufficient, predictable and sustainable resources to facilitate implementation of adaptation actions on the ground;] o [[Support developing countries, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, while] Addressing the need for equitable disbursement of financial support [to vulnerable countries];] Alternative operative paragraphs: o [Encourages developed country Parties to enhance efforts to improve information on accessing existing funds for adaptation, including for the implementation of priorities identified in national adaptation programmes of action, national communications and/or other relevant documents;] o [Requests Parties to continue to provide information on available support through, inter alia, the web-based interface on the UNFCCC website;] o [Encourages developed country Parties to continue efforts to enhance access to existing funds for adaptation, including by integrating adaptation into development cooperation programmes to the extent feasible, disseminating information on modalities for access, and building capacity for the preparation of project proposals and for project implementation;] FCCC/SBI/2010/L.7 4 GE.10-70188 o [Urges Parties included in Annex II to the Convention and relevant international and regional organizations to continue to provide financial and technical support for the implementation by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention of activities related to addressing the adverse effects of climate change;] (b) [Vulnerability and adaptation assessments:] o [Facilitating the sharing of information and knowledge of best practices and lessons learned from results of vulnerability and adaptation assessments;] alt [Implement actions as a result of South–South information sharing;] o [[Enhancing] activities related to vulnerability and adaptation assessments, including developing regional climate models, collecting socio-economic data and scenarios, developing relevant tools, promoting and increasing capacity for integrated assessments, encouraging the use of multidisciplinary teams, and enhancing targeted packaging and dissemination of climate data and the results of vulnerability and adaptation assessments;] o [Inviting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to consider, without prejudice to its ongoing and planned work, preparing a special report on the implications of the adverse effects of climate change on vulnerable regions;] Alternative operative paragraphs: o [Encourages Parties to facilitate the sharing of information and knowledge of best practices and lessons learned from results of vulnerability and adaptation assessments;] o [Further encourages Parties to enhance efforts to raise awareness and build capacity at the local, national and regional levels to enable planning and preparation for and responses to adaptation, inter alia, to improve the understanding of effective adaptation;] o [Calls on Parties, relevant organizations and stakeholders to enhance activities related to vulnerability and adaptation assessments, including developing regional climate models, collecting socio- economic data and scenarios, developing relevant tools, promoting and increasing capacity for integrated assessments, encouraging the use of multidisciplinary teams, and enhancing targeted packaging and dissemination of climate data and the results of vulnerability and adaptation assessments;] (c) [Adaptation planning and implementation:] o [Providing support for implementation strategies for action plans arising from adaptation assessments, and integrating these into local, sectoral and national development policies and plans;] alt [Support implementation strategies for action plans arising from adaptation assessments; Integrate the implementation strategies into local, sectoral and national development policies and plans;] FCCC/SBI/2010/L.7 GE.10-70188 5 o [Develop a ‘NAPA-like’ process to meet the urgent and immediate needs of developing countries not afforded the opportunity under the least developed countries work programme;] o [Ensure that adaptation projects identified through national adaptation programmes of action and ‘NAPA-like’ processes are implemented;] o [Support the implementation of adaptation at local, sectoral, national and regional levels;] Alternative operative paragraphs: o [Reiterates that action related to adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change should follow an assessment and evaluation process, based on national communications and/or other relevant information, so as to prevent maladaptation and to ensure that adaptation actions are environmentally sound and will produce real benefits in support of sustainable development;] o [Urges developing country Parties to enhance national planning for adaptation, including by integrating adaptation into the planning process, disseminating information on, and building upon, lessons learned from the national adaptation programmes of action process, and drawing upon information in national communications from Parties and other relevant documents;] o [Further encourages developing country Parties to continue to document their adaptation priorities and needs in relevant national documents and strategies, as appropriate;] o [Encourages developed country Parties to continue providing support for implementation strategies for action plans arising from adaptation assessments, and to integrate these into local, sectoral and national development policies and plans;] (d) [Risk management and risk reduction:] o [[Facilitating the] sharing of information and knowledge of best practices and lessons learned in relation to risk management and risk reduction approaches, and new approaches to risk sharing and risk transfer [, including insurance];] Alternative operative paragraphs: o [Urges Parties to enhance efforts to facilitate the sharing of information and knowledge of best practices and lessons learned in relation to risk management and risk reduction approaches, and new approaches to risk sharing and risk transfer [, including insurance];] o [Urges all Parties to promote risk management approaches and other appropriate responses to the adverse effects of climate change, building upon the practical experience of international, regional and national organizations and the private sector, including by disseminating information on best practices and lessons learned;] (e) [Regional collaboration:] o [[Providing resources for] Establish[ing] and/or enhanc[e][ing] the capacity of regional centres to support national-level adaptation FCCC/SBI/2010/L.7 6 GE.10-70188 activities in the areas of access to and dissemination of knowledge, technical support and capacity-building;] o [[Promoting] regional and interregional cooperation [and coordination] on all aspects of adaptation;] o [Regional cooperation on adaptation and opportunities for further South–South and North–South cooperation between countries and regional centres specialized in adaptation planning and implementation;] Alternative operative paragraphs: o [Invites Parties to strengthen the engagement of relevant actors and organizations and to promote synergies between relevant processes and the work of international and regional organizations and the private sector;] o [Invites relevant organizations, institutions, experts and communities to participate in the implementation of activities identified in this decision;] o [Urges relevant organizations, institutions, experts and communities to undertake their own activities, and share the outcomes at agreed sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation, as appropriate;] (f) [Capacity-building, education, training and public awareness:] o [Organizing regional training workshops, [subject to the availability of resources,] aimed at enhancing the capacity of developing country Parties to implement adaptation;] o [[Promoting] activities relating to capacity-building, education, training and public awareness, taking into consideration the outcomes of the above-mentioned workshops;] [(g) Transfer of technology for adaptation: o Identify and analyse priority technology needs for adaptation; o Undertake assessments of country-specific technology needs for adaptation; o Promote joint research and development programmes; o Identify barriers to technology transfer, and measures to address these barriers, including through sectoral analysis; o Support access to technology to address needs of developing countries regarding adaptation measures;] (h) [Sharing of information and knowledge;] (i) [Systematic observation:] o [[Providing] support for activities aimed at strengthening national and local networks in areas of systematic observation and the rescue, archiving, analysis and dissemination of data at the national and regional levels;] Alternative operative paragraphs: o [Encourages Parties to continue to support activities aimed at strengthening national and local networks in areas of systematic FCCC/SBI/2010/L.7 GE.10-70188 7 observation and the rescue, archiving, analysis and dissemination of data at the national and regional levels;] o [Invites Parties and relevant international, regional and national organizations to collaborate and enhance their efforts to build the institutional capacities to collect, process and analyse relevant data in order to carry out vulnerability and adaptation assessments;] 8. (...) [Invites other relevant international and regional organizations to provide information on lessons learned from work that may be relevant to the consideration of potential consequences;] 16.

Recognizes that the Durban Forum is an important tool to further enhance the monitoring and review of the effectiveness of capacity-building through the compilation of shared experiences and exchange of ideas, best practices and lessons learned regarding the implementation of capacity-building activities with the participation of Parties, representatives of the relevant bodies established under the Kyoto Protocol and relevant experts and practitioners; 2. Encourages Parties to further enhance the effectiveness of capacity-building actions for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, taking into consideration the lessons learned and best practices shared during the 2nd meeting of the Durban Forum; 3. (...) Encourages Parties to utilize lessons learned and best practices shared during the 2nd meeting of the Durban Forum and derived from the analyses conducted by the secretariat to further enhance the effectiveness of capacity-building actions.]

Encourages Parties to utilize lessons learned and best practices shared during the 1st and 2nd meetings of the Durban Forum to further enhance the effectiveness of capacity- building [actions] [activities] at the national level; 3. Also encourages representatives of the bodies established under the Convention, operating entities of the financial mechanism of the Convention, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and relevant experts and practitioners, to integrate in their work programmes and activities lessons learned at, and main outcomes of, the Durban Forum; 4. (...) Encourages Parties to utilize lessons learned and best practices shared during the 1st and 2nd meetings of the Durban Forum and derived from the analysis conducted by the secretariat to further enhance the effectiveness of capacity-building actions; 10.

This facilitated not only sharing of practical experiences and lessons learned, but also discussions of possible ways forward in further strengthening the contribution of regional mechanisms to the global response to trafficking in persons in a way that that is both effective and serves to promote and protect the human rights of trafficked persons. (...) A number of important lessons learned emerged from the session. It was noted, for example, that before deciding how to tackle the varying manifestations of the problem of trafficking in persons in a particular context, it was necessary to form a clear picture of its nature, scope and causes, including “push” and “pull” factors. (...) The exchange of experiences also revealed that, despite the progress and lessons learned, the efforts to effectively combat trafficking in persons continued to be hampered to some extent by a number of challenges.

Delegations stressed the need to review the lessons learned from the second cycle as a point of departure in the preparations for the third cycle. (...) – How can approaches and lessons learned from the above-mentioned processes help to inform the organization of the third cycle? (...) • Building on the successes and lessons learned from the first and second cycles, how should the regional workshops for the third cycle be structured?

The Working Group thanks the Government for its support and assistance during the visit, and for its willingness to engage in a constructive discussion on the challenges faced and lessons learned in promoting business respect for human rights. (...) The Working Group also learned of the weak enforcement of court decisions in dismissal cases involving persons with disabilities. (...) The impact of business-related abuses is experienced by men, women and non- binary persons differently. The Working Group learned about several types of discrimination faced by women.

Session 3: Good practices and lessons learned............................................... 41–57 11 IV. (...) Finally, presentations were made on lessons learned on capacity- building, interviewing victims and addressing gender dynamics in trafficking prosecutions. 42. (...) In a presentation on lessons learned with respect to interviewing trafficked persons, it was stressed that victims are of paramount importance to prosecutions.

The lessons learned included: • Good key performance indicators are critical. (...) The representative of Vale also shared the company’s perspective on lessons learned and further steps that were taken after Human Rights Watch released its report in May 2013. (...) The NGO had first become involved in the Vale mine in 2012 when it had learned of a protest related to the quality of housing, which had led to the initial investigation. 32.