The Conference of the Parties (COP), at its nineteenth session, established the Warsaw International Mechanism to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change through its three main functions: enhancing knowledge and understanding of comprehensive risk management approaches; strengthening dialogue, coordination, coherence and synergies among relevant stakeholders; and enhancing action and support, including finance, technology and capacity building. The Executive Committee is mandated to guide the implementation of these functions. The COP, at its twentieth session, approved an initial two-year workplan of the Executive Committee.

Action Area 5 of the initial two-year workplan focuses on enhancing the understanding of the capacity and coordination needs with regard to preparing for, responding to and building resilience against loss and damage associated with extreme and slow onset events, including through recovery and rehabilitation.

In this context, the Executive Committee is inviting you, as an organization that assists/supports regional/national/sub-national governments to conduct climate risk analyses/management, to provide the Executive Committee with your inputs, knowledge and experience in this field for the completion of this task.

To facilitate this, we have provided you with this questionnaire, which we ask you to complete and return to us by X date.

As a result of this activity, including our collaboration with UNFCCC focal points (State Parties), it is envisioned by the COP that a result will be documentation and dissemination of the information provided to guide the way forward. Specifically, information provided will serve as an input into the subsequent work of the Executive Committee, in particular, the preparation of a paper that consolidates experiences and lessons learned and identifies priority areas for increasing capacity and investment.

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