IASC Weekly Meeting on the work of the IASC TF on Climate Change, WMO’s Role in DRR and the World Climate Conference 3
Geneva
Meeting Documents
I Update on the Work of the IASC Task Force on Climate Change: How Humanitarian Organisations Engage in the Climate Change Negotiations and in Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Policies and Operations.
will brief on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The presentation will include a debriefing on the Poznan Climate Change Conference (COP 14, December 2008), highlighting how the IASC successfully contributed to the negotiation and advocacy process, and the preparation for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (COP 15, December 2009). Ms. Michelsen will also highlight the work of the IASC Task Force on Climate Change, including submissions to the UNFCCC on: (a) disaster risk reduction strategies/risk management practices and (b) migration and displacement, as well as regional consultation that can support agencies to integrate climate change risk management into their work.
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II WMO’s Role in Disaster Risk Reduction and Update on the World Climate Conference 3
will brief on (a) WMO's role in Disaster Risk Reduction and (b) provide an update on the upcoming the World Climate Conference (WCC-3) - Climate Prediction and Information for Decision-Making (31 August 2009, Geneva, Switzerland), including the interlinkage between the WCC-3 and the UNFCCC process.
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