Joint SBSTA-IPCC special event: Special report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL)

Opening and Welcome



15:00

  • Opening remarks and objective of the event by the SBSTA Chair
  • Remarks by the UNFCCC Executive Secretary
  • Remarks by the IPCC Chair


Paul Watkinson (SBSTA Chair) and Hoesung Lee (IPCC Chair)


Patricia Espinosa (UNFCCC Executive Secretary)




Unpacking the new scientific knowledge and key findings



15:15

  • Land, people and climate change
  • Presentation (15–20 mins)
  • Q&A followed by an open discussion (30 mins)

Presentations by Valérie Masson-Delmotte (IPCC WG I Co-Chair) and Hans-Otto Pörtner (IPCC WG II Co-Chair)



16:05

  • Adaptation and mitigation response options
  • Presentation (15–20 mins)
  • Q&A followed by an open discussion (30 mins)


Presentations by Panmao Zhai (IPCC WG I Co-Chair) and Jim Skea (IPCC WG III Co-Chair)



16:55

  • Enabling response options and actions in the near-term
  • Presentation (15–20 mins)
  • Q&A followed by an open discussion (30 mins)


Presentation by Debra Roberts (IPCC WG II Co-Chair)




Closing



17:45 - 18:00

  • Closing remarks by the Chairs of the SBSTA and the IPCCPaul Watkinson and Hoesung Lee





Further information and presentations available from the event webpage.