SBI work programme on loss and damage: ideas for work streams, areas of discussion, and milestones up to and beyond COP18

The Cancun Adaptation Framework suggests that the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) make recommendations on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events to the Conference of the Parties for its consideration at COP18, as well as to strengthen international cooperation and expertise to understand and reduce such losses. In this document, the SBI took note of the importance of addressing the following thematic areas in the implementation of the work programme: (a) Assessing the potential for loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change. (b) Examining a range of approaches to address such loss and damage. (c) Addressing the role of the Convention in enhancing the implementation of approaches to address the issue.