23 December 2014: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the information note on the 2nd meeting of the fourth session of the structured expert dialogue (SED 4-2) on the 2013-2015 review, which will take place on 8-9 February 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with the eighth part of the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action.

In the note, the structured expert dialogue (SED) co-facilitators indicate that, at its final meeting, the SED will aim to complete its work by addressing, in a balanced manner, all remaining inputs to the 2013–2015 review. They explain that the meeting will: focus on information sources other than those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); address information that has been published after the cut-off dates of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5); and identify information gaps.

The co-facilitators highlight that, in order to prepare for and organize SED 4-2, they held informal consultations with parties on 4 December 2014, in Lima, Peru.

The note indicates that experts will be invited either to make a presentation or to support the discussions, and the following organizations will be invited: the Adaptation Committee, including the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change; the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN); the Technology Executive Committee (TEC); the Durban Forum on capacity-building; the Green Climate Fund (GCF); the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF); the World Meteorological Organization (WMO); the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

On regional inputs to the 2013-2015 review, the co-facilitators state that they intend to invite contributions from regional and subregional agencies on observed impacts of climate change with a view to carefully balance these inputs, bearing in mind that at SED 2 and 3, IPCC experts presented on such impacts. In light of the limited time available at SED 4-2, they intend to invite IPCC experts if possible from each region to participate in the discussions, and to ask presenters to share with them their presentations and the information sources used ahead of the meeting.

The co-facilitators also note that presentations will be followed by a discussion between parties and experts that will address the two themes of the 2013–2015 review. [Information Note] [SED Website]