29 September 2015: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the in-session workshop on the assessment of risk and vulnerability of agricultural systems to different climate change scenarios at regional, national and local levels, including but not limited to pests and diseases, which was held on 3 June 2015, in Bonn, Germany, during the 42nd session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 42). The document (FCCC/SBSTA/2015/INF.7) summarizes the workshop proceedings for further consideration by SBSTA 43 scheduled to take place during the period between 30 November to 1 December 2015, in Paris, France.

COP 17 requested SBSTA to consider issues relating to agriculture, including the assessment of risk ad vulnerability of agricultural systems to different climate change scenarios at regional, national and local levels including pests and diseases.

The report summarizes presentations and plenary discussions on experiences with the assessment of risk and vulnerability of agricultural systems to different climate change scenarios; Convention processes that could facilitate the identification of risk and vulnerability of agricultural systems; and potential areas of synergies among these processes.

Suggestions with regard to the potential role of the Convention in facilitating collaboration and identifying synergies in assessing risk and vulnerability of agricultural systems included: exploring synergies between processes such as finance, technology transfer and capacity building, including technology needs assessments (TNAs), the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and other processes relating to adaptation; focusing on sharing knowledge, exchanging experts, technology transfer, capacity building, financing and lessons learned; and developing a web platform for information exchange. [Publication: Report on the Workshop on the Assessment of Risk and Vulnerability of Agricultural Systems]