Structuring impactful
technical and political
ouputs for a successful
GST 1: Let’s not miss this
chance
Paula Sanmiguel – Colombia
Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change
21 – 22nd March 2023
DIESA/GAA

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GST Main
Guidelines
Stocktaking excercise to (Art. 14):
- Access collective progress towards the achievement
of the purpose of the PA.
- Consider Mitigation, Adaptation, Means of
Implementation and Support (in light of Equity and,
Best Available Science) – L+D and RM (2018).
- Inform Parties in updating and enhancing in a
nationally determined manner, their actions and
support in accordance with the relevant provisions of
this (PA) Agreement
- Enhance international cooperation for climate action.

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GST: What
for?
1. To inform: Offer reflections and a diagnosis of state
of implementation. Science-based evidence at the
center of the GST, and Equity in a context of
sustainable development and efforts to erradicate
poverty.
2. To hold Parties accountable: Established process (5-
year cycle) that needs to have a legitimate outcome.
Will inform other GSTs and lessons learned will
serve for next GST cycles.
3. To guide and catalyze action: GST1 findings can be
used to 1. Identify best opportunities and practices
from key areas to enhance support and action* 2.
Extract common political messages critical to inspire
momentum.

Translation into action

1. Active involvement of
all Parties to create
“sense of belonging”,
added to inputs of
other stakeholders. Use
key scenarios to test
expectations and build
momentum during the
early awareness-
building phase.
2. Link challenges identified
and gaps in implementation
of the PA to enabling
conditions –access to
adequate means of
implementation, capacity-
building to better align
policies and national
actions- Identify also
challenges for these
enabling conditions to be
unlocked.
3. Translate into decisions
that can focus on a set of
policy opportunities and
potent levers for
transformational change
to achieve an impactful
outcome in this critical
decade and beyond. (Close
the ambition gap).

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Some elements to consider for decision-making:
CMA decision with strong messages about the changes in the different sectoral
systems needed based in scientific findings and equitable development as pillars.
Political Declaration with overarching elements for ambition and implementation of
the Paris Agreement, including need for enhanced support for all core elements
addressed by GST.
Technical Annex with a systematic selection of actions and opportunities in different
sectors, with extensive technical references and detailed enablers. It should provide
the Parties with concrete technical guidelines that can lead to updated NDCs,
following paths compatible with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Additional comments
• Existing initiatives and dialogue between initiatives to avoid
duplication and enhance better understanding of criticial
challenges.
• Reflect and identify effectively how the GST will address adaptation
and loss and damage, and finance (do we have enough input?)

THANK YOU
Views expressed are my own and do not
necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government
of Colombia