This document outlines the proposed focus areas and work of the EPOC (Emerging Programme of Work) for 2017-2018. It includes work related to 1) climate change mitigation and adaptation, 2) biodiversity, ecosystems and agriculture, 3) water, and 4) reactive nitrogen. The EPOC will review and agree on a final Programme of Work and Budget at its meeting on May 3-4, 2016.

1. EPOC’S EMERGING
PROGRAMME OF WORK
2017-18
ENVIRONET
2 March 2016
Simon Buckle
Head of Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division
Environment Directorate

2. 1. Mitigation
1.1 Mitigation policies, pathways and progress
1.2 “Core” climate mitigation policies
2. Adaptation, risk and resilience
2.1 Adaptation and water infrastructure
2.2 Risk aversion, risk management and exposure to climate risks
3. Climate finance
4. Natural resources and climate
4.1 Climate change and agriculture
4.2 Resource Implications of the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
5. Work directly related to the UNFCCC process
Proposed focus areas on climate change

3. 1. Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Agriculture
2. Finance for Biodiversity
Proposed focus areas on
biodiversity, water and ecosystems

4. 1. Draft Council Recommendation on water
2. Roundtable on Water Finance
3. (i) Economics of water quality; and (ii)
redistributive effects of water tariffs
4. Water policy dialogues and possibly also
measuring success in water reform
Proposed focus areas on water (for
prioritisation)

5. 1. Regional demonstrations of an integrated approach
to nitrogen management (with GEF funded tINMS)
2. Comparative policy analysis relating to ocean dead
zones
3. Assess the positive and negative spillovers (co-
benefits and co-costs) on nitrogen of policies
primarily designed to address other environmental
objectives, such as climate mitigation.
Proposed focus areas on reactive
nitrogen – one of the following:

6. • EPOC will review, comment and agree
a Programme of Work and Budget for
the Environment Programme at its
meeting on 3-4 May 2016.
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