[ECA] Planning for PESC-4

Dr. Török Katalin torok.katalin at okologia.mta.hu
Thu Mar 23 13:45:41 CET 2017


Dear Agnes,

Thanks for the update. Please find my comments regarding the Agenda in 
the text.

Best regard,

Kati


2017.03.23. 10:51 keltezéssel, Agnes HALLOSSERIE írta:
> Dear all,
>
> Thank you for all the feedback provided regarding the organisation and 
> content of PESC-4, that is very helpful!
>
> Please remember to register on this address if you plan to attend the 
> conference so that we have the number of people right: 
> http://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/fr/fondation/evenements/divers.html
>
> Regarding the review work on the draft assessment and SPM, it will 
> need good preparation indeed. We got a proposal by the IPBES 
> Secretariat to join forces and to include the regional 
> capacity-building workshop targeting NFPs for reviewing and preparing 
> the approval of SPM in 2018 within PESC-4, since our objectives are 
> well in line. This would be a form of partnership between IPBES and 
> PESC, and a nice way to acknowledge PESC contribution to the 
> implementation of IPBES work programme, including its rolling plan for 
> capacity-building. The Secretariat highlighted that they are very keen 
> to work with us on that regional matter, especially since the Plenary 
> at its 5th session recalled several time that they should really build 
> on and partner with existing initiatives.
>
>  They will be able to provide us with support on how to conduct best 
> the review for NFPs, and we could adapt from there to work with the 
> other participants. We could have designed more general info sessions 
> running in parallel with the break-out groups but I am afraid that it 
> would scatter the group too much, with only a handful of participants 
> per group. Instead, I suggest to design the break out sessions in an 
> incremental fashion. As we have 3 sessions of 1.5 hours each, we could 
> take some time in the first session to present the draft versions, 
> identify key issues and challenges and therefore guide more closely 
> the input from and discussion with participants, with the help of the 
> assessment co-chairs and CLAs.
>
> We definitely have learned some lessons from last year (both in terms 
> of reviewing the draft documents and discussing stakeholders needs) 
> and we should keep it in mind when designing the sessions. If there is 
> an issue or session you are particularly interested in, and if you 
> would like to take over the organisation of that session, please let 
> me know as soon as possible so that we can share the work! Note that 
> there is a new session in the concept note about the organisers of the 
> meeting, and if you intend to contribute more actively in the 
> organisation of PESC but have not let me know yet, please shout :-) We 
> will close registration after a last reminder next week and we will 
> then look at the registered participants we can support for travel. We 
> are still looking for additional funding to support travel for 
> participants from Eastern Europe and Central Asia so please let me 
> know if you can contribute, even if this is a small amount, it can 
> allow one or two persons to attend.
>
> You can find attached the updated version of the concept note, with 
> some changes following what happened at IPBES-5 and the discussions we 
> had with IPBES Secretariat as mentioned above. *Could you please let 
> me know if you have specific feedback by COB Friday 24 March 
> (apologies for the short delay!)* so that the concept note can be 
> submitted to the ECA assessment management committee when they meet 
> next week? They will need to decide whether they can go ahead with the 
> option of the capacity-building workshop being integrated within PESC-4.
>
> Thank you very much in advance and all the best,
>
> Agnes
>
>
> De : <hr.eggermont at gmail.com <mailto:hr.eggermont at gmail.com>> on 
> behalf of hilde eggermont <h.eggermont at biodiversity.be 
> <mailto:h.eggermont at biodiversity.be>>
> Répondre à : "h.eggermont at biodiversity.be 
> <mailto:h.eggermont at biodiversity.be>" <h.eggermont at biodiversity.be 
> <mailto:h.eggermont at biodiversity.be>>
> Date : mercredi 1 mars 2017 13:23
> À : "elisabeth.marquard at ufz.de <mailto:elisabeth.marquard at ufz.de>" 
> <elisabeth.marquard at ufz.de <mailto:elisabeth.marquard at ufz.de>>
> Cc : Agnes HALLOSSERIE <agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr 
> <mailto:agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr>>, 
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> <torok.katalin at okologia.mta.hu 
> <mailto:torok.katalin at okologia.mta.hu>>, PERIANIN Laurence 
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> "Mariam.Akhtar-Schuster at dlr.de <mailto:Mariam.Akhtar-Schuster at dlr.de>" 
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> Objet : Re: [ECA] Planning for PESC-4
>
> Dear Agnes, Dear all
>
> First of all great thanks for the efforts!
>
> As for the options on the target audience, not easy indeed. With 
> Option 1 - you may get more input with regard to the actual review of 
> the SOD (from both knowledge holders & end-users), whereas Option 2 is 
> likely the most inclusive. As regards the latter, I agree with Lisa 
> that the format will need to be adapted accordingly (i.e. allow space 
> for more generic discussions). At the same time, we have to avoid 
> running in circles (don't duplicate previous PESC meetings and 
> pre-plenary Stakeholder Days)... That said, I think either option 
> could work, as long as we have sufficient end-users on board. (my 
> preferred option would be 1)
>
> I also agree that the organization of the review will require 
> sufficient reflection and preparatory work. At EU level, MS are even 
> considering to spread workload - so we should be realistic on what we 
> can actually achieve during a 2-day meeting, knowing that (very 
> likely) most won't have read the docs...
>
> Finally, I am also happy to confirm that both Estelle Balian and 
> Angélique Berhault will attend the PESC4 meeting on behalf on the 
> Belgian Biodiversity Platform. They can also provide helping hands for 
> the facilitation and act as resource persons for the ECA-network 
> <http://www.eca-ipbesnetwork.org/> and NPF-activities. Probably, I 
> won't attend myself but remain available for input & preparations,
>
> Best wishes, and hope to see most of you in Bonn!
> Hilde
>
>
>
> 2017-02-10 12:16 GMT+01:00 Elisabeth Marquard <lisa.marquard at ufz.de 
> <mailto:lisa.marquard at ufz.de>>:
>
>     Dear Agnès, dear all,
>
>     thank you very much your email and the concept note. This looks
>     like a very interesting program. And I am very excited about the
>     fact that PESC goes on!! Thanks for your efforts and the 'friendly
>     takeover' by France and Hungary!!
>
>     Just some thoughts from my side:
>
>     Regarding the desired composition of participants: I don't know
>     which of your 'scenarios' may work better but I always think that
>     involving people from the administrations of different sectors
>     could be fruitful since they are one of the main target groups of
>     IPBES products, aren't they? Maybe they could contribute their
>     view on how the ECA assessment or its SPM might be received more
>     effectively? This would perhaps rather address the later
>     dissemination and outreach than the SOD itself....
>
>     In any case, the audience will probably be a mixture of people
>     that are fairly well acquainted with IPBES and people that are
>     newcomers to the process (unless you deliberately chose only
>     IPBES-experienced experts?). And this remains a serious challenge,
>     in particular when it comes to the 'reviewing exercise'. So I
>     wonder whether it might be worth considering running the
>     'reviewing break-out groups' in parallel with some other break-out
>     group that does not require familiarity with the SOD. You could
>     e.g. have break-out groups for the Chapter 1-4 in parallel with
>     one that addresses some other topic (e.g. the national platforms
>     or other forms of national/regional coordination) and then later
>     break-out groups for Chapters 5-6 in parallel with one that
>     addresses the next IPBES work program. Otherwise, participants
>     that have not prepared for reviewing a chapter might be a little
>     lost during the afternoon of day 1 and 2?
>
>     Regarding the organization of the review: One lesson that I
>     learned during PESC-3 was that we had not prepared the review of
>     the individual chapters sufficiently. I think you are already
>     discussing this issue with the TSU for the ECA assessment and you
>     are now more experienced than I was last year - so I am pretty
>     sure that you will perform better than I did. And I like the idea
>     that a CLA will give an intro to a chapter. But just some
>     additional thoughts: Would it be possible to communicate some of
>     'what is expected from the 2nd review' to the participants already
>     before PESC-4? Such as the degree of flexibility that still
>     exists? Or to identify some key aspects they should concentrate
>     on? Or to give them some more instructions such that each
>     participant needs to fill in his/her own excel sheet (if this is
>     required by the TSU)? Maybe, the participants will ignore this
>     information but maybe it's worth a try? And, of course, as you
>     know, the accessibility of the documents was really an issue
>     before PESC-3.
>
>     Regarding the stakeholder engagement and the discussion of
>     stakeholder's needs: I wonder how the material that has already
>     been collected on this issue could be used more effectively, i.e.
>     how to avoid that the discussion on the needs and barriers is more
>     or less the same as at previous meetings? I have not really a good
>     idea how this could be done when there are many newcomers at the
>     table.... Maybe some more knowledge holders could be given a
>     voice? E.g. someone from the administration or some practitioner
>     who is actually contributing to or USING an IPBES product?
>
>     These are just some things that have come to my mind while reading
>     the concept note. Please feel free to contact me if you would like
>     to discuss some of this further.
>
>     Best wishes
>     Lisa
>
>     --
>
>     Am 09.02.17 17:01 schrieb *Agnes HALLOSSERIE
>     *<agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr
>     <mailto:agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr>>:
>>     Dear all,
>>
>>     As you may have seen, we have released a save-the-date earlier
>>     this week regarding PESC-4 next June. Please feel free to
>>     circulate the message within your network, and let me know if you
>>     have not received it.
>>
>>     I send you here the concept note with some updates, with two main
>>     points I would particularly like your feedback on:
>>
>>       * I suggested two scenarios regarding the participants we would
>>         like to see at PESC-4 in order to achieve the meeting's
>>         objectives. What do you think would be best? Other
>>         combinations are possible so feel free to suggest one if you
>>         think it would fit the purpose better;
>>       * Regarding travel support for participants coming from Eastern
>>         Europe and Central Asia countries, we estimated based on
>>         previous PESCs costs that we would need a total budget of 18
>>         000€ to cover travel, accommodation and food for eligible
>>         participants. The target of 30 funded participants (half of
>>         total participants number) is based on the ratio of funded
>>         participants from previous PESCs.
>>
>>     I look forward to getting your views on this or any other point
>>     related to PESC!
>>
>>     Best wishes,
>>
>>     Agnès Hallosserie
>>
>>     Secretary of the French Committee for IPBES
>>
>>     Foundation for Research on Biodiversity
>>
>>     195, rue Saint Jacques 75005 Paris
>>
>>     agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr
>>     <mailto:agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr>
>>
>>     Tel : +33 (0)1 80 05 89 32 <tel:+33%201%2080%2005%2089%2032>
>>
>>     http://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en
>>     <http://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en>/
>>
>>
>>
>>     De : Agnes HALLOSSERIE
>>     <agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr
>>     <mailto:agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr>>
>>     Date : jeudi 26 janvier 2017 15:56*
>>     *Objet : Planning for PESC-4
>>
>>     Dear all,
>>
>>     After some initial discussions with colleagues in NeFo and the
>>     Hungarian Centre for Ecological Research, we would like to submit
>>     you the idea of organizing the 4th edition of the pan-european
>>     stakeholders consultation (PESC) in Hungary (specific location to
>>     be decided in the coming days). The French Foundation for
>>     Research on Biodiversity (FRB) would be happy to lead the process
>>     for developing the meeting documents and organising the
>>     logistics, with the support of the colleagues in Hungary who
>>     kindly agreed to host the meeting around the dates of 12-14 June
>>     2017.
>>
>>     You will find more details on the proposed work in the concept
>>     note attached. I would greatly appreciate if you could have a
>>     look at the concept note and send me feedback on the relevance of
>>     the topics, objectives and programme for PESC-4, along with any
>>     thoughts or suggestions you may have to make this meeting as
>>     useful as possible for the stakeholders of the larger
>>     pan-European region. This is a very first draft so feel free to
>>     share any of your thoughts!
>>
>>     I would also welcome any proposal for in-kind or in-cash support
>>     for the organisation of the meeting. If there is a session or
>>     area of work you're particularly keen to work on (facilitation,
>>     chairing, presentation etc), please let me know! As for the
>>     in-cash contributions, you may remember that PESC usually
>>     provides some financial support for participants coming from
>>     countries where budget can be an issue, like in some Eastern
>>     Europe or Central Asian countries. Please let me know as soon as
>>     possible if you would have a small sum to put in the common pot
>>     so that I know early enough how many participants could benefit
>>     from such a financial support.
>>
>>     Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have questions on the
>>     documents, otherwise I look forward to receiving your first
>>     impressions on the concept note!
>>
>>     All the best,
>>
>>     Agnes
>>
>>
>>     Agnès Hallosserie
>>
>>     Secretary of the French Committee for IPBES
>>
>>     Foundation for Research on Biodiversity
>>
>>     195, rue Saint Jacques 75005 Paris
>>
>>     agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr
>>     <mailto:agnes.hallosserie at fondationbiodiversite.fr>
>>
>>     Tel : +33 (0)1 80 05 89 32 <tel:+33%201%2080%2005%2089%2032>
>>
>>     http://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en
>>     <http://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en>/
>>
>>
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