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    WS-CEP-SC-Climate

    Joint CEP/SC-CAMLR Climate Change and Monitoring Workshop
    Location:
    Hiroshima, Japan
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    For more information, please go to the CEP meeting site here.

    Preliminary Agenda

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    1     Background to CEP and SC-CAMLR
    2     Climate Change in the Antarctic ? trends, drivers, implications
    3     Review of Joint Priority Areas
    4     Role and future of monitoring ? opportunities and challenges
    5     Further consideration of monitoring programs through lens of climate change and the other joint priorities
    6     Mechanisms for practical cooperation
    7     Recommendations for action
    8     Summary
    Friday 8 May 2026 – Establish shared understanding on climate change, joint priority areas and monitoring

    Session 1

    0900-1030

    Welcome 

    • Opening address from the host (5 mins)

    • Housekeeping, agenda adoption, workshop objectives and structure 

      – Rachel Cavanagh (SC-CAMLR)/Nils Vanstappen (CEP) (10 mins)

    Background to CEP and SC-CAMLR 

    • Presentations: overview of CEP and SC-CAMLR – what participants “need to know” 

      - Cesar Cardenas (SC-CAMLR)/Ceisha Poirot (CEP) (30 mins)

    • Presentation: overview of previous joint workshop recommendations, priorities and progress  

      - Ewan McIvor (20 mins)

    Q&A
    COFFEE BREAK 1030-1100

    Session 2

    1100-1230

    Climate Change in the Antarctic – trends, drivers, implications

    • Keynote: invited presentation 

      - Steven Chown (SCAR) (20 mins)

    • Presentations: summaries of progress (knowledge, challenges, action) by CEP and SC-CAMLR 

      - Rachel Cavanagh (SC-CAMLR)/Kevin Hughes (CEP) (25 mins)

    • Discussion 
    LUNCH 1230-1330

    Session 3

    1330-1530

    Review of Joint Priority Areas

    • Keynote: invited presentation 

      - Birgit Njaastad (CEP) (15 mins)

    • Breakout groups (60 mins): 

      • Explore progress within each priority area through the lens of climate change and monitoring 

      • Identify shared goals, knowledge gaps, priorities (ToR ii) 

    • Plenary report-back and discussion (45 mins)
    COFFEE BREAK 1530-1600

    Session 4

    1600-1730

    Role and future of monitoring – opportunities and challenges

    • Keynote: invited presentations - overviews of relevant monitoring programmes

      - Alyce Hancock (SOOS)/Massa Nakaoka (MBON)/ Steve Parker (CCAMLR Secretariat)/Sharon Robinson (SCAR)/ (40 mins)

    • Panel discussion on integrating climate change and monitoring - common research, monitoring and information needs (ToR ii) (40 mins) 

    • Summary of Day 1 (10 mins)
    Saturday 9 May 2026 – Alignment of priorities, mechanisms for cooperation and recommendations

    Session 5

    0900-1030

    Welcome to Day 2

    • Summary of Day 1 - (5 mins)

    • Objectives for Day 2 - alignment of priorities and action (5 mins)

    Further consideration of monitoring programs through lens of climate change and the other joint priorities

    • Breakout groups (50 mins):

      • Review whether existing monitoring programs provide sufficient data to assess climate change impacts or whether new approaches are needed

      • Identify ways to enhance monitoring (ToR iii)

      • Identify practical action needed to progress joint monitoring priorities 

    • Plenary 

      • Report-back and discussion (30 mins)
    COFFEE BREAK 1030-1100

    Session 6

    1100-1230

    Mechanisms for practical cooperation 

    • Presentation: strengthen cooperation and coordination between the CEP and SC-CAMLR (ToR iv)

      - Steve Parker (CCAMLR Secretariat)/Pablo Wainschenker (ATS Secretariat) (15 mins)

      • Breakout groups (60 mins) 

      • Plenary report-back and discussion (15 mins)
    LUNCH 1230-1330

    Session 7

    1330-1530

    Recommendations for action

    • Plenary: revisit recommendations from previous joint workshops and the past 2 days (20 mins) 

    • Breakout groups (70 mins):

      • Draft updated joint priorities, actions and recommendations using template (Appendix 2) 

      • Propose actionable steps

    • Plenary report-back and review (30 mins)
    COFFEE BREAK 1530-1600

    Session 8

    1600-1800

    Summary 

    • Plenary: finalise workshop outputs - joint priorities, actions and recommendations