Title: THE UNFCCC GUIDELINES: AN INTRODUCTION Workshop on the Use of the Guidelines for the Preparation of National Communications from non-Annex I Parties 8-11 April 2003 Port Louis, Mauritius
1THE UNFCCC GUIDELINES AN INTRODUCTION
Workshop on the Use of the Guidelines for the
Preparation of National Communications from
non-Annex I Parties 8-11 April 2003Port Louis,
Mauritius
- Martha Perdomo
- UNFCCC secretariat
- mperdomo_at_unfccc.int
2Table of contents
- Introduction
- Background
- Guidelines adopted at COP 8 and related decisions
- CGE (decision 3/CP.8)
- New Funds
3Article 4 - Commitments
- All Parties, taking into account .
- (a) Inventory
- (b) Mitigation and adaptation
- (c) Technology transfer
- (d) Promote sustainable development
- (e) Cooperation in preparing for a adaptation,
integrated plans - (f) Impact assessment
- (g) Research and systematic observation
- (h) Exchange of scientific, technological,
technical, socio- economic and legal information - (i) Education, training and public awareness
- (j) Communicate to the COP, in accordance with
- Article 12
4Information to be communicated in national
communications (Article 12.1)
- In accordance with Article 4.1, each Party shall
communicate to the COP, through the secretariat,
the following elements of information - A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions
by sources and removals by sinks of all GHGs not
controlled by the Montreal Protocol, to the
extent its capacities permit, using comparable
methodologies to be promoted and agreed upon by
the COP - A general description of steps taken or envisaged
by the Party to implement the Convention and - Any other information that the Party considers
relevant to the achievement of the objective of
the Convention and suitable for inclusion in its
communication, including, if feasible, material
relevant for calculations of global emission
trends.
5Frequency of submission (Article 12.5)
- each non-Annex I Party shall make its initial
communication within three years of the entry
into force of the Convention for that Party, or
of the availability of financial resources in
accordance with Article 4, paragraph 3. - Parties that are least developed countries may
make their initial communication at their
discretion. - The frequency of subsequent communications by all
Parties shall be determined by the Conference of
the Parties.
6National communication submissions by region
7Relevant COP decisions
- Decision 11/CP.1
- Initial guidance on policies, programme
priorities and eligibility criteria to the
operating entity or entities of the financial
mechanism - Decision 10/CP.2
- Communications from Parties not included in Annex
I to the Convention guidelines, facilitation
and process of consideration - Decision 11/CP.2
- Guidance to the Global Environment Facility
8Relevant COP decisions (cont.)
- Decision 2/CP.4
- Additional guidance to the operating entity
of the financial mechanism - Decision 12/CP.4
- Initial national communications from Parties
not included in Annex - to the Convention
- Decision 8/CP.5
- Other matters related to communications from
Parties not included in Annex I to the
Convention - Decision 31/CP.7
- Consultative Group of Experts on National
Communications from non-Annex I Parties -
- Decision 32/CP.7
- Other matters relating to communications from
Parties not included in Annex I to the
Convention
9Revised Guidelines(Background)
- By decision 32/CP.7, the secretariat was to
prepare the proposed draft guidelines, taking
into account - (a) Third Compilation and Synthesis report
- (b) Recommendations of the CGE
- (c) Recommendations of an interregional workshop
(April 2002) - (d) Background information on the initial
national communications - submitted as at 31 December 2001
- Draft guidelines (SBI Chairmans text) were
discussed at SBI 16 (FCCC/SBI/2002/INF.8) - Views from Parties were submitted
- A compilation of the views from Parties prepared
by the secretariat (FCCC/SBI/2002/INF.9) - Negotiations at COP 8
- Decision 17/CP.8
- Guidelines for the preparation of national
communications from Parties not included in
Annex I to the Convention
10Guidelines adopted at COP8(Decision 17/CP.8)
- Guidelines contained in the annex to decision
17/CP.8, together with the guidance to an
operating entity of the financial mechanism
provided in decision 6/CP.8, should be used for
the preparation of second and, where appropriate,
third and initial national communications
11Decision 17/CP.8
- Frequency of submission of second, and where
appropriate, third national communications, shall
be determined by COP 9 - Invites non-Annex I Parties to use elements from
the guidelines for Annex I countries, in
preparing their national communications - Requests the secretariat
- To facilitate assistance to non-Annex I Parties
in the preparation of their national
communications - To prepare reports for consideration by the SBI
12Guidelines adopted at COP8(Decision 17/CP.8)
- Section 1 Objectives
- To assist non-Annex I Parties in meeting their
reporting requirements - To encourage the presentation of information in a
consistent, transparent and comparable, and
flexible manner - To facilitate the presentation of information on
support required for the preparation of national
communications - To serve as a policy guidance to the GEF for the
timely provision of financial support - To ensure that the COP has sufficient information
to carry out its responsibility for assessing the
implementation of the Convention by Parties
13Guidelines adopted at COP8(Decision 17/CP.8)
- Condition (p 27)
- 27. Taking into account Article 4, paragraph 7,
and, as appropriate, Article 4, paragraphs 3 and
5, of the Convention, the extent to which
developing country Parties will effectively
implement their commitment to communicate this
information will depend on the effective
implementation by developed country Parties of
their commitments under the Convention relating
to financial resources and transfer of
technology.
14Summary of guidelines
- Old guidelines (decision 10/CP.2) New
guidelines (decision 17/CP.8) - Objectives
- National circumstances National
circumstances - Inventory of emissions/removals National
GHG inventory - General description of steps General
description of steps - programmes containing measures to
facilitate adequate adaptation - programmes containing measures to
mitigate climate change - Other information Other information
- transfer of technologies (4/CP.7)
- research and systematic observation
(5/CP.5) - education, training and public
awareness (Article 6) - capacity-building (2/CP.7)
- information and networking
- Financial and technological Constraints and
gaps - needs and constraints
15Capacity-building in developing countries (2/CP.7)
- Institutional capacity-building and/or
strengthening - The preparation of national communications
- The preparation of climate change programmes
- GHG inventories, emission database management,
and system for collecting and utilizing activity
data and EF - Vulnerability and adaptation assessment
- Implementation of adaptation measures
- Development and transfer of technology
16Development and transfer of technologies (4/CP.7)
- Technology needs and needs assessments
- Technology information and enabling environments
- Capacity-building in relation to technology
transfer (education and training) - Mechanisms for transfer of technology
- Establishment of the EGTT
17Decision 5/CP.5
- There is a need to identify the priority
capacity-building needs related to participation
in systematic observation - Invites GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) to
organize workshops - Urges Parties to address deficiencies in their
climate observing networks, propose projects,
identify capacity-building needs and funding
required to collect, exchange and utilize data on
a continuous basis - Adopt the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on global
climate observing systems
18Other relevant COP decisions
- Decision 3/CP.8
- Consultative Group of Experts on National
Communications from Parties not included in Annex
I to the Convention (CGE) - Decision 6/CP.8
- Additional guidance to an operating entity of
the financial mechanism
19Additional guidance to the operating entity of
the financial mechanism (6/CP.8)
- The GEF should
- On matters relating to national communications
- Provide financial resources at an appropriate
level to cover the requirements of the guidelines
(decision 17/CP.8) in an expedited manner, on an
agreed full costs basis, for the preparation of
national communications, as well as
capacity-building activities pursuant to decision
2/CP.7 and paragraphs 1(c), 3 and 4 of decision
6/CP.7