Capacity-building - Development and transfer of technologies - Education, training and public awareness

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Capacity-building Development and transfer of
technologies Education, training and public
awareness
Lando Velasco UNFCCC
UNFCCC Workshop on the preparation of national
communications from Parties not included In Annex
I to the Convention
Mandarin Hotel Manila, Philippines 26-30 April
2004
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Presentation outline

• Decision 2/CP.7

Capacity-building

• Article 4.5

Technology transfer

• Article 6

Educ./Training/Awareness
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Cross-cutting issues
Capacity-building
Education/training/ public awareness
Technology transfer
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Discussions and work are based
on frameworks and work programmes

• Framework for capacity-building
• in developing countries (non-Annex I)

• Framework for meaningful and effectiveness
  actions
• to enhance the implementation of Article 4.5
• of the Convention

• New Delhi work programme on Article 6

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Capacity-building framework
Scope of needs and priorities
(Almost) everything related to climate change
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Capacity-building scope of needs

• Institutional strengthening
• Enhancement and/or creation of an enabling
  environment
• National communications
• National climate change programmes
• Ghg inventories, emission database management
• Vulnerability and adaptation assessment
• Capacity building for implementation of
  adaptation measures
• Assessment for implementation of mitigation
  options
• Research and systematic observation
• Development and transfer of technology
• Improved decision-making
• Clean development mechanism
• Needs arising out of Article 4.8 and 4.9
• Education, training and public awareness
• Information and networking, including the
  establishment of databases.

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Updates

• Complete comprehensive review by COP 10

• National capacity self assessments

• Capacity-building indicators

• GEF strategic approach to implement CB

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Technology transfer framework

• Technology and technology needs assessments

• Technology information

• Enabling environments

• Capacity-building

• Mechanisms for technology transfer

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Updates

• EGTT work programme approved at COP 9

• Prepared technical papers on capacity-building
• and enabling environments

• Discuss results of survey of effectiveness of
  TTCLEAR

• Work on adaptation technologies

• 80 countries are involved in technical needs
  assessments

• Innovative financing

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New Delhi work programme on Article 6

• International cooperation

• Education

• Training

• Public awareness, public participation
• and public access to information

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Updates

• New Delhi work programme is up and running

• Organization of regional workshops
• (Europe and Africa completed.
• Asia and Latin America and Caribbean to
  follow)

• Parties develop further work relating to
  information clearing house

• Other agencies taking initiative on Art. 6

• Mid-term review at COP10

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Conclusions

• Country-driven, stakeholder involvement, etc.

• Consider synergy and inter-linkages with other
  agenda

• Activity-based vs. results-based
• (Lessons-learned, gaps, approaches, etc.)

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Thank you for your attention and may the force be
with you