First meeting of reconstituted Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention

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Overview of the previous work of the CGE

• First meeting of reconstituted Consultative Group
  of Experts on National Communications from
  Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
  
• 29-31 March 2010

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Outline

• Overview of the establishment of the CGE
• Activities for the period 2003 to 2007
• Lessons learned

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Background First mandate

• First mandate of CGE (1999-2002)
• To exchange experience and information on the
  preparation of national communications.
• To review existing activities and programmes to
  facilitate and support the preparation of
  national communications by non-Annex I Parties.
• To examine national communications, in particular
  greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, submitted by
  non-Annex I Parties.

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Background Second mandate

• Second mandate of CGE (2003-2007)
• To identify and assess technical problems and
  constraints that have affected the preparation of
  initial national communications.
• To examine national communications, in particular
  the description of analytical and methodological
  issues, including technical problems and
  constraints.
• To provide technical advice and support, by
  organizing and conducting workshops, including
  hands-on training.
• To provide technical advice to the SBI on matters
  relating to the implementation of the Convention
  by non-Annex I Parties.

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Background Outcomes and milestones
First Mandate
Second Mandate

• Organized six consultation workshops involving
  105 experts from 70 non-Annex I Parties.
• Provided reports to the SBI on the outcomes of
  the examination of initial national
  communications.
• Provided inputs to the SBI in the development of
  elements for the new guidelines on the
  preparation of second national communications
  from non-Annex I Parties.

1. Organized six regional hands-on training
   workshops and one global workshop involving 325
   experts from 125 non-Annex I Parties.
2. Provided reports to the SBI on the outcomes of
   examinations of 41 initial national
   communications.
3. Provided 20 technical reports and advice to the
   SBI.

Outcomes

1. Parties adopted guidelines for the second and,
   where appropriate, third or initial national
   communications.
2. Examined 81 initial NAI national communications

• Contributed to the user manual for the guidelines
  on NAI national communications
• Developed training materials on GHG inventories,
  VA and mitigation.

Milestones
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Second mandate Technical reports to the SBI

1. Ways to improve access to financial and technical
   support to prepare second and subsequent national
   communications
2. Outcomes of the examination of initial national
   communications from NAI Parties
3. Template on cross-cutting themes in national
   communications from NAI Parties
4. Cost-effective and comprehensive training
   strategy to support the preparation of national
   communications
5. Ways to improve the reporting of projects
   identified in national communications from NAI
   Parties
6. Integration of information contained in NAPAs
   into second and subsequent national
   communications

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Second mandate Hands-on training workshops
GHG inventories
Latin America and Caribbean region Panama city, Oct.2004
Asia region Shanghai, Feb.2005
Africa region Pretoria, Sep.2006
VA assessments
Asia and Pacific region Jakarta, Mar.2006
Latin America and Caribbean region Asuncion, Aug.2006
Africa region Maputo, Apr. 2005
Workshop on exchange of experiences and good practices among NAI Parties in preparing national communications and on cross-cutting issues Cairo, Sep.2007
Global workshop on mitigation assessment Seoul, Sep.2005
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Second mandate Lessons learned

• Re future training agenda should include
• a) Revision of training materials to include
  more case studies and incorporation of
  socio-economic aspects of climate change
• b) Effective use of and synergies with other
  similar training initiatives, etc.
• Cooperation with NCSP enhanced support to
  developing countries
• Greatly benefited from experience and technical
  strengths of experts
• Need further guidance from SBI in implementation
  of mandate
• Adequate resources will be needed to support
  future work of CGE
• CGE can contribute to the Nairobi work programme
• Need to reduce the cycle of submissions of
  national communications
• Policy-relevant issues in national communications
  need to be strengthened in the future.