Overview of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) for developing country Parties under the Climate Change Convention

Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe Regional Workshop on Nationally Appropriate

Mitigation Actions

12-14 June 2015, Derag Livinghotel Kanzler, Bonn

Marion Vieweg-Mersmann, Programme Officer, International Consultation and Analysis Support Unit, Non-Annex I Support Sub-programme, Mitigation, Data and Analysis Programme

Presentation outline

Overview

BUR

ICA

Overview of the MRV framework

Decision 17/CP.8

International MRV

Domestic MRV

Report REDD-plus results in a technical annex to the BUR

Applies to Parties seeking to obtain and receive payments for results-based actions

Decision 21/CP.19

MRV for REDD-plus (voluntary)

Decision 14/CP.19

Decision 21/CP.19

National communicationsMeasurement of GHG emissions and sinks (GHG inventory)

Steps to implement Convention

Biennial update reports

GHG inventory report

Mitigation actions and their effects

Needs and support received

Domestic MRV system

International consultation and

analysisTechnical analysis of the BURs

Facilitative sharing of views

Annex III to decision 2/CP.17

Decisions 2/CP.17 and 20/CP.19

Determine arrangements for domestic MRV of domestically supported NAMAs (voluntary)

Report on domestic MRV in the BUR

BUR context and guidelines: what are the additional reporting

obligations for BURs in relation to NCs?

Context of reporting BURs from non-Annex I Parties

• Effort to enhance reporting in national communications, including inventories, from

non-Annex I Parties on mitigation actions and their effects, needs and support

received (1/CP.16, paragraph 60)

• To serve as an input to the process (international consultation and analysis) that aims

to increase transparency of mitigation actions and their effects (1/CP.16, paragraph

63)

Submission of BURs

Technical analysis of BURs (output: summary report)

Facilitative sharing of views (record of facilitative sharing of views)

International consultation and analysis (initiated within 6 months of submission of a

BUR)

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National communication

from a non-Annex I Party

National circumstances and institutional arrangements

National greenhouse gas inventory

General description of steps taken or envisaged

Programmes containing measures to facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change

Programmes containing measures to mitigate climate change

Other information

Transfer of technologies

Research and systematic observation

Education, training and public awareness

Capacity-building

Information and networking

Constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical and capacity needs

Technical annex (optional)

Key elements of national communications (17/CP.8)

Biennial update report from a non-

Annex I Party

National circumstances and institutional arrangements relevant to the preparation of the national communications on a continuous basis

National inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removal by sinks of all greenhouse

gases (GHGs), including a national inventory report

Mitigation actions and their effects, including associated methodologies and assumptions

Name and description of the mitigation action, including information on the nature of the action,

coverage (i.e. sectors and gases), quantitative goals and progress indicators

Methodologies and assumptions

Objectives of the action and steps taken or envisaged to achieve that action

Progress of implementation of the mitigation actions and the underlying steps taken or envisaged, and the results achieved, such as estimated outcomes

(metrics depending on type of action) and estimated emission reductions, to the extent possible

International market mechanisms

Domestic measurement reporting and verification

Constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical and capacity needs

Any other information

Technical annex (optional)

Key elements of biennial update reports (2/CP.17, annex III)

What is different: NC vis-à-vis BUR (1/2)

Decision 17/CP.18: National Communications Decision 2/CP.17: BURs(I) National circumstances (I) National circumstances and institutional

arrangements(II) National greenhouse gas inventory• Revised 1996 IPCC guidelines (“should”)• IPCC GPG-2000 and IPCC GPG-2003

(LULUCF) (“encouraged”) • Inventory year: 1994/1990 for INCs and 2000

for SNCs• Tables 1 and 2 (“encouraged”)• Sectoral tables and worksheets

(“encouraged”)• Information on methodologies (“encouraged”)

(II) National greenhouse gas inventory and inventory report• Revised 1996 IPCC guidelines, IPCC GPG-

2000 and IPCC GPG-2003 (LULUCF) (“should”)

• Inventory year: no more than 4 years prior to submission

• Tables 1 and 2 (“should”)• Annex 3A.2 of IPCC GPG-2003 and the

sectoral tables annexed to the Revised 1996 IPCC guidelines (para. 6, annex) (“encouraged”)

• Summary information tables of inventories for previous submission years (e.g. for 1994 and 2000) (“encouraged”)

• Additional or supporting information may be submitted in a technical annex (“encouraged”)

• Time series - provide a consistent time series back to the years reported in the previous national communications (“encouraged”)

What is different: NC vis-à-vis BUR (2/2)

Decision 17/CP.18: National Communications Decision 2/CP.17: BURs(III) General description of steps….to implement the Convention(a) Programmes and measures to mitigate• General requirements• Methods and assessment /analysis (results)(b) Programmes and measures to adapt to climate change (vulnerability and assessment)

(III) Mitigation actions and their effects• Methodologies and assumptions• Objectives of the action and steps taken or

envisaged to achieve that action• Progress of implementation and the

underlying steps taken or envisaged, and the results achieved, such as estimated outcomes (metrics depending on type of action) and estimated emission reductions, to the extent possible

• International market mechanisms• Description of domestic MRV arrangements

(IV) Constraints and gaps and related financial, technical and capacity needs

(IV) Constraints and gaps, related financial, technical and capacity needs, description of support received and needed

(V) Other relevant information (transfer of technology; research and systematic observation; education, training and public awareness; capacity-building; information and networking)

(V) Any other information…..relevant to the BUR

(VI) Submission: every 4 years (VI) Submission: every 2 years

Support/resources relevant for preparation of BURs

Financial support for the preparation and submission of BURs

• GEF Policy Guidelines for the financing of biennial update reports for Parties not included in Annex I to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

• Countries can access up to US$352,000 through a GEF Agency or via direct access. If a country requires more than US$352,000, then the resources will be deducted from the countries STAR Allocation

• As at June 2014, project proposal to access funds for the preparation of BURs from 36 non-Annex I Parties have been approved.

Technical assistance for the preparation and the submission of BURs

• Training materials on the preparation of BURs

• Regional training workshops for non-Annex I Parties on the preparation of BURs

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International consultation and analysis: process and outcome

Summary report

Record of the facilitative sharing

of views

International consultation and analysis: process and outcome

Submission of BURs

Technical analysisFacilitative

exchange of views

Composition of TTE

Technical analysis of BURs by TTE

Draft summary report (SR)

Review and comment on draft SR by the Party concerned

Final SR by TTE & the Party concerned

A workshop under SBI - a one- to three-hour session for each Party or group of Parties

A brief presentation by the Party or Parties concerned on their biennial update report, followed by oral questions and answers among Parties

Final SR noted by SBI and posted on

UNFCCC.int

Record of the facilitative sharing

of views

International consultation and analysis

OUTPUTS OF INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION AND ANALYSIS

Implementation update

Developing and running the

training programme for

the team of technical experts

Technical analysis of the

submitted biennial update

reports

Facilitative sharing of

views for those Parties whose

BURs are analyzed and

summary reports are

finalized

WORKSTREAM #: 1 WORKSTREAM #: 2 WORKSTREAM #: 3

Thank you

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