Session 3: Enabling national institutions to

implement MRV and transparency related actions

Takeshi Enoki

June 4, 2018

Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Transparency under the UNFCCC

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Agenda for Session 3 (14:00 – 15:30)

Presentation of elements for reporting institutional

arrangements in NC/BUR - formats, tools, and lessons

learnt from BURs that have been submitted

Sharing of institutional arrangements by countries

Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines

Group discussion on analysis of replicable elements in

strengthening institutional arrangements and if/how some

elements can be implemented in participating countries

Report back on group discussion

10 min

25 min

45

min

10 min

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Tools for institutional arrangements

“Toolkit for non Annex I Parties on

establishing institutional

arrangements for NC/BUR” provides

important elements in developing

sustainable institutional

arrangements.

“CGE Training material on

institutional arrangements” provides

examples of arrangements from Non

Annex I Parties

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What needs to be reported in the BUR/NC?

BUR Guidelines (annex III to decision 2/CP.17)

Para 2. The scope of BUR is to provide an update to the most recently

submitted national communication in the following areas:

(a) Information on national circumstances and institutional

arrangements relevant to the preparation of the national

communications on a continuous basis;

Para 13. Parties should provide information on the description of

domestic MRV arrangements.

NC Guidelines (annex to decision 17/CP.8)

Para 5. Non-Annex I Parties may provide a description of existing

institutional arrangements relevant to the preparation of their

national communications on a continuous basis.

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For Annex I Parties (GHG inventories)

BR Guidelines (annex I to decision 2/CP.17)

Para 3. Annex I Parties shall provide summary information on their

national inventory arrangements in accordance with the reporting

requirements related to national inventory arrangements contained in

the Annex I inventory reporting guidelines, and on the changes to

these arrangements since their last NC or BR.

Annex I Inventory Reporting Guidelines (annex to 24/CP.19)

Inventory arrangements include institutional, legal and procedural

arrangements for estimating/reporting/archiving inventory information.

Inventory arrangements should be designed and operated to

Ensure the TACCC of inventories;

Ensure the quality of inventories

Guidelines also outlines specific functions of inventory arrangements.

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For Annex I Parties (mitigation)

BR Guidelines

Para 7. Each Annex I Party shall provide information on changes in its

domestic institutional arrangements, including institutional, legal,

administrative and procedural arrangements used for domestic

compliance, monitoring, reporting, archiving of information and

evaluation of the progress towards its economy-wide emission

reduction target.

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Summary on reporting requirements

For BURs, the priority is to develop/report institutional

arrangements to prepare the BUR/NC on a continuous basis.

Report componentNon Annex I

PartiesAnnex I Parties

NC/BUR/BRContinuous reporting ✓ (implicit)

Monitoring mitigation (domestic MRV) ✓

GHG

inventory

Continuous reporting (implicit) ✓

Ensure quality/ continuous

improvement✓

Reporting requirements for institutional arrangements

However, in preparation for the new transparency

framework, Parties will need to enhance the arrangements

to ensure/improve the quality of the report.

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What do Parties report in BUR/NC?

Figure of institutional setup of BUR/NC

Cooperating agencies

Technical working group/Project

Implementation Unit

Interagency coordinating body/Steering

Committee

Responsible agency

Description of roles and responsibilities

Steering CommitteeInteragency groupResponsible for approval of BUR/NC

UNFCCC

Data provider

Ministries, Government agencies

Data provider

Research organizations

Data provider

Regions

Data provider

Others

responsible for providing input data

responsible for providing input data

responsible for providing input data

responsible for providing input data

National EntityMinistryResponsible for the BUR/NC

National Focal PointMinistryResponsible for submission

Working Group AResearch institutes, government agencies, consultantsResponsible for data collection, and compilation of BUR/NC

Working Group CResearch institutes, government agencies, consultantsResponsible for data collection, and compilation of BUR/NC

Working Group BResearch institutes, government agencies, consultantsResponsible for data collection, and compilation of BUR/NC

Information on timelines

Legislation for preparing NC/BUR

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41 Non Annex I Parties have submitted a BUR

16 Non Annex I Parties have submitted a second BUR

How many Parties complied COP decision on deadlines?

1st BUR by December 2014

2nd BUR 2 years after submission of first BUR

5 Parties

3 Parties met both

deadlines (Namibia,

Singapore, Tunisia)

On continuous reporting

10 Parties

Challenge to non Annex I Parties:

Prepare/Submit the BUR/NC of the

same quality on a continuous basis.

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Challenges and potential ways to address them

Ways to enhance institutional arrangements

• Legislation formally establish the institutional setup to force

cooperation between agencies

• Establish team committed to BUR/NC components

• Political buy-in (strong leader/decision maker with understanding of

COP decisions with technical & management skills)

• Efficient use of resources (prioritization of activities, documentation /

record keeping)

• Establish team committed to BUR/NC reporting components

• Develop clear timetable, QA/QC Plan

• Capacity building focusing on benefits of being involved

• Build regional networks

• Establish multi agency organization to oversee climate change

policies.

• Reach broader parties to be involved.

• Written agreement (MoU, letter of intent, conf. agreement, formal

agreement)

• Awareness-raising/capacity building focusing on benefits of being

involved

Challenges in

setting up IA

Legal/Political

Resources

(Financial, human,

technical)

Institutional

(Planning /

Coordination)

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Conclusion, key messages

Most important objective of institutional arrangements is

“how to make the BUR/NC a continuous process”

Step by step process

Prepare one BUR

Prepare another of same or better quality in 2 years

Continuous improvements

Developing/Enhancing institutional arrangements has to be

driven by the Party (the national entity in charge of the

BUR/NC)

Important to recognize that arrangements will evolve over

the years. Setting a long term vision and roadmap is key.

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References

NC guidelines for non Annex I Parties (Decision 17/CP.8)

https://unfccc.int/files/meetings/workshops/other_meetings/application/pdf/dec17-cp.pdf

BUR guidelines for non Annex I Parties (Decision 2/CP.17 Annex III)

https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2011/cop17/eng/09a01.pdf

Annex I Inventory Reporting Guidelines (Decision 24/CP.19 Annex)

https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2013/cop19/eng/10a03.pdf

Guidelines for domestic MRV (Decision 21/CP.19 Annex)

https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2013/cop19/eng/10a02.pdf

Toolkit for non-Annex I Parties on establishing and maintaining institutional arrangements

for preparing national communications and biennial update reports

https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/unfccc_mda-toolkit_131108_ly.pdf

CGE Training material on institutional arrangements

https://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/non-

annex_i_natcom/training_material/methodological_documents/application/pdf/institutional_

_arrangements_2-handbook.pdf

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ありがとうございました！Thank you!

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Institutional setup in Japan: 25 years ago

Relevant Ministries

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Private Consultant Companies

UNFCCC Secretariat

Other Stakeholder Organizations

Ministry of Economy, Trade

and Industry (METI)

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,

Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and

Fisheries (MAFF)

Fire and Disaster Management Agency

Ministry of Finance (MOF)

Data request

Data provision

Ad hoc Request for Data

Data provision

Submission of GHG Inventory

Examination and Approval of Revision proposal

Committee for the GHG Emissions Estimation Methods

GHG Inventory Quality Assurance Working Group

Request for GHG inventory compilation

Submission of the draft GHG inventory

Environment Agency Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

(MHLW)

Submission of GHG Inventory

Agency for Natural Resources and

Energy (ANRE)

Forestry Agency

Request for revisions of Estimation Methods

Ministry of the Environment,

Other Relevant Divisions

Report of QA results

Request for QA of GHG inventory

Conduct research for Improvements

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Institutional setup in Japan: now

Relevant Ministries

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Private Consultant Companies

UNFCCC Secretariat

Other Stakeholder Organizations

Ministry of Economy, Trade

and Industry (METI)

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,

Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and

Fisheries (MAFF)

Fire and Disaster Management Agency

Ministry of Finance (MOF)

Data request

Data provision

Request for DataRequest for QC check of CRF and NIR

Request for revision of CRF and NIR

Submission of GHG Inventory

Examination and Approval of Revision proposal

Committee for the GHG Emissions Estimation Methods

GHG Inventory Quality Assurance Working Group

Conduct research for improvements

Request for revision of CRF and NIR

Ministry of the Environment (MOE)

National Single Entity for Inventory Preparation

National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES),Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan (GIO)

Organization for actual work of GHG inventory

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

(MHLW)

Submission of GHG Inventory

Data provision

Submission of the draft GHG Inventory

Agency for Natural Resources and

Energy (ANRE)

Forestry Agency

Request for revisions of Estimation Methods

Ministry of the Environment,

Other Relevant Divisions

Report of QA results

Request for QA of GHG inventory

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For discussion

ActorShort term

(~1 year)

Medium term

(2~3 year)

Long term

(3 years~)

Coordinating

Agency

Minister level

Director General

Project manager

Technical staff

Cooperating Agencies

Donors

Discuss an institutional arrangement enhancement timeline

for your country and fill out fill out the following matrix.

Report back at 15:20