Transcript Stocktaking Exercise UNFCCC Workshop, Manila Ravi Sharma United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility.

Stocktaking Exercise
UNFCCC Workshop, Manila
Ravi Sharma
United Nations Environment Programme –
Global Environment Facility
Main Lessons Learnt
- based on Desk Studies & External Evaluations
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Focus on pre-proposal activity
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Consultation with stakeholders prior to proposal
finalisation and submission
Establish institutional linkage
Identify repository for database
Strengthen financial monitoring
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Revise UNEP format on progress reports and
expenditure reports to suit nationally executed
projects
Non-Annex I Parties Eligible for
Support
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Submitted INC but has not been funded by GEF
for SNC; or
Submitted its SNC and wishes to prepare its third
National Communication; or
Joined recently and preparing INC
Use of revised COP guidelines
What are the substantive questions
important to NA1
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Why does climate change matter to developing
countries
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Productivity of farms, forests and fisheries
Disease
Damage from storms, floods, wildfires
What is the local evidence that climate is
changing
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Observations of evaporation, rainfall, impacts on
ecosystem, sea level, glaciers, frequency of storms
Operational Guidelines for SNCs
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Stakeholder consultation/stocktaking
exercise to prepare project brief
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$15,000 (additional costs to come from SNC
budget)
Stocktaking of all projects and lessons learned
Include UNFCCC NFP in process
fulfills UNFCCC reporting requirement
Separate to approval process (e.g. fund through
top-up or INC project)
Operational Guidelines for SNCs
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Discounting
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Non-duplication of activities
more detailed assessment of proposed activities
needed
NAPA issue
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SNC looks at longer-term planning
tech transfer, systematic observation, public
awareness and cap. building are reporting only
Good Practices in
Project Preparation
Country Drivenness
Efficiency in the use of Resources and Building
Upon Previous Work
Appropriate Sequencing
Use of
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Local and Regional Expertise
Existing, Established and Recommended
Methodologies, Support Programs and Technical
Training Resources
Indicative Budget
Activity
Total ($‘000s)
National Circumstances
~10
National GHG Inventories
~100
General Description of Steps
~150
Other Relevant Information
~20
Constraints, Gaps, Needs
~10
Technical Assistance
~10
Compilation, Production, Translation<=15
Project Management
<=75
Monitoring and Reporting
<=15
Total
<=405
Self-Assessment and Consultations,
UNEP Procedures for Self-Assessments:
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General guidelines have been prepared and sent to all
national focal points in February
Countries should submit a brief outline on the
expected activities for the stocktaking and
stakeholder consultations and forward to UNEP to
initiate the project.
The concept note should include: objectives of the
stocktaking and stakeholder consultations exercise,
expected activities, management of the project,
participants and timeline for the consultations.
Self-Assessments and Project
Preparation for NCs
Objectives:
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to broaden ownership among various organizations and
establish clarity on their individual roles;
to conduct a detailed analysis of gaps and weaknesses in
the INC and other climate projects in the country;
to identify areas where reliable data and information is
essential in order to increase the confidence in the
greenhouse gas inventories, mitigation and/or vulnerability
assessments and identification of adaptation options; and,
to assist in and serve as input into the preparation of NC
project documents, including a work-plan and allocation or
responsibilities
Self-Assessments and Project
Preparation for NCs
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The exercise should be designed with a view to
gathering information relevant to the
components of the UNFCCC guidelines for
national communications
Exercise may require a facilitator and resource
persons. Example terms of reference have
been included in UNEP guidelines
Self-Assessments and Project
Preparation for NCs
Expected Outputs
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Lead ministry/organization for the preparation of the NC
Institutional arrangements and responsibility for information
and data, technical support, policy analysis and development.
Types and number of stakeholders in the climate change process
Detailed three year workplan and timeline for the preparation of
the national communication process and document completion.
Assessment of strengths, gaps and technical support needs for the
preparation and completion of National Communication.
Roster of experts
List of relevant documents and sources of information