Transparency of support under the Paris Agreement
Article 13 of the Paris Agreement established an enhanced transparency framework for action and support,
with built-in flexibility which takes into account Parties’ different capacities and builds upon
collective experience.
Purpose
The purpose of the framework for transparency of support is to provide clarity on support provided and
received by relevant individual Parties in the context of climate change actions, and, to the extent
possible, to provide a full overview of aggregate financial support provided, to inform the global
stocktake under Article 14.
Provision of Information, technical expert review and facilitative, multilateral consideration of
progress
Under the enhanced transparency framework for support, developed country Parties shall, and other Parties
that provide support should, provide information on financial, technology transfer and capacity-building
support provided to developing country Parties. This information shall undergo a technical expert review.
In addition, each Party shall participate in a facilitative, multilateral consideration of progress.
Developing countries should provide information on financial, technology transfer and capacity-building
support needed and received.
Ongoing work towards the development of the transparency framework for support
The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA), by decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 91, is mandated to
develop recommendations for modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action
and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, for consideration by COP 24, with a view to
forwarding them to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris
Agreement for consideration and adoption at its first session (CMA 1). It was decided that the modalities,
procedures and guidelines of this transparency framework shall build upon and eventually supersede the
existing measurement, reporting and verification system.
The APA is requested, in developing the recommendations for the modalities, procedures and guidelines to
take into account, inter alia, the need to promote transparency, accuracy, completeness, consistency and
comparability.
The APA is also requested to enhance the transparency of support provided in accordance with Article 9 of
the Agreement in developing the recommendations for the modalities, procedures and guidelines. In turn,
Article 9, paragraph 7, stipulates that developed country Parties shall provide transparent and consistent
information on support for developing country Parties provided and mobilized through public interventions
biennially in accordance with the modalities, procedures and guidelines to be adopted, and that other
Parties are encouraged to do so. To this end, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
(SBSTA), by decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 57, is mandated to develop modalities for the accounting of
financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9,
paragraph 7, of the Agreement. This work is by COP 24, with the view to making a recommendation for
consideration and adoption by CMA 1. For more information, see below.
For more information on the development of modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency
framework for action and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, please click here.
Work under the SBSTA: Modalities for the accounting of financial
resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of
the Paris Agreement
The SBSTA initiated its consideration of this matter at its 44th session and continued its consideration at
its 45th and 46th session.
SBSTA 47 will continue its consideration of this matter taking into account the informal note and
building on the 
recommendations by the Standing Committee on Finance on the 2016 biennial assessment and overview of
climate finance flows.
SBSTA 46 continued its consideration of the matter, and adopted conclusions.
Parties, during SBSTA 46, identified considerations for elements as well as additional potential
considerations in the development of modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and
mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement.
These are included in the
informal note by the co-chairs of the contact group on this agenda item.
SBSTA 45 adopted
conclusions, including, inter alia:
- a list of additional information for the secretariat to draw on in the preparation of the technical
paper;
- encouragement to UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies as well as other organizations to inform
the development of modalities;
- agreement to continue its consideration of this matter at SBSTA 46, taking into account key
considerations included in a
reflections note by the co-chairs of the contact group on this agenda item and inviting the
engagement of climate finance stakeholders;
- recognition of the need to ensure the development of modalities in time for them to be integrated into
the transparency framework referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement; and a request to the SBSTA
Chair to undertake consultations with the APA Co-chairs regarding the work of the SBSTA and the APA on the
development of modalities, procedure and guidelines for the transparency framework.
At SBSTA 44, an
in-session presentation (314 kB) was given on related work undertaken by the SBSTA and on ongoing work
under the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA). In
accordance with
conclusions:
- Parties and observer organizations submitted their views on this matter, which are compiled in
FCCC/SBSTA/2016/MISC.3 and available on the submissions portal for
Parties and non-Party
stakeholders;
- An in-session workshop was organized by the secretariat in conjunction with SBSTA 45 to inform the work
of this matter (see below for further information);
- A technical
paper to be prepared prior to SBSTA 46, summarizing information from the in-session workshop and
submissions.
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Relevant documents
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Modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public
interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement.
FCCC/TP/2017/1
Submissions from Parties and observer on the development of modalities for the accounting of
financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with
Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement
FCCC/SBSTA/2016/MISC.3 and African Group submission
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Updated: 2 May 2017
