Distr.
GENERAL
FCCC/SBI/1997/INF.3
17 October 1997
ENGLISH ONLY
SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Seventh session
Bonn, 20-29 October 1997
Item 3 (b) of the provisional agenda
COMMUNICATIONS FROM PARTIES NOT INCLUDED
IN ANNEX I TO THE CONVENTION
SECRETARIAT ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Progress report
I. INTRODUCTION
BNJ.97-70289
II. ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARIAT
A. State of preparation of initial national communications
B. Regional and Inter-Regional Workshops and Expert Groups
C. CC:FORUM
D. Information Exchange
documents. Two-thirds expressed satisfaction with the information content provided on the Web.
E. Training
F. Other Activities
III. CONCLUSIONS
(a) At national level
(i) Specific national action plans and strategies for the implementation of the Convention need to be developed;
(ii) National institutional arrangements allowing for effective cross-sectoral consultation and inter-agency coordination should be strengthened, where necessary;
(iii) Awareness-raising activities, information material and public and media campaigns need to be improved.
(b) At regional level
(i) Methodologies and models for the elaboration of the inventory and the assessment of the socio-economic impacts of climate change, and mitigation and adaptation measures need to be adapted to local (regional and sub-regional) conditions;
(ii) Regional workshops, as cost-effective and efficient means for Parties to share experiences, should be continued and be complemented by a series of thematic workshops;
(iii) Existing regional and sub-regional institutions and centres of excellence need to be strengthened so as to develop a sufficient capacity to provide technical assistance.
(c) At international level
(i) A co-ordinated and proactive technical support programme for the national communication process needs to be implemented without delay. This would contribute to the timeliness and quality of the communications, in accordance with the components specified in the guidelines on the communications from non-Annex I Parties adopted at COP 2;
(ii) A forum for the exchange of experiences in the development of emission factors and activity data for the compilation of the inventory needs to be provided;
(iii) Provisions need to be made for ensuring that the initial national communications and their executive summaries are translated, reproduced and widely disseminated;
(iv) Adequate financial and technical resources for information exchange and networking activities, including for access to the Internet and the World Wide Web, should be provided to non-Annex I Parties (hardware and software). One workshop, taking note of the provisions on information exchange and the clearinghouse mechanism available under the Convention on Biological Diversity, concluded that the adoption of similar provisions in the context of the Climate Change Convention would improve Parties' access to information;
(v) Understanding of and awareness about activities implemented jointly (AIJ) as viable sources of funds for climate change activities (including activities carried out by the private sector) need to be improved;
(vi) A coordinated strategy and effective effort by the international
community for the transfer and development of technologies for
mitigation and adaptation is required.
IV. ACTION BY THE SBI
Annex I
Status of Preparation of
National Communications
(*Countries in italics: Least Developed Countries)
Status of Preparation of National Communication | Institutional Arrangements | |||||||
Party |
Indicated Date of Submission of National Communi- cation |
General Status |
GHG Inventory |
General Description of Steps |
Climate Change Committee |
Expert Technical Team |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 2 Feb 1993 | Project underway | ||||||
Armenia | 14 May 1993 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Established | |||||
Azerbaijan | 16 May 1995 | To be initiated (project underway) |
To be initiated (expected duration of work: March 1998) |
Completed (January 1997) |
Established | Proposed | ||
Bahamas | 29 Mar 1994 | To be initiated (expected duration of the work: 18 months - project underway) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 12 months) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: July 1997) |
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Bahrain | 28 Dec 1994 | July 1999 | Project under preparation | |||||
Barbados | 23 Mar 1994 | To be initiated (project under preparation) | To be initiated | To be initiated | ||||
Belize | 31 Oct 1994 |
To be initiated (project under preparation) |
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Bhutan* | 25 Aug 1995 | September 1999 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Established | Established | |||
Brazil | 28 Feb 1994 | Early 1998 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
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Burkina Faso* | 2 Sep 1993 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: two years) | To be initiated | To be initiated | Established | Established | ||
Cambodia* | 18 Dec 1995 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years -project underway) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 2 years) | Proposed | Proposed | ||
Cameroon | 19 Oct 1994 | Expected date of presentation: COP3 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
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Central African Republic* | 10 Mar 1993 | To be initiated - (expected duration of work: 2 years - project underway) | To be initiated | To be initiated | Established | Proposed | ||
Comoros* | 31 Oct 1994 | August 1999 | Project under preparation |
Annex I
(Continuation)
(*Countries in italics: Least Developed Countries)
Status of Preparation of National Communication | Institutional Arrangements | |||||||
Party |
Indicated Date of Submission of National Communi- cation |
General Status |
GHG Inventory |
General Description of Steps |
Climate Change Committee |
Expert Technical Team |
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Congo* | 14 Oct 1996 | August 1999 | Project under preparation | |||||
Cook Islands | 20 Apr 1993 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway / PICCAP) |
To be initiated (as part of PICCAP, expected duration of work: 1997-99) |
To be initiated (expected duration of work: 1997-99) | ||||
Costa Rica | 26 Aug 1994 | Early 1998 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Established | Established | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | 29 Nov 1994 | August 1999 | Project under preparation | |||||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5 Dec 1994 |
Ongoing (expected duration of work: 15 months - project under implementation) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: Dec 1997) |
To be initiated (expected duration of work: 2 months) | Established | Established | ||
Djibouti* | 27 Aug 1995 | August 1999 | Project under preparation | |||||
Egypt | 5 Dec 1994 | End of July 1999 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Established | Established | |||
Fiji | 25 Feb 1993 |
Ongoing (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway / PICCAP ) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: end 1997) |
To be initiated (expected duration of work: Jan-Jul 1997) | ||||
Guinea* | 7 May 1993 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 2 years - project underway) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 6 months) |
- Completed in Feb-May 1997 - A study is currently on-going and another one is to be initiated |
Established | Proposed | ||
Kiribati* | 7 Feb 1995 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway / PICCAP) | Completed (February 1996) | To be initiated | ||||
Lao People's Democratic Republic* | 4 Jan 1995 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Established | Established | ||||
Lebanon | 15 Dec 1994 | October 1999 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Annex I
(Continuation)
(*Countries in italics: Least Developed Countries)
Status of Preparation of National Communication | Institutional Arrangements | |||||||
Party |
Indicated Date of Submission of National Communi- cation |
General Status |
GHG Inventory |
General Description of Steps |
Climate Change Committee |
Expert Technical Team |
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Mali* | 28 Dec 1994 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
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Marshall Islands | 8 Oct 1992 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway / PICCAP) | Completed | To be initiated | ||||
Mauritania* | 20 Jan 1994 | July 1999 | Project underway | |||||
Mauritius | 4 Sep 1992 | Expected date of completion: 31 July 97 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Completed for 1990 data (31 October 1996) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: 30 June 1997) |
Established | Established | |
Mexico | 11 Mar 1993 | February 1997 |
Completed May 1997 (not submitted yet) |
Completed (date of completion: 1985) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: end of 1997) |
Established | Established | |
Moldova, Republic of | 9 Jun 1995 | Project underway | Proposed | Proposed | ||||
Namibia | 16 May 1995 | 1998 |
Ongoing (project underway) |
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Nauru | 11 Nov 1993 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway - PICCAP) |
To be initiated (as part of PICCAP) |
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Niger* | 25 Jul 1995 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 2 years -project underway) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: two years) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: two years) | Established | Established | ||
Niue | 28 Feb 1996 | August 1999 |
Ongoing (expected duration of work: 3 years project underway - PICCAP) |
To be initiated (as part of PICCAP, expected duration of the work: Jan-May 97) |
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Pakistan | 1 Jun 1994 | August 1998 |
Ongoing (project under preparation) |
Completed | Ongoing | |||
Panama | 23 May 1995 | < > | Project underway | Established |
Annex I
(Continuation)
(*Countries in italics: Least Developed Countries)
Status of Preparation of National Communication | Institutional Arrangements | |||||||
Party |
Indicated Date of Submission of National Communi- cation |
General Status |
GHG Inventory |
General Description of Steps |
Climate Change Committee |
Expert Technical Team |
||
Paraguay | 24 Feb 1994 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 1 year). A request for financial assistance is expected to be made in December 1997 | To be initiated | To be initiated | Proposed | Proposed | ||
Philippines | 2 Aug 1994 |
Ongoing (project underway) |
Completed: September 1996 (still being updated) | To be initiated | Established | Established | ||
Saint Lucia | 14 Jun 1993 | March 1999 | Project underway | |||||
Samoa* | 29 Nov 1994 |
Ongoing (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway / PICCAP) |
Ongoing |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: November 1997) |
Established | Proposed | ||
Senegal | 17 Oct 1994 | December 1997 |
Ongoing (expected duration of work: 15 months - project under implementation) |
First Inventory completed in July 1994; second inventory is ongoing (expected date of completion: end of May 1997) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion : May-June 1998) |
Established | Established | |
Seychelles | 22 Sep 1992 | First half of 1998 | To be initiated (project under implementation) | July 1997 | Ongoing | Established | ||
Singapore | 29 May 1997 | |||||||
Slovenia | 1 Dec 1995 | Project underway | Proposed | |||||
Solomon Islands* | 28 Dec 1994 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway / PICCAP) |
To be initiated (as part of PICCAP) |
To be initiated | ||||
South Africa |
29 Aug 1997 |
Annex I
(Continuation)
(*Countries in italics: Least Developed Countries)
Status of Preparation of National Communication | Institutional Arrangements | |||||||
Party |
Indicated Date of Submission of National Communi- cation |
General Status |
GHG Inventory |
General Description of Steps |
Climate Change Committee |
Expert Technical Team |
||
Sri Lanka | 23 Nov 1993 | Expected date of completion: 1998 |
Ongoing (project underway) |
Ongoing | To be initiated | |||
Tunisia | 15 Jul 1993 | August 1999 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: August 1997) |
To be initiated (expected date of completion: March 1998) | Established | Established | |
Turkmenistan | 5 Jun 1995 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 2 years - project under implementation) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 1 year) | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 1 year) | Established | Established | ||
Tuvalu* | 26 Oct 1993 |
To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway / PICCAP ) |
To be initiated (as part of PICCAP, expected duration of work: 1997-8) | To be initiated | ||||
United Republic of Tanzania* | 17 Apr 1996 | To be initiated (expected duration of work: 1-2 years - project under implementation) | Completed (Date of completion: 1994) | Ongoing | Established | Established | ||
Uruguay | 18 Aug 1994 | During COP3 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Ongoing | Ongoing | Established | ||
Uzbekistan | 20 Jun 1993 | October 1998 |
Ongoing (project under implementation) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: December 1998) |
Ongoing (expected date of completion: June 1998) |
Established | Established | |
Vanuatu* | 25 Mar 1993 |
To be initiated (expected duration of work: 3 years - project underway - PICCAP |
To be initiated (as part of PICCAP) | To be initiated | ||||
Venezuela | 28 Dec 1994 | Completed (May 1996) | ||||||
Viet Nam | 16 Nov 1994 | February 1998 | To be initiated (project under preparation) | Completed (March 1996) | Ongoing(expected date of completion: December of 1997) | Established | ||
Zambia* | 28 May 1993 | April 1999 | To be initiated (project under implementation) | Established | Established |
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