The UN Climate Change secretariat partnered with the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contributions Hub to deliver a hands-on training workshop in Fiji to empower Pacific region experts and stakeholders from 28 to 30 August. The secretariat mobilized its Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) and Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) Support Unit as well as its Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) Asia and the Pacific to do so.
A total of 45 participants, including country representatives and regional organizations, actively engaged in discussions and shared their experiences and challenges. This collaborative environment allowed for the exchange of best practices and provided a platform for countries in the region to express their specific needs, including requests for future training collaborations.
Training Objectives
- Empower experts and stakeholders in the Pacific region by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the ETF
- Enable the actors of the region to monitor the implementation and achievement of their NDCs under the Paris Agreement.
Training Outline
Introducing key provisions such as;
- understanding the intricacies of the biennial transparency reports (BTRs),
- identifying suitable indicators for monitoring Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) progress,
- exploring sustainable institutional arrangements for ETF implementation,
- fostering peer-to-peer learning, and
- addressing gaps and needs.
The workshop utilized various methods, including;
- technical presentations,
- plenary sessions,
- hands-on exercises, and
- group work.
It also included a session on available support mechanisms for the region.
