In conclusions at SBI 24 (Bonn, Germany, 2006) on the work of the Consultative Group of Experts on national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE), the SBI took note of the oral report of the Chair of the CGE on the outcomes of its sixth meeting, held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 and 18 March 2006, and welcomed the progress report on the activities of the CGE prepared by the secretariat (FCCC/SBI/2006/8).  It noted the outcomes of the hands-on training workshop on vulnerability and adaptation assessments  for the Asia and Pacific region held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 20 to 24 March 2006, and expressed its appreciation to the Government of Indonesia for the financial and logistical support that it provided to the workshop.  The SBI expressed its gratitude to the Governments of Australia, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for their financial contributions to the development of training materials and for supporting the participation of developing country experts at the above-mentioned workshop.   The SBI commended the CGE for its important work in providing technical advice on ways to improve the preparation of national communications from non-Annex I Parties.

In the conclusions on compilation and synthesis of initial national communications from non-Annex I Parties, the SBI noted that although the preparation of national communications has provided a valuable opportunity for capacity-building, inter alia, in the area of national GHG inventories, vulnerability and adaptation, and mitigation, the enhancement of capacity and support for the maintenance of such capacity is important.   It requested the CGE, consistent with its mandate contained in the annex to decision 3/CP.8, to examine the national communications submitted to the secretariat from 2 April 2005 and prepare a report for consideration by the SBI at its twenty-seventh session (December 2007).  

In the conclusions on the provision of financial and technical support, the SBI took note of document FCCC/SBI/2006/INF.1 and welcomed the information made available by the GEF on the financial support provided for the preparation of initial and subsequent national communications from non-Annex I Parties.  It invited the GEF to continue to provide informaiton on activities of non-Annex I Parties relevant to the status of preparation of their national communications.  It looked forward to receiving, in addition to the dates of approval, information on the dates of disbursement of funds, and requested the secretariat to report this information to the SBI at its twenty-fifth session (November 2006).