Workshop Objectives:

Overall Objective:
The workshop was aimed at providing technical advice to non-Annex I Parties to facilitate the development and long-term sustainability of processes, and the establishment and maintenance of national technical teams, for the preparation of their national communications, including GHG inventories, on a continuous basis, as mandated in the work programme of the CGE for 2010-2012.

Means to achieve the Objective:

• The workshop participants were informed of the results of the survey entitled “Collection of information on problems related to the sustainability of the national communication process and maintenance of national technical teams for the preparation of national communications including GHG inventories, on a continuous basis” and the CGE recommendations on the outcome of the survey;
  • Parties exchanged views on common challenges and explored options and best practices based on the results of the survey on possible means to facilitate the development and long-term sustainability of processes, and the establishment and maintenance of national technical teams, and institutional arrangements for the preparation of national communications, including GHG inventories, on a continuous basis; 
• The workshop also built on the experience of the technical and financial assistance provided by multilateral and bilateral agencies to non-Annex I Parties during the preparation of their national communications, including sharing of ideas on how these agencies can further assist Parties in the development and maintenance of national technical teams on a more sustainable basis.
  

Presentations:

Day 1 -

      A.M.:

• Organization of work and administrative matters
  (220 kB) UNFCCC secretariat

Background Presentations:

• Presentation of the results of the survey on paragraph 2(c) of the terms of reference of the CGE
  (526 kB)
• CGE recommendations on the results of the survey on paragraph 2(c) of the terms of reference of the CGE (174 kB)  
  ( FCCC/SBI/2011/5/Add. 2 (224 kB) )

Non-Annex I Parties’ presentations on challenges/concerns, lessons learned and best practices with regard to sustaining national teams for GHG inventory preparation in the context of national communication preparation (taking into consideration institutional, financial, capacity-building, and other aspects)

• Mauritius (268 kB)
• Philippines  (629 kB)
• Algeria 
  (1868 kB)       

       P.M.:

Non-Annex I Parties’ presentations on challenges/concerns, lessons learned and best practices with regards to sustaining national teams for mitigation assessments in the context of national communication preparation (taking into consideration institutional, financial, capacity-building and other aspects)

• Thailand (679 kB)
• Brazil (7218 kB)

Non-Annex I Parties to make presentations on challenges/concerns, lessons learned and best practices with regards to sustaining national teams for vulnerability and adaptation assessments in the context of national communication preparation (taking into consideration institutional, financial, capacity-building and other aspects)

• Viet Nam (724 kB)
• Guinea-Bissau (1414 kB)
• Ghana (1108 kB)

Annex I Parties’ presentations on best practices related to the long-term sustainability of processes, and the establishment and maintenance of national technical teams for the preparation of national communications, including GHG inventory, on a continuous basis

• New Zealand (914 kB)
• Switzerland (388 kB)
• Finland
  (240 kB)

     Link to Webinex for Remote Participants   (will be made available soon)

Day 1:

Day 2:

Workshop Report (will be published as soon as available)