FCCC/SBI/1999/CRP.4

10 June 1999

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SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Tenth session

Bonn, 31 May - 11 June 1999

Agenda item 4 (b)

 
1. At its 8^th meeting, on 10 June, the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), having considered a proposal by the Chairman, adopted the following conclusions:

a) Views submitted by Parties with regard to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) review of enabling activities (FCCC/SBI/1999/MISC. 2), statements made by Parties during the discussion of this agenda item at the current session, information included in the initial national communications from non-Annex I Parties, further views to be submitted by Parties, any other guidance the Parties may give to the secretariat, as well as all relevant decisions of the COP, will provide the basis for the secretariat to prepare a report, as requested in decision 12/CP.4, paragraph 7 (e), on inputs from Parties to the GEF review of enabling activities, to be submitted for consideration by the SBI at its eleventh session. Submissions from Parties should reach the secretariat by 15 July 1999;

b) In its annual reports to the COP, in accordance with decision 12/CP.2, the GEF should include information on review methodology and any progress made or results obtained from the GEF review of enabling activities as well as on how the report on inputs from Parties to the GEF review of enabling activities prepared by the secretariat will be taken into account or has been taken into account in the GEF work to undertake such review;

c) In the framework of the Convention, the scope of enabling activities covers a number of other activities which facilitate the implementation of Articles 4.1 and 12.1 of the Convention. The secretariat will prepare a report containing information included in initial national communications from non-Annex  I Parties, together with information obtained from bilateral and multilateral organizations and other sources, regarding efforts to assist developing country Parties in the implementation of enabling activities, and submit it to the SBI for its consideration at its thirteenth session.

2. The SBI noted that the secretariat would assess its capacity to carry out the activities requested in these conclusions in the light of the programme budget for 2000-2001 to be recommended by the SBI for approval by COP 5 and would report back on this matter to the SBI at its eleventh session.