National communications from parties not included in Annex I to the Convention. Provision of financial and technical support. Report on activities to facilitate the provision of financial and technical support and information on communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention. Note by the secretariat.
The activities of the secretariat to facilitate the provision of financial and technical support to non-Annex I Parties for the preparation of national communications are mandated by a stipulation of the Convention, decisions by the Conference of the Parties (COP) and requests by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) (see Article 8.2(c) and decisions 3/CP.2, 10/CP.2 and 12/CP.4). The present progress report includes the activities undertaken by the secretariat since the
tenth sessions of the subsidiary bodies. Part II, section A, and the attached table in the annex provide updates on the status of the preparation of initial national communications by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties). Part II, sections B to F, summarize the activities of the secretariat related to regional workshops and expert group meetings, information exchange, training, and other activities, and present a number of problems, constraints, issues and lessons common to many non-Annex I Parties during the preparation of their initial national communications. Part III contains conclusions based on the information and analyses as provided in Part II