Reports on inter-sessional activities. Work of the consultative group of experts on national communications from parties not included in Annex 1 to the Convention.
The Conference of the Parties (COP), by its decision 8/CP.5, established the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties Not Included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE) with the objective of improving the process of preparation of national communications by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties) (FCCC/CP/1999/6/Add.1). The CGE held three regional workshops in 2000, one each in Nairobi, Kenya (Africa), Bangkok, Thailand (Asia) and in Mexico City, Mexico (Latin America and the Caribbean), and the fourth workshop, the interregional workshop, was held in Panama City, Panama, from 19 to 22 March 2001. This report briefly describes the deliberations of the workshop participants on the various elements of national communications, namely greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, vulnerability and adaptation assessments, abatement options, research and systematic observations, education, training and public awareness, information and networking, and the financial and technical support required for undertaking these activities