Status of submission and review of the initial reports submitted in accordance with decision 13/CMP.1 and the annual information required under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol. Note by the secretariat.
This document describes the status of submissions of the initial reports under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to decision 13/CMP.1 and the status of reviews of these reports undertaken during 2007, 2008 and 2009. The document also describes the status of submission, on a voluntary basis, of the annual information required under Article 7, paragraph 1, and the status of reviews of this information in conjunction with the review of the greenhouse gas inventories in 2009. It provides information on: the application of the review procedures under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol; the training programme under the Kyoto Protocol and its activities; and the participation of experts in the review process.